'Institute of Public Administration and Politics - Icelandic Review of Politics and Administration'
Abstract
In this article, I will examine the notion of multi-level governance in the EU (MLG) as developed by the Committee of the Regions in the 2009 White Paper on MLG. I will analyse MLG from a legal perspective to identify its legal basis. I will sketch out the nature of MLG as a procedural principle in the EU legal system and will identify four functions of MLG: shaping the EU as a polity; shaping future developments in EU law; shaping the behaviour of political actors within the EU; shaping the interpretation of EU law by the CJEU
