“The financial Crowns' intertwinement with domestic political and business institutions, however, makes their rapid unwinding unrealistic.”

“Collaboration should also consider the economic, environmental, social and territorial implications of specific patterns of Mediterranean urban development i.e. the intertwinement of permanent and seasonal occupancy.”

“More and more often, the intertwinement of the Länder, the Federation and the EU that has evolved over the decades harbours the risk that the various levels will not always sensibly complement one another.”