The agreement was signed by the President of the Lublin Regional Tourist Organisation - Piotr Franaszek, Head of Volyn tourism cluster - Vasyl Baytsym, and the Chairman of the Brest tourism cluster - Georgiy Gribov during the conference "Development of tourism as a way to increase competitiveness of the region", which was organised within the project "Establishment of the informational complex in the sphere of cross-border eco-tourism in the Euroregion Bug" (IPBU.01.02.00-78-540/11) on 29-30 of October 2014 in Lutsk.

The new, autumn edition of the programme magazine is already available.
In this issue: review of the programme implementation, stories on cross-border cooperation projects, European Cooperation Day and more. To download the electronic version please click here (pdf file). If you want to obtain the printed version of the magazine please send your request with your postal address to pbu@cpe.gov.pl (availability is limited).

On 21 September 2014 and the surrounding days there is opportunity to join your "neighbour" in celebrating the achievements of more than 20 years of territorial cooperation in Europe. The European Cooperation Day communication campaign provides a platform for wider visibility of the benefits of CBC both within the EU and at its external borders. On that occassion on 15-17 September Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland - Belarus - Ukraine 2007-2013 organized 3rd Cross-border Forum of Journalists in Pinsk, Belarus. Representatives of local and regional media had an opportunity to meet colleagues from the other side of the border and record interviews with representatives of projects. Another Programme's event has just started today in Lviv - everybody is invited to join the House of European Cooperation (in front of Lviv National University)! Promotional video of European Cooperation Day 2014 - watch here.

On 21 August the Annual Programme Conference took place in Arlamow, at the border between Western and Eastern Carpathians. The event hosted 146 participants from all the Programme regions, including representatives of projects, regional and national authorities and the Programme institutions (including 68 persons from Poland, 35 persons from Belarus and 43 persons from Ukraine).

Following the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) N°236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11th March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action (CIR) and taking into consideration the European Commission note to the joint managing authorities of the ENPI CBC programmes, we would like to inform you that new eligibility rules have to be applied in all procedures to be launched at the latest as from 1st August 2014.