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European Territorial CooperationThe Rise of Macro-Regions in Europe

European Territorial Cooperation: The Rise of Macro-Regions in Europe [The term “macro-region” is a political construct, mainly discussed in EU policy documents. The definition of a macro-regionMacro regions is deliberately vague and fuzzy, allowing for a diverse set up of governance arrangements and topics to be addressed. We identify three main trajectories of the rise of macro-regions in Europe: the development of European integration and an increasing focus on Cohesion and Regional policies; the changed geopolitical situation following European enlargements in 2004 and 2007; and the pre-existence of different forms of cooperation within these perimeters. Macro-regional cooperation has not initially generated new EU institutions, new EU legislation or new EU funding, but despite or maybe because of these constraints, macro-regions have attained considerable political commitment. A committee of representatives of the partner countries steers the overall progress of the macro-regions and acts as the decision-making body to guide their general direction. The potential avenues for the future of macro-regions are not clear.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

European Territorial CooperationThe Rise of Macro-Regions in Europe

Part of the The Urban Book Series Book Series
Editors: Medeiros, Eduardo
Sielker, Franziska; Rauhut, Daniel
European Territorial Cooperation — Apr 1, 2018
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. Corrected Publication 2018
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978-3-319-74886-3
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153 –169
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-74887-0_9
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Abstract

[The term “macro-region” is a political construct, mainly discussed in EU policy documents. The definition of a macro-regionMacro regions is deliberately vague and fuzzy, allowing for a diverse set up of governance arrangements and topics to be addressed. We identify three main trajectories of the rise of macro-regions in Europe: the development of European integration and an increasing focus on Cohesion and Regional policies; the changed geopolitical situation following European enlargements in 2004 and 2007; and the pre-existence of different forms of cooperation within these perimeters. Macro-regional cooperation has not initially generated new EU institutions, new EU legislation or new EU funding, but despite or maybe because of these constraints, macro-regions have attained considerable political commitment. A committee of representatives of the partner countries steers the overall progress of the macro-regions and acts as the decision-making body to guide their general direction. The potential avenues for the future of macro-regions are not clear.]

Published: Apr 1, 2018

Keywords: EU Macro-regions; European Union Cohesion Policy; Transnational Cooperation; Territorial Cooperation; Territorial Governance

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