Study On Interest Articulation Of Nation Groups In EU System

Interest is a lasting issue in human society.Articulating interest is an indispensable step for materialization of the interest desired.In the field of international relations,national interest is a major drive for state actors to take actions toward others,and is a crucial basis for state actors to formulate their foreign policies.In the arena of international relations after the Second World War,one of the phenomena with most significance and most overflow effect is European integration.European integration is a process full of interaction,articulation,compromise and materialization of interests among relevant nation-states,involving reciprocal behaviors at several layers such as change at the global level,evolution at the regional level and transition at the national level.This paper takes the case of Visegrad Group in perspective of nation groups at the regional level,and conducts analysis on the interest articulation of Visegrad Group in order to explore the modes,approaches and specific behaviors that nation groups in EU system apply to articulate their interests,aiming to deepen the cognition of the nation groups,a special type of interest group,in the EU system,enrich the studies on EU and CEE politics,which is helpful for understanding the development of EU and European integration,and comprehending the current situation and future orientation of EU and European integration.