Subsidiarity in the European Union, as the guiding principle of decision-making 'close to the people', is often …Subsidiarity in the European Union, as the guiding principle of decision-making 'close to the people', is often …

centralization is not politically feasible, allowing an enhanced cooperation agreement among a subset of countries permits the latter … country, sub-union formation may be optimal. The relative advantage of a sub-union towards centralization increases when … they might lead to increased centralization. …