Local governments as subjects and objects of EU law: Legitimate limits?

Josephine van Zeben

doi:10.4337/9781786435743.00015

Local governments as subjects and objects of EU law: Legitimate limits?

Josephine van Zeben^*

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Abstract

Local governments play important roles in the lives of European citizens by providing social services and acting as democratic focal points. These roles are increasingly shaped by European laws and policies, for example through the award of Regional Development Funds and the development of EU Urban Agenda. Member States consider the legal form and status of local governments to be part of their exclusive sphere of competence. This chapter investigates how local governments’ dependence on the Member States for their place in Europe jeopardizes the legitimation of governance in the EU by maintaining an artificial division between the national and EU’s spheres of influence.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Framing the Subjects and Objects of Contemporary EU Law
Editors	Samo Bardutzky, Elaine Fahey
Publisher	Edward Elgar
Chapter	7
Pages	123-144
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9781786435743
ISBN (Print)	9781786435736
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786435743.00015
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Legitimacy
Local government
Participatory democracy
Subsidiarity

UN SDGs

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Local governments as subjects and objects of EU law: Legitimate limits?

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