European Foreign Policy and the European Parliament in the 1990s

An investigation of the European Parliament's stance vis-a-vis the 1990 Gulf and 1991-1992 Yugoslav crises. In unveiling the parliamentary multifaceted view of these events, reference has been made to the positions taken by constituent political groups and their voting behaviour. In particular, the following questions have been addressed: has the European Parliament sought to define and shape a common foreign policy with respect to the above crises?; what specific functions have the European Parliament political groups performed?; have political groups succeeded in achieving an internal cohesion?; and has the European Parliament overcome divisions among its members through the formation of party coalitions?