Nav 9-2: Reading a Green Paper

Length	Browsing: 20 minutes Reporting: 30 minutes
Goal	To gain further insight into the agenda-setting processes of the EU. To learn to access relevant documents through EUR-Lex.
Introduction	Green Papers are published by the European Commission and offer a starting point for policy discussions with relevant stakeholders. In this exercise, you will critically examine such a Green Paper.
Steps	Go to the EUR-Lex website. Under EU law, choose ‘Preparatory documents’. Click on Search in preparatory documents and in Text search, type ‘Green Paper’. Select a Commission Green Paper on a topic that interests you. Make sure to select an actual Green Paper, and a document following up on a Green Paper.
Questions	What arguments does the Commission give for putting this issue on the EU agenda? Do you find these arguments convincing? How is the issue framed in the Green Paper? Could you think of an alternative way of framing the issue? Does the Green Paper refer to developments and/or events that have led to its publication? Do these developments/ events help you understand the timing of the publication – that is, why the Green Paper was published at that specific moment?
Links	https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html

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