Implementation of cross-border cultural and tourism cooperation in Transcarpathia in the shadow of war

Abstract

Thanks to its favorable geographical location, Transcarpathia (Ukraine) is a key participant in European Union-supported cross-border cooperation. For decades, funds available through current calls for proposals have played an important role in improving the prosperity of the region, with tourism development playing a defining part. Within the framework of the Hungary–Slovakia–Romania–Ukraine ENI Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2014–2020, tourism was among the priorities announced. Thanks to this, numerous tourism-related cooperations were implemented in the region despite the Covid19 pandemic and the outbreak of the Russian–Ukrainian war in February 2022.