Adriana Skorupska is an analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in the Eastern and South Eastern Europe Programme. Her interests include the international cooperation of self-government, cross-border cooperation and the decentralization reforms in the Eastern Partnership Countries, especially in Georgia and Ukraine. She published an article in the Bulletin … [Read more...]
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Reforming Italian provinces
Enrico Martial (1962) graduated in Philosophy, served at EIPA (European Institute for Public Administration) in Maastricht, at the Valle d’Aosta Region, at the Italian Ministry of Public Works and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Director of the Italian Conference of Presidents of Regional Assemblies, he has been Secretary General of the Conference of European Regional … [Read more...]
From broken paradigms, a new deal for Regions
Enrico Martial (1962) graduated in Philosophy, served at EIPA (European Institute for Public Administration) in Maastricht, at the Valle d’Aosta Region, at the Italian Ministry of Public Works and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Director of the Italian Conference of Presidents of Regional Assemblies, he has been Secretary General of the Conference of European Regional … [Read more...]
Réforme territoriale : les conditions d’une réussite
Paul Alliès, Professeur honoraire à l’Université de Montpellier Emmanuel Négrier, Directeur de Recherches CNRS, CEPEL-Université de Montpellier juin 2014 La réforme territoriale annoncée par François Hollande ce 2 juin 2014 porte sans nul doute les stigmates d’un régime excessivement présidentialisé. Mais elle a le mérite d’engager la France dans un processus de … [Read more...]
Why regional competences should not be abolished
The government’s proposals regarding “new regions” in Croatia should undergo a democratic debate: Why regional competences should not be abolished. By Prof. Damir Magaš, PhD University of Zadar (HR) Apri 2014 Since the contemporary regionalisation of Croatia in 1993, the 21 existing administrative-territorial units or counties (also called “županija” in Croatian) … [Read more...]
Local‐government reform in Georgia
Adriana Skorupska Polish Institute of International Affairs Georgia, 2013 An effective decentralisation of power is a crucial factor if the state wants to have a successful democratization. On June 15, Georgians went to the polls to elect their local‐ government representatives on new rules. Although local self‐government reform … [Read more...]
Poland and Romania implementing the cohesion policy: A comparative study
Anita Sobják, analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs and former AER intern, wrote her MA Thesis about the implementation of EU cohesion policy in Romania and in Poland, focusing on comparative aspects. Her thesis puts the emphasis on the processes of europeanisation and on the concept of multilevel governance, stressing then the way cohesion policy functions … [Read more...]
Which economic competencies for regions?
Nicolas Bouzou, renowned French economist and director of Asterès, an Economic Analysis and Forecasting Company, is also an essayist and a columnist for both radio and television. He is part of the AER Academic Centre of experts on regionalisation. In the framework of his work within his company, he carried out for the ARF (Association des Régions de France - Association of … [Read more...]