OPPORTUNITIES IN TERRITORIAL CROSS BORDER COOPERATION AT THE EU EXTERNAL BORDERS.

Abstract: Romania’s accession to the EU in 2007 and the peripheral position within this super-state structure involve redefining the role and the functions of the border state, the functionality degree of the determined border systems and the cross-border interconnection potential. This situation is determined by the existence of two sectors of EU external land border (Balkan and Eastern), which summarizes 1877,1 km, representing 60 % of the Romanian state border. This study analyzes Romania within the European Neighbourhood Policy Context, the changing and challenging context – as EU member state situated at the European eastern border and the Oportunities for Romania in terms of Territorial Cross Border Cooperation