Abstract
The article puts an emphasis on cross-border cooperation between Slovenian municipalities and municipalities in neighboring countries of Croatia, Austria, Hungary and Italy. The aim is to analyze different paths and methods of cross-border cooperation Slovenian municipalities are using in order to further own development and somewhat escape fi nancial crisis conditions autonomously. In Slovenia every third municipality is border municipality, which means that at least small part of their territory borders with the territory of municipality in one of the neighboring four countries. Since the central government does not rigidly regulate cross-border cooperation, but allows municipalities autonomy, each municipality can in its own way develop various forms and degrees of cooperation which are more or less intensively refl ected in the proper functioning of these municipalities. In this sense we present our thesis that cross-border cooperation is becoming one of the important sources of investment and economic development of otherwise heavily crisis-affected local communities in Slovenia.
Highlights
No country in the world has developed its own territory uniformly
In this sense we present our thesis that cross-border cooperation is becoming one of the important sources of investment and economic development of otherwise heavily crisis-affected local communities in Slovenia
The amount of state financing to municipalities will remain well under what requires the legislative framework in 2017 and 2018, according to the national budgets for that period, which forces the municipalities in two directions: first, there are on-going legal processes between the state and the municipalities over the state co-financing; second, the municipalities will continue the search for financial rationalization[5] and additional external resources, mainly through using the mechanisms available to acquire funds from the European Union (EU) and, they are somewhat limited to border municipalities, cross-border cooperation projects
Summary
No country in the world has developed its own territory uniformly. The most under-developed areas are usually along the border away from the main centers of power, decision-making and main financial resources. The border areas are largely excluded physically and economically, culturally and socially. This exclusion is an incentive to connect with deprived areas that are located across the national border. In the adoption of the Madrid Convention (1980), the Council of Europe outlined the development of specific forms of cross-border cooperation. Another important actor is the European Union, which promotes the cross-border cooperation of local authorities and provides strong financial incentives. We present the following thesis: cross-border cooperation has become one of the most important sources of investment and development of otherwise heavily crisis-affected local communities in Slovenia. The final section draws conclusions based on the results of the analysis
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