Regional Policy

Question 1

Proposes

Answer 1

reducing the gaps in development
help:
-poorer regions to catch up
-areas undergoing economic change to restructure
-with the realization of other Community policies

Question 2

Explain the regional policy of the EU

Answer 2

There are different founds

European Regional Development Funds

• regional development
• economic decline in industrial or rural areas
• competitiveness and cooperation
• GDP per capital is less than 75% of the EU

European social Fund

• Employment
• social inclusion
• tackling discrimination

Cohesion fund

• environment
• transport

depending ok which is the proposal is possible to get money from the different founds

Question 3

Explain the Funding Principles

Answer 3

Concentration
-poorest regions and future related topics

Programming
-not fund individual projects. Instead, it fund multi-annual national programs

Partnership

• program is developed thought a collective process involving different authorities
• additionally: Funding always complement existing national initiatives. for less-wealthy MS found can be the main source of funds for employment related initiatives

Question 4

Discuss the statement: Regional Funds are just the costs of integrations?

Answer 4

• in the level of nation there are not so disparities, in region more
• disparities can only be reduced in phases of economic growth
• Dilemma to active to goals: Efficiency and eliminate disparities