The article analyses the national statistical instruments through the perspective of the European ones and offers a list of conclusions and recommendations for tusing them in the regional analyses. A particular attention is being offered to the instruments used by EUROSTAT; attention being paid...

Regional economic integration provides both, developing countries and the least developed, the ability to enjoy the benefits of a larger „European “market, whether it is their home or their adoptive home. This issue gains a larger dimension in the context of economic crisis and euro zone....

The need for capital investment, which amounts to a level well above current economic possibilities, imposes as an objective condition the use of foreign capital in the form attracting direct capital investments. Investments are an important driving force