Document(s): 

Manual on Removing Obstacles to CBC

Author(s): 

Instituto di Sociologia Internazionale di Gorizia(Italy)

Year of publication: 

2013

The document was written for the Council of Europe by the ISIG (Instituto di Sociologia Internazionale di Gorizia). It provides a compilation and an analysis of both difficulties recorded across the borders and solutions found to overcome them. It has been elaborated on the basis of a major survey launched in 2009 by COE, addressing the ministers responsible for local and regional government of the 47 member States. The data collected through a questionnaire have been systematized and organized in such a way as to enable all actors of cross-border cooperation to find examples and solutions that may meet their particular needs. The result is a snapshot of the situation at the end of 2013. It is complemented by an electronic platform hosted by ISIG that will be constantly updated with new data and experience (http://cbc.isig.it). It is useful to all those involved in cross-border cooperation – central governments, local and regional authorities, associations and citizens – who are encouraged to disseminate, to use and to enrich it through the electronic platform.