<font color='#55563B' size='2'>The effects of the economic crisis on regionalisation and decentralisation in Europe</font>
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.
Les effets de la crise économique sur la régionalisation et la décentralisation en Europe
[30/10/2013]
Loin de n’affecter que la santé financière des régions européennes, la crise économique menace aussi leur équilibre politique au sein de leurs Etats : entre tentatives de recentralisation et tentations séparatistes, de nombreuses régions s’interrogent sur la pérennité de leur fonctionnement, comme l’a montré un débat sur les évolutions récentes de la régionalisation et de la décentralisation, organisé le 30 octobre 2013 par la Chambre des Régions du Congrès du Conseil de l’Europe. Ce débat vient enrichir le futur rapport que prépare Marie-Madeleine Mialot Muller (France, SOC) sur la régionalisation. Certaines de ses conclusions, en particulier le besoin de respecter l’autonomie régionale et le principe de subsidiarité constitueront bien entendu le cœur de ce rapport, qui soutient aussi le concept de « statut particulier » pour apaiser les conflits régionaux, ainsi que l’initiative du Comité des Régions visant à élaborer une charte de la gouvernance multi-niveaux.
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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.