The Barriers to and Directions of Cross-Border Cooperation in the Northern Part of the Polish-German Borderland
The Barriers to and Directions of Cross-Border Cooperation in the Northern Part of the Polish-German Borderland

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to identify the barriers to the cross-border cooperation in the northern part of the Polish-German border land at the threshold of the new programming period 2014–2020. Territorially, the research covers:West Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Polish side, and two lands on the German side – Mecklenburg-Vorpommernand Brandenburg. Based on the analysis of the literature and the strategic documents, as well as on the paper and pencil interviews carried out by the author, an attempt is made herein to indicate the largest barriers. Also, the article points to the directions of the cross-border cooperation within the area concerned in the period 2014–2020 that are derived from the Cooperation Programme Interreg VA.

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