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Transfrontier cooperation and the borders in the European Union

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Abstract

In Europe, many local authorities have been strengthening their cross-border links in response to the restructuring of national frontiers. This chapter examines three examples of transfrontier cooperation involving UK and French local authorities with very different administrative, political, economic and geographical characteristics, but each has sea borders with its cooperative authority. The Interreg programme provides European Union (EU) funding, in locations agreed by the European Commission, and for cross-border initiatives. Cross-border cooperative networks were designed mainly for the exchange of knowledge and information, but a growing number were developed either to increase resources mainly via EU programmes, or to synchronise policy implementation. Cooperation and networks have implications for local and urban autonomy. The emergence of cross-border initiatives raises important theoretical issues for the study of intergovernmental relations and central-local relations. Network economies and information exchange are perceived to be the main benefits of the Euroregion.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 21/08/1998

Publication status

Published - 21/08/1998

Place of publication

London

Edition

1st Edition

Publisher

Ashgate Publishing

ISBN (Print)

9781840143638

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625208

Host publication title

Vanishing Borders: The New International Order of the 21st Century

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