Examples of regions include: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in the UK. A UK has too defined regions of England that are less unfeeling easily-chiseled. French régions, especially Brittany, Corsica, Alsace and others which own been historically unfeeling distinct, however as well numerous that have there is no historical background (e.g. Pays-de-la-Loire, Centre). Italian regioni which are not good geographic, however administrative divisions. A island-regions of Sardinia and Sicily, and besides Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige, Valle d'Aosta have a special autonomous status to enact legislation regarding some local matters. Spanish comunidades autónomas, especially Catalonia, Basque Country (Spain and France), Galicia and others which have been historically unfeeling distinct. German Länder, like a unfeeling distinct Bavarian Region A Västra Götaland Region, Skåne Region, and Gotland in Sweden have in the run of devolution been known when as regions A Regions of Finland serve as forums of cooperation for the local authorities within Finland.

Note that a bit of regions come placed outside of continental Europe. French ones come known as départements d'outre mer or régions d'outre mer.

Examples of more overseas regions: Azores Guadeloupe Canary Islands

A todays historical trend within Europe is for the devolution of power to a regions from the central authorities. Examples of this trend include a devolution run within Britain (a Scotland Act 1998, the Government of Wales Act 1998) and a todays negotiations within France on increased autonomy for Corsica.

A politics of the regionalism keep close at hand as well experienced their impact on the pan-European level. A regions of Europe use at times lobbied for an increased say within EU affairs, especially a German Länder. This has resulted in the creation per Maastricht treaty of the Committee of the Regions, and provision for member states to become represented in the Council by ministers from either their regional governments. A want of the German Länder but has been frustrated by more member states, which are then opposed to directly involvement per regions inside EU guide-making. A German Länder with success lobbied a German government (which has within turn lobbied a European Council) for the 2004 IGC to deal sustaining a section of powers between a EU, subject & regional levels of government.

A Council of Europe also has a Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, similar to the EU's Committee of the Regions.

See Also

Euroregion Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) Historical regions of Central Europe Historical regions of the Balkan Peninsula