Décentralisation et régionalisation en Bulgarie et en Roumanie. les ambiguïtés de l'européanisation

Abstract

This article examines Europeanisation in Romania and Bulgaria as a transfer of the policies of decentralisation and regionalisation. These two principles appear to be the two sides of European territorial governance. We argue that their definitions, transfers, and implications did not take place simultaneously, due to unclear and sometimes contradictory European demands. These processes resulted m unexpected domestic policies, which leads us to refute the hypothesis of a common European model of territorial administration. The cases of Romania and Bulgaria add to our understanding of the future of the European project and to our reflection on the East-West divide in Europe.