Which geographical entities are considered to be regions? Which regional entities are eligible to enter the competition?
The Congress of the Council of Europe defines region in article 2 of its Charter: [] authorities placed between central government and local authorities and enjoying prerogatives either of self-organisation or of a type normally associated with the central authority and having a genuine competence to manage, on their own responsibility and in the interests of their populations, a substantial share of public affairs, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity. Regional entities satisfying these conditions are considered to be “regions” as understood by the Congress of the Council of Europe and can enter the competition.
