Public Administration, Regional Policy, and the Committee of the Regions - Interaction of Regional, National and European Influences in the Pre-accession Czech Republic

The aim of the text is to study interaction of the regional, national and European influences in the pre-accession Czech Republic in thesphere of public administration and regional policy. Special attention was paid to the role of the Committee of the Regions, which represented the the EU institution most closely connected with the topic of the research. Research shows the rising importance of the regional institutions in the Czech Republic and its long-term impact.