CBC - Cross-border cooperation

CBC, a key priority of the ENPI, seeks to reinforce cooperation between EU Member States and Partner Countries along the external EU borders.

Timeframe: 2007-2013

Budget: €1.1 billion

Objectives

CBC aims to promote economic and social development in border areas. It strives to address common challenges, ensure efficient and secure borders and promote people-to-people cooperation.
 
What does it do?
 
CBC provides for a fully balanced partnership: Partner Countries and EU Member States work together within a common management structure, applying a single set of implementing rules and sharing one single budget. Common needs are identified by local partners on both sides of the border for activities that are most relevant to their local situation. In total, 15 CBC programmes (9 land border, 3 sea crossing and 3 sea basin programmes) have been identified on both sides of the EU's external borders in the East and in the South.
 
   Programmes
 
 1. Land-Border Programmes
 
   - The Kolarctic-Russia Programme
     www.kolarcticenpi.info/
 
     (Budget: €28,241 million)
     Joint Managing Authority: Regional Council of Lapland, Finland
 
  - The Karelia-Russia Programme
    www.kareliaenpi.eu/
 
    (Budget: €23,203 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: Council of Oulu Region, Finland
 
  - The South-East Finland-Russia Programme  
    www.southeastfinrusnpi.fi/
 
    (Budget: €36,185 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: Regional Council of South Karelia, Finland
 
  - The Estonia-Latvia-Russia Programme
    www.estlatrus.eu/
 
    (Budget: €47,775 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia
 
  - The Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus Programme
    www.enpi-cbc.eu/
 
    (Budget: €41,737 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, Regional Policy Department
 
  - The Lithuania-Poland-Russia Programme
    http://lt-pl-ru.eu/  
 
   (Budget: €132,130 million)
   Joint Managing Authority: The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland
 
  - The Poland-Belarus-Ukraine Programme
    www.pl-by-ua.eu/en
 
    (Budget: €186,201 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland
 
  - The Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programme
    www.huskroua-cbc.net/
 
    (Budget: €68,638 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: The National Development Agency in Hungary
 
  - The Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Programme
    www.ro-ua-md.net/index.php
 
    (Budget: €126,718 million) 
    Joint Managing Authority: The Ministry of Regional Development and Housing, Romania
 
2. Sea-Crossing Programmes
 
  - The Italy-Tunisia Programme
    http://www.italietunisie.eu/
 
 
    (Budget: €25,191 million)
    Joint Managing Authority:The Region of Sicily, Italy
 
3. Sea-Basin Programmes      
 
- Black Sea Programme
    www.blacksea-cbc.net/
 
    (Budget: €17,306 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: The Ministry of Regional Development and Housing, Romania
 
  - The Mediterranean Sea Programme
    www.enpicbcmed.eu/
 
    (Budget: €173,607 million)
    Joint Managing Authority: Region of Sardinia, Italy
 
  - The Baltic Sea Region Programme
    www.eu.baltic.net/
 
    (Budget: €22,608 million - ENPI contribution to the integrated Baltic Sea programme)
    Joint Managing Authority: Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

 

Actions in brief

ENPI CBC Technical Assistance
 
The European Commission provides technical support to the CBC programmes mainly by financing two projects: Regional Capacity Building Initiative (RCBI) and INTERACT ENPI.
 
 
Regional Capacity Building Initiative  (ended 30-06-12)
 
INTERACT ENPI
 
 
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/regional-cooperation/enpi-cross-border/programmes/index_en.htm
 

 

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/regional-cooperation/enpi-cross-border/index_en.htm

EU Cooperation with Syria is currently suspended due to the political situation in the country; however, since in principle Syria is eligible for cooperation under the ENPI, activities may be taken up again once the situation improves.

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/122168.pdf
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