The aim of this paper is to analyse the supply effects of the EU funds received by the Andalusian region, with special emphasis in the Community Support Framework 1994-1999 (CSF 94-99). To that end, we examine the effects derived from a greater and better endowment of productive factors and...

Even European Union was considered a strong institution, US crisis covered the european area. All 27 countries UE members are involved in a hard work related to euro aria future and meanwhile in stability strategy. Concerning economic dimension of crisis gouvernments found out how vulnerable...

This article reviews the implementation of the Cohesion Regional Policy of the European Union in the Basque country. It begins recalling the initial support of the FEDER and it continues telling, one by one, the different periods of multiannual program. It values the reach of the Basque...

Stimulating economic growth is one of the key issues of economic sciences. The European Union has developed several policies and has allocated a considerable budget to reduce economic disparities among its members. The states that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 undertake extensive efforts to...

The present paper first describes the European Union’s structural policy framework for the 2000-2006 period, setting out the objectives and instruments and highlighting the funding granted by the European Council in 1999. In this context, the second part of the paper aims to describe the...

This paper addresses the potential impact of the current European Union (EU) enlargement process on EU economic and social cohesion programmes. The first part highlights the reason why enlargement is a priority for the EU and explains the pre-enlargement strategy carried out in the nineties. The...

In this study we look at whether the seven Portuguese NUTS II regions have been able to share equally in the country’s overall growth or whether there have been asymmetries and divergences in their growth patterns. We assess the regional impact of a wide range of Portuguese domestic policies...

This research investigates the role of social capital and government intervention in explaining the differences of innovation output and economic growth for regions of the European Union from 1990-2002. Using several measures of social capital and innovation, and the European Union’s Objective...

Sustainable rural development is one of the social, economic and territorial cohesion aspects of the European Union. In the current financial perspective 2007-2013 rural areas development is supported by the Common Agricultural Policy, which does not always contribute to improvement of their...

This paper is the final report of a research project whose aim was to analyse the methodology of calculating the costs and benefits for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia of the envisaged accession to the European Union. The research focused particularly on the impact of the...