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A eurodistrict is a European administrative entity that contains urban agglomerations which lie across the border between two or more states. A eurodistrict offers a program for cooperation and integration of the towns or communes which it comprises: for example, improving transport links for people who live and work on different sides of the border.

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A eurodistrict is a European administrative entity that contains urban agglomerations which lie across the border between two or more states. A eurodistrict offers a program for cooperation and integration of the towns or communes which it comprises: for example, improving transport links for people who live and work on different sides of the border.

The first Eurodistricts created or currently undergoing creation are: Strasbourg-Ortenau Freiburg im Breisgau-Centre et Sud Alsace (i.e. Haut-Rhin) Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai (Eurometropolis) Saar-Moselle Trinational Eurodistrict of Basel Øresund Region also known as Greater Copenhagen and Skåne Region

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