The administrative division of Poland and the prospects of the transborder co-operation
Abstract
The transborder co-operation, which has existed in the Western Europe since the
1950s, developed in Poland after the year 1990. After ten years, some euroregions came
into existence nearly on the all length of the Polish borders. The transborder co-operation
is just being planned or developed in the regions. Generally, the co-operation with
different regions lying on the other side of the country's border is established in the
reason of some local societies. But in the last ten years, since the first euroregion was
created, some clear trends of its development can be indicated. After introducing the new
administrative system in 1999, the communal and provincial competencies have changed,
new territorial structures - the districts were introduced and the number of provinces was
reduced. Considering the territorial administration changes and the institutionalisation of
the transborder co-operation, the country's administrative division will influence the
development of economic, ecological and transport connections now existing or in
potential euroregions. Therefore, it is important to know in what rate the new administrative
structure has adopted the area and its economical potential of the provinces to the
co-operation and competitions with similar regions bordering with Poland. Estimation of
the today's transborder co-operation and the influences of administrative division on the
possibilities of Polish development are also very important.
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