Russian direction in the paradiplomacy of Polish local governments
Russian direction in the paradiplomacy of Polish local governments

Summary/Abstract: Foreign activity (paradiplomacy) of local governments is one of the elements of Polish foreign policy and plays a special, positive role in the process of Polish in-tegration with the European Union. This paper presents the results of the inves-tigations concerning foreign activity of Polish local and regional governments with Russia. In particular, there is intensive cooperation with the Kaliningrad re-gion, the only region bordering Poland and refers to the neighboring provinces of Warmia and Mazury and Pomorskie. Studies have shown, however, that 11 out of the 16 Polish provinces signed agreements with other regions of Russia and only 2 have no cooperation

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