Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) between the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation and Polish Neighboring Regions in the Years 1991–2020: A Program Approach
- Institution: University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- Institution: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
- Year of publication: 2022
- Source: Show
- Pages: 84-106
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/athena.2022.76.05
- PDF: apsp/76/apsp7605.pdf
The article analyzes the development of cooperation between Russia’s Kaliningrad region and Poland’s northeastern voivodeships in 1991–2020. The authors conduct a brief historical analysis of regional sphere of international relations. This study compares two periods of introduction of programs aimed at the development of Polish- Russian CBC: years 1991–2014, and years 2014– 2020. The conducted analysis proved that CBC support programs are one of the important tools for the development of border areas. Importantly, the implementation of the Poland-Russia CBC Program 2014–2020 coincided with the deterioration of political relations: both on the bilateral level of Polish-Russian interstate relations and at the level of the European Union-Russia relations. However, this did not significantly affect the conditions for implementing the program and effective cooperation between local governments and non-governmental organizations.