@misc{Guillermo_Ramirez_Martin._Autor_Debating_2020, author={Guillermo Ramirez, Martin. Autor}, volume={38}, copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license}, address={Warszawa}, journal={Europa XXI}, howpublished={online}, year={2020}, publisher={IGiPZ PAN}, language={eng}, abstract={The European Union (EU) territorial development and cohesion have been supported by European institutions for decades, but they currently face a critical moment: the COVID-19 pandemic and European coordination gaps have to be added to previously-existing difficulties, such as the growing climate-related and demographic challenges, and the wave of Euroscepticism, nationalism and populism. Viruses do not recognise borders, but the EU is still divided between those thinking that the economy should prevail over politics and those thinking otherwise. European citizens living in border areas know very well that we need a common approach (and a stronger commitment) to the preservation of our values and rights, as well as to the definitive positioning of the EU as a global player. Integration starts at the bottom and moves across borders. The legacy of cohesion and territorial stability that the EU leaves for future generations will depend on how it protects and strengthens cross-border cooperation at this stage.}, type={Text}, title={Debating real integrated territorial cooperation approaches to post-2020 EU policies: the challenges arising from COVID-19 from the perspective of the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) .}, URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/189104/PDF/WA51_217928_r2020-t38_EuropaXXI-Ramirez.pdf}, keywords={cross-border cooperation, cross-border obstacles & challenges, European Territorial Cooperation, ETC, European territorial integration, territorial cohesion}, }