Theme1
Sub-Projects – Theme 1 – Environment
“REGBOUR” - Euregio and New Neighbourhood
General description of the project
Since the EU-Enlargement new external borders are shaping the European Union. This also brings along new challenges and cooperation possibilities for the regions located at these new external borders. EU-financial instruments to support the cross-border cooperation along the external borders are in place, but the coordination of the EU-instruments between different EU Member-States and their neighbouring countries has been a major difficulty so far; for example in the development of regional cross-border structures and management practices.
Therefore the five participating regions are sharing their experiences made at different external borders regarding cross-border cooperation structures and processes and compare best practices to bring innovative regional solutions for cross-border cooperation into a broader discussion. The sub-project focuses on institutional and administrative models of cross-border cooperation in light of the "New Neighbourhood programme" set up by the EU, which should help to develop more efficient management structures. The project's outcomes should also support the regional authorities in adapting the "New Neighbourhood programme" and will help the partner regions to effectively prepare future cross-border programmes for the funding period 2007-2013.
Handbook "REGBOUR"
The handbook "Putting new neighbourhood into practice" has now been published by the SWG "REGBOUR". The handbook has been elaborated in order to provide basic knowledge to actors involved in cross-border cooperation at the external EU borders and furthermore to give concrete, practical recommendations for future programmes and project implementations.
The theoretical part of this handbook briefly summarises the legal framework as well as the Community programmes and instruments whereas the practical part describes the implementation of cross-border cooperation in the participating regions addressing concrete recommendations for regional authorities and project leaders. Handbook
