Topic 5, The Regional and Cohesion Policy Flashcards
Common Regional Policy (CRP) in the EU can be justified on the basis of
a) Production surpluses and price stabilization
b) The positive effects of integration for most European regions
c) The effective and efficient functioning of the market
d) The existence of interregional disparities within and across countries in the EU
d) The existence of interregional disparities within and across countries in the EU
The main objective of the Common Regional Policy is to achieve
a) Real convergence of regions with lower income per head levels
b) Real convergence of countries with lower Gross National Income
c) Stabilization of income for the unemployed
d) Income support for farmers and industrial workers in the most backward areas
a) Real convergence of regions with lower income per head levels
In the evolution of Cohesion Policy
a) The 2004 and 2007 enlargements let in 12 nations whose regions had an income per head much lower than that the average of the EU-15, but the funding for Cohesion Policy did not increase accordingly.
b) One of its biggest accomplishments has been to make disparities in unemployment rates disappear
c) Most of the structural funds are spent in so called regions Objective 2 (Regional Competitiveness and employment) since they are the less developed regions
d) In the 80s the emphasis was placed on jobs and innovation
a) The 2004 and 2007 enlargements let in 12 nations whose regions had an income per head much lower than that the average of the EU-15, but the funding for Cohesion Policy did not increase accordingly.
In the evolution of Cohesion Policy
a) When Portugal and Spain joined the EU, a new source of financing was created: the Pre-accession instruments
b) 1988-1999 was a period in which resources allocated to Cohesion policy increased both in million euros and as a % of GDP
c) Currently, objective 1 funds projects mostly in countries whose GDP per head is below 75% of the EU average relying on resources from the Structural Funds
d) None of the other answers is correct
b) 1988-1999 was a period in which resources allocated to Cohesion policy increased both in million euros and as a % of GDP
The principle of concentration that guides the Structural Funds states that
a) Spending should be monitored and evaluated by the Commission, the Member State concerned, and the local authorities
b) Spending must concentrate in industrial zones in difficult situations.
c) EU funding should not be substitutes for national funds
d) Spending must focus on the poorest and more backward regions.
d) Spending must focus on the poorest and more backward regions.
The statement regarding the Common Regional Policy “The Commission, the Member State and regional and local authorities must work together to design the main objectives” refers to the principle of:
a) Additionality
b) Concentration
c) Programming
d) Cooperation
d) Cooperation
Regarding the European Social Fund (ESF) of the Regional Policy:
a) It is not part of Structural Funds
b) It is a fund aimed at countries instead of regions
c) Provides assistance to candidate states, even before they become members of the EU
d) It is EU’s main tool for promoting employment in Europe.
d) It is EU’s main tool for promoting employment in Europe.
Regarding the Pre-Accession instrument of the Regional Policy:
a) Provides loans instead of non-refundable aid
b) Is aimed at helping countries that have been hit by natural disasters.
c) Provides assistance to candidate states, even before they become members of the EU
d) It is part of Structural Funds
c) Provides assistance to candidate states, even before they become members of the EU
Regarding the effects of the CRP
a) It redistributes income towards Objective 1 regions (convergence regions) and cohesion countries.
b) It helped improve GDP growth, especially in Objective 1 regions (convergence regions) and cohesion countries.
c) All the other answers are correct
d) Indirectly, it also benefits the richest regions of the EU through what is called a spillover effect.
c) All the other answers are correct
Regarding the Common Regional Policy,
a) It was one of the first policies to be transferred to the supranational level after the signing of the Treaty of Rome
b) The entry of 12 new Member States in 2004 and 2007 meant an increase in spending as a % of GDP in order to successfully deal with the increase in disparities.
c) Budget allocation to regional policy doubled in real terms in 1988-92, following the reform of the Structural Funds
d) The powers/competences, following the 1988 reform, have been transferred to the Committee of the Regions
c) Budget allocation to regional policy doubled in real terms in 1988-92, following the reform of the Structural Funds
