Working together to improve people’s life across the external European borders

Because neighbours...

...keep the
doors open

Infrastructure
...give
a hand

Economic Development
...share the
same home

Environment
...grow up
together

People-to-People

Because
neighbours
keep the
doors open

Economic competitiveness of regions depends heavily on adequate transport, logistic and communications. Projects give a possibility to local actors to work together towards sustainable solutions.

...keep the
doors open

Infrastructure
Because
neighbours
give
a hand

The creation of economic opportunities across the European borders is one of the biggest challenges faced by cross-border cooperation. Projects seek to foster business and to help people improve their skills, with benefits for all communities on both sides of the European frontier.

...give
a hand

Economic Development
Because
neighbours
share the
same home

Cross-border cooperation programmes work to strengthen a clean environment through different types of actions, from improving the quality of water to upgrading waste management facilities, from reducing marine litter to protecting endangered species.

...share the
same home

Environment

More about
Because
neighbours
grow up
together

People-to-people exchanges are the real cement of cross border cooperation projects: they create direct links between institutions and organisations, authorities and citizens, with the purpose to promote understanding and to develop new solutions to common problems.

...grow up
together

People-to-People

Working together to improve people’s life across the external European borders

7.000

Applications

37.000

organisations

1.000

projects

Programme and
project support

Discover more

Stories Voices News

Fresh from the field

Good things always come in threes

Interreg NEXT

For the third time, neighbourhood cross-border cooperation programmes face the challenge of travelling the full road from the analysis of their territories to defining their strategies. With the experience of ENPI CBC and ENI CBC well in mind, the future Interreg NEXT programmes are fully equipped to complete this third journey without major concerns. The road is not fully free from pitfalls though. In the series of TESIM cluster events taking place these weeks, many lessons have been shared, the best ways to circumvent the potential obstacles have been identified and the three Cs that should steer the process were thoroughly examined. Jump onboard!

ENI CBC IN MOTION: November

ENI CBC; State of play

Environment

“Each day you feel more empowered: it’s a life-changing opportunity”

Chirine Ben Aissa Mediterranean Sea Basin IVY

Infrastructure

Charging your electric car through your smartphone

Ihor Popodyuk Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine

Crafts & cooperation: opportunities for growth

Economic Development
Latvia-Russia

Pottery, wood carving, smithcraft, loom weaving, leathercraft… This is far not the full list of skills mastered by the craftsmen from the border regions of Latvia and Russia. They create amazing, unique hand-made products which, however, do not always reach potential buyers. How can an EU-funded project help artisans to turn their passion into a successful business? And can old crafts boost tourism potential of the cross-border area? The “Craftmanship without borders” project, co-funded by Latvia-Russia CBC programme, has got the answers.

An extraordinary edition, in all senses

EURegionsWeek; ENI CBC

For a moment we thought we could still make it, at least partially, to gather in Brussels for this year’s edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities. Because nowhere else we manage to meet and exchange with so many practitioners as during the Week. With the physical kermess aspects missing, how has this fully digital edition worked? And what was the role of TESIM and neighbourhood cross-border cooperation programmes therein?

Defying all obstacles – the success of #ECDay2020

ECDay2020

The pandemic has drastically downsized physical events in 2020. However, true cooperation can overcome any obstacle. And the ENI CBC programmes have fully demonstrated the strengths of cooperation celebrating the European Cooperation Day 2020 in a great variety of ways. Discover how creative they have been!

ENI CBC IN MOTION: October

ENI CBC; State of play

CULTURE OPEN – Speaking the unique language of culture

People-to-People
Karelia

“Culture is probably the best way to integrate migrants and people with disabilities in our cities. There is no need to speak. People usually dance and sing about the same things. Culture is the best way to reach someone’s heart and build trust”. Migrants and people with disabilities are two quite different types of groups. They have different needs and concerns. However, they often face the same challenges: the feeling of isolation, feeling unheard or not integrated in society. Culture Open is a project, financed under ENI CBC Karelia programme, that aims at engaging socially vulnerable groups in the cities of Petrozavodsk (RU) and Joensuu (FI) by making them feel the protagonists in the cultural life of the cities.

People-to-People

"The young Belarusian teacher was teaching the Polish autistic child and they could understand perfectly. This was unexpected to me: I could see that cooperation in this matter really makes sense"

Anna Ososińska Poland-Belarus-Ukraine

ENI CBC at #EURegionsWeek

#EURegionsWeek

REGISTRATION EXTENDED, YOU HAVE TIME TO JOIN US UNTIL 7 OCTOBER!

Which legacy are creating over 800 ENI CBC projects implemented at the EU’s external borders stretching from the polar circle to the Mediterranean shores? What do mayors from EU and non-EU border regions think of cross-border cooperation? Can health cooperation at external borders be integrated into programming for 2021-2027? If you are curious to receive answers, welcome to the sessions with the participation of ENI CBC programmes and projects at #EURegionsWeek!

ENI CBC IN MOTION: September

ENI CBC State of play

Environment

Plants eating oil for a natural clean-up of the Arctic

Aleksandra Tceitlina Kolarctic

Flippers and diving masks to enjoy the underwater museum of the Black Sea

People-to-People
Black Sea Basin

Vessels, buildings, statues, artefacts, sites, even human remains: this is all “underwater cultural heritage”, defined by UNESCO as human traces with cultural, historical or archaeological character, that have been under water for at least 100 years. Definitely, a heritage worth preserving and object of interest for the most curious minds. The ENI CBC TREASURE project has put the underwater remains of the Black Sea Basin at the centre of its efforts. The initiative – financed under the ENI CBC Black Sea Basin programme – focuses on fascinating sub-aquatic archaeological rests, and offers a unique experience as an alternative to traditional tourism.

Interreg turns 30!

ENI CBC Interreg30

30 years of cooperation between people, communities and regions across the EU borders. No matter whether internal or external: celebrating cooperation in all its shapes is the motto of the Interreg community this year.

ENI CBC Programmes

A total of 16 programmes will be implemented under ENI CBC. They cover 12 land borders, one sea crossing and three sea basins, stretching from Finland and Russia in the north, to countries like Hungary and the Ukraine in the east, and Italy, Northern Africa and the Middle East in the south.
Here you will find news and information on each programme, including the programme strategy and participating countries.