Regional planning and sustainability: Towards integration in the Uk and EU by Glasson John

“…The paper reviews examples of innovative applications of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Sustainability Appraisal (SA), in relation to EU Structural Funds, the new generation of UK Regional Plans, and UK Multi-Model Transport Corridor studies. …”
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Des Fonds européens à Bruxelles : des principes aux pratiques by Gaëlle Hubert

“…The present article focuses on the way in which the Brussels Region uses European Structural Funds – in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) – in view of carrying out several economic and social projects in its territory. …”
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Local development in fragile areas by Francesca Governa

“…Reference will be made mainly to the results of a research-action activity on the integrated local development programmes (PISL) for the Objective 2 areas of the Region financed during the period of European structural funds programming 2000-2006.…”
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IPA CBC FUND – TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE BRCKO DISTRICT by Aleksandar Maksimović

“…The European Union in different ways and through the structural funds, helps countries to develop in the Western Balkans. …”
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Bariery rozwoju e-administracji w Polsce – analiza sytuacji na przykładzie projektów 7 osi POIG by Magdalena Olender-Skorek, Marek Sylwestrzak, Barbara Bartoszewska, Robert Czarnecki

“…European Union Structural Funds have had important support for the development of e-government in Poland within the financial perspective for 2007–2013. …”
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MUNICIPAL BOND AS A SUPPORTING TOOL OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN POLAND by Sylwester Kozak

“…Poland`s entrance to the EU and the EU structural funds significantly increased the interest of municipalities in funding investments with bonds, especially in 2008-2010. …”
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Effectiveness of EU Regional Policy: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Finland by Ville Vehkasalo

“…European Union regional policy is implemented through structural funds, such as the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), which support investment in peripheral regions of the EU. …”
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Sustainable growth, competitiveness and employment: Will EU cohesion policy deliver on the lisbon strategy? by John Bachtler, Irene McMaster

“…These have influenced the content of the new Structural Funds programmes, with increased importance accorded to innovation, knowledge and entrepre-neurship. …”
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ASPECTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY IN ROMANIA. EXPORTS INCREASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL by George GEORGESCU

“…For Romania, several policies and instruments to improve local governance are proposed, firstly by increasing the absorption capacity of structural funds, which could lead to develop business and exports, implicitly to alleviate regional disparities. …”
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Einleitung. Stadt und Stadtpolitik by Ingrid Krau

“… Issue 4/2007 of this journal was dedicated to EU structural policy and the European structural funds, including the impacts of distribution. …”
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Does the EU Funding Increase Competitiveness of Firms by Supporting Organisational Changes? by Martinez Felipe, Potluka Oto

“…This paper explores the relationship between competitiveness of firms (measured by sales divided by employment) with organisational structure changes and the amount of financial resources from the EU Structural Funds. The data were collected from the Czech Statistical Office and a survey among Czech firms. …”
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IPA CBC FUND - TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE BRCKO DISTRICT by Aleksandar Maksimovic

“…The European Union in different ways and through the structural funds, helps countries to develop in the Western Balkans. …”
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The EU Accession's Impact on the Hungarian Nonprofit Sector, The Nonprofit Organisations' Role in the Accession Process by György JENEI, Éva KUTI

“…The authors detect the implications of the regional approach for the co-operation between nonprofit organizations and analyze whether the Hungarian third sector and its governmental partner institutions are prepared for a prompt reaction to the accessibility of the EU structural funds.</p>…”
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Städte und Europäische Strukturpolitik by Markus Eltges

“…With the reform of the structural funds this urban development policy dimension is to experience a further revaluation after 2006 according to the intention of the Commission. …”
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Factors Influencing the Rating of Regional Economic Performance or Reasons why Prague has Become the 6th Best Economically Performing Region of the EU by Miloslav Chlad, Jaroslav Kahoun

“…Regional Gross Domestic Product per capita is a key indicator for the distribution of financial resources within the Structural Funds in the EU. With regard to this fact, an increasing attention is also paid to this indicator in the Czech Republic (especially after its accession to the EU). …”
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STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF THE ROMANIAN AGRICULTURE IN THE PROCESS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION by Anca Dachin, Letiţia Zahiu

“…The capacity of agriculture to use the EU structural funds depends highly on the improvement of human capital and on the development strategies of farmers. …”
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Clusters in tourism, agriculture and food processing within the Visegrad Group by Josef ABRHÁM

“…In recent years, there was a relatively rapid development of cluster initiatives also in the territory of the Visegrad countries due to the national programs and subsidies from the EU structural funds. This paper reacts to the situation. The aim of the paper is to identify clusters currently existing in the tourism, agriculture and food sector in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia and to analyze their regional dispersion, structure and activities.…”
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EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE NEEDED IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN FUNDS by CEAUSESCU IONUT

“…In essence, it works for the submission of examples of best practices encountered in countries with high degree of absorption of structural funds and that can be implemented in the Romanian legislation.…”
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Processy konvergencii i divergencii v regionah Evropejskogo sojuza: osobennosti i kvalimetrija [Processes of convergence and divergence in the re-gions of the European Union: featu... by Voronov Viktor, Lavrinenko Olga

“…These discussions resulted in a considerable increase in funding allocated for the development of the EU regions from the EU Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund aiming to reduce regional disparities. …”
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Approaches Regarding the Application of ISQC1 and ISA 220 in the Audit Activity by Riana Iren RADU, Iuliana Oana MIHAI

“…In this paper the authors proposed to express a point of view on the importance of creating audit reports in order to ensure access to the structural funds, but especially the importance of including in the prepared reports of other information about the entities that access these funds and not just financial information. …”
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