CONCLUSIONS ONREGION PROFILES
General comparison
The partner regions are divergent with respect to:
- economic potential,
- the structure of economy
- the pace of economic development
- GDP per capita
Similarities:
- in most regions agriculture and traditional industries still play major roles
- the most developed regions are Weser-Ems and Upper Austria
- Andalucia and South Aegean have the most resillient tourism sector
- agriculture constitutes a fundamental branch of economy in Lubelskie Region as well as in Andalucia
- despite a comparatively high share of services in GRP of the majority of regions, the non-market services or traditional service profiles (trade and transportation)
enjoy a considerable share as well
Border regions:
- high level of development exists only in Dreenthe and Groningen regions in Holland
- The remaining border regions (in Russia, Ukraine, countries of North Africa) are characterized by:
low level of economic activity low income high unemployment outdated structure of production (inefficient agriculture and heavy
industries) slow modernization processes
Tips for Y4I
1. The wealthy regions (Weser-Ems and Upper Austria) should be a valuable example for the less wealthy regions
2. The diffusion of innovations, including the knowledge and experience, should involve not only the EU regions but also the border regions
3. Concerning the poor business nad innovation culture in many Y4I regions, activities within the framework of the project, may consequently help to generate the influx of external capital
4. The project Y4I activities, targeted at arousing the youth’s interest in innovation issues, should increase activity in sectors of the future, e.g. IT
5. The instruments of innovation proposed by the project Y4I may contribute to the development of the less wealthy regions and to achieve greater social and economic cohesion in the EU
Short summary in numbers
General characteristics of the region
WEGermany
UAAustria
SAEGreece
LUBPoland
ANDSpain
NKFinland
Surfacein km2
15 000 11 980 5 286 25 000 87 300 21 585
Inhabitantsin million
2,4 1,3 0,3 2,191 7,849 0,168
Regional economy
WEGermany
UAAustria
SAEGreece
LUBPoland
ANDSpain
NKFinland
Labour force
1 212 102 571 500 102 500 725 000 NA 61 800
Unemploy-ed
134 782 25 097 NA 156 800 485 300 NA
Unemployment rate
11,1% 4,4% NA 17% 13,8% 14,5%
Regional economy
WEGermany
UAAustria
SAEGreece
LUBPoland
ANDSpain
NKFinland
GDP in total in million euro
55 665 NA 4 930 7 157 NA NA
Share of sectors in GDP
3,4% 2% 7,7% 5,3% 5,5% 8,4%
30,7% 30% 7,4% 18,9% 23% 28%
65,9% 68% 84% 75,8% 71,5% 73,5%
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