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This was probably also the institutionalisation of cross-border co-operation, what has helped to reach and maintain a high level of mutual Czech\u2013Polish relations. What can therefore be considered striking or surprising is a rather low level of cross-border labor mobility between the labor forces of both countries. Authors therefore attempted to identify projects and initiatives in the field of the cross-border labor market along the entire border. Research showed that the CBC stakeholders don\u2019t prioritise co-operation in the field of the labor market, as they don\u2019t see any real cross-border demand. There are some exceptions, driven mainly by the automotive and mining industries in Czechia attracting a Polish workforce. The main reason for the relatively low level of Czech\u2013Polish cross-border co-operation in the field of the labor market is an absence of a major economic engine on either side of the border, rather than any kind of hostile or re-bordering sentiments in mutual relations between subjects from both countries.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/su11102855","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,20]],"date-time":"2019-05-20T11:05:07Z","timestamp":1558350307000},"page":"2855","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Czech\u2013Polish Cross-Border (Non) Cooperation in the Field of the Labor Market: Why Does It Seem to Be Un-De-Bordered?"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0548-9645","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hynek","family":"B\u00f6hm","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Political Science, University of Opole, 45-040 Opole, Poland"},{"name":"Department of Geography, Technical University of Liberec, 46117 Liberec, Czech Republic"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2473-3375","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wojciech","family":"Opio\u0142a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Political Science, University of Opole, 45-040 Opole, Poland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"36","article-title":"A Comparison of Governance forms for Cross-border Co-operation within the EU","volume":"9","year":"2014","journal-title":"J. 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