Green Power Denmark - How a Small Member State used its Presidency to make the EU greener
This thesis investigates how Denmark, as a small Member State, was able to use its 2012 Presidency to exert significant influence and further its interests via the Energy Efficiency Directive. Denmark’s influence is puzzling for three reasons: Firstly, it goes against the literature’s expectations of a small Member State Presidency, which is supposed to work as an impartial chair. Secondly, ener
