ABSTRACT

The concept of active subsidiarity advocated by the European Commission has important implications for European Union (EU) regional policy. This article examines the main tenets of active subsidiarity and how they relate to competing notions of territory and key regional policymaking instruments for the 2021–27 programme period. It finds that territory matters in EU regional policy, as clearly defined nested regional boundaries provide an important framework for engaging sub-national-level actors and bringing EU policymaking closer to citizens. However, a stronger recognition of territory is required if policymakers are to effectively implement active subsidiarity and place-based territorial governance policymaking models.

摘要

欧盟委员会倡导的积极辅助性概念对欧盟（EU）区域政策具有重要意义。本文探讨了积极辅助性的主要原则，以及它们如何与 2021-27 年计划期间的领土竞争概念和关键区域决策工具相关联。它发现领土在欧盟区域政策中很重要，因为明确定义的嵌套区域边界提供了一个重要的框架，可以让地方层面的参与者参与进来，并使欧盟的决策更接近公民。然而，如果决策者要有效地实施积极的辅助性和基于地方的领土治理决策模式，就需要对领土有更强的认识。