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Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, on 1st December 2009, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) is vested with even more responsibilities regarding subsidiarity. It now has the right to bring an action before the EU Court of Justice on the grounds of infringement of the subsidiarity principle.

 

The definition of the subsidiarity principle now contains explicitly the local and regional dimensions and thus underlines the necessity to respect competences of local and regional authorities within the EU.

 

The CoR has adapted its rules of procedure to this new prerogative and is further developing its subsidiarity monitoring system, particularly the activities of its Subsidiarity Monitoring Network.

The Subsidiarity Monitoring Network enables the CoR to take up the challenge!