The Committee of The Regions and the Regional Policy. A case study: Romania

Abstract

The European Union is an integration structure focused on reducing disparities between countries/regions. The fulfilment of this objective needs a specific objective policy (included in the Regional Policy) and an institutional system adapted to these needs. One of the most important institutions involved in this policy is the Committee of Regions (CoR). Its representatives, coming from regional and local level, are connected to the main Union’s institution, creating the premises to adapt the decisional system to the subsidiarity principle. This article describes the main role of CoR. and it focuses on its implication in Romania’s administrative reform.