Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2019, 65(3):143-149 | DOI: 10.17221/229/2018-AGRICECON

The coherence of common policies of the EU in territorial cohesion: A never-ending discourse? A reviewReview

Ornella Mikuš*,1, Marin Kukoč2, Mateja Jež Rogelj1
1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
2 Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

The measures of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Regional (Cohesion) Policy are aimed at achieving cohesion, i.e. reducing the economic (sectoral), social and territorial disparities at European Union level. The issue of rural areas has become an important part of the CAP measures in Pillar 2. Since the CAP does not have a primarily territorial orientation, it does not contribute to territorial cohesion of rural areas. In a similar vein, regional policy, which is primarily oriented towards territorial development, also failed to give rise to complete, balanced development. Using qualitative analysis, this article summarises references selected on the basis of the authors' experience in policy issues. The types of discourse included on the subject of coherence of common policies are the role of agricultural, rural and regional policy in cohesion and the conflict of cohesion and competitiveness objectives. Modern political and economic efforts of converging competitiveness into the macro concept with spatial implication result in planning and implementation of inappropriate measures and instruments intended to encourage the balanced territorial development of the EU. From this arises a conflict of cohesion and competitiveness, coupled with long-term consequences for the most vulnerable areas.

Keywords: coherence; cohesion; Cohesion Policy; Common Agricultural Policy; competitiveness

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Mikuš O, Kukoč M, Jež Rogelj M. The coherence of common policies of the EU in territorial cohesion: A never-ending discourse? A review. Agric. Econ. - Czech. 2019;65(3):143-149. doi: 10.17221/229/2018-AGRICECON.
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