How the European Union Affects Domestic Institutional Capacities

How the EU affects domestic institutional capacities: the Europeanisation of Greece’s administrative system in the context of the EU’s Regional Policy

European Policy Research Paper
Number 79

How the EU affects domestic institutional capacities: the Europeanisation of Greece’s administrative system in the context of the EU’s Regional Policy

CONTENTS
ABSTRACT................................................................................................. iii
1.

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1

2.

THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ......................................................... 2
Europeanisation ................................................................................ 3
Implementation of EU policies ............................................................... 5
Combining elements from the theories of Europeanisation and the implementation of EU policies................................................................................. 7

2.1
2.2
2.3
3.

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS IN GREECE BEFORE AND
AFTER THE IMPS............................................................................. 9

4.

EURP AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES IN THE FIRST TWO CSFS................... 13

5.

EURP AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN THE THIRD CSF .............................. 20
Centralisation vs. Decentralisation.........................................................22
Antagonisms, lack of co-ordination between the CSF MA and the sectoral MAs. ...28

5.1
5.2
6.

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE EURP AND THE DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL
CAPACITIES OR THE LIMITED EUROPEANISATION OF THE GREEK CSF
OPERATIONAL AGENCIES ................................................................ 32

7.

CONCLUSION ............................................................................... 36

8.

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