XXIV. mezinárodní kolokvium o regionálních vědách. Sborník příspěvků

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Opportunities and obstacles of EU cross-border cooperation: Current state and future perspectives

Eva Poledníková, Jaroslav Koutský
Rok vydání: 2021

https://doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-9896-2021-55
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Abstrakt

After more than 30 years of Interreg programmes implementation, citizens and local stakeholders keep facing persistent challenges on the European border land when interacting across the border. Objective of the paper is to provide an overview of opportunities and obstacles of cross-border cooperation and analyze the future perspectives and challenges of cross border regions’ development in the EU. Paper also reacts on the actual Covid-19 pandemic situation where borders in the EU are again under subject of attention. Based on the EU cross-border survey 2020, these challenges are especially of language, legal and administrative nature. To reduce undue complications in carrying out certain activities across internal EU borders, especially in the fields of services, EU regional authorities support the adoption of common mechanism and strategies as Border Focal Point or European Cross-Border Mechanism. In the next months, cross-border regions will face to challenges of economic and social recovery after the limitation of cross-border activities related to coronavirus restrictions.

Klíčová slova

cross-border cooperation, EU, Interreg, obstacles, regions

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