Spatial planning in the European Union and the Russian Federation
... following principles are considered and compared for both territories: 1) promotion of territorial cohesion through a more balanced social and economic development of regions and improved competitiveness; 2) encouragement of development generated by urban functions and improvement of the relationship between the town and countryside; 3) promotion of more balanced accessibility; 4) development of access to information and knowledge; 5) reduction of environmental damage; 6) enhancement and protection of ...
A spatial study of networking in the Vistula Lagoon region using geoinformation systems
... cooperation as well as the fact that it involves a significant number of independent agents. We believe that one of the important tools of research on network cooperation is regional integral geoinformation systems (GIS). Modern GIS are successfully used in related fields, such as environmental and climate studies, geology, urban studies, and serve as rather efficient tools of analysing spatial objects and phenomena. One of such systems has been developed and is successfully functioning at the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, which makes it possible to use it in studying network cooperation in the framework of crossborder development with the involvement of Kaliningrad municipalities. The key objective set by the ...
Construction of transport and energy networks in the Baltic region as an impetus for regional development
In light of some new aspects of the EU functioning, particularly, the recovery from the 2008-2009 global crisis, transportation and energy development projects are coming to the forefront in the Baltic region. At the same time, there is a need to consider EU’s recent adoption of a common ...
The concepts of enclave and exclave and their use in the political and geographical characteristic of the Kaliningrad region
This article focuses on the genesis of and correlation between the related concepts of enclave and exclave and the scope of their use in different sciences, fields of knowledge, and everyday speech.... ... The article introduces the concept of dividing states and stresses the need to take their interests into account to ensure the functioning of the Russian exclave. The author substantiates the thesis that the Russian region is an enclave of the European ...
Clusters in the institutional perspective: on the theory and methodology of local socioeconomic development
... to the problem of cluster identification and emphasises the major role of institutional dimension in the identification (and functioning) of clusters, especially in comparison to cluster formation theory based on the technological connection of adjacent ... ... competition for innovative rent. The article outlines the methodology for cluster studies, which makes it possible to consider such relatively new to the regional science phenomena as innovative and “transborder” clusters.
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The formation of the political elite in Lithuania at the turn of the 1980s—1990s: the role of “moral politicians”
... trends, the identification of power centres and the character of intra-elite interaction, and a profound understanding of the functioning of Lithuanian political system in general will allow Russia to formulate a more efficient policy towards the Baltic ... ... Anatomija rossijskoj elity [Anatomy of the Russian elite], Мoscow.
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A unified and harmonised European law and its impact on third countries
... both areas of law. Such unification will not only facilitate legal relations within the European Union but also enhance legal relations with third countries.
1. Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters,... ... consolidated version, 1998, OJ C, no 27, p. 34.
3. Treaty on European Union, 2010, OJ C, no 83, vol. 53, p. 13.
4. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 2010, OJ C, no 83, vol. 53, p. 47.
5. Commission Regulation (EC) N 1020/2000 of 15 May 2000,...