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Europe and the Regions
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Power of Integration:
European integration indicates a loss of power for Nation states.
European Union: Independent actor
Nations: Dependent actors
Globalization—causes loss of power of nation state and EU and regions take power.
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European Committee of the Regions
http://www.cor.europa.eu
http://www.aer.eu
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Loss of power of nation-states while regions and EU gain power and influence.
“Federation Europe”- “People´s Europe”
-Small political communities are more utilitarian.
- Moral and Political Necessity
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In some cases...
• Regions are bigger in population than some EU states
• Regions claim historic nationhood status
• Regions are focused around an important city
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Nation States as Protagonists
Decentralization and Integration are decisions controlled by Nation States.
Regional agreements strengthen the state
Example: EU Enlargement 2007 Sacrifice of National independence or
exercise of national choice?? Expression of Sovereignty ?? France and Germany= EU Project
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Inter-Regional - Trends• 1960-1970
Regional impact of Cold War
Regional Institutions in Europe and Developing World
• 1990´s
New Regionalism Post-Cold War Era
European Union:
-most formal and wide ranging expression of regional interaction!!
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Influence of Regions in EU
After 1988: Commission pushes for regions to be prime receivers of Structural funds.
Federalism in Practice!!!!! 1992: Maastricht and Committee of Regions “Europe of the Regions” Powerful Regions more desirable than nation
states?
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Influence of Regions in EU
After 1988: Commission pushes for regions to be prime receivers of Structural funds.
Federalism in Practice!!!!! 1992: Maastricht and Committee of Regions “Europe of the Regions” Powerful Regions more desirable than nation
states?