Intro
Preface
About the Conference
Contents
About the Editors
The Publicly Declared Customs Union Between Albania and Kosovo (1244 Security Council Resolution)
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework: The Economic and Political Aspect of Regional Trade Agreements
3 Analytical Framework
4 The Publicly Declared Customs Union Between Albania and Kosovo (1244 Security Council Resolution)
4.1 Foreign Policy and Economic Diplomacy: The Political Motives
4.2 Bilateral Economic Relations: The Economic Motives
5 Conclusions
References

Building Resilience Through Cross-Border Cooperation Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine. A Comparative Analysis Between Euroregions "Upper Pruth" and "Lower Danube"
1 Introduction
2 An Overview on Specificities and Differences of Euroregions "Upper Pruth" and "Lower Danube"
3 Obstacles and Risks in Cross-Border Cooperation Within Upper Pruth and Lower Danube Euroregions
4 Opportunities
5 Conclusions
References
David and Goliath: An Investigation Between Greece-Germany Bilateral Trade for Agricultural Products
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review

2.1 Greek Agricultural Sector
2.2 Greece-Germany Trade
2.3 The Gravity Model
3 Data and Methodology
4 Empirical Results
5 Conclusion-Discussion
References
Tourism Destination Development, a Situation Analysis of a Greek Region
1 Introduction
2 Mass Tourism Versus Alternative Tourism
3 A Case Study of Epirus Tourism Destination Development
3.1 Region's Profile
3.2 Tourism in Epirus
3.3 Situation Analysis
3.4 Current Alternative Forms of Tourism in Epirus
3.5 Stakeholders Involved in Region
3.6 Epirus' Vision
3.7 Strategic Direction

4 Concluding Remarks
References
The Core-Periphery Analysis as to Socioeconomic Characteristics: The Case of Ankara
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Discussions on Core-Periphery Approach
3 Core-Periphery Analysis of Socioeconomic Differentiation in Ankara Case
3.1 Methodology
3.2 Descriptive Analyses
3.3 Hierarchical Cluster Analyses
4 Concluding Remarks
References
The Economic Integration Maturity of Romania and Bulgaria
1 Introduction
2 Theory of Integration Maturity
3 Methodology
4 The Economic Integration Maturity of Romania and Bulgaria

4.1 Functioning Market Economy
4.2 Competitiveness
4.3 Convergence
4.4 Macroeconomic Stability
4.5 Financing Ability
5 Conclusions
References
Supranational Class Formation and Concept of Control in Global Economy
1 Introduction
2 Supranationality and Globalization
3 Supranational Capitalist Class
4 From the State to Globalization and Supranational Formations
5 Supranational Capital and Control of Global Economy
6 Supranational Capital and Dissolution of State
7 Conclusion
References
Measuring Global Political Economy
1 Introduction