The Role of the Regions in the EU Governance

1. Chapter 1 In the Name of Democracy: The External Representation of the Regions in the Council
Frederic Eggermont

2. Chapter 2 The Locus Standi of the Regions Before EU Courts
Anne Thies

3. Chapter 3 The Protection of Member States’ Regions Through the Subsidiarity Principle
Piet Van Nuffel

4. Chapter 4 The Role and Function of Structural and Cohesion Funds and the Interaction of the EU Regional Policy with the Internal Market Policies
Christopher Bovis

5. Chapter 5 The Committee of the Regions and the Challenge of European Governance
Silvia Ricci

6. Chapter 6 Germany: A Cooperative Solution to the Challenge of the European Integration
Carlo Panara

7. Chapter 7 State and Regions Vis-a-Vis European Integration: The “Long (and Slow) March” of the Italian Regional State
Stefano Villamena

8. Chapter 8 The Spanish Autonomous Communities in the EU: “The Evolution from the Competitive Regionalism to a Cooperative System”
Alicia Chicharro Lázaro

9. Chapter 9 Austria: The Role of the “Länder” in a “Centralised Federal State”
Harald Eberhard

10. Chapter 10 France: Centre, Regions and Outermost Regions: The Case for a New French and European Governance
Jacques Colom

11. Chapter 11 Belgium: The State and the Sub-State Entities Are Equal, But Is the State Sometimes Still More Equal Than the Others?
Alexander Becker

12. Chapter 12 Devolution and European Representation in the United Kingdom
Mike Varney

Avainsanat: Law, European Law/Public International Law, European Integration