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

1998-2000年的主要研究任务是对Euregios的实地考察。我访问了位于德国-贝内卢克斯州边界的所有六个Euregios，这是欧洲边境地区协会56个成员国中最古老的跨境区域合作机构。我采访了各欧区的秘书长，获得了宝贵的信息和资料。此外，我还经常与我的研究伙伴、德国格哈德-墨卡托大学（Gerhard-Mercator University）杜伊斯堡的Gunter Heiduk教授见面，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。我们可以进行密集的意见和信息交流，这有助于本研究的进展。作为本研究的结果，现在可以指出以下几点。首先，欧盟的区域政策自20世纪90年代以来一直以边境地区为目标，特别是INTERREG-Programs。其次，每个Euregio都有自己的关注和兴趣。因此，Euregios之间的某种竞争和竞争可以被承认。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，萨尔-卢森堡-莱茵欧区与其他五个欧区相比的异质性表明了一个潜在的原始经济区，其河流轴线为摩泽尔-萨尔。

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.