The Role of the “DebOra” Cross-Border Eurometropolis in the Hungarian-Romanian CBC Relations A Case Study of Shopping Tourism in Debrecen and Oradea
The Role of the “DebOra” Cross-Border Eurometropolis in the Hungarian-Romanian CBC Relations A Case Study of Shopping Tourism in Debrecen and Oradea

Summary/Abstract: The role of borders among the member states of the European Union, including Hungary and Romania, has considerably changed in recent years. Euroregional institutions, such as euroregions and eurometropolises, have successfully transformed dividing borders into connective borders. Cross-border cooperation has become one of the major goals of neighbouring borderlands. One of the most important cross-border activities, shopping tourism, can serve as a significant driving force behind the cooperation of regions or cities. Using an empirical case study approach, this paper introduces the significance of cross-border shopping tourism in creating the eurometropolis of two neighbouring cities, Debrecen and Oradea, along the Hungarian-Romanian border. The paper concludes that the majority of foreign customers in Debrecen and Oradea come from neighbouring areas, so the cooperation of the two cities should be deepened further, in order to better exploit the mutual benefits.

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