The current work aims to examine the efficient management of natural and cultural heritage resources for the sustainable development of cross-border tourism. Therefore, the authors of the chapter examine what measures should be taken to ensure that the cultural, natural, and residential space in the programme area can be used in a sustainable way in the long term. After a detailed analysis of the selected region, measures to protect and manage natural and cultural resources were considered. The research is expected to increase the expected number of visitors to supported natural and cultural heritage sites and supported monuments, to reduce resource consumption and pollution especially in tourist sites, and to combat the environmental impact of transport.
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This work deals with selected issues related to the genesis and functioning of the European Union in the context of experiences and challenges and economic and social opportunities and threats.
The first part deals with the history of European integration. The unification of European countries was a consequence of changes in the economic and political situation after the Second World War. European integration results from the Europeanisation of national policies and the division of common transnational competencies. Nevertheless, it is difficult to say what influenced the integration process to a greater extent, whether it was economic or political change. Today, the situation in Europe is changing dynamically, and it is not easy to predict how it will develop in the coming years.
The subsequent section discusses the rules, funding programs, and possibilities of obtaining funds from the European Union. Over 76% of the EU budget is managed in partnership with national and regional authorities through a system of “shared management”, mainly through 5 significant funds - the Structural & Investment Funds. Collectively, these help to implement the Europe 2020 strategy.
The final part describes the cooperation program, which addresses the most critical cross-border challenges of implementing the Europe 2020 strategy in the German-Austrian border region. Strategically, the program will promote better integration of research and development capacities on both sides of the border to exploit the region's economic potential fully. At the same time, it will address environmental issues and the growing challenges of climate change, particularly climate and flood risk management. Activities under these two main priorities will be complemented by efforts to promote closer cooperation on legal and administrative matters to create a fully integrated border region.
The texts presented in this publication show the effects of implementing cross-border projects in the EU environment using already existing knowledge and containing new solutions - taking into account quite narrowly specialized knowledge acquired during undergraduate studies and professional practice. The monograph is a voice in the discussion on Cross-Border Cooperation in the European Union at the level of its structures, finances, or security aspects; it describes, diagnoses, and interprets it both as a whole and in various fragments or layers.