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Change
on Borders
"Change on Borders is
a Regional Framework Operation (RFO), which has been approved
within the EU-programme INTERREG IIIC."
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Project
Goal |
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The Regional Framework Operation “Change on Borders”
was a programme-based approach that promoted interregional cooperation
among 25 different border regions in the European Union and beyond.
With “Change on Borders” for the first time such a large
number of regions committed themselves to working together in
an RFO. “Change on Borders” started in September 2003
and ended in October 2007. The total budget of the Regional Framework
Operation amounted to 8.2 million EUR. It was co-financed under
the Community Initiative Programme INTERREG IIIC “West Zone”
with EU-funding of 4.9 million EUR.
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Role of Rupprecht
Consult |
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Rupprecht Consult was contracted
to develop a manual on cross-border cooperation, identifying barriers
and drivers for successful trans-frontier cooperation, including
cooperation with all 25 project partners. A comprehensive overview
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Project Duration |
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February 2007 - October 2007
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Project co-ordinator |
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy of the State of North
Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (DE)
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Organisation |
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The interregional partnership of the RFO “Change on Borders”
comprised 25 Main Partner regions. All Main Partner regions were
located in border regions and already had experiences in European
programmes on cross-border cooperation. The Lead Partner of the
project was the Land North Rhine-Westphalia.
The RFO “Change on Borders” for the first time offered
the opportunity to build up a network of border regions in Europe
on NUTS level II. Within the RFO all institutions on the local
and regional level in border regions could join this network.
This means, that this RFO offered the possibility to practise
and experience an interregional and European-wide partnership.
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Further information |
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Georg Werdermann
Tel. +49-221-6060 5518
Project Website
http://www.change-on-borders.net/
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Download |
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Change
on Borders Best Practice Manual (2,5 MB)
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