Jean CHARPENTIER - What subsidiarity ?

Pouvoirs n°69 - Europe, de la Communauté à l’Union - avril 1994 - p.49-62

Although the term « subsidiarity » was introduced in the Maastricht Treaty to replace the expression « federal vocation » rejected by the British, the principle of subsidiarity undeniably expresses the federal vocation of the European Union. Every effort is being made so that it might quickly become, under the supervision of the Court of Justice, a constitutional principle which guarantees a balance between the autonomy of the member states and the responsibility of the Union for the major problems of common interest. Résumé

Référence électonique : Jean CHARPENTIER, "What subsidiarity ?", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°69, 1994, p.49-62. Consulté le 02-06-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/What-subsidiarity.html