In recent decades, European Studies have focused on new concepts, such as ‘Regionalism’, ‘Europe of the Regions’, ‘Subsidiarity’, ‘Network or Multilevel Governance’ etc., thus predicting a turning point with respect to the intergovernmental approach, which was dominant in previous decades, and attesting the growing scientific and political interest for the issue of local autonomies in the European integration process.
This publication fits in this field of research and aims to contribute to the analysis of the historical evolution and the current ways of involvement of Regions and Cities in the EU’s institutional framework and governance.
