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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
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
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