Dr. Rafal Riedel

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• Dr. Rafal Riedel
• EU Cohesion after the Enlargement
• a view from Central Europe
• Miami (Florida) - January 2008

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Central Europe ?

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Central Europe ?

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GDP per capita PPS

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GDP per capita PPS in relation to EU 25

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GDP per capita PPS

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GDP per capita PPS

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Expenditures

• 195 billion Euro for the period 200006
• 347 billion Euros for the period 200713

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Expenditures

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Expenditures

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Expenditures

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Expenditures

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RULES

• principles - implementation of cohesion policy
• programming
• concentration
• additionality
• partnership
• (Bachtler, Mendez, 2007 537)

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EVALUATION METHODS

• indicators for the evaluation
•        Relevance.
•     Quantification.
•         Reliability.
•         Availability.

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social cohesion operationalised as generalized
interpersonal trust between EU nationalities

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• Thank you for your attention !!!
• Dr. Rafal Riedel
• riedelr_at_wp.pl