ABSTRACT
Encouraged by the Council of Europe action in favour of cross-border cooperation1 and
supported by funding from the European Union (EU) regional policy, the European terri-
torial authorities have developed numerous networks and projects of cooperation. Accord-
ingly, over a hundred “Euroregions” have been created. Although the term refers to
different types of cooperation and clusters, it is a generic description to designate more
or less structured organizations on both sides of a European border, sub-state territorial
authorities joined together in the pursuit of objectives and joint projects, based on
shared interests and within project areas (Dura` et al., 2010).
