摘要：Abstract The Committee of the Regions has defined multilevel governance as ‘coordinated institutional action by the European Union, the member states and local and regional authorities, based on partnership and aimed at drawing up and implementing EU policies’ (Committee of the Regions 2009, 12). The economic downturn has proven that the EU needs a governance model based on partnership, cooperation and mutual respect. In addition, the current economic crisis has created a negative reaction to the euro and more generally to European integration, which is seen by many as a top-down process in which citizens have no say. Brussels and central governments are seen by Euro-disenchanted citizens as more and more distant. To bridge the gap that exists between Europe and Europeans, the EU needs to offer a new approach which is comprehensive and inclusive at all levels of governance.
关键词：Multilevel governance;Partnership;Committee of the Regions;Regional and local authorities;Good governance;Subsidiarity
