La financiación del desarrollo regional europeo: un análisis de la asignación de los fondos FEDER

The aim of the present paper it is to analyse the volume and the distribution of the financial resources that form the FEDER funds in the European Union. These funds have got a main purpose in relation with reduction of the structural development differences among the states members. To attain this target, the funds are assigned to each Zone in function of several criteria and parameters that try to destine more funds to the low development areas. In this sense, Spain has been until now one of the European countries that has received more funds.