Cohesion Policy in Poland and in the Czech Republic – Challenges and Prospects

• Authors: Małgorzata Dziembała Małgorzata Dziembała
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the cohesion policy is to accelerate the socio-economic development of Member States and their regions. Poland as well as its closest neighbour, the Czech Republic, have benefi ted from structural funds and the Cohesion Fund. The effects of provided aid have already become apparent but they differ given the scale of problems, including regional issues existing in these countries, and the amount of funds allocated. The aim of the article is to present the directions and the effects of the implementation of the cohesion policy in Poland and the Czech Republic with particular focus on the financial perspective of 2007–2013. The results of the evaluation of programmes for the years 2007–2013 show that EU funds are mostly spent on transport infrastructure. However, the support of entrepreneurship and innovation and human capital should be an important objective in the current programming perspective in order to transform and modernise the structure of economies.

Keywords

EN

EU Cohesion Policy;; Regional Disparities;; Cohesion;; EU Structural Funds;; Cohesion Fund;

• Publisher: Centre for Europe, University of Warsaw
• Journal: Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 133-156

Contributors

author

Małgorzata Dziembała Małgorzata Dziembała

• University of Economics in Katowice

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Identifiers

DOI

10.33067/SE.1.2019.08