Politická ekonomie 2014, 62(5):630-644 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.973

Prostorová koherence národní a evropské regionální politiky: poznatky z České republiky a Slovenska

Oldřich Hájek, Lenka Smékalová, Jiří Novosák, Petr Zahradník
Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně.

Spatial Coherence of National and European Regional Policy: The Insights from the Czech Republic and Slovakia

This paper deals with the spatial relationship between national and European regional policies. Spatial coherence of these two types of policies in two CEE countries - in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - is discussed. Our findings point at a higher spatial coherence of national and European regional policy in Slovakia. Thus, there is a higher financial allocation per 1 inhabitant in the nationally delimitated areas of special interest in Slovakia compared with the Czech Republic. Three aspects are discussed in this regard. First, different strategies of the delimitation of the areas of special interest in the both countries are emphasised. Second, different strategies of the implementation of the areas of special interest in programming documents in the both countries are upheld. Third, the factor of territorial absorption capacity is mentioned. We claim that the three aspects should be considered in achieving a higher spatial coherence of national and European regional policies.

Keywords: European Union, Czech Republic, Slovakia, regional policy, cohesion policy, coherence of policies
JEL classification: O18, O22, R12, R58

Published: October 1, 2014  Show citation

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Hájek, O., Smékalová, L., Novosák, J., & Zahradník, P. (2014). Spatial Coherence of National and European Regional Policy: The Insights from the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Politická ekonomie62(5), 630-644. doi: 10.18267/j.polek.973
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