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Does the ‘ E uropean Grouping of Territorial Co‐operation’ Promote Multi‐level Governance within the E uropean Union?

2013; Wiley; Volume: 51; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jcms.12014

1468-5965

Elisabetta Nadalutti,

Local Governance and Planning

Abstract Through the analysis of Regulation 1082/2006 (also known as ‘The E uropean Grouping of Territorial Co‐operation’), which enables regional and local authorities from different E uropean Union ( EU ) countries to set up co‐operation groupings as legal entities for projects of cross‐border and trans‐ E uropean significance, this article aims to assess whether the daily politics of the EU is still state driven in a zero‐sum game, and conversely, whether states and state representatives are no longer the only interface between the sub‐national and supranational levels and the operation of power across the various levels of governance on a local/national/supranational level in a non‐zero‐sum game. The article will show that a type of ‘multi‐level governance’ is emerging in cross‐border regions in which cross‐border activities are empowering the regional/local level (sub‐national level), permitting it to circumvent/supersede the national level through a process of negotiation and ‘alliances’. Furthermore, it will be highlighted that Regulation 1082/2006 is a clear example of multi‐level governance in practice.