Introduction: Europe, Regions and European Regionalism; R.W.Jones & R.Scully The Belgian Regions and the European Union: Unintended partners in unravelling the Belgian state?; W.Swenden The French Regions and the European Union: Policy Change and Institutional Stability; R.Pasquier 'Fit for Europe'? The German Länder, German federalism and the EU; C.Moore 'Loyal Cooperation': Italian Regions and the Creation and Implementation of European Law; G.Falcon & D.de Pretis Divide to Multiply: Irish Regionalism and the European Union; K.Hayward Scotland's European Strategy; N.Burrows European Integration and the Spanish Territorial State; F.Morata The Swedish Regions and the European Union; A.Lidström Estonian Regions and the European Union: between Transformation and Europeanisation; T.Kungla Regionalism in a Unitary State: The case of Hungary; G.Horváth The Regions of Poland; G.Gorzelak with A.Tucholska Accommodating European Union Membership: The Regional Level in Bulgaria; M.Brusis Conclusion: Europe's Persisting Regions; R.Scully & R.Wyn Jones Bibliography