Fill in the Blanks Fill the gapOnline version Listen to the video about Gross Domestic Product and fill the gap. by José Antonio Rodríguez Barreiro 1 cooperation methodology policy regions goal projects GDP economic measurement economic In the long term , one of the EU is the , social and infrastructural alignment of all regions , thus improving the lives of all Europeans . The economic prosperity is measured by the GDP . However , it is not very meaningful , because it only considers Member States as a whole . For an effective structural policy , it is important that calculations concerning to the economic strength of Europe are regarded as a sum of calculations of the economic strength of many regions . Instead of focusing the of the States , more detailed geographical areas are considered . Therefore , the EU countries have to publish the data for their own , which must be collected in the same manner . By harmonizing the , the data and , thus , the regions are compareable . The result is the regional GDP of all regions . Measures of , which are also promoted and supported , are recommended to regions of different economic strength . On the basis of regional data , EU leaders and regional managers can practice an efficient regional policy in close . For this purpose , the EU provides various Structural Funds . And the results speak for themselves . They include : 600 , 000 new jobs 78 , 000 supported start - ups and 26 , 000 road kilometers Funded can also be found in your region , maybe even right outside your door !
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