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López Villuendas, Ana María Del Campo Campos, Cristina 2026-03-16T12:49:33Z 2026-03-16T12:49:33Z 2024 López-Villuendas, A. M., & del Campo, C. (2025). Convergence in European Cross-Border Structures: The Case of Spanish Euroregions. Journal of Borderlands Studies, 40(4), 979-1002. 0886-5655 10.1080/08865655.2024.2382678 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134019 2159-1229 https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2024.2382678 European border regions are considered to be laboratories of the European integration. However, it is not clear whether that integration is an indicator of convergence between the regions, since it can result from similarities as well as from existing differences between border regions. This paper studies the processes of σ, β and spatial convergence in the particular case of the Euroregions, mixed territories with (international) border and non-border regions, with the aim of determining whether the intense cooperation relationships that occur in these particular structures stimulate the convergence as well as contribute to the levelling of the economic inequalities within the Euroregion. Specifically, we focus on the Spanish Euroregions, to analyze how the inherent differences between the border countries could determine the presence or absence of convergence in the Euroregions. The results show that convergence is achieved in the Spanish Euroregions that share a border with Portugal but not in those bordering France. eng open access Convergence in European cross-border structures: the case of Spanish euroregions journal article