Vol.2, No 1, 2003 pp. 1 - 8
UDC 339.92(4-12)
REGIONAL COOPERATION IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
Nataša Golubović1, Srdjan Golubović2
1Faculty of Economics, University of
Niš, 18000 Niš, Serbia and Montenegro
2Faculty of Law, University of Niš,
18000 Niš, Serbia and Montenegro
Among the countries of Southeastern Europe, despite the geographical proximity,
there is a very low level of economic integration. Since the economic status
of these countries is very poor, a revival of regional economic cooperation
through intensification of trade, realization of regional investment projects
and greater inflow of FDI, could foster economic growth in these countries.
This would reduce the income gap in relation to those countries which will
join EU earlier, and create conditions for a faster integration of Southeastern
Europe with the EU. In this paper we shall analyze the existing level of
economic integration of Southeastern Europe and try to argue why economic
cooperation should be actively encouraged.
REGIONALNA SARADNJA U JUGOISTOČNOJ EVROPI
Izmedju zemalja Jugoistočne Evrope, uprkos geografskoj bliskosti, postoji
nizak stepen ekonomske integrisanosti. Imajući u vidu slabe ekonomske performanse
ovih zemalja, jačanje regionalne ekonomske saradnje kroz podsticanje medjusobne
razmene, realizaciju regionalnih investicionih projekata i veći priliv
SDI, može da podstakne brži privredni rast u ovim zemljama. Time bi se
smanjio jaz u dohotku u odnosu na zemlje koje će ranije pristupiti EU i
stvorili preduslovi za bržu integraciju zemalja JIE u EU. U radu ćemo najpre
analizirati stepen ekonomske integrisanosti regiona Jugoistočne Evrope
u dosadašnjem periodu, a zatim pokušati da argumentujemo neophodnost jačanja
ekonomske saradnje medju zemljama ovog regiona.
