Cross-border Cooperation
The Council of Europe has been promoting good democratic governance at local level through inter alia facilitated co-operation between local and regional authorities across political and geographical boundaries.
This work has led to the adoption of four conventions, several recommendations, and the development of a handful of practical tools aimed at making cooperation between neighbouring or non-adjacent territorial communities/ authorities legally feasible and practically sustainable.
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Recommendations
- CM/Rec(2007)5E / 31 January 2007
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the conclusion of transfrontier co-operation agreements in South-Eastern Europe - Rec(2005)2E / 19 January 2005
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on good practices in and reducing obstacles to transfrontier and interterritorial cooperation between territorial communities or authorities - Rec(2004)12E / 20 October 2004
Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the processes of reform of boundaries and/or structure of local and regional authorities
News
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Budapest Conference: Council of Europe instruments and tools to support cross-border cooperation
The aim of the Council of Europe is to bring countries closer together based on shared principles and common heritage which transcend boundaries. To this end it has played a very important, pioneering role in the promotion of cross-border cooperation in Europe. Through a combination of...
International Conference "Cross-Border Cooperation In Europe: Decentralisation, legal frameworks, and practice"
The Croatian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (18 May - 21 November 2018) has set support to decentralisation as one of its key priorities. In this context, and in cooperation with the Centre of Expertise for local government reform, the Croatian Government...
conventions
The Conventions are intended to encourage and to facilitate the conclusion of transfrontier agreements between local and regional authorities within the scope of their respective powers.
- CETS 106 - European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities
- CETS 159 - Additional Protocol to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities
- CETS 169 - Protocol No. 2 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities concerning interterritorial co-operation
- CETS 206 - Protocol No. 3 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities concerning Euroregional Co-operation Groupings (ECGs) and its Appendix
tools
swot reports
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to Transfrontier Co-operation
