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CENTROPE pilot project “Regional Development Report”
The CENTROPE Region as one of the most important cross-border economic areas at the former external border of the European Union is characterised by substantial internal disparities and – at the same time – by increased integration and cross-border co-operation. With the removal of the remaining institutional barriers to cross border exchange, the region has started to develop into a highly integrated economic area.
The concept of the CENTROPE Regional Development Report is based on the experiences of the CENTROPE Business & Labour Report which was elaborated as a prototype in 2007. While the Regional Development Report provides a valuable annual overview of major economic developments in the region, four focus reports will allow for a more pointed look at specific areas: (1) extent of spatial integration within CENTROPE and of the region itself within the EU, (2) technology policy, R&D and innovation, (3) human capital, education and the labour market, and (4) the service industry as a growth factor in CENTROPE.
Conducted by a four-country research consortium, the “CENTROPE Regional Development Monitoring” provides not only a thorough knowledge base for discussing the region’s future, but also includes concrete policy recommendations.
The 2010 results of the Regional Development Monitoring: post-crisis recovery
The results of the 2010 report show that the strong existing economic framework of CENTROPE represents a considerable advantage for its post-crisis recovery. Thus, thanks to the fact that CENTROPE had been one of the fastest-growing areas within the EU before the crisis, its recovery afterwards was all the stronger. Furthermore, the economy of CENTROPE has continued to converge, and the disparities between the member regions are slowly disappearing. In this time of change, however, new policy focuses are necessary, especially with regard to the development of the knowledge economy.
Focus Report on Spatial Integration
The Focus Report on Spatial Integration concentrates on the economic integration within CENTROPE concerning the four basic freedoms of the EU (i.e. free movement of goods, services, capital and people). The main results address internal and external economic integration, investment flows and cross-border labour mobility as well as consequences for the competitiveness of the region.
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