The Role and Rise of European Cross-Border Entities

Lange, Emily; Pires, Iva

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74887-0_8

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“…The European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) is another critical tool for enhancing cooperation with neighbouring countries. While not exclusive to the EU, the ENI promotes stability, prosperity, and good governance in partner countries (Lange and Pires 2018). By investing in economic development, social progress, and infrastructure projects in these regions, the EU aims to create a more integrated and secure neighbourhood.…”

Section: Cross-border Cooperation In the Eumentioning

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Territorial Cooperation and Cross-Border Development: The Portuguese Dynamics

Chamusca

2024

Social Sciences

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This paper explores the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation programmes between Spain and Portugal, focusing on their impact and outcomes in Portuguese regions. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of the programmes, the study examines the socio-economic dynamics in border regions, including job creation, population trends, and investment patterns. The research employs a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative data analysis. We argue that the cross-border territorial cooperation between Spain and Portugal has played a significant role in fostering regional development and addressing common challenges. While the concerted efforts have shown positive results in terms of economic growth and employment, they have not been sufficient to reverse the regressive demographic trends. Thus, it is essential to strengthen cooperation mechanisms, invest in human capital, and foster innovation so that the two countries can work together to create sustainable and inclusive development across their shared border regions.

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Territorial Cooperation and Cross-Border Development: The Portuguese Dynamics

Chamusca

2024

Social Sciences

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“…(Lundén 2018, 98) From a political and institutional perspective, the border issue in Europe has increasingly come to represent specific cases of regionalisation within the European territory (Scott 2009), mainly since the EU began financing cross-border co-operation processes in the early 1990s (Medeiros 2018;Reitel et al 2018). Crucially, since then, hundreds of cross-border entities and structures have emerged within the European territory, including the 'Euroregions', 'binational cities', and 'Eurocities' (Lange & Pires 2018) and, more recently, the European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs) (Evrard & Engl 2018). Sohn & Licheron (2015) define borders in four ways: borders as barriers, borders as interfaces, borders as markers of difference, and borders as symbols.…”

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The importance of Swedish–Norwegian border residents’ perspectives for bottom-up cross-border planning strategies

Braunerhielm

Olsson

Medeiros

2019

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography

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There is political interest in Sweden's proximity to Norway, which is reflected in the regional policy focusing on developing business needs. As such, proximity at the regional level is simply expected to generate economic growth. The authors propose a holistic approach to spatial planning in a Swedish-Norwegian border region in place of the simplistic economic perspective. The aim of the article is to highlight the importance of adopting a bottom-up cross-border planning perspective that is based on the perceptions of the border region residents by showing that the proximity of Norway is important to communities in Värmland Province, on the border with Norway, in a different way from how regional authorities and policymakers perceive it. The authors used a qualitative method in their study. They found that residents were more interested in the individual, social, and cultural opportunities of the border, while authorities stressed traditional growth strategies. In conclusion, the authors recommend that policymakers should implement a bottom-up cross-border planning strategy (CBPS) in Värmland that includes the residents' perspective, as a reinforcement of place-based policy approaches. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Cross-Territorial Governance via EGTCs for Territorial Cohesion

Ocskay

Scott

2023

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The Role and Rise of European Cross-Border Entities

Cited by 8 publications

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Territorial Cooperation and Cross-Border Development: The Portuguese Dynamics

Territorial Cooperation and Cross-Border Development: The Portuguese Dynamics

The importance of Swedish–Norwegian border residents’ perspectives for bottom-up cross-border planning strategies

Cross-Territorial Governance via EGTCs for Territorial Cohesion

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