The European Union and the Russian Federation have been successfully cooperating in the cross-border cooperation programmes since 2007. Russia is a strategic partner, and its share of co-financing to the ENI CBC programmes amounts to 96 million €. The Ministry of Economic Development – the National Authority in Russia – is responsible for the implementation […]
“We see regional ownership as the essence of the cross-border cooperation programmes. The regional actors across the border jointly identify the challenges as well as the opportunities important for their particular area and take joint actions in the framework of these programmes,” – Ms. Nina Nordström, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Finland to the Council of Europe. […]
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What to do with grape waste? Can wine-litter become a resource, and eventually be turned into cosmetics? An EU-funded project is working to make it happen, with the final goal to create work opportunities in countries stricken by economic crises. It is called BESTMEDGRAPE, and it’s a project implemented by Italy, Tunisia, France, Lebanon and […]