scholarly journals Integrated Territorial Investments in the Formula of Cohesion Policy 2014 - 2020

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Kowalska
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
Financial Allocation

Abstract Subject and purpose of work: EU regional policy aims to increase the economic and social cohesion of the Member States. For the programming period of 2014 - 2020 a new tool has been planned, which will contribute to the effective implementation of the cohesion policy - Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI). The aim of this article is to determine whether the direction of measures arising from the assumptions of the cohesion policy 2014 - 2020, implemented in the ITI strategy, addresses actual problems in the area covered by the ITI strategy (on the example of Kalisz-Ostrów Agglomeration - KOA). Materials and methods: The study was based on the analysis and synthesis of EU and Polish regulatory provisions on the cohesion policy 2014 - 2020, data on financial allocation for the implementation of the ITI and literature on the subject of EU regional policy. Results: The direction of measures arising from the assumptions of the cohesion policy 2014 - 2020 in the ITI strategy addresses real problems in the development of the area covered by the KOA strategy. EU funds have been planned for: promoting entrepreneurship; promoting low-carbon strategies; the development of an educated society and investments in modern infrastructure. Conclusions: Solving the problems of the areas covered by the ITI strategy will depend on the realization of the development goals. Therefore, the synergy of conditions associated with the transformation of the postulated stage into the executive stage of the cohesion policy under ITI is necessary. This synergy is associated with both the quality of human capital and the amount of financial resources as well as the competences of those involved in the implementation of the ITI concept.

scholarly journals The analysis of absorption capacity of project beneficiaries contributing to cross-border programmes based on the most fundamental criteria

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Balázs Simó
Keyword(s):  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Scientific Investigations ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Institutional System ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
Jel Code ◽  
The Eu

Subsequent to the experience with the international aid programmes of the 1990’s, from the very beginning of the accession negotiations and since 2004 in particular, the notion of absorption capacity of using EU funds has gradually been in focus. The subject of early scientific investigations concentrated mainly on the analysis of the macro-economic conditions of individual countries; furthermore, on increasing absorption capacities as well as how to develop the institutional system of cohesion policy further. After 2004, however, succeeding further rounds of the enlargement as well as after the programming period 2007-2013 in particular – meaning as well the conclusion of the EU budgetary period – the analysis of absorption capacities could be produced at the level of project beneficiaries. The aim of this study is to examine the most prominent determinants influencing successful outcomes and the quality of vigorous projects managed by potent beneficiaries and consortia participating in the European Territorial Co-operation Programmes with the contribution of Hungary. In the course of research correlations between determinants have been subject to econometric analysis revealing the fact that the implementation capacities of state-owned project beneficiaries and those of the non-governmental sector diverge significantly. Moreover, the study aims to show how the institutional system distributing EU funds tends to be rather lax towards the beneficiaries with weak absorption capacities, thus sacrificing the efficiency of developments for pure statistics. JEL code: R58

scholarly journals COHESION POLICY INSTRUMENTS SUPPORTING TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol XXI (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Natalia Dominiak
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Financial Perspective ◽  
Interdisciplinary Character ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
Council Of Ministers ◽  
Empirical Material

The aim of the article is to discuss issues related to the development of tourism in the context of the possibility of financial support available from cohesion policy funds in the current financial perspective for the years 2014-2020. The particular attention was paid to the multifaceted nature of modern tourism and the directions of changes in the use of EU funds, referring to the completed programming period 2007-2013. An attempt was also made to indicate the significance of tourism in the section of the national economy of Poland and in the European Union, concentrating on its interdisciplinary character. Characteristics of cohesion policy, its goals and principles of functioning were made. The article is of a review nature, which means that the authors’ own materials and empirical material from the literature of the subject were used. The figures were obtained from reports published by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers. It was found out that the amount of allocated funds for cohesion policy among all European Union countries in 2014-2020 is the highest for Poland and amounts to EUR 72.9 billion. There is an increase in the amount of funds allocated from the European Union to Poland, compared to the amount of allocated funds in the 2007-2013 perspective. It was also pointed out that the cohesion policy instruments mentioned above only indirectly contribute to the development of tourism, as the financing for 2014-2020 lacks programs and activities entirely dedicated to tourism.

scholarly journals Implementation of community cohesion policy in Italy and its role in elimination of regional disparities

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-45
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Lewandowski
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Community Cohesion ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Community Policy ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Programming Period

The objective of this paper is to present the contribution of Community regional policy funds to achieving socio-economic cohesion of Italian regions eligible under Objective 1, as well as to discuss future development barriers and opportunities of these regions. The paper also provides a description of Italy's adjustment to the Community policy, the funds exploited by cohesive regions during the 2000-2006 programming period and their efficiency in the elimination of regional disparities.

scholarly journals Regional policy of the European Communities and cross-border cooperation within the South Bohemia Region

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 292-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Husák
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The South ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
Financial Allocation ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation ◽  
South Bohemia

The paper is focused on the problems of the cross-border cooperation and the regional policy of the European Communities and the implementation of theoretical issues in the South Bohemia Region. The main aim of this paper is to compare the cross-border cooperation and its influence on the regional development of the South Bohemia Region between the 2004–2006 programming period (after the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Communities) and the 2007–2013 programming period. The paper also provides the typology of the realised cross-border projects from the perspectives of the number of projects and also their financial allocation. The results document the increasing importance of the cross-border cooperation and its highly positive impact on the social and economic development of the South Bohemia Region.

Evaluation of Eu Cohesion Policy Impact on Regional Convergence: Do Culture Differences Matter?

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Mindaugas Butkus ◽  
Kristina Matuzevičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
Policy Impact ◽  
Regional Convergence ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
The North ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
The 1960S

Abstract Attention to the harmonised economic growth by promoting regional economic convergence was paid in the 1960s, at the commencement of European economic integration. It served as a basis for initiation of programs intended to reduce disparities among regions. For the current programming period (2014-2020) over 350 billion euro was allocated to promote cohesion (more than 340 billion for 2007-2013 and about 213 billion for 2000-2006) and a considerable part of that funding went specially to promote regional convergence; therefore, the analysis of regional convergence in the EU countries is essential due to both economic and financial reasons. Regional policy can be considered successful if regional disparities are found to be decreasing; however, research on convergence/divergence issue has not provided any unambiguous conclusions. We aim to enrich this field of analysis by incorporating cultural dimension while analysing the factors influencing regional convergence. In order to identify a causal link between culture and economic outcomes, we define culture as the customary beliefs and values that ethnic, religious and social groups transmit almost unchanged from generation to generation. Our research hypothesis is that regional policy impact on regional convergence differs between groups of countries characterised by historically diverse cultural experience. Using panel data approach like FD and covering the two last programming periods along with a set of variables to control country-specific economic environment, we investigate whether the success of Cohesion policy has depended on cultural differences in the north, south, west and central-east groups of European countries.

scholarly journals SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN BULGARIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimo Atanasov ◽  
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Rositsa Beluhova-Uzunova ◽  
Krum Hristov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
The Eu

Regional disparities are the subject of various discussions in the EU Member - States. The aim of this study is, on the basis of analysis of main socio-economic indicators, to observe trends in the regional development of Bulgaria and to draw conclusions and recommendations associated with overcoming regional imbalances. The study indicates serious regional differences that affect the quality of life and do not correspond with the European Union approach of convergence and balanced and sustainable economic growth. In order to overcome these challenges, it is necessary to optimize the implemented instruments of cohesion and regional policy. In this regard higher coordination between sectoral policies and better interaction and integration between government and local authorities should be achieved.

scholarly journals Digital technologies and their impact on the innovative development of the region

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
Tamara Egorovna Rodina
Keyword(s):  
Online Courses ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Historical Past

The article discusses the processes of digitalization of the economy at the regional level. The subject of the research is the work of the region to find opportunities for implementing digital technologies in various fields of activity. Research methods-analysis and synthesis, tabular, historical past. The significance of the introduction of digital technologies as a factor of self-development of the region is proved. The article substantiates the need to create conditions for improving the quality of education through the development of online courses in the framework of the project “Modern digital educational environment”. The practical significance is to identify the problems and prospects of testing digital technologies in the development of the region’s economy.

On the concept of the development of public administration in Russia

2021 ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
I. Smotritskaya
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
National Development ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Flexible Management

The article discusses theoretical and practical approaches to the development of the concept of public administration in Russia. The article examines the possibilities to improve the quality of public administration in the context of the upcoming global changes in economic and social life. The prerequisites for the use of "soft power" and flexible management methods are considered within the framework of public administration, for the effective implementation of socio-economic tasks and the achievement of national development goals.

scholarly journals Convergence of Regional Human Development Indexes in Poland

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Kusideł
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
The Social ◽  
Spatial Cohesion ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Eu

The subject of convergence became popular in Poland upon its accession to the EU in 2004. Since then Poland has been a beneficiary of the cohesion policy – a regional policy of the European Union aimed at increasing the level of economic, social, and territorial (spatial) cohesion. While the economic aspect is a very thoroughly researched area of convergence studies, the social aspects are less often covered by specialist literature. This is the issue raised in this paper which, along with separate measures of social convergence, constructs a region HDI measure to evaluate the social cohesion of Poland’s regions1. Values of regional HDIs in Poland were not known and required calculation, which allowed for drawing conclusions about the standards of living of inhabitants in specific provinces. In general, it was possible to determine that HDIs are rising in all regions, which means, simultaneously, an increase in the standards of living of the provinces’ populations. At the same time, however, that growth was accompanied by increasing divergences in the HDI distribution among regions (sigma-divergence). The study of convergence of specific HDI components also allowed to note that HDI divergences are mainly caused by increasing economic inequalities between regions in Poland (measured by the Gross Domestic Product Index), and inequalities in education (measured by the Education Index).

scholarly journals NEW APPROACHES OF REGIONAL POLICY AS A SUPPORTING FACTOR OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Šoltés ◽  
Katarína Repková Štofková ◽  
Filip Lenko
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Regional Disparities ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Public Authorities

Increasing economic growth and employment, as well as improving the quality of life of the population, is one of the priorities of each country. One of the options to achieve these goals is to balance regional disparities. In the current globalization process, balancing regional disparities is all the more important. The European Union, as one of the most important communities of states, seeks to reduce regional disparities within the Community through a cohesion policy. The Slovak Republic, as one of the member states of the European Union, seeks to support the least developed regions through incentives and grants. Because of this, it analyzes the situation in the regions, identifies the least developed regions and takes measures to support them. This article deals with the socio-economic analysis of the least developed regions and analyzes the measures that are taken to support them. The results of the article can be used by public authorities when planning other activities that are expected to have a positive impact on regional development.

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