Voices from the field
Carlos Bolaños
"TESIM: a team of 20 experts behind the cooperation across the external EU borders"
The services, the targets, the challenges of this demand-driven project explained by the team leader, Carlos Bolaños.
We are going to integrate the mechanic of the ENI CBC programmes in the system that we use within the EU
"TESIM: a team of 20 experts behind the cooperation across the external EU borders"
Seven programmes with Russia “Results are tangible, I’m proud”
Local authorities from both sides of the border “own” the programmes: this ownership feeling is somehow unique in the cooperation field
"Citizens against marine litter"
"We are all fighting a common enemy: forest fire"
"Strategies, mechanisms, grant schemes... it sounds complex, but it all aims at improving life for the communities"
"We connect buyers and sellers to sustain agrobusiness"
"People across borders want to work together"
"A 3D reconstruction of an old castle is a bridge to connect young people with their heritage"
"We replace historical prejudices with friendship and mutual benefits"
"Diseases, pollution, natural disasters, social tensions: if one side of the border is affected, the other will be too. We must work together"
"The identity of Europe is more evident near its boundaries, where different cultures have interwoven a precious fabric"
"Both EU and non-EU states have a say at political and technical level: their rights are equally respected"
"In the end, the Tunisians spoke Italian, the Italians spoke French and also some words of Arabic."
"In border regions cooperation overcomes the animosity among people, and their isolation from capital cities"
"The public and private sectors work together to find common grounds and surmount differences"
"A border is an opportunity for development"
"Our platform has supported thousands of cultural actors across five countries"