Panorama Magazine | Number 27 (Autumn 2008)

Regional Policy and enlargement. Moving up a gear through pre-accession funding

Summary:

In this issue of Panorama, the spotlight is on two IPA components managed by the Directorate-General for Regional Policy: cross-border co-operation and regional development. It also covers a wide range of topics and projects from across the EU.

The different ways that beneficiary countries are managing and implementing projects financed by IPA and its predecessor ISPA are also highlighted.

Contents:

• Enabling candidate countries to develop through the instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
• Regional development: an important step toward EU membership for the Western Balkans
• The cross-border component of the instruments for Pre-Accession
• Report: Building a cleaner future
• From the ground: Championing economic growth in Croatia
• From the ground: Forging ahead in Turkey - a new approach to regional competitiveness
• ISPA in action: Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria
• From the ground: Getting ready for IPA - the accreditation process of the management and control systems in Croatia
• Neighbourhood programmes in action: Hungary, Romania, Serbia, CADSES, Adriatic New Neighbourhood Programme
• From the ground: Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - leading the way in cross-border co-operation
• Event: Communication Cohesion Policy together - inaugural meeting of the INFORM network
• REGIO & Networks
• Online

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