INTRODUCTION Regional Policy is one of the most controversial areas of European Union’s communal programs. The aim of “economic and social cohesion” – as in the Treaty of European Union it is referred to – has been to bring the lagging regions closer to the average level of EU’s economic performance. It is always difficult to appraise the achievements of any incentive scheme since it can be compared to nothing. We must make assumptions about …showed first 75 words of 2528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2528 total…Member State Objective 1 Transitional support under Objective 1 Objective 2 Former Objectives 2 and 5b Objective 3 Total B 0 625 368 65 737 1795 DK 0 0 156 27 365 548 D 19 929 729 2 984 526 4 581 28 049 EL 20 961 0 0 0 0 20 961 E 37 744 352 2 553 98 2 140 42 887 F 3 254 551 5 437 613 4 540 14 395 IRL 1 315 1 773 0 0 0 3 088 I 21 935 187 2 145 377 3 744 28 388 L 0 0 34 6 38 78 NL 0 123 676 119 1 686 2 604 A 261 0 578 102 528 1 469 P 16 124 2 905 0 0 0 19 029 FIN 913 0 459 30 403 1 805 S 722 0 354 52 720 1 848 UK 5 085 1 166 3 989 706 4 568 15 514 EUR 15 127 543 8 411 19 733 2 721 24 050 182 458 APPENDIX 3 (2000-2006) Member States Population under Objective 1in millions of inhabitants Member States Population under Objective 2in millions of inhabitants DE 14.153 B 1.269 GR 10.476 DK 0.538 ES 23.219 D 10.296 FR 1.644 E 8.809 IRE 965 F 18.768 IT 19.302 I 7.402 AT 275 L 0.118 PT 6.616 NL 2.333 FI 1.076 A 1.995 SVE 452 FIN 1.582 UK 5.079 S 1.223 UK 13.36 EUR 15 83.258 EUR-15 68.170