Gorbovy, V. I. (2009). Pidvyshchennya konkurentospromozhnosti hirs'kykh terytoriy yak peredumova staloho rozvytku Karpat [Increase of Competitiveness of Mountain Territories As Pre-Condition of Sustenable Development of Carpathians]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 54(4), 246 p. [in Ukrainian].

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The problem of the forming of the single complex approach to the decision of the problem of transborder cooperation through participating of transborder regions in the European programs of cooperation and development is considered. Particular attention is paid to the role of Euroregions, first of all Carpathian Euroregion, in promotion of territorial development by means of getting funds from Programs of transborder cooperation of European Instrument of Partnership and Neighborhood. The present state of national and European support of mountainous territories development is analyzed and the perspectives of the future development of the Carpathians are determined. In particular, the necessity of ratification of the separate operational program of European Union for the territory of the Carpathians, and also elaboration of conception of its program are substantiated.

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transborder cooperation, strategy of development, priority, competitiveness, transnational cooperation, European regions, European integration, local self-government