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How prepared is Croatia to access European Union regional policy funds? The case of Istria
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Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Kroatien
Abstract This paper analyses the characteristics of EU regional policy and emphasizes the component of regional policy towards the Central and East European countries (CEEC) in the phases of candidacy and their full membership. Special importance was given to the possibility of Croatia to absorb funds offere... view more
This paper analyses the characteristics of EU regional policy and emphasizes the component of regional policy towards the Central and East European countries (CEEC) in the phases of candidacy and their full membership. Special importance was given to the possibility of Croatia to absorb funds offered by the EU. Potentials of Croatian regions are illustrated through the case of Istria, which successfully uses funds provided by the CARDS program and projects of Community Initiatives. In order to prepare Croatia (and its regions) as best as possible for use of these funds, it is necessary to set certain development documents, establish and reorganize (reassign) some
institutions and improve cooperation with the EU regions.... view less
Keywords
EU; Croatia; post-socialist country; regional policy; region; membership; structural policy; joining the European Union; European Structural Funds
Classification
European Politics
Method
descriptive study
Free Keywords
regional policy; European Union; Structural funds; Cohesion Fund; new member states; Croatia; Istria
Collection Title
Croatian Accession to the European Union. Vol. 3, Facing the challenges of negotiations
Editor
Ott, Katarina
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
City
Zagreb
Page/Pages
p. 249-278
ISBN
953-6047-58-6
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works