In European politics, the term Euroregion usually refers to a transnational co-operation structure between two (or more) contiguous territories located in different European countries. Euroregions represent a specific type of cross-border region.
Scope Euroregions usually do not correspond to any legislative or governmental institution and do not have direct political power. Their work is limited to the competencies of the local and regional authorities which constitute them. They are usually arranged to promote common interests across the border and to cooperate for the common good of the border populations.
Criteria The Association of European Border Regions sets the following criteria for the identification of Euroregions:Council of Europe (date unknown). Local and Regional Democracy and Good Governance Website of the Council of Europe. Retrieved from http://www.coe.int/t/dgap/localdemocracy/Areas_of_Work/Transfrontier_Cooperation/Euroregions/What_is_en.asp.
an association of local and regional authorities on either side of the national border, sometimes with a parliamentary assembly a transfrontier association with a permanent secretariat and a technical and administrative team with its own resources of private law nature, based on non-profit-making associations or foundations on either side of the border in accordance with the respective national law in force of public law nature, based on inter-state agreements, dealing among other things, with the participation of territorial authorities
It is difficult to associate one legal framework with the term "Euroregion", as they operate across country borders and vary widely in their particular forms.
Naming conventions The naming convention for Euroregions is as varied as the forms of the regions themselves. The most common local names for a Euroregion include euregio, euregion, euroregion, eurorégion, euroregión, euroregione, euro-região, , europaregion, euroregiune, grande région, (), regio, conseil, or council.
List of Euroregions The cooperating regions usually have different (local) names in each participating country. The regions are listed in alphabetical order of the corresponding English names. Listed are also the particular participating countries and the year the euroregion was founded.
English name of the euroregionOther local names of the euroregion Participatingcountries Founded Adriatic Ionian Euroregion Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro 2006 Alps–Mediterranean EuroregionEuroregione Alpi MediterraneoEurorégion Alpes-Méditerranée France, Italy 2007 Archipelago (islands) committeeInterreg SaaristoInterreg Skärgården Finland, Sweden 1978 ARKO (Arvika/Kongsvinger) euroregion Norway, Sweden 1978 Nouvelle-Aquitaine–Basque Country–Navarre Euroregion France, Spain 1982 Euroregion Baltic http://euroregionbaltic.euEuroregion BaltijaEuroregion Bałtyk Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden 1998 Euroregion Euromed Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain 2004 Barents Euro-Arctic CouncilBarentsrådet Finland, Norway, Sweden 1993 Bavarian forest - Bohemian Forest / Šumava euroregionEuroregio Bayerischer Wald-Böhmerwald/SumavaEuroregion Šumava-Bavorský les Austria, Czech Republic, Germany 1994 Belasica euroregion Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of North Macedonia 2003 "BENEGO" (Belgisch-Nederlands Grensoverleg = Belgian-Dutch border consultation) Belgium, Netherlands 1980 Benelux-Middengebied Euroregion Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands 1984 Beskydy Mountains euroregionEuroregion BeskidyEuroregión Beskidy Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia 2000 Black Sea EuroregionEuroregiunea Mării Negre Bulgaria, Romania 2008 Białowieża Forest Euroregion Belarus, Poland 2002 Biharia Euroregion Romania, Hungary 2007? Euroregion Bug Poland, Ukraine 1995 Carpathian EuroregionEuroregiunea CarpaticăEuroregion KarpackiKarpatský euroregiónKárpátok eurorégió Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine 1993 Central North committeeMittnordenkommittén Finland, Norway, Sweden 1977 Cieszyn Silesia euroregion Czech Republic, Poland 1998 Cross-channel euroregion (part of the Arc Manche regional network and assembly)Kent & Nord Pas-de-Calais/BelgiumRegion Transmanche Belgium, France, United Kingdom 1991 Danube 21 euroregion Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia 1992 Danube–Drava–Sava Euroregion Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary 1998 Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa EuroregionEuroregiunea Dunăre-Criş-Mureş-TisaDuna-Körös-Maros-Tisza EurorégióEvroregija Dunav-Kriš-Moriš-Tisa Romania, Hungary, Serbia 1997 Dnepr euroregion Ukraine 2003 Euroregion Dniester Ukraine, Moldova 2012 Dobrava euroregion Czech Republic, Poland 2001 Donbas Euroregion Ukraine 2010 Drina-Sava-Majevica euroregion Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia 2003 East Sussex/Seine-Maritime/Somme Euroregion (part of the Arc Manche regional network and assembly)Rives-Manche Region France, United Kingdom 1993 Egrensis EuroregionEuroRegio Egrensis Czech Republic, Germany 1993 Elbe/Labe EuroregionEuroregion Elbe/Labe Czech Republic, Germany 1992 Ems Dollart RegionEems-Dollard Regio Germany, Netherlands 1977 "EUREGIO"Euregion Enschede-Gronau Germany, Netherlands 1958 Eurobalkans Bulgaria, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia 2002EUROACE EuroregionEuroregião Alentejo-Região Centro-ExtremaduraEurorregión Alentejo-Región Centro de Portugal-Extremadura Spain, Portugal 2009 Glacensis Euroregion Czech Republic, Poland 1996Galicia–North Portugal EuroregionEurorregião Galiza-Norte de PortugalEurorrexión Galicia-Norte de Portugal Spain, Portugal 2008 Helsinki-Tallinn Euroregion (Talsinki) Estonia, Finland 1999 Inn-Salzach Euroregion Inn-Salzach EuRegio Austria, Germany 1994 Inntal Euroregion Austria, Germany 1998 Insubria euroregionInsubria#The Regio Insubrica EuroregionRegio Insubria Italy, Switzerland 1995 International Lake Constance conferenceInternationale Bodenseekonferenz Austria, Germany, Switzerland 1972 Ister-Granum EuroregionIster-Granum Eurorégió Hungary, Slovakia 2003 Euregio Karelia Finland 2000 Kvarken councilInterreg Kvarken-MittSkandiaInterreg Kvarken –MidtSkandiaInterreg Merenkurkku-MittSkandia Finland, Norway, Sweden 1972 Mesta–Nestos euroregion Bulgaria, Greece 1997 Meuse–Rhine EuroregionEuregio Maas-RheinEuregio Maas-RijnEurégion Meuse-Rhin Belgium, Germany, Netherlands 1976 Neisse-Nisa-Nysa euroregionEuroregion Neisse-Nisa-Nysa Euroregion Neisse, Nisa, Nysa Czech Republic, Germany, Poland 1991 Neman euroregionNiemen (Nieman) EuroregionEuroregion Nemunas Lithuania, Poland 1997 North Calotte CouncilNordkalottrådetPohjoiskalotin neuvosto Finland, Norway, Sweden 1971 Ore Mountains euroregionEuroregion KrušnohoříEuroregion Erzgebirge Czech Republic, Germany 1992 Øresund Region Denmark, Sweden 2000 Østfold-Bohuslän/Dalsland euroregionGrensekomiteen Østfold Bohuslän/DalslandGränskommittén Østfold - Bohuslän/Dalsland Norway, Sweden 1980 Pomerania euroregionEuroregion Pomerania Denmark (suggested), Germany, Poland, Sweden 1995 Pomoraví - Záhorie - Weinviertel euroregion Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia 1999 Praděd euroregionEuroregion PradědEuroregion Pradziad Czech Republic, Poland 1997 Pro Europa Viadrina euroregion Germany, Poland 1993 Pyrenees–Mediterranean EuroregionPyrenees-Mediterranean euroregion websiteEuroregió Pirineus MediterràniaEurorregión Pirineos MediterráneoEurorégion Pyrénées-Méditerranée France, Spain 2004 Raetia Nova euroregionNova Raetia Austria, Switzerland 1990s? Region Southern Jutland-Schleswig Region Sønderjylland-Schleswig Denmark, Germany 1997 Rhine-Waal euroregionEuregio Rhein-WaalEuregio Rijn-Waal Germany, Netherlands 1973 Rhine-Meuse-North euroregionEuregio Rhein-Maas-NordEuregio Rijn-Maas-Noord Germany, Netherlands 1978 Saar-Lorraine-Luxembourg-Rhin euroregionhttp://www.saarlorlux.org/cgi-bin/cms The business portal of SaarLorLux Germany, France, Luxembourg 1995 Salzburg-Berchtesgadener Land-Traunstein euroregion Austria, Germany 1993 Scheldemond euroregionConseil de l'Estuaire de l'Escaut Belgium, Netherlands 1989 Sea Alps euroregionEuroregione “Alpi del Mare”Eurorégion des “Alpes de la Mer” France, Italy 1990 Silesia euroregion Czech Republic, Poland 1998 Silva Nortica euroregionEuroregion Silva Nortica / Jihočeská Silva Nortica Austria, Czech Republic 2002 Spree-Neisse-Bober euroregionSprewa-Nysa-Bóbr Euroregion Germany, Poland 1992 Tatra EuroregionEuroregion TatryEuroregión Tatry Poland, Slovakia 1994 Tornio River Valley CouncilThe Tornedalen CouncilTornedalsrådetTornionlaakson Neuvosto Finland, Sweden 1987 Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino EuroregionEuroparegion Tirol-Südtirol-TrentinoEuregione Tirolo-Alto Adige-Trentino Austria, Italy 1998 TriRhena euroregionRegio TriRhena Germany, France, Switzerland 1995 Siret – Prut – Nistru euroregionRegiunea Siret - Prut - Nistru Romania, Republic of Moldova 2000International Centre for Democratic Transition, Sharing the Experiences of Visegrad Cooperation in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Countries - Summary and Conclusions , p.5. Stara Planina euroregion Serbia, Bulgaria 2006 Superior Prut and Lower Danube euroregionEuroregiunea Dunărea de Jos Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine 1998 Via Salina euroregionAusserfern and Kleinwalsertal/Bregenzerwald Euregio Austria, Germany 1997 West/West Pannonia euroregion Austria, Hungary 1998 White Carpathians euroregionEuroregion Bílé KarpatyEuroregión Biele Karpaty Czech Republic, Slovakia 2000 Zugspitze-Wetterstein-Karwendel euroregion Austria, Germany 1998
See also Eurodistrict European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation British–Irish Council North/South Ministerial Council
References
External links Council of Europe: euroregions Euroregion "Dnipro"