ABSTRACT

Despite the normative positioning of individual EU member states´ domestic interests and the EU´s prioritizing of security and business interests over its values, there is sometimes an overlap making the EU´s relations with the southern neighbourhood complicated. Consequently, it is important to understand how EU leaders assess their interests and what they have done in Tunisia as well as taking note of consistent cooperation and conflict with member states. The aim is to see if the rhetoric is in conformity with the actions or if normative speeches are used for justifying interests. Findings based on interviews with experts as well as content analysis of official documents and media coverage show that there is no policy area where speeches are based on values while actions are based on interests. Secondly, it is confirmed that an increase in interest-based policies at the member state level is associated with a decrease in value-based policies at the EU level, especially in the area of migration.

摘要

尽管个别欧盟成员国的国内利益有规范定位，而且欧盟将安全和商业利益置于其价值观之上，但有时会有重叠，使欧盟与南部邻国的关系变得复杂。因此，重要的是要了解欧盟领导人如何评估他们的利益以及他们在突尼斯所做的事情，以及注意与成员国的持续合作和冲突。目的是看言辞是否与行动相符，或者是否用规范的言论来为利益辩护。基于对专家的访谈、对官方文件和媒体报道的内容分析得出的结论表明，不存在言以价值观、行以利益的政策领域。第二，