Approaches to Implementation of the EU-Cohesion Policy in the Czech Republic and Germany

Karel Tomšík

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

The bachelor thesis processes the topic concerning approaches to implementation of the EU-Cohesion Policy in the Czech Republic and Germany with a focus on neighbouring regions on the Czech-Saxony border, specifically NUTS 2 regions Severozápad and Chemnitz. The goal of the thesis is to evaluate the importance of the cohesion policy realised in neighbouring regions of two EU member states and its impact on mutual convergence. The bachelor thesis contains a theoretical definition of basic terms related to cohesion policy and an overview of its historical development. The analytical part focuses on comparing and evaluating the financial support realized through the cohesion policy on a broader level of NUTS 1 level and simultaneously in the observed regions of NUTS 2 level. Subsequent analysis follows the development in economic and social sphere of the regions in order to find out, if the application of the policy reports real outcomes. Based on a synthesis of the findings, conclusions are drawn. The conclusions point to the importance of the role of individual states in the implementation of cohesion policy as well as the importance of specific cohesion policy measures bringing the neighbouring regions of two countries closer together.

Keywords

European Union, border regions, subsidies, Cohesion Policy

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 23. 3. 2020

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Pavel Kotyza, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management