subsidiarity
Law noun
The principle that the Union acts only where the objectives of proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone.
The national parliament issued a reasoned opinion arguing that the proposal breached the principle of subsidiarity.
Business noun
The principle that decisions should be taken at the lowest level of governance capable of handling them effectively.
Invoking subsidiarity, member states argued that fiscal choices should stay with national parliaments.
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