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La Presidencia Española De La Unión Europea (2010) Esther Barbé Izuel (editora) Entre la irrelevancia internacional y el aprendizaje institucional: La presidencia española de la Unión Europea (2010) IUEE INSTITUT Jean española de la Unión Europea (2010) internacional institucional: La presidencia y el aprendizaje la irrelevancia Entre UNIVERSITARI Monnet UB D'ESTUDIS Centre EUROPEUS of Excellence 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:45 Página 3 ESTHER BARBÉ IZUEL (Editora) ENTRE LA IRRELEVANCIA INTERNACIONAL Y EL APRENDIZAJE INSTITUCIONAL: La Presidencia Española de la Unión Europea (2010) 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:45 Página 4 Institut Universitari d’Estudis Europeus UAB-Edifici E-1 08193 Bellaterra Barcelona www.iuee.eu ISBN 10: 84-95201-31-3 ISBN 13: 978-84-95201-31-7 Depósito Legal: B-3910/11 Maquetación: GAM Imprenta Digital, S.L. Impreso en GAM Imprenta Digital, S.L. 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:45 Página 5 ÍNDICE PRESENTACIÓN por Esther Barbé Izuel ................ pág. 11 INTRODUCCIÓN Entre la irrelevancia internacional y el aprendizaje institu- cional: un marco de análisis para la presidencia española de la Unión Europea Esther Barbé Izuel .................................................. pág. 15 PARTE I. INSTITUCIONAL Una presidencia que busca cómo encajarse en el nuevo marco institucional Paqui Santonja ....................................................... pág. 25 Preparando la última presidencia del Consejo de la UE: algu- nos entresijos de la gestión española de la política europea Laia Mestres ............................................................ pág. 33 La presidencia española ante el papel reforzado del Parlamento Europeo en política exterior: el nuevo rol de mediación interinstitucional Anna Herranz Surrallés ......................................... pág. 41 La percepción de la presidencia española del Consejo de la UE en la prensa extranjera Michal Natorski ....................................................... pág. 49 PARTE II. AGENDA TEMÁTICA La energía en la presidencia española del Consejo de la UE 2010: una ambición truncada Francisco Pérez ...................................................... pág. 61 La política exterior del clima después de la COP15: Copenhague, Madrid y Cancún vía Bruselas Oriol Costa ............................................................... pág. 69 Gobernanza económica: cumpliendo con la agenda en un entorno especialmente difícil para España. Montserrat Millet, Patricia García-Durán, Elisa Casanova ........................................................ pág. 77 Inmigración y asilo: aprendiendo a gestionar la agenda a largo plazo Raül Hernández i Sagrera ...................................... pág. 85 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:45 Página 6 ÍNDICE Ni carne ni pescado: el perfil español en el ámbito de control de armas Benjamin Kienzle, Martijn Vlaskamp .................... pág. 93 Entre la iniciativa y la pérdida de competencias: la nueva Política Común de Seguridad y Defensa (PCSD) Alfons González, Nicole Jenne ............................... pág. 99 La política de cooperación al desarrollo y con África sub- sahariana en la presidencia española del Consejo de la UE: cubriendo el expediente Federico Guerrero ................................................. pág. 107 Las políticas de igualdad y el impulso a la adhesión de la UE al Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos: hitos de una política discreta Laia Tomàs Vinardell ............................................. pág. 117 Procesos de ampliación de la UE: con algún esfuerzo y una buena dosis de suerte Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués .............................. pág. 125 PARTE III. AGENDA GEOGRÁFICA El mediterráneo y el conflicto israelí: dos caras de una misma moneda Eduard Soler i Lecha.............................................. pág. 135 El Partenariado Oriental: la gestión eficaz de unos objeti- vos modestos Michal Natorski ..................................................... pág. 143 Relaciones con la Federación Rusa: la marginación en la agenda española de un tema prioritario para la UE Francesc Serra ...................................................... pág. 149 Poco ruido, algunas nueces y un futuro menos incierto: las relaciones euro-latinoamericanas Juan Pablo Soriano ............................................... pág. 157 La apuesta española por Cuba: entre la renuencia cas- trista y el escepticismo europeo Ángel Bermúdez .................................................... pág. 165 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:45 Página 7 ÍNDICE ¿Bienvenido, Mister Obama? España y el desafío de las relaciones transatlánticas Benjamin Kienzle .................................................. pág. 173 Con el paso cambiado: las relaciones sino-europeas Roger Serra ........................................................... pág. 179 Bibliografía sobre presidencia española de la UE .................................................. pág. 187 Anexo sistematizado sobre la actividad de la UE en materia exterior durante la presidencia española ................................................................. pág. 193 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:45 Página 8 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:46 Página 9 AUTORES Barbé Izuel, Esther: Catedrática de Relaciones Internacionales en la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, coordinadora del programa de investigación "Seguridad, poder y multilateralismo en un mundo global" en el Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals y directora del Observatorio de Política Exterior Europea. Bermúdez, Ángel: Investigador asociado al Observatorio de Política Exterior Europea. Casanova, Elisa: Profesora colaboradora de Organización Económica Internacional e Integración Europea de la Universitat de Barcelona. Costa, Oriol: Profesor de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. García-Durán, Patricia: Profesora de Organización Económica Internacional e Integración Europea de la Universitat de Barcelona. González, Alfons: Profesor titular de escuela universitaria del área de Derecho Internacional Público de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Guerrero, Federico: Profesor de Relaciones Internacionales en la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona y coordinador aca- démico del Máster en Políticas Europeas de Cooperación al Desarrollo (Máster Eurocoop) del IUEE. Hernández i Sagrera, Raül: Investigador predoctoral en el Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals. Herranz Surrallés, Anna: Investigadora posdoctoral Juan de la Cierva en el Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals. Jenne, Nicole: Asistente de investigación en el Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals y coordinadora acadé- mica del Máster en Conflictología de la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. 9 1- pags 1-10:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:46 Página 10 AUTORES Johansson-Nogués, Elisabeth: Investigadora visitante en la London School of Economics and Political Science e investigadora asociada al Institut d’Estudis Europeus de la Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. Kienzle, Benjamin: Investigador posdoctoral en el Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals. Mestres, Laia: Investigadora del Gabinete de Presidencia, Centro de Estudios y Documentación Internacionales de Barcelona (CIDOB). Millet, Montserrat: Profesora Titular de Organización Económica Internacional e Integración Europea de la Universidad de Barcelona. Natorski, Michal: Investigador posdoctoral de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Pérez, Francisco: Investigador, Centro de Estudios y Documentación Internacionales de Barcelona (CIDOB). Santonja, Paqui: Asesora ejecutiva en el Gabinete del Secretario de Estado para la Unión Europea durante la Presidencia española de la UE. Actualmente es asesora en el Ministerio de Política Territorial. Serra, Francesc: Profesor de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Serra, Roger: Investigador asociado al Observatorio de Política Exterior Europea. Soler i Lecha, Eduard: Investigador principal, Centro de Estudios y Documentación Internacionales de Barcelona (CIDOB). Soriano, Juan Pablo: Profesor de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Tomàs, Laia: Investigadora asociada al Observatorio de Política Exterior Europea. Vlaskamp, Martijn: Investigador predoctoral en el Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals. 10 2- presentación:Layout 1 03/02/2011 11:50 Página 11 Presentación PRESENTACIÓN Esther Barbé Izuel El presente volumen es el resultado de un trabajo en equipo. No es la primera ni será la última (estoy segura) vez que el Observatorio de Política Exterior Europea (Obs) se enfrenta al ejercicio de analizar la interacción entre la política exterior española y la acción exterior de la Unión Europea. El Obs, acreditado por la Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) de la Generalitat de Catalunya como Grupo de Investigación Consolidado (2009 SGR-990), ha hecho de la interacción entre los niveles de análisis propios de la elaboración de las políticas exteriores de los estados europeos (estatal, europeo, internacional) una de sus tres líneas de trabajo. Las otras dos están centradas, la primera, en las relaciones de vecindad de la Unión Europea, con los socios del sur (Mediterráneo) y del este y, la segunda, en las diná- micas del sistema multilateral y las funciones que en él ejerce la UE como creadora y receptora de normas internacionales. El programa de trabajo del Obs para el perí- odo 2009-2013, en tanto que SGR-990, consiste en desarrollar actividades (publica- ciones, seminarios, participación en proyectos de investigación internacionales) que abarcan las tres
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