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Sub-Projects – Theme 1
Integrated and environment friendly development of border regions

Sub-theme 1 – Cooperation among regions with similar geographical features

“Cross-SIS” - Cross-border Spatial Information Systems with High Added Value
Objective: Enhance the use of spatial data, as a source for spatial decision-making in cross-border settings
Lead Participant: Government of Navarra (ES)
Main Partner regions involved: Navarra (ES), Lower Austria (AT), North-Rhine-Westphalia (DE), Gelderland (NL), Overijssel (NL)
Website: www.cross-sis.com
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“Trans-EA" - Efficiency assessment of cross-border transport infrastructure
Objective: Enhance the use of spatial data as a source for spatial decision-making in cross-border settings
Lead Participant: Saxon State Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour, Saxony (DE)
Main Partner regions involved: Saxony (DE), Lubelskie (PL), North Karelia / East Finland
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Sub-theme 2 – Governance in border regions

“REGBOUR” - Euregio and New Neighbourhood
Objective: Gathering information on experience in cross-border cooperation–programmes (CBC) on external borders of the EU
Lead Participant: Regional Council of North Karelia (FI)
Main Partner regions involved: North Karelia / East Finland (FI), Lubelskie (PL), East Macedonia-Thrace (GR), Friuli-Venezia Giulia (IT), Värmland (SE)
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Sub-theme 3 – Environment friendly development & water management

“River Cross” - Many Rivers to cross
Objective: Exchange experience in the management of border crossing river basins
Lead Participant: University of Nijmegen, Province of Gelderland (NL)
Main Partner regions involved: Gelderland (NL), Overijssel (NL), North-Rhine-Westphalia (DE), Lubelskie (PL), East Macedonia-Thrace (GR)
Website: www.rivercross.nl
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"Risk & Innovation"
Objective: Cross-border cooperation on various risks related to globalisation and innovation processes with the aim to commonly prevent, manage and solve cross-border risks covering industrial, environmental, health or human related issues.
Lead Participant: Chamber of Commerce of Seville (ES)
Main Partner regions involved: Region of Andalucía (ES), Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (IT), East-Macedonia Thrace (GR)
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