ABSTRACT
Impact of European integration on local governments ...............................368 Implementation of Community law.......................................................369 Public procurement ...................................................................................369 European Monetary Union.......................................................................370 Subsidies and state aids............................................................................370 European regional and cohesion policies ..............................................370 Union citizenship .......................................................................................371
Local governments in European Union politics............................................371 Committee of the regions .........................................................................372 Local lobbying activities in Brussels.......................................................372 “Partnerships” between the European Union Commission and local governments ............................................................................373
Local governments and institutional reform of the European Union .......373 European convention ................................................................................374 White Paper on governance.....................................................................375
Conclusions: local governments within a system of multilevel governance .........................................................................................................376
Endnotes...............................................................................................................377 References.............................................................................................................378
