commiss regul ec decemb implement programm cross border cooper framework phare programm commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec decemb econom aid countri central eastern europ amend regul ec articl thereof european council meet luxembourg decemb set enhanc pre access strategi intend enabl applic countri central eastern europ eventu member european union end align union acqui prior access access partnership kei featur enhanc pre access strategi defin prioriti work access account context cross border cooper year implement commiss regul ec establish phare cross border programm conjunct interreg produc number posit result notabl establish dialogu cooper european union border region adjac region countri central eastern europ contribut econom develop border region countri greater converg level develop european union side offer opportun region familiaris interreg practic procedur includ design region develop strategi border region improv aim increas number project real cross border natur improv pace implement romania applic countri common border union elig phare cross border cooper programm phare cross border cooper programm gradual part wider region develop polici context pre access strategi correct present imbal budgetari resourc alloc cross border cooper pre access prioriti region insid applic state council repeatedli stress reinforc cooper stimul integr countri central eastern europ european commun support stabil secur region view futur particip access state structur polici union align phare cross border cooper programm interreg requir notabl set common cross border programm common program structur applic countri central eastern europ present geograph definit phare cross border cooper programm gradual extend order compris addit region adjac european union border applic countri phare beneficiari stage border neighbour countri benefit phare commun assist programm elig elig action similar interreg framework access partnership strengthen involv local region actor cross border cooper enhanc botton approach bolster capac program implement monitor local author border region decis small project real cross border natur set small project fund replac regul ec present regul accord opinion committe econom restructur countri central eastern europ adopt regul articl framework phare programm defin regul eec rule appli financ action structur natur border region countri central eastern europ phare beneficiari action implement take account commun structur polici interreg articl elig border countri central eastern europ commun applic countri bulgaria czech republ estonia hungari latvia lithuania poland romania slovakia slovenia border region concern fix countri concern agreement commiss take account methodolog adopt interreg alloc beneficiari countri made take account criteria popul gdp capita surfac border region concern articl commun grant programm primarili financ particip countri central eastern europ concern joint project state share border defin articl aim project promot cooper border region countri central eastern europ adjac region neighbour countri defin articl border region central eastern europ overcom specif develop problem aris inter alia posit nation economi interest local popul manner compat protect environ ii promot creation develop cooper network side border establish link network wider commun network articl border region select articl project includ cross border cooper programm form project link measur support interreg commun extern assist programm ii project agre countri concern cross border impact contribut develop structur border region facilit cooper countri special attent project relat financ behalf local author econom oper countri central eastern europ provid financ includ resourc member state european union countri central eastern europ intern financi institut privat public sourc articl action financ programm includ allevi administr institut obstacl free flow person product servic border take account secur aspect flow improv infrastructur commun facil provis local water ga electr suppli provid benefit border area environment protect instanc wast manag environment manag pollut prevent deal problem exacerb proxim extern border agricultur rural develop measur attent facilit cross border cooper project measur field energi transport aim complement develop tran european network accord orient adopt commiss action relat justic home affair commun polici promot busi cooper enterpris develop financi cooper cooper institut repres busi sector chamber commerc aid invest provis support servic facil technolog transfer market small medium size enterpris train employ measur local econom develop includ tourism measur promot cooper health share resourc facil cross border basi develop establish facil resourc improv flow inform commun border region includ support cross border radio televis newspap media cultur exchang local employ educ train initi action mention financ term articl view encourag joint small scale action involv local actor border region enhanc capabl identifi develop implement action joint small project fund establish border region limit percentag appropri relev programm initi cross border cooper special attent measur strong cross border cooper charact plan close cooper region local author border area includ establish develop share manag structur intend widen deepen cross border cooper public para public agenc profit organis establish plan develop border region project identif programm formul feasibl studi assist implement programm monitor evalu studi financ articl commun contribut provid principl grant commun grant contribut financ revenu gener activ commiss determin consult author involv rule financ includ financ project revenu reimburs initi grant aid cover expenditur import local expenditur need carri project programm tax duti charg purchas properti exclud commun financ cost cover includ technic assist studi train institut build measur suppli programm essenti equip input invest oper includ work programm mainten oper cost central eastern european countri cover start phase digress manner articl border region joint cooper committe set consist repres countri concern includ region local repres repres commiss joint cooper committe prepar joint cross border program document multiannu perspect document includ common develop strategi prioriti region singl socio econom geograph entiti provis joint implement document guid program implement action undertaken framework relev programm initi cross border cooper assist european commun joint cooper committe defin common set project year take account joint cross border program document provid paragraph recommend project transmit commiss govern countri central eastern europ concern basi propos submit relev author articl commiss formul programm propos border take account joint cross border program document refer articl recommend joint cooper committe project financ programm transmit govern central eastern european countri concern grant constitut full partial contribut countri central eastern europ joint project approv procedur defin articl regul eec agre recipi countri concern mean financ memorandum articl commiss administ assist accord normal practic appli assist central eastern europ defin regul eec joint monitor structur set facilit implement programm articl implement object refer pursuant articl commiss ensur coordin consist assist phare extern assist programm assist provid structur fund articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european commun replac regul ec dai regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel decemb commiss han van den broek member commiss oj oj oj