The European Union Structural Funds and their application in tourism.

The focus of the thesis is the issue of the European Union Structural Funds and their application in tourism. Specifically, the application of the Structural Funds is examined by the analysis of the "Regional Operational Programme Střední Čechy 2007-13". The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is devoted to regional policy and the Structural Funds as an instrument for its implementation. The following chapters focus on tourism and the implementation of the Structural Funds in the Czech Republic in particular. The core of the thesis consists of chapters four and five. In these chapters "Regional Operational Programme Střední Čechy" is analyzed. The analysis explores the evaluation of the focus of support from the programme, its financial aspects and the categorization of projects supported