Razvoj i perspektive regionalne politike Evropske Unije

Abstract

EU regional policy is interesting to be studied from several aspects and this paper deals with the basic elements of its development so far, current solutions and perspectives. First of all, we have in mind that it is implemented in market economies, which is the setting favored by the former socialist countries, including ours. This policy is also carried out at an above-national level and is complementary to regional policies of individual member countries, having been designed to help their efforts to improve the territorial aspect of development, increase efficiency of using limited available resources, achieve standardization of their planning procedures and evaluate all phases of the project execution. In addition, EU regional policy is not limited only to member countries of this economic integration, but it also, at the present stage, refers in part to candidate countries for EU membership, thereby soon concerning our country as well. .