The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain

By 2004 Spanish subnational governments are allowed to participate in some formal meetings of the Council of the European Union as well as in its working groups. For proponents of the multi-level governance approach, a regional presence in the Council provides evidence in support of enhanced subnati...

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Autor: Noferini, Andrea
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10230/72346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2012.677138
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Palabra clave:Multi-level governance
Europeanization
European Union
Regionalism
Subnational governments
Spanish autonomous communities
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spelling The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from SpainNoferini, AndreaMulti-level governanceEuropeanizationEuropean UnionRegionalismSubnational governmentsSpanish autonomous communitiesBy 2004 Spanish subnational governments are allowed to participate in some formal meetings of the Council of the European Union as well as in its working groups. For proponents of the multi-level governance approach, a regional presence in the Council provides evidence in support of enhanced subnational participation in EU policy making. For intergovernmentalists, on the contrary, the Spanish case demonstrates that central government still maintains a crucial gatekeeper position since it formally regulates the main aspects of subnational participation. By presenting the results of a case study on the formal participation of the Spanish regions in the Council, the paper agrees that, even in a context of Europeanization, the central state still ultimately retains some veto powers. Nevertheless, the article takes issue with the argument that subnational participation is mainly formal and lacks substantive value. The article provides evidence, on the contrary, that the definition of the joint common position reinforces intrastate relations in EU policy making with a positive net effect for subnational governments.Taylor & Francis2026202620122026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10230/72346http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2012.677138reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésRegional & Federal Studies. 2012;22(4):361-385© This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Regional & Federal Studies on 2012, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13597566.2012.677138.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/723462026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain
spellingShingle The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain
Noferini, Andrea
Multi-level governance
Europeanization
European Union
Regionalism
Subnational governments
Spanish autonomous communities
title_short The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain
title_full The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain
title_fullStr The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain
title_full_unstemmed The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain
title_sort The participation of sub-national governments in the Council of the EU: some evidence from Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Noferini, Andrea
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Multi-level governance
Europeanization
European Union
Regionalism
Subnational governments
Spanish autonomous communities
topic Multi-level governance
Europeanization
European Union
Regionalism
Subnational governments
Spanish autonomous communities
description By 2004 Spanish subnational governments are allowed to participate in some formal meetings of the Council of the European Union as well as in its working groups. For proponents of the multi-level governance approach, a regional presence in the Council provides evidence in support of enhanced subnational participation in EU policy making. For intergovernmentalists, on the contrary, the Spanish case demonstrates that central government still maintains a crucial gatekeeper position since it formally regulates the main aspects of subnational participation. By presenting the results of a case study on the formal participation of the Spanish regions in the Council, the paper agrees that, even in a context of Europeanization, the central state still ultimately retains some veto powers. Nevertheless, the article takes issue with the argument that subnational participation is mainly formal and lacks substantive value. The article provides evidence, on the contrary, that the definition of the joint common position reinforces intrastate relations in EU policy making with a positive net effect for subnational governments.
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