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The 1990 saw debates about the role of regions in European integration. The significance of regional tiers of government in EU politics has been boosted by changes in EU structural funding rules, the innovations of the Maastricht Treaty, and the growing importance of federal and regional government within member states. The effect has been to shift the balance of decision-making responsibility within the EU to a third (regional) level of government emerging in the EU policy process alongside the first (union) and second (member state) levels. As result, a system of multi-level governance can...

The 1990 saw debates about the role of regions in European integration. The significance of regional tiers of government in EU politics has been boosted by changes in EU structural funding rules, the innovations of the Maastricht Treaty, and the growing importance of federal and regional government within member states. The effect has been to shift the balance of decision-making responsibility within the EU to a third (regional) level of government emerging in the EU policy process alongside the first (union) and second (member state) levels. As result, a system of multi-level governance can...

Understanding Germany's federal structure is crucial to understanding contemporary Germany. The federal system shaped the way German unification was carried out, it shapes the way which policies are made, and it plays a role in determining the way in which Germany presents its priorities in the European Union. This first part establishes the context by setting out and analyzing the character of pre-unification West German federalism and the challenge posed for the federal system by German unification. The second part takes stock of key issues in the operation of post-unification federalism,...

This book assesses how an established, federal constitutional framework can adapt to meet the challenge posed by the achievement of German unity and the deepening of European unity. It will prove invaluable to students of comparative, German and EC politics and to a broader audience with an interest in contemporary German and European affairs.

The way Germany engages with the other states of the EU is often oversimplified and misunderstood. This book offers a nuanced analysis of the German role in the EU, using a novel approach which identifies German influence in the EU in terms of "soft" power. Rather than pursuing interests at the expense of other states, this book focuses on the creation of a "milieu" of multilateral cooperation in which Germany's diplomatic interests can flourish.