Euroregion Śląsk Cieszyński jako przykŁad współpracy transgranicznej ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem lat 2007-2013
Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion as an Example of Cross-Border Cooperation with Particular Reference to Period 2007-2013

Summary/Abstract: The article is focused on the cooperation within the Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia. It is an interesting area for research because of the difficult history of the region, including military confrontations over territory of Cieszyn Silesia. Towns Cieszyn and Český Těšín (Czech Cieszyn) are divided by a border on the Olza River and still are a significant symbol of the region. The aim of the article is to analyse cross-border cooperation between Poland and Czech Republic in the Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia. First hypothesis of the article says that cooperation has been developing systematically since the accession of Poland and Czech Republic to the European Union and it is primarily based on the European Funds. It is also said that historical and cultural determinants have negative impact on the cooperation development. First and foremost, to verify hypotheses mentioned above, there have been used official data published by the administrators of the projects that were implemented in the Euroregion Cieszyn Silesia.

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