June 21

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

2.A.06

Jarmo Gombos

Abstract: In my study I examine whether selected European regional groupings – the Visegrád Group, the Nordic Council, and the Baltic Assembly – complement each other or are they in competition. I discuss the subject from several perspectives. The first viewpoint is how much the states cooperate in European decision making intra-group, and how well can they achieve their goals on the level of the European Union. The second is what cooperation is between the regional groupings, both in the European Union questions and in other affairs as well. Thirdly, I show some economic convergence and development of the countries in the selected groups, the patterns, the similarities and the differences. Finally, from these approaches I make the conclusion in what dimensions the groupings complement one another and in what they compete and taking everything into consideration what is more characteristic to their relationship, being complementary or competing.

Disciplines: Political Science
Economics

Substantive Tags: Comparative Political Institutions, Eastern Europe, European Union and Integration, Northern Europe

Research Networks: None of the Above

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