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In the Name of Cooperation: The External Relations of the German Länder and Their Participation in the EU Decision-Making

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2010

Carlo Panara
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Abstract

‘Foreign relations power’ (auswärtige Gewalt) in the Federal Republic of Germany strongly centralised by the Lindau Agreement in 1957 – Although the German Länder still retain some rights to act at an international level, the Federal Government is the dominant player in the foreign relations of the state – Introduction of Länder participation in European Union law-making and policy-making; new opportunities for them to perform a role in external relations – Cooperative character of German federalism confirmed

Keywords

GermanyGerman LänderFederalismEuropean UnionSub-national entitiesCommittee of the RegionsMaastricht TreatyLisbon TreatyBundesverfassungsgerichtLisbon judgmentBundestagBundesrat
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Articles
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European Constitutional Law Review , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , February 2010 , pp. 59 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © T.M.C. Asser Press and the Authors 2010

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