Cross-border cooperation and neighborhood programs between Romania and Ukraine
Cross-border cooperation and neighborhood programs between Romania and Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The frontiers represent the history’s after-effects. Europe’s diversity is considered a valuable characteristic which should be exploited and promoted. This diversity can be noticed in the social and cultural life of all the countries and regions from Europe. All along Europe’s history these social and cultural systems have led to the formation of some political and administrative structures and also some different political actions. Europe’s people were born and lived their lives in these different social and cultural mediums. So they are not willing to sacrifice their customs just to be in harmony with the rest of Europe, especially if this results in losing the diversity. Despite the freedom of moving all over Europe and the elimination of frontiers, the social and cultural differences (including different structures and administrative systems) will still continue to exist from now on and will face each other at the border. Not a single country within or outside the European Union will try and change their traditional structures, power or competence due to problems around the border area. Moreover, no country will ever be able to totally harmonize their laws with the ones from neighbour countries, and the consequences are going to be felt in a longer period of time: economical, social and juridical problems and the obstacles met along this process of cooperation will affect the people on both sides of the frontier.

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