Teritoriálna kohézia a sektorová koncentrácia v Európskej únii
Territorial Cohesion and Sectoral Concentration in the European Union

Summary/Abstract: It is not surprising that the economic level of the European Union differs not only across Member States but also the regions. The crucial part of the economic activities of the EU is still quite heavily concentrated, both in terms of geography and sector. Nearly half of the GDP is produced in the most advanced regions of the North-Western Europe, where slightly less than a third of the Union's population lives. Sectoral concentration reaches a relatively high level. According to current data of the European Cluster Observatory, more than 2,000 different industry-concentrated clusters operate within the European Union. The goal of this study is to clear up the current trends of regional differentiation and agglomeration (regional clusters) of the European Union. To monitor regional differences in economic level, gross domestic product per capita expressed in purchasing power parity is used as an indicator which is also suitable for international comparisons, since it addresses issues of the effects of price levels and exchange rates. In analysing the clusters, we use the data from the database of the European Cluster Observatory. This electronic database includes comparable data on all 27 Member states of the EU, and concentrates only on those clusters with a high qualitative level.

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