Article represents the character of common Czech-Poland projects realised in the regions close to the national border. It deals with some impacts of cross-border projects from the local development perspective. It shows the main issues of Czech-Poland cooperation and the evaluation of these projects from the municipal representatives’ perspective. It also mentions the importance of European regional policy and Euroregions. The text is based on statistical data and on the results of interviews with mayors in Czech municipalities. The main objective of the text is to introduce the role of cross-border projects in the solution od specific problems of the regions situated in the border, often less-developed, territories.