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Bi-Ethnic Federalism and the Question of Sovereignty: Understanding the Competitive Security Postures in Cyprus
(Pavlos I. Koktsidis/Essay)
(Pavlos I. Koktsidis/Essay)
... in ways that increase their own sense of security. The present study argues that legal and political positions on sovereignty in Cyprus are largely built around the competitive security assumptions held ...
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The Lesson from the Modern American Federalism: A Challenge to Effective Public Policy Performance
(Geiguen Shin/Essay)
(Geiguen Shin/Essay)
... of the power relationship has been observed in a variety of policies during the past quarter-century as has the discussion of whether or not contemporary U.S. federalism has developed in a way that increase ...
... projects and special issues which will increase the already high standard of the journal. 2016 was also a very challenging year for scholars interested in federalism; the start of the Trump Presidency ...
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The Establishment of Metropolitan Cities in Italy: An Advance or a Setback for Italian Regionalism?
(Giovanni Boggero/Essay)
(Giovanni Boggero/Essay)
... an analysis of its implementation, thereby attempting to make clear whether increased institutional pluralism and differentiation in the local government system will strengthen or weaken Italian regionalism ...
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The Revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020. A Round-up of Key Issues at Stake
(Magdalena Sapała/Essay)
(Magdalena Sapała/Essay)
... of the MFF in the future years some radical changes are necessary, including an increase of the ceilings and flexibility. Besides, the problems with the implementation of the current MFF give arguments ...
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Monetary and Fiscal Arrangements for the Eurozone. Some Unconventional Proposals
(Fabio Masini/Essay)
(Fabio Masini/Essay)
Contributions in this special issue argue make a number of points with regard to the urgent need to change the economic governance of the Eurozone, pointing at some tools to increase its spending capacity. ...
... the Multi Financial Framework would be essential to foster the trend. These reforms, together with an increase in the financial resources available, are necessary if the EU budget is to be reconciled with ...
... of powers worth 20 billion euros from the federal level to the level of the federated states, a profound reform of the Senate, and a substantial increase in fiscal autonomy for the regions. This contribution ...
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A new Commission for a new era. Is the parliamentarization of the European Commission the way forward?
(Jerónimo Maillo González-Orús/Essay)
(Jerónimo Maillo González-Orús/Essay)
This contribution focuses on the need of fostering a European political space and more in particular on the role and the design of the Commission needed to attain that aim. It is submitted that to increase ...
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Eurozone, non-Eurozone and “troubled asymmetries” among national parliaments in the EU. Why and to what extent this is of concern
(Cristina Fasone/Essay)
(Cristina Fasone/Essay)
The reform of the economic governance in the EU, as a reaction to the Eurozone crisis, has increased the asymmetries in the Union. Although formally respected, the principle of equality of the Member States ...
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Refocusing Europe on growth and employment: the citizens’ initiative for an extraordinary European plan
(Paolo Ponzano/Editorial)
(Paolo Ponzano/Editorial)
Following the European elections, which confirmed the expected increase in support for the Eurosceptic parties in most European Union countries, both President Hollande and the French Prime Minister, Manuel ...
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Macroeconomic Imbalances in the Euro Area and Policy Intervention: the Role of Trade with Emerging Economies
(Piero Esposito/Essay)
(Piero Esposito/Essay)
... current account balances. The results indicate that for the main economies, such as France, Italy and Spain, a coordinated and symmetrical policy intervention in order to increase competitiveness and exploit ...
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National and Regional Parliaments in the EU decision-making process, after the Treaty of Lisbon and the Euro-crisis
(Nicola Lupo/Essay)
(Nicola Lupo/Essay)
The Treaty of Lisbon increased the role of National and Regional Parliaments in the EU decision-making process, in order to compensate for some of the weaknesses of the European institutional architecture. ...
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Civil participation policy and democratic innovation in the autonomous community of Aragon
(Sergio Castel Gayán/Essay)
(Sergio Castel Gayán/Essay)
The increasing complexity of our society requires mechanisms of democratic innovation that enrich the system of representative democracy to increase citizens’ knowledge and experiences, thus improving ...
... a trend towards an increase of the EU federal features can be discerned. Eventually, to overcome the current crisis more steps in this direction are needed. ...
... and competitiveness increase, to promote a transition toward a sustainable economy. To be politically manageable, the European budget should increase moderately and should not exceed, in the medium term, ...
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Strengthening the Participation of Local Congresses in the Mexican Constitutional Reform Process
(Rodrigo Brito Melgarejo/Note)
(Rodrigo Brito Melgarejo/Note)
... The purpose of this reform, as established in the Statement of Reasons, is to increase the participation of State Legislatures in the constitutional reform process, in order to strengthen the federalist ...