Vol 1, No 2 (2013)
Quality Infrastructures Improve the Economies of Balkans and Eastern European Countries
Vasileios Mavroeidis, Evangelos Vardakas
Abstract
The development of a common market for goods and services including a pan-European integrated industrial, technological and trade policy has represented the main challenge at the European Union level in the last years. In particular emphasis is given to Eastern European Countries (EEC) and Western Balkans which represent the Enhanced European Economic Area. European authorities have identified that in order to deepen the European integration process, and thus provide the full benefit of it to the European citizens, the integration of the goods and services sectors must be accompanied by an integration of the industrial sector by the development of certain Quality Infrastructures. Although certain infrastructures have developed in EU-28 countries, there is a challenge of the integration to EEC and W. Balkans systems and how this has influenced the economies and competitiveness of these economic areas. In this context and considering the fast growth and development of the industrial sectors from the new member states it appears reasonable to investigate which have been the main achievements in the integration process made by these sectors and also the futures challenges that may prevent the deepening of this process. Thus, the aim of our research is to analyse the progresses made so far in the integration process of the new member states industrial sectors from Quality infrastructures point of view while also underling the main challenges that prevent the deepening of this process.
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Keywords
Quality Infrastructures; Standardization; Innovation; sustainable development; EuropeAid program; EEC & W. Balkans.
Publication information
Volume 1, Issue 2
Year of Publication: 2013
ISSN: 1857 - 8721
Publisher: EDNOTERA
How to cite
Mavroeidis V., Vardakas E.: Quality Infrastructures Improve the Economies of Balkans and Eastern European Countries. Journal of Applied Economics and Business, Vol 1, No. 2, 35-45. (2013)