<p>Although the regional cohesion, i. e. the socio-economical convergence of the East and the West has been one of the EU's <a href="https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/eu-in-brief_en" rel="nofollow noreferrer">main goals</a>, <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277942574_Evidence_for_economic_convergence_in_the_EU_The_analysis_of_past_EU_enlargements" rel="nofollow noreferrer">some economists</a> seem to dispute there's any evidence for them being successful while <a href="https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef19049en.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">others claim</a> it's well on its way.</p>
<p>However, I wasn't able to find any sources that would try to estimate when the point of economic convergence should happen. Have there been any similar analyses?</p>

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The source does not actually claim that it has happened - in fact the source itself shows there is still quite a lot of divergence only it highlights the successes in reducing that divergence
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@1muflon1 You're right, sorry for this misinterpretation, I edited the question. The original link (http://dimiter.eu/Visualizations_files/CEE.html) truly doesn't explicitely advocate convergence has already happened, that was only my interpretation of data showing in some areas, some post-communist states surpassed Southern Europe.
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When is the upward economic convergence in the EU estimated to happen?
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# When is the upward economic convergence in the EU estimated to happen?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-03)

Although the regional cohesion, i. e. the socio-economical convergence of the East and the West has been one of the EU's [main goals](https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/eu-in-brief_en), [some economists](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277942574_Evidence_for_economic_convergence_in_the_EU_The_analysis_of_past_EU_enlargements) seem to dispute there's any evidence for them being successful while [others claim](https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef19049en.pdf) it's well on its way.

However, I wasn't able to find any sources that would try to estimate when the point of economic convergence should happen. Have there been any similar analyses?

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> **username_1**: The source does not actually claim that it has happened - in fact the source itself shows there is still quite a lot of divergence only it highlights the successes in reducing that divergence  
> **username_0**: @username_1 You're right, sorry for this misinterpretation, I edited the question. The original link (http://dimiter.eu/Visualizations_files/CEE.html) truly doesn't explicitely advocate convergence has already happened, that was only my interpretation of data showing in some areas, some post-communist states surpassed Southern Europe.  

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