1. CROSS BORDER COOPERATION - POINT OF VIEW OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ESTONIAN, LATVIAN AND RUSSIAN BORDER REGIONS
Ain Jõesalu
Euregio Pskov-Livonia
Executive director, section Estonia
, Võru

2. History of Euregio
In Karlskrona (Sweden) signed the memorandum of cooperation
signed a declaration of cooperation in Pskov (Russian)
was approved the regulation of Council of Cooperation in Border Regions (CCBR)
introduced the Executive institution (confirmed the Directorate)
CCBR was reformed as Euregio Pskov – Livonia

3. Territory of Euregio

4. Members of Euregio
ESTONIA 4 associations of municipalities in counties - Põlva, Valga, Viljandi, Võru LATVIA 12 municipalities – Aluksne, Ape , Baltinava, Balvi, Cibla, Karsava, Ludza, Rugaji, Smiltene, Valka, Vilaka, Zilupe PSKOV OBLAST Pskov city 5 rayons – Gdov, Pechory, Pskov, Pytalovo, Sebež Territory km² Population ( )

5. Euregio Pskov - Livonia – participant of Association of European Border Regions

6. Structure of Euregio

7. Co-operation AGREEMENT
COUNCIL
Working groups
Presidium of
EUREGIO
Directorate
President,
2 vice-presidents
PSKOV-LIVONIA
Section Pskov
Section Latvia
Section Estonia
Co-operation AGREEMENT
Three times a year
Once a year 7 1 x
Chairmen 7
3 separately legal entities with their own statutes,
financing and decission making institutions

8. Strategic directions
Development of Euregio as a strong international organisation
Dissemination of information about cross-border co-operation
Promotion of youth co-operation ( youth section of Euregio established )
Rising the funds for the development of border regions (cross-border co-operation projects)
Involving the SMS-s into the cross-border activities (tourism, partneriats etc).
Promotion of the contacts between people and organisations in border territories – culture, education, sport

9. Examples of realised projects
Expierence of administrative reform in Euregio Pskov – Livonia(TACIS)
Exchange of information in border regions (PHARE)
BEN project (INTERREG III B)
BALTIC TANGENT (INTERREG IIIC)
Project for people with special needs (Latvia – Estonia - Russia)
DLA project (INTERREG IV C)
SDF (Latvia - Estonia),”umbrella project”, 20 small projects, 6000 participants

10. Proposals of local authorities for CBC programmes 2014-2020
Euregio Pskov-Livonia is for continuing of EstLatRus programme
Northern part of Latgale in Estonia-Latvia programme (8 municipalities)
Put down Small Projects in Programmes as a measure (up to euro)
By decision making the local authorities as representatives of population to be involved
Reduce the eligible territory
Pre-financing in Estonia-Latvia programme
Creation of job places in border regions, support of business environment

11. Thank you! Euregio Pskov-Livonia http://www.pskov-livonia.net