Catalan cross-border spaces in the context of Europe

Authors

  • Jaume Feliu Torrent Universitat de Girona
  • Javier Martín Uceda Universitat de Girona
  • Rafael Giménez Capdevila Societat Catalana de Geografia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2436/20.3000.02.71

Keywords:

Catalunya, política regional comunitària, regió fronterera, transport terrestre, cooperació transfronterera

Abstract

Cross-border cooperation is one of the instruments used to further European integration, and this is why EU institutions encourage it. Its goal is to promote the creation of functional spaces that are capable of weakening the negative aspects of border effects. A comparison of cross-border integration in diferent border areas around Europe reveals the weakness of the Catalan space, given that there are no integrated job markets and few everyday spaces (cross-border bassins de vie or living/working areas) in this Catalan Cross-border Space. This article addresses three key issues in cross-border cooperation in the Catalan space. The first is about cross-border cooperation spaces in Catalonia within the context of Europe, the second analyses Interreg projects and projects by stakeholders in the Catalan Cross-border Space, and the third highlights the importance of physical connections, which are the foundation of all cooperation.

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Published

2024-01-08

Issue

No. 13 (2023)

Section

Dossier

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