Traduction de «Région frontalière » (Français → Anglais) :

There are many elements which deserve a mention here: the undertaking to improve the quality and speed of expenditure, and here I refer to the Structural Funds, which require an extraordinary measure from the European institutions to motivate, coordinate and carry out prospective and retrospective assessments so that European federalism does not fail this major test; the attention given to the issue of border regions, mentioned by Commissioner Schreyer – I, too, agree with Mr Böge when he says that it is right to clarify the concept of a border region – not least in relation to the enlargement process: regions which must not be the only ...[+++] ones to benefit, Commissioner, and I would stress this point, for the pilot project approved last year does not and must not, as it progresses, just concern the border regions.

There are many elements which deserve a mention here: the undertaking to improve the quality and speed of expenditure, and here I refer to the Structural Funds, which require an extraordinary measure from the European institutions to motivate, coordinate and carry out prospective and retrospective assessments so that European federalism does not fail this major test; the attention given to the issue of border regions, mentioned by Commissioner Schreyer – I, too, agree with Mr Böge when he says that it is right to clarify the concept of a border region – not least in relation to the enlargement process: regions which must not be the only ...[+++] ones to benefit, Commissioner, and I would stress this point, for the pilot project approved last year does not and must not, as it progresses, just concern the border regions.

The border regions concerned are defined as regions at NUTS II level, bordering the acceding countries by land or sea and situated around NUTS III regions involved in cross-border programmes under the INTERREG III A Community Initiative in the period 2000-2006. The EU counts 23 such border regions:

While border regions are, in principle, in a position to benefit from enlargement in the medium-term due to increased integration with the emerging economies of Central and Eastern Europe, the nature and extent of necessary adjustments in the enlargement process are different in each border region.

(i) to promote cooperation of border regions in countries in central and eastern Europe with adjacent regions in a neighbouring country as defined in Article 1 and thus to help the border regions in central and eastern Europe to overcome the specific development problems which may arise, inter alia, from their position within the national economies, in the interest of the local population and in a manner compatible with the protection of the environment;

Whereas the first years of implementation of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/94 (3), establishing the PHARE cross-border programme in conjunction with Interreg, have already produced a number of positive results, notably through establishing a dialogue and cooperation between European Union border regions and adjacent regions in countries in central and eastern Europe, contributing to economic development in the border regions of these countries and to greater convergence with the level of development on the European Union side, and offering the opportunity to these regions to familiarise themselves with Interreg practices and procedu ...[+++]res, including the design of regional development strategies for border regions;