Changing processes in today’s society have led to a new dynamic of adaptation to present conditions of the specific elements of social, economic and civic. Starting from the premise that social and economic development at the regional level is more efficient and realistic than the national average, since the creation of the European Community worries arose and also the regional development policies to combat them. The objective of the paper is to analyze the regional policies, programmes related to this matter, financial instruments and the results of them in the European Union economies.