Today, it is estimated that there are 25,000 Slovaks living in Austria. Moreover, given the lack of economic dynamism on the Austrian side (due to its rural nature), Slovak citizens benefit from state financial assistance when buying property and attractive loans offered by Austrian banks. They are looking for a pleasant lifestyle and the Austrian border region offers property that is more affordable and situated in a less urbanised environment. Since their accession to the Schengen Area, the Slovaks are increasingly buying homes on the Austrian side of the border, several kilometres from Bratislava, where they continue to work.

The environment represents another important area for cooperation and cross-border governance still needs to agree on shared management of these issues, including on subjects such as energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. Cooperation in this field is a condition for broader cross-border development. Transport infrastructure (mentioned above) mostly serves the capitals, and accessibility is not yet sufficient for other parts of the cross-border territory. For this reason, cross-border cooperation and the development of exchanges is intended to promote a regional economy founded upon knowledge and the shared cultural heritage, while encouraging social inclusion on both sides of the border. These disparities represent the greatest challenge for cross-border cooperation: increasing the economic competitiveness of the region without increasing the disparities between the rates of growth on either side of the border. In Slovakia, the border region is the most developed in the country, which is not the case on the Austrian side. Nevertheless, the situation in the two countries is not the same. Since the opening of borders in 2007 and Slovakia joining the Schengen Area, economic cooperation took a leap forward in 2009 when Slovakia began using the euro. The short distance between the capitals of the two countries, at only 60km, has played a significant role in cross-border cooperation, as has the cross-border infrastructure linking them: two railway lines, two motorways, a ferry crossing, roads, etc. For this reason, it is both economically and politically important. Up to 2004, this was the only border linking Slovakia to the European Union. With the partition of Czechoslovakia, no modification was made to the demarcation. During the cold war, this border was part of the iron curtain and thus represented a real obstacle between the two countries. At the end of the war, the previous demarcation was re-established (with the exception of part of Bratislava). In 1939, Germany invaded the region and divided it into several protectorates, subtly modifying the borders in favour of Austria. It had already been in existence since 1919 after Czechoslovakia’s declaration of independence. The current demarcation of this border was established in 1993 with the creation of Slovakia, following the partition of Czechoslovakia. It begins at the tripoint formed by the Czech, Slovak and Austrian borders, near the towns of Hohenau an der March and Borský Svätý Jur, running southwards before turning towards the east and following the Morava river to the tripoint between the Hungarian, Austrian and Slovak borders. Legends say that the one who rips it off will have clairvoyance and will know where the treasures are buried.The border between Austria and Slovakia is the second shortest in Europe at 91km long. 'The fern blooms for only one moment, on the one night in year. The «living» spear can warn its owner against dangers, help doing magic and communicate with otherworldly powers. Also the spear breaks stones, helps to get items, opens floor hatches, turns on mechanisms and it can be used as a leverage or pole. The spear comes back to the owner as a boomerang by order.

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