scholarly journals Possibilities and Opportunities of Wine Tourism Development in the Cross-Border Region of Greece-Bulgaria Through the Protection of Traditional Vine Varieties

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kourkouridis
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Of Greece

scholarly journals A Business Acceleration Program Supporting Cross-Border Enterprises: A Comparative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Paraskevi Giourka ◽  
Pavlos Kilintzis ◽  
Elpida Samara ◽  
Giorgos Avlogiaris ◽  
Polytimi Farmaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Border Region ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
Business Growth ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Business Support ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Acceleration Programs ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Of Greece

Acceleration programs can have an effect on business advancement prospects by offering access to mentors and information, capacity building, connections and networks with corporates and startups, all of which contribute to increasing the chances of entrepreneurial success. This study explores the effectiveness of an acceleration program, implemented in the cross-border region of Greece–Albania, where there are limited similar business support initiatives. The survey conducted among participants in the acceleration program aimed at identifying key elements that can contribute to shaping entrepreneurial potential in the cross-border region offering preliminary insight to policy makers in designing relevant business support measures. There is common consensus among both cross-border populations that the acceleration program has helped them develop their business ideas. The study reveals the different types of business weaknesses the acceleration program helped to address in the two populations and key criteria perceived to be contributing to business development. However, acceleration programs effectiveness is affected not only by criteria internal to business and the markets but also by the entrepreneurial ecosystem conditions pertaining. In this respect, business acceleration program designs should be tailored to address particularities in the entrepreneurial environment so as to be effective and contribute to business growth.

scholarly journals Examining Cross-Border Cultural Tourism as an Indicator of Territorial Integration across the Slovak–Hungarian Border

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7225
Author(s):  
Tamás Hardi ◽  
Marcell Kupi ◽  
Gyula Ocskay ◽  
Eszter Szemerédi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Border Region ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Territorial Integration

There are numerous examples of cross-border regions in Europe, which are regions not properly demarcated by national borders. One of the main driving forces of the European Union is to turn the dividing borders into connecting borders by strengthening the cohesion between states and regions, thus, encouraging regions to remedy the existing ethnic and cultural fragmentation by increasing the intensity and number of cross-border contacts. Our research focuses on proving that, in symbolic places, such as the cross-border area of Komárom and Komárno, the cultural values, monuments, and heritage sites are the strongest attraction factors for nationality-based cultural tourism. To support our hypothesis, we conducted an empirical survey within the framework of the H2020 SPOT (Social and Innovative Platform on Cultural Tourism and its potential towards deepening Europeanisation) in the cross-border region of Komárom and Komárno. The evaluation concentrated on four aspects of cultural tourism: the nature of cultural tourism in the area, the resident and visitor perceptions of the cultural tourism offerings, opportunities to increase cross-border collaboration, and options to improve the cultural tourism offerings of the area. Our results show that, although there is a great potential in the cross-border tourist destination of Komárom–Komárno, the integration of the (once united) two towns is advancing very slowly, which can be witnessed in the weaknesses of tourism integration as well.

scholarly journals Burmese injecting drug users in Yunnan play a pivotal role in the cross-border transmission of HIV-1 in the China-Myanmar border region

Virulence ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1195-1204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Chen ◽  
Yan-Heng Zhou ◽  
Mei Ye ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Lin Duo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Hiv 1

scholarly journals Improving Coherence in a Cross-Border Public Transport System: Lessons from the Greater Copenhagen Region

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6208
Author(s):  
Jean Ryan ◽  
Anders Wretstrand
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

Greater Copenhagen is often cited as a good example of cross-border cooperation. Shared historical contexts and socio-political willingness have meant that considerable resources have been invested into the development of infrastructure in this region. The Öresund fixed link constitutes the most important element of this infrastructure, facilitating a cross-border public transport system which ties the region together. This public transport system in turn underpins the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the cross-border region. The aim of this study is to investigate the issues at play with respect to improving the coherence of this cross-border public transport system, in relation to ticketing and public transport information in particular. This study comprises the compilation and analysis of the perspectives of the actors involved in and affected by the development of the cross-border transport system. In total, twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted. Six predominant themes emerged from the analysis of the empirical material: “Focus on the customer”, “The Other Side”, “Tidying up at home first”, “Political challenges”, “Back to basics” and “The low-hanging fruits”. It became apparent that the prioritization of internal and organizational issues in the first instance could mean compromises, not only for cross-border cooperation but also for the customer’s (the passenger’s) experience. Results suggest that improvements to coherence in this transport system will most likely take the form of incremental changes and adopting common standards. This is opposed to the development of common systems, or of a significant departure from existing systems.

DETECTION OF ZOONOTIC PATHOGENS IN WILD BIRDS IN THE CROSS-BORDER REGION AUSTRIA – CZECH REPUBLIC

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelia Konicek ◽  
Pavel Vodrážka ◽  
Pavel Barták ◽  
Zdenek Knotek ◽  
Claudia Hess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Wild Birds ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogens ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross

Cross-Border Cooperation and Transformation of Regional Identities in the Ukrainian–Russian Borderlands: Towards a Euroregion “Slobozhanshchyna”? Part 2*

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 497-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Zhurzhenko
Keyword(s):  
Border Region ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Symbolic Resources ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Administrative Units ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

Let us now have a closer look at the Kharkiv-Belgorod (potential) cross-border region as a case study of Ukrainian-Russian cross-border cooperation. Not only is the case of Kharkiv-Belgorod special because of the historical and cultural specificity of the region, which provides additional symbolic resources for its “reinvention” as a borderland (this will be discussed in the last section of the paper); it also represents an interesting combination of (remaining) cultural closeness and (growing) social and economic differences between the two bordering territories; significantly, these two administrative units became the initiators of the cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and Russia and see themselves as pioneers whose experience can be used for the other parts of the border.

scholarly journals The Human Capital of Scandinavia?: Citizenship Dilemmas in the Cross-Border Øresund Region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Toni Lucia Grace
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
National Citizenship ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Secondary Information ◽  
The Øresund Region

<p>The Øresund Region of Eastern Denmark and Southern Sweden is an ambitious cross-border integration project, aiming to make the region “The Human Capital of Scandinavia”. Integration has deepened to include cross-border social rights, with regional proponents heralding the emergence of “Øresund citizens”. Yet the two welfare states, despite their common attributes, have developed dissimilar attitudes towards the rise of a multicultural society in recent years, establishing divergent national citizenship policies in response. This thesis uses the Øresund region as a critical case study, which contributes to wider European debates about the tension between regional freedom of movement and national determination over citizenship. To explore this regional integration — national citizenship nexus, this thesis asks; to what extent do divergent national citizenship models inhibit deeper cross-border integration and prospects for regional citizenship? Drawing on a range of primary and secondary information sources, including interviews with regional political actors, this thesis reveals how divergent national citizenship policies rouse political debate about belonging and entitlement of foreigners in the cross-border region. Discordant national citizenship policies have reinforced organisation and conceptual borders along national lines, revealing that the cultural proximity of these Nordic neighbours is no guarantee of seamless cross-border movement and integration. This thesis demonstrates that citizenship policies not only have a domestic impact but can also become a point of tension between member states, with implications for regional integration and citizenship.</p>

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