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Cross-border cooperation as a factor of tourism development in Poland's border areas Cover

Cross-border cooperation as a factor of tourism development in Poland's border areas

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|Jan 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Research conceptSource: own study
Research conceptSource: own study

Figure 2.

Cross-border cooperation programmes on the borders of the Republic of Poland in the 2014–2020 periodSource: own study based on the internet sites of the cross-border cooperation programmes
Cross-border cooperation programmes on the borders of the Republic of Poland in the 2014–2020 periodSource: own study based on the internet sites of the cross-border cooperation programmes

Figure 3.

Development of cross-border cooperation organisations in PolandSource: own study
Development of cross-border cooperation organisations in PolandSource: own study

Figure 4.

Euroregions on Polish bordersSource: own study
Euroregions on Polish bordersSource: own study

Figure 5.

European Groupings of Territorial CooperationSource: own study
European Groupings of Territorial CooperationSource: own study

Figure 6.

Logos of selected cross-border cooperation projectsSource: websites of cross-border cooperation projects
Logos of selected cross-border cooperation projectsSource: websites of cross-border cooperation projects

Tourist projects and partners participating in tourist projects

No.ProgrammeNumber of projectsNumber of tourism projectsNumber of partnersNumber of partners in tourism projects
1.South Baltic9020315106
2.Lithuania–Poland1323418964
3.Poland–Russia3177824
4.Poland–Belarus–Ukraine15745333104
5.Poland–Slovakia782714945
6.Czech Republic–Poland19473375155
7.Poland–Saxony621111535
8.Brandenburgia–Poland72136313
9.Meckl–Vorpom.–Branden.–PL62119622
TOTAL8782411713568

Issues related to tourism in the activities of territorial cooperation organisations

No.EuroregionTourism in statutesStrategies & programmesPromotion on websiteTourist projects financed by EU funds
1.Euroregion Bałtyk+++
2.Euroregion Niemen+++
3.Euroregion Puszcza Białowieska++/−+
4.Euroregion Bug+++
5.Euroregion Karpacki++++
6.Euroregion Roztocze++
7.Euroregion Tatry++++
8.Euroregion Beskidy++++
9.Euroregion Śląsk Cieszyński++++
10.Euroregion Silesia++++
11.Euroregion Pradziad++++
12.Euroregion Glacensis++++
13.Euroregion Nysa++++
14.Euroregion Sprewa Nysa Bóbr++++
15.Euroregion Pro Europa Viadrina++++
16.Euroregion Pomerania++++
17.EGTC Tritia++++
18.EGTC Tatry++++
19.EGTC CETC+
20.EGTC Novum+++
21.EGTC Geopark Muskau Arch++
22.EGTC Niemen+
23.CFA Jatvingia+

Examples of cross-border cooperation projects in the field of tourism

No.AreaProgrammeTitle of projectBudget [EUR]Coordinator
1.Development of joint tourism productsNTERREG PL-CZ 2014–2020Castles and Chateaux Connect Us268 499Eastern Bohemia Destination Company
2.Brand creationNTERREG PL-CZ 2014–2020Cross-border Tourism Brand “Beskidy”59 825Association Region “Beskidy”
3.Construction of tourist infrastructureNTERREG PL-CZ 2014–2020Singletrack Glacensis1 553 353Region Orlicko–Třebovsko
4.Joint training and exchange of staffINTERREG South Baltic 2014–2020JOHANNA1 631 250Hanseatic and University City of Rostock
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2025-0037 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2025
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Accepted on: Jun 3, 2025
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Published on: Jan 10, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Tomasz Studzieniecki, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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