The analysis of the experiences of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEs) in
transition, which became EU members in the historical 2004 (and 2007) enlargement …

European integration encourages rural diversification and innovation, supporting the
creation of non-agricultural jobs and strengthening local economies. This scientific paper …

Uneven level of regional development is something that has characterized Croatia for a long
time, with Eastern Croatia lagging behind significantly. There are many indicators that …

Rural development represents a strategy that aims to set certain objective designed to lead
toward the economic (re) vitalization of rural space and to determine the extension of the …

Abstract The European Union Regions of Development are characterized by substantial
social, economic, and territorial disparities. There also recorded large economic disparities …

Situated among the last countries that joined the European Union, Romania is one of The
European Union countries with the biggest problems in terms of socio-economic …

Croatia is geographically, historically and culturally a part of the European territory. Regions,
as specific units within a national territory, are defined differently on EU level than in Croatia …

The approach to transition policy taken in the last few years can generally be characterized
as top-down. After a period of almost exclusive preoccupation with mapping problems on a …

• Macedonia—The rural areas are defined in the Law of Agriculture and Rural Development
(MAFwE, 2010), according to which rural areas are municipalities in which all settlements …

The political and economic changes that occurred at the end of the 1980's have brought
about considerable changes in the territorial structure of post-socialist countries (also in …