The EU regional policy has been an ongoing concern of both the Member States and the\r\ncandidate countries for accession. Its economic, social and territorial cohesion principles have\r\nbeen developed to sustain the stability and development of European integration. The Romania\r\nhas established in 1998 its own regions of development, opening the gate to the\r\nimplementation of regional development policies. Six regions of Romania, exactly the whole\r\ncountry, excepting the Bucharest Ilfov Region and West Region of development, are ranked\r\namong the 20 poorest EU regions, located in four countries of Central and Eastern Europe -\r\nBulgaria, Romania, Poland and Hungary, which joined the EU in the last two enlargements. For\r\nRomania, reducing territorial disparities and achieving a balance between economic and social\r\ndevelopment levels of its regions is therefore a matter of utmost importance. This aspect has to\r\nbe considered related with the new European Union�s multi-faceted approach, which seems to\r\nreplace its traditional mechanisms based on regional redistribution policies and programs. This\r\npaper analyses the existing situation at the regional level in Romania, with particular reference\r\nto one of its poorest regions, which require the highest socio-economic development support:\r\nthe North East Region.
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