Cross-Border Co-Operation Between The Kaliningrad Oblast And Poland In The Context Of Polish-Russian Relations In 2004-2011
Cross-Border Co-Operation Between The Kaliningrad Oblast And Poland In The Context Of Polish-Russian Relations In 2004-2011

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the main aspects of relations between Poland and the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation in 2004–2011. It takes into account both interstate and regional circumstances and concentrates on 1) Poland’s attitude towards Kaliningrad right after the 2004 EU enlargement; 2) ideas/proposals how to improve trans-border co-operation under new (i.e. Poland being an EU member) circumstances; 3) austerities of bilateral contacts (at both the interstate and regional scale); 4) process of negotiating, signing and ratifying the Local Border Traffic Regime; 5) prospects of future co-operation. The article relies on diversified data such as expert analyses, legal documents, press articles, and data collected from various institutions. Its aim is to give a brief picture of eight years of Polish-Kaliningrad relations after Poland joined the European Union. The article goes beyond the aforementioned scope of time only in regard to the process of implementing the LBTR.

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