Regional development of Serbia in the process of accession to the European Union

Abstract

Regional development is an important component of the overall economic development of the country. Regionalization of Serbia, as an instruments whose adequate use would contribute to a decrease in interregional differences in development of certain parts, represents a complex task, which is only to some extent finished by adopting bigger territorial parts in Serbia. The paper gives a brief overview of the features of the previous policy of regional development of Serbia as well as view the introduction of a new concept of regional development models and statistical regionalization of Serbia towards the EU. The aim of this paper is to point out the necessity of improving the regional policy of Serbia, highlighting the importance of the role of state institutions in the total flows and balanced regional development and suggesting future activities of the relevant institutions with respect to experiences and examples of good practice in European countries.

Keywords

• regional policy
• region
• european union