The South East Europe Programme Area includes 16 countries. For
14 countries the eligible area is the whole territory of the
country, namely for Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia,
Slovenia and Republic of Moldova. In 2 countries only certain
regions are eligible: in Italy these eligible regions are:
Lombardia, Bolzano/Bozen, Trento, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia,
Emilia Romagna, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia
Basilicata, and in Ukraine: Cjermovestka Oblast, Ivano-
Frankiviska Oblast, Zakarpatska Oblast and Odessa Oblast. The
area has been undergoing a fundamental change in economic and
production patterns following the 1990 changes. While some
regions, especially the capital cities, are adapting well to the
new challenges, others are trying to re-orientate themselves.
Significant for the programme area are regional disparities in
terms of economic power, innovation, competitiven