policy framework. Instead of considering the individual problem regions (as the traditional approach does) trans-national … convergence need time and this is certainly true after EU enlargement, because new Member States with a lower economic performance … recently, spatial economic networks. This last one emphasizes the role of cooperation among regions and provides a new spatial …

need - new institutional frameworks, both on European and national levels, - effective instruments to guarantee the … constitutes a desired vision for Europe's rural areas which requires: (1) appropriate institutions, (2) diversifying the economic …, and - a coordination of that policy at European and national levels for the benefit to implement the principles of …

With the beginning of the year 1999, a further important step towards deeper integration of Europe took place: The …