Before the crisis in Ukraine, a pilot project between the EU and Russia was launched. An agreement on small border traffic and cross-border cooperation was struck between the region around the city of Olsztyn in Poland, now part of Warmia-Masuria province, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Poles and Russians can now cross the border without major visa formalities.<br /> The regional economic boom that’s resulted is now being endangered by the aftermath of the crisis in Ukraine. <br />For more from Made in Germany go to http://www.dw.de/program/made-in-germany/s-3066-9798
