1. Europe and the Regions

2. 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.

3. European Committee of the
Regions
http://www.cor.euro
pa.eu
http://www.aer.eu

4. 
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

5. In some cases...
• Regions are bigger in population than
some EU states
• Regions claim historic nationhood status
• Regions are focused around an important
city

7. 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

8. 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!!

9. 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?

10. 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?