The background of the paper is at the confluence of two scientific areas: cross-border regions (CB-R) and institutions. In this paper I intend to approach the relation between institutions and cross-border cooperation (CBC) using the institutional and organizational analysis, exploring the role...

The specific goal of this research paper is to identify the main possible areas of intervention in the cross-border regions to induce institutional and social changes, policy embodied, for a better support to economic development and increased capacity of averting or recovering the negative...

The general objective of the wider research this paper is part of is to analyze in a multidisciplinary framework the economic development poles of the Romanian border areas and to identify the ways to building a viable strategy in a cross-border framework. One of the specific objectives is to...

The paper aims to review study cases found in the scientific literature concerning the development of cross-border areas in European Union and its neighbourhood. The introductory part of the paper is drawing few considerations about the cross-border areas. Further we identified in the specific...

Romanian Abstract: Regiunile transfrontaliere, fiind constituite din periferii ale statelor vecine, sunt confluențe de comunități unite de multe ori prin valori comune, relații instituționale, istorie sau cultură dar despărțite uneori de sisteme legislative diferite, abordări și...

The European Neighbourhood Policy is at crossroads meaning that the actual frame of geopolitical movements imposes a new reshaping mainly on the Eastern side caused by the Ukraine issue. The implementation of the ENP through the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument, financial umbrella...

Starting from the definition of the clusters that Michael Porter formulated in 1998 the paper investigates approaches of clusters in practice in different fields and countries inside or outside European Union,captured in the scientific literature. The aim of the investigation is to find the...

The aim of the paper is to establish the future intervention priorities in building a new programme that would target the economic development in the research area. The used methodology included an adapted A’WOT analysis - an initial SWOT analysis and a prioritization of the items through an...

The paper aims at exploring the partnership and cooperation issues in cross-border areas in European Union. The theoretical part of the papers is defining the role of the borders in the framework of the European Union enlarged and it includes a review of forms of cooperation and principles...