STATISTIČKE METODE REGIONALIZACIJE I PRAVNI OKVIR PREKOGRANIČNE EKONOMSKE SARADNjE U EVROPI

Nešković Slobodan (Факултет за економију и инжењерски менаџмент, Универзитет Привредна академија у Новом Саду), slobneskovic@gmail.com

The main characteristics of regionalisation as process differ from country to country, mainly with differences in political, social, economical, cultural, historical differentness. Region is geographical area with political and social characteristics, while regionalisation consists of vast crosstate political activities. Activities in regionalisation process are funded from Structural and Cohesion fund. Political integration in EU is organized with subsidiary and proportionality principle. The European Union in 1997 through its Statistical Office (EUROSTAT) agreed on the introduction of NUTS territorial system in order to provide a statistical framework system. Euro regions are cross-border structures for cooperation between local and regional governments to promote common interests and improving the living standards of Inhabitants.

Ključne reči: Regionalisation, statistical method, law framework, cross border cooperation, regional initiative, cross border region, cooperation instruments, euro region