European integration and the supervision of local and regional authorities Experiences in the Netherlands with requirements of European Community law

As a result of increasing European integration, local and regional authorities are having to deal with European law more and more intensively. As Member States (read: central government) are responsible vis-à-vis the Community for the errors of local and regional authorities, the question arises within Member States whether the central government possesses sufficient supervisory instruments for complying with their obligations under Community law: they must ensure that the errors of local and regional authorities are rectified in time, and national law must provide for sufficient possibilities... Mehr ...