Samenvatting

Insufficient evaluation of NUTS 2 regions of the European Union based on the GDP per capita in PPS as an indicator determining the accessibility to European Structural Funds has led to introduction a new eligibility criteria of NUTS 2 regions of the European Union with an emphasis on the regions of capital cities of Visegrad Group. Alternative European Regional Development Fund finance allocation for the main target group, Bratislava Self-Governing Region, is presented along with the demarcation of problematic areas for the region of capital cities of the Visegrad Group based on the European Regional Social Progress Index and possible opportunities for improvement.