The Role of the Regions in EU Governance

By Carlo Panara

Book Overview

Regions in the EU: F. Eggermont: In The Name of Democracy: The External Representation of the Regions in the Council.- A. Thies: The Locus Standi of the Regions before EU Courts.- P.Van Nuffel: The Protection of Member States' Regions through the Subsidiarity Principle.- C. Bovis: The Role and Function of Structural and Cohesion Funds and the Interaction of the EU Regional Policy with the Internal Market Policies.- S. Ricci: The Committee of the Regions and the Challenge of European Governance.- National Patterns: C. Panara: Germany - A Cooperative Solution to the Challenge of the European Integration.- S. Villamena: Italy - State and Regions vis-?-vis European Integration: The 'Long (and Slow) March' of the Italian Regional State.- A. Chicharro L?zaro: Spain - The Spanish Autonomous Communities in the EU: The Evolution from the Competitive Regionalism to a Cooperative System.- H. Eberhard: Austria - The Role of the L?nder in a 'Centralized Federal State'.- J. Colom: France - Centre, Regions and Outermost Regions: The Case for a New French and European Governance.- A. De Becker: Belgium - The State and the Sub-State Entities Are Equal, but Is the State sometimes still More Equal than the Others?- M. Varney: UK - Devolution and European Representation in the United Kingdom.- C. Panara, A. De Becker: Conclusion - The Role of the Regions in the European Union: The 'Regional Blindness' of both the EU and the Member States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642423884
• ISBN13: 9783642423888
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"