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The Road to Environmental Policy Integration is Paved with Obstacles: Intra‐ and Inter‐Organizational Conflicts in EU Transport Decision‐Making
Author(s) -
Dyrhauge Helene
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/jcms.12128
Subject(s) - parliament , negotiation , legislature , environmental policy , process (computing) , business , economic integration , political science , public administration , economic policy , economics , international trade , politics , environmental resource management , law , computer science , operating system
Transport is one of the most polluting sectors and needs to adopt environmental protection, yet the constant struggle between the environment and the economy is often won by economic priorities. This struggle makes environmental policy integration difficult, especially in the legislative process. This article analyzes the co‐decision process which led to the adoption of the 2011 E urovignette D irective, and examines how intra‐organizational conflicts in the European Parliament and the C ouncil shaped inter‐organizational negotiations and thus the level of environmental policy integration in the adopted policy. The European Parliament's rapporteur is identified as central for resolving differences between the actors. Overall, the paper argues that the economic crisis has strengthened existing national economic preferences over environmental protection, leading to environmental policy integration that is symbolic rather than substantial.