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

1998-2000年本研究的主要任务是对尤里奥斯进行实地考察。我访问了德国-贝内卢克斯州边界上的所有六个欧洲地区，这是欧洲边境地区联盟(AEBR)56个成员国中最古老的欧洲跨境区域合作机构。我采访了每个尤雷西奥的秘书长，获得了宝贵的信息和材料。此外，我还经常与我的研究伙伴、杜伊斯堡格哈德-墨卡托大学的冈特·海德克教授会面，他被认为是最杰出的国际区域经济学学者之一。特别是去年9月，他作为京都大学的客人在京都停留了一个月。我们可以进行深入的意见和信息交流，这对本研究的进展做出了贡献。作为本研究的结果，现在可以指出以下几点。首先，欧盟自20世纪90年代以来的区域政策目标是边境地区，特别是与国际接轨的计划。其次，每个尤雷西奥都有自己的关切和利益。因此，可以认识到尤雷戈斯之间的某种竞争和竞争。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，EuRegio SaarLorLuxRhein与其他五个EuRegio的异质性表明，一个潜在的以Mosel-Saar河为轴线的原始经济区。

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.