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The effects of the economic crisis on regionalisation and decentralisation in Europe  [30/10/2013]

Far from only affecting the financial health of the European regions, the economic crisis is also threatening their political balance within their respective states: between attempts at recentralisation and separatist temptations, many regions are pondering the sustainability of their operational capacities, as was shown by a debate on recent developments in regionalisation and decentralisation held on 30 October 2013 by the Chamber of Regions of the Council of Europe Congress. This debate will be grist to the mill of the future report on regionalisation being prepared by Marie-Madeleine Mialot Muller (France, SOC). Clearly, some of her conclusions, particularly the need to respect regional self-government and the principle of subsidiarity, will be central to this report, which also backs the �special status� concept geared to quelling regional conflicts, as well as the initiative from the Committee of the Regions to draw up a Charter on multi-tier governance. 

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Les effets de la crise �conomique sur la r�gionalisation et la d�centralisation en Europe  [30/10/2013]

Loin de n�affecter que la sant� financi�re des r�gions europ�ennes, la crise �conomique menace aussi leur �quilibre politique au sein de leurs Etats : entre tentatives de recentralisation et tentations s�paratistes, de nombreuses r�gions s�interrogent sur la p�rennit� de leur fonctionnement, comme l�a montr� un d�bat sur les �volutions r�centes de la r�gionalisation et de la d�centralisation, organis� le 30 octobre 2013 par la Chambre des R�gions du Congr�s du Conseil de l�Europe. Ce d�bat vient enrichir le futur rapport que pr�pare Marie-Madeleine Mialot Muller (France, SOC) sur la r�gionalisation. Certaines de ses conclusions, en particulier le besoin de respecter l�autonomie r�gionale et le principe de subsidiarit� constitueront bien entendu le c�ur de ce rapport, qui soutient aussi le concept de � statut particulier � pour apaiser les conflits r�gionaux, ainsi que l�initiative du Comit� des R�gions visant � �laborer une charte de la gouvernance multi-niveaux. 

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