Ragional Policy of Goctegrated Europe and Euregios of the Rhine-River

1998-2000年，本研究的主要任务是对欧洲地区进行实地考察。我访问了德国-比荷卢边境的所有六个欧洲地区，这些地区是欧洲边境地区协会（AEBR） 56个成员国中最古老的欧洲跨境区域合作机构。我采访了欧盟各地区秘书长，获得了宝贵的信息和资料。同时也可以搜集到欧盟区域政策方面的资料。此外，我经常见到我的研究伙伴，德国杜伊斯堡格哈德-墨卡托大学的gunter Heiduk教授，他被认为是国际区域经济学领域最杰出的学者之一。特别是去年9月，他作为京都大学的客人在京都呆了一个月。我们可以进行广泛的意见和信息交流，这有助于本研究的进展。作为这项研究的结果，现在可以指出以下几点。首先，自20世纪90年代以来，欧盟的区域政策目标是边境地区，特别是INTERREG-Programs。其次，每个欧洲地区都有自己的关切和利益。因此，欧洲地区之间存在一定的竞争和对抗。原始经济区的概念有助于有效地解释这种复杂的情况。第三，与其他5个欧盟大区相比，欧盟大区萨尔和luxrhein的异质性表明，在摩泽尔-萨尔的河流轴线上存在潜在的原始经济区。

The main task of this research from 1998-2000 was fieldwork of Euregios. I visited all six Euregios on the Germany-Beneluxstates borders which are the oldest institutions for cross-border regional cooperation in Europe among 56 members of Association of European Border Regions (AEBR). I interviewed secretary-general of each Euregio and got precious information and material. Meanwhile I could also gather material over the regional policy of EU.Furthermore I met often my research partner, Prof.Gunter Heiduk of Gerhard-Mercator University Duisburg, who is regarded as one of the most distinguished scholars of international regional economics. Especially in last September he stayed in Kyoto a month as guest of Kyoto University. We could make intensively opinion and information exchange which contributed to progress of this reseach.As results of this research the followings can now be pointed out. First, the regional policy of EU targets since 1990s border regions, especially with INTERREG-Programs. Secondly, each Euregio has own concern and interest. Therefore a certain competiton and rivalry between Euregios can be recognized. The concept of Proto-Economic Area is useful to explain efficiently such complicated situation.Thirdly, the heterogeneity of EuRegio SaarLorLuxRhein compared with other five Euregios suggests a latent Proto-Economic Area with the river axis of Mosel-Saar.