The European Union stands out as one of the regions of the world that has most explicitly and deliberately attempted to reduce regional disparities within its membership. How effective this effort has been is a matter of open debate. The current enlargement of the European Union (EU) to less affluent new members gives rise to a fresh set of questions: How can the cohesion objective best be advanced in a context where initial income disparities will now be greater? Will the accession process cause the income of the poorer regions to converge towards EU standards or, to the contrary, will...
The European Union stands out as one of the regions of the world that has most explicitly and deliberately attempted to reduce regional disparities wi...
Two brothers were raised on a remote farm, their identity hidden and their nobility claim unknown to them. The day they discovered who their true parents were, a barbarian horde abruptly pillaged their farmhouse. The brothers miraculously escaped, but in opposite directions and unaware of each other's survival. The younger brother reached the capital Byzantium hoping for the Emperor's support, only to find out that in seventh century Europe his titles could only be defended with the sword. The older brother was rescued by Cimbrians, a mountain community that sheltered him from the...
Two brothers were raised on a remote farm, their identity hidden and their nobility claim unknown to them. The day they discovered who their true p...
