La cooperation transfrontaliere franco-espagnole face a ses contradictions

In: Études internationales: revue trimestrielle, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 307-322

Abstract

Since the Single European Act came into force, European cross-frontier cooperation agreements in Europe have been multiplying. This paper examines the current state of cross-border co-operation in the Pyrenees & enumerates the factors favoring it. This study shows that the most efficient & dynamic cross-border institutions are principally located on the Western, Atlantic end of the Pyrenees. The reasons for this lie on one hand in the adoption of a stable juridical statute & the financial means of these structures, & on the other hand in the compatibility of the actors' interests & their commitment to establishing a common political issue despite the international border. Adapted from the source document.