The strategies used by German local authorities in the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area to present their interests to the European Union
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2012-09-19
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en
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The European Union has a massive impact on the local level, as it is the level
where most regulations, directives etc. have to be implemented. Due to the fact
that the European institutions are known for their openness, the method of local
authorities to present their interests is lobbying. There are several reasons why
local authorities lobby, above all the influencing of decision-making processes
and the acquisition of funding. As there are several higher levels than the local
level, local authorities can make use of many actors that work as mediators for
their representation of interest. They can either contact the EU institutions and
their members directly or approach to actors and offers of federal state
authorities. Another opportunity, which has been assessed as being very
influential, is the participation in European associations and networks. This
research focuses on the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area. The region is divided
into two several regions, which are different in terms of their economical and
financial situation. It has been analyzed, if a common cooperation would be
beneficial but this can be denied. The backgrounds of both regions are too
different and moreover both of them have already established their own regional
networks.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen