Abstract:
The relationship of the eastern regions of Poland, Slovakia and Hungary has a long history. Naturally, to bring back life to those historical relationships, building and maintaining spatial connections among those countries is necessary. Corresponding regions have similar economic problems that can hardly be solved at the national level. Therefore there must be a global interest of all involved countries to start. The future cross-border cooperation of the considered regions will possibly get a new quality in the new framework of European Union. Spatial and regional development of the eastern region of Slovakia together with north-east region of Hungary and south-east region of Poland is already a part of the European Spatial Development Perspective, adopted by the Ministers for Spatial Planning at the Potsdam Council on 10 and 11 May 1999. Government of Slovak Republic has approved a new project of building motorways and highways for the years 2001-2004. Particulary, building of the motorway/highway R4 could foster an economic development of the eastern region of Slovakia.
