IMPACT OF EU REGIONAL POLICY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OF AP VOJVODINA AND POSSIBILITIES OF USE OF THE PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE
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https://doi.org/10.5937/ekoPolj1803045PKeywords:
EU regional policy, AP Vojvodina, IPA programme, IPA II programme, cross-border cooperationAbstract
The paper analyses the practical application of pre accession funds in the function of regional development, in the case of development of cross-border cooperation of AP Vojvodina in the period 2007-2013. The results obtained point to the fact that the districts in AP Vojvodina are with the most attracted assets and applicants in the period of IPA programme implementation: South Bačka district (cross border cooperation - Hungary and Serbia) and South Banat district (cross-border cooperation - Romania and Serbia); that most assets and most projects were realised in cross border cooperation between Hungary and Serbia; that the participation of realised assets in AP Vojvodina are the following: Hungary - Serbia: 27,35%; Romania - Serbia: 12,98%; Croatia - Serbia: 1,64%; Bosnia and Herzegovina - Serbia: 0,21%. Within the conclusion, an overview was made of the possibilities of the use of IPA II programme for the period 2014-2020 by AP Vojvodina.
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