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Historical development of crossborder co-operation in Czechia after 1989 on the example of Euroregions
Mňuk, Tomáš ; Havlíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Jeřábek, Milan (referee)
Since the 1990s, cross-border cooperation has been an instrument of the European Union for the development of geographically disadvantaged regions at the border, for which cooperation should be a way to cope economically with the central areas and be an instrument for the often isolated and culturally different inhabitants of the border. Euroregions, which were established to solve regional economic, institutional, or social problems, became a platform for cross-border co-operation activities. One of the objectives of the thesis was to describe the circumstances of the establishment of Euroregions and development of the activity of Euroregions in Czechia with the assumption of regional differentiation. The method used for this part was a desk research and semi-structured interviews. Thanks to finances from the European Regional Development Fund, cross-border cooperation is supported in the form of subsidies, which are available for individual program periods for applicants from defined areas near the border. The Czech parts of the Euroregions are administrators of Small Project Funds, which include projects with a small financial scope, mostly supporting meeting activities of local communities. The second goal of the thesis was the comparison of the funds of individual Czech Euroregions over...
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The role of Euroregion Silva Nortica within the cross-border co-operation and the formation of regional identity
Klečková, Veronika ; Havlíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kučerová, Silvie Rita (referee)
The thesis examines the impact of euroregion Silva Nortica on cross-border cooperation and regional identity. Silva Nortica as the newest Czech euroregion is located in Czech-Austrian borderland. The situation in the euroregion is analyzed through quantitative and qualitative research to offer a complex view on the issue. In context of institutional framework conditions the questionnaire survey together with guided interviews with representatives of the euroregion was analyzed. The thesis also offers possible ways of future development of the euroregion. The results show a good potential among locals to build a cross-border community. However, on the institutional level there are many problematic factors as constrains in future development of cross-border cooperation in Czech-Austrian borderland. Key words: Euroregion Silva Nortica, Czech-Austrian borderland, cross-border cooperation, regional identity, cross-border community, multi-level governance
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An Influence of the Cross-border Cooperation on the Inhabitants' Regional Identity (Case Study Euroregion Šumava)
Sarauer, Lukáš ; Havlíček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Dokoupil, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis examines the influence of the cross-border cooperation on the inhabitant's regional identity in Euroregion Šumava. Although this form of cooperation in the countries of Western Europe's long tradition in the Czech Republic formed and the first Euro-regions until the early 90 years. Such example is the Euroregion Šumava. To what extent are the residents of this Euroregion informed of its activities? It is already possible to speak of so called Euro-regional cross-border identity of the population? If so, it is possible to find the Euroregion its spatial differentiation? There are also present on the territory of Euroregion some barriers, which have a negative impact on the greater integrity? These and other questions seeking answers submitted work. To this end, it was realized the questionnaire, the main results are discussed and compared with the conclusions of other specialized publications. Key words: regional identity, cross-border cooperation, euroregion Šumava
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Small-scale Projects of Euroregion Nisa- Neisse- Nysa as a new Dimension of Cross-border Cooperation
Dvořáková, Michaela ; Stracený, Josef (advisor) ; Jirásková, Věra (referee)
Michaela Dvořáková ABSTRACT The primary aim of the Diploma Thesis is to introduce an interest association called euroregion, which is a relatively new form of cross-border cooperation. The core part of the paper is dedicated to Euroregion Neisse-Nisa-Nysa. This association is studied from different perspectives, which embrace its foundation, development, legal definition, organization structure, financing, institutional interests, purpose and mainly the issue of Small Project Fund. The practical part of the thesis is focused on the analysis of amount of finances, cooperating subjects and the number of realized projects in individual subsidy programmes, in which the Small Project Fund participated. The preference of Czech municipalities on small projects is supported with an analysis and closing questionnaire survey.
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Cross-border cooperation of partner towns as a way to improve the regional policy
Tojnar, Jiří ; Ochrana, František (advisor) ; Angelovská, Olga (referee)
Bachelor's thesis deals with the Czech-Polish cross-border cooperation in the selected region. The thesis analyzes problems with drawing subsidies from European Structural Funds in the programming period 2007 - 2013. A key part of the work is devoted to the analysis of a particular project undertaken by three partner municipalities and analyzing its impacts on their region. The objectives of this work are to explain the importance of cross-border cooperation, to determine its impact on the communities and the whole region, and to compare existing outcomes of the project with its declared goals and objectives. Based on the expert interviews, analysis of major shortcomings that impede collaboration between municipalities or drawing subsidies from European Structural Funds was carried out. The results show that most errors and shortcomings are of systemic nature, being namely caused by namely financing, lengthiness of processes, bureaucracy and inefficient of use European Funds. In the conclusion, the work suggests solutions to some of the problems. Key finding is that the operational programs promote cross-border cooperation and meets the characteristics of multi-level governance. Partnerships between communities also has a positive impact on the population and contributes to socio-economic situation...
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The impact of cross - border cooperation on the development of the region
Kaniová, Tereza ; Macura, Lumír (referee) ; Vaňková, Lucie (advisor)
The topic of diploma thesis is the impact of cross-border cooperation on the development of the region. This thesis is included theoretical and practical parts. In the theoretical part are specified terms as region, regional development, regional politics and cross-border cooperation. The practical part focuses on description of socioeconomic factors of the Moravian-Silesian Region and Silesian Region. This thesis contains also questionnaires. Furthermore are analysed socioeconomics impacts of these regions, which are provoked especially by cross-border cooperation and tourism. The last part of the thesis is verification of efficiency of cross-border cooperation on the investment purpose.
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Economic efficiency of public investment project
Ročeň, Josef ; Kocourková, Gabriela (referee) ; Vaňková, Lucie (advisor)
This bachelor thesis focuses at the economic efficiency of a public investment project, which is evaluated by a cost-benefit analysis. The theoretical part explains the basic concepts related to the issue and describes the process of evaluating a public project used in a case study. The case study evaluates a construction project of a new lookout tower on Velká Deštná in the Orlické hory. The financial and economic analysis was performed based on the identified input values. Another element was the sensitivity analysis in order to reveal the risk factors of the project.
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Regulation EU on consumer protection cooperation - practical aspects of its adaptation and application
Manduľáková, Lenka ; Král, Richard (advisor) ; Kunertová, Tereza (referee)
Regulation EU on cooperation in the field of consumer protection Abstract The thesis is dealing with a legislation based on EU law regulated cross-border cooperation of competent authorities in the field of consumer protection. It is also dealing with its implementation into the national law. The goal of the thesis is thus providing a comprehensive and complex view of the functioning of so-called CPC cooperation. The uncertainties that requirements of the Regulation 2006/2004, by which the CPC cooperation was initialised, brought to the competent authorities when they were providing the CPC cooperation in practice, is gradually revealing in the thesis. This is received through the examination of the content and development of the relevant legislation at the EU level, same as through the analysis of the relevant implementation provided in the Czech Republic legal system. The analysis of the Czech legislation that implemented the Regulation 2006/2004 shows other uncertainties occurring just in the field of national legal system, and therefore it seems the relevant implementation of the regulation was not in accordance with the requirements of consistency and predictability of the relevant legislation. The development of the European legislation related to the cross-border cooperation of the competent...
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