Analysis of the Process of Regionalisation and Regional Socio-Economic Development in the Republic of Bulgaria
Analysis of the Process of Regionalisation and Regional Socio-Economic Development in the Republic of Bulgaria

Author(s): Krassimira Zagorova
Subject(s): Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: European Union; Territorial units; Republic of Bulgaria; Planning regions; Gross domestic product; Socio-economic development
Summary/Abstract: Users of European statistical data have expressed their objective need for harmonization of the statistical methods and approaches in order to enable the provision of comparable analytical data for the entire European Union (EU). With the accession of Bulgaria as an EU member country, the systematization of the country’s regions is implemented on the basis of the adopted thresholds for territorial classification of the European Union, by introducing a three-level regionalization (zoning), in agreement with the criteria of the territorial units NUTS level 1, NUTS level 2 and NUTS level 3. From this perspective, the paper focuses exclusively on key economic indicators at NUTS level 2 on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, more particularly on the gross domestic product per capita, employment and unemployment rates, level of socioeconomic activities by country’s regions, and reveals, in conclusion, the pronounced imbalances in the development of individual regions.

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