A eurodistrict is a European administrative entity that contains urban agglomerations which lie across the border between two or more states. A eurodistrict offers a program for cooperation and integration of the towns or communes which it comprises: for example, improving transport links for people who live and work on different sides of the border.
4-456: The first Eurodistricts created or currently undergoing creation are: They may be established: Note that transfrontier cooperation methods between regions known as euroregions exist in parallel to eurodistricts, which are generally urban. Furthermore, a eurodistrict can be located within a euroregion and even have certain connections with it. The term eurodistrict is quite new (text written 2006) and has not been defined by organisations like
8-470: A specific type of cross-border region . 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. The Association of European Border Regions sets
12-585: The Council of Europe or the European Union . An important reason to introduce the Schengen Agreement is to simplify work commuting within such border crossing built-up areas. Euroregion 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
16-740: The following criteria for the identification of Euroregions: 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. 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 , ευρωπεριοχή , europaregion , euroregiune , grande région , еврорегион ( evroregion ), regio , conseil , or council . The cooperating regions usually have different (local) names in each participating country . The regions are listed in alphabetical order of
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