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The Regional policy of the European Union is a policy with the stated aim of improving the economic well being of certain regions in the EU. Regional policy is the means by which governments and international organisations seek to reduce spatial disparities in economic well being. ...
Around one third of the EU's budget is devoted to this policy, the aim of which has been stated to be to remove the disparities in wealth across the EU, restructure declining industrial areas and to diversify rural areas which have declining agriculture.
With the enlargement of the European Union taking place in May 2004 ten new member states, mostly from eastern or central Europe joined the EU. Most of these states are poorer than the existing members and the impact of this means that the EU's average GDP per capita has been reduced leading to some regions in the existing EU-15 no longer qualifying for extra financial help. On the other hand, most regions in the new member states do qualify. The European Union (EU) was originally created by six founding states in 1958 (following the earlier establishment by the same six states of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952), but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Regions of Europe as delineated by the United Nations (UN definition of Eastern Europe marked salmon): Northern Europe Western Europe Eastern Europe Southern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium...
Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ...
Regions needing support with the regional policy are given either objective one or objective two status. Objective three regions cover all regions of the EU which do not have objective one status.
Objective One
Objective one regions are (NUTS:2) regions most at need of the regional policy. To qualify for objective one status the GDP per capita for the region must be below 75% of the EU average; areas with very low populations such as much of Sweden and Finland also qualify for objective one status. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ...
The recognition of Objective One status is usually accompanied by structural funds support from the European Community as part of its regional policy. The European Community (EC), most important of two European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...
Regional policy is the means by which governments and international organisations seek to reduce spatial disparities in economic well being. ...
Achievement of Objective One status is frequently the subject of much political debate and manoeuvring. The current areas were designated in 1999 for the period up until 2006. Some regions in the pre-2004 member states will have their objective one status phased out by 2006. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Regions qualifying for objective one status include nearly all the regions of the new member states and Cyprus, Southern Italy, East Germany, most of Greece and Portugal, and much of Spain and the Republic of Ireland, although in the case of the latter most regions will lose their status in 2006. In the United Kingdom, Cornwall, South Yorkshire and much of Wales qualify under objective one. Scotland's objective one regions are due to be phased out. Northern Ireland, although having a GDP per capita above the qualification threshold, benefits from objective one status because of the peace process. Southern Italy, often referred to in Italian as the Mezzogiorno (a term first used in 19th century in comparison with French Midi ) encompasses six of the countrys 20 regions: Basilicata Campania Calabria Puglia Sicilia Sardinia Sicilia although it is geographically and administratively included in Insular Italy, it has a...
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Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ...
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber Government Office Region of England, in the United Kingdom. ...
Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056 Area - Total 20,779...
Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I...
Motto: [citation needed] (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair...
When discussing the history of Northern Ireland, the peace process is generally considered to cover the events leading up to the 1994 IRA ceasefire, the end of most of the violence of The Troubles, the Belfast (or Good Friday) Agreement, and subsequent political developments. ...
Objective Two Objective two regions are at a smaller level than those with objective one status, with NUTS level 3 being used. Objective two status is given to regions which are considered to be less in need of help than those with objective one status. The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ...
Industrial areas can qualify for objective two status if unemployment is higher than the EU average, a higher percentage of jobs are in the industrial sector than the EU average and the industrial employment must be declining.
Rural areas qualify for objective two status if the area has a low population density (less than 100 people per km²) or if the agricultural employment rate is double that of the EU-average. The region must also have either a higher unemployment rate than the EU-average or be facing a declining population. Areas dependent on the fishing industry will also qualify if it is in decline in that area. Salmon for sale at a marketplace The Fishing industry is the commercial activity of fishing and producing fish and other seafood products. ...
Urban areas qualify if unemployment is above the EU-average, the crime rate is high, education levels are low, and there is deemed to be a high level of poverty in the area. This graph shows the rate of non-fatal firearm-related crime in the United States from 1993 to 2003. ...
A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ...
The areas with objective two status are entitled to financial support from a fund contributed to by both the ECC and the national government of that area. ECC is an abbreviation of: Early childhood caries Early Childhood Center, now the Tribeca Learning Center Eastern Connecticut Cable Education through Communication for the Community (eikaiwa) Elderly Care Center Electronic Check Council Elliptic curve cryptography Emergency Communications Center Engineered Cementitious Composite Erie Community College Error-correcting code Ethnic Communities Council...
Areas with objective two status includes much of Northern England, most of the remainder of Spain not covered under objective one, much of central France and central Italy, parts of Austria, southern Finland and most of Cyprus. A sign on the A1 road near London points to The NORTH. Such signs continue for the length of the road. ...
See also The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative division of countries for statistical purposes. ...
In European politics, a Euroregion is a form of transfrontier co-operation structure between two (or more) European countries. ...
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Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds are funds allocated by the European Union for two related purposes, firstly support for the poorer regions of Europe, and, secondly, support for integrating European infrastructure especially in the transport sector. ...
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