SO41 Legal and administrative cooperation

The aim of the type of action is to enhance the information and data exchange across the border to support joint administrative and legal activities addressing border obstacles.
Indicative actions:

• data exchange and joint monitoring enhancing the availability of data needed for a more targeted cross-border cooperation, for example in the field of
  • regional development with a focus on more sustainable rural development,
  • demographic changes and the impact on economic and social development in the border region
  • health and social care with a specific focus on the COVID-19 pandemic
  • crisis resilience
  • circular economy
• studies and analyses identifying cross-border obstacles, for example related to environmental issues
• workshops, discussion panels or conferences addressing experts and public authorities enabling a joint view on border obstacles

The aim of the type of action is to boost strategic developments across the border to allow for better strategic embedding of economic and social cooperation on all identified key thematic fields.
Indicative actions:

• joint strategies to reduce legal and administrative obstacles across the border;
• joint strategy development
  • in the field of SME support and smart specialisation including for example R&D needs, SME development, start-ups, cross-border economic ex-change (demanded goods and services), social innovation, digitalisation and aspects supporting the economic diversification especially in the fields of green technologies, resource efficiency and eco-innovation
  • addressing social matters and a better integration of horizontal issues (e.g. gender equality and social inclusion, including youth, women, disabled)
  • addressing a better crisis resilience
  • supporting effective and comprehensive regional development and implementation of pilot project

The aim of the type of action is to boost joint solutions across the border to reduce barriers and obstacles caused by different legal and administrative systems.
Indicative actions:

• joint initiatives finding specific solutions for border obstacles, for example in the field of:
  • employee protection across the border
  • cross-border services for employers (SME) and employees, such as consulting in the mother tongue
  • recognition of qualification, safeguarding and creating new employment opportunities for example in eco-innovation
  • social and health services
  • circular economy
• coordination of services and joint actions to boost digitalisation of joint services for example in the field of crisis management, social and health care and emergency services

The aim of the type of action is to actively improve mutual and cross-border understanding.
Indicative actions:

• (digital) seminars or other training events addressing authorities and stakeholders and aiming at improving their skills and knowledge about cross-border cooperation, its obstacles and how to overcome them
• sport events, student exchanges, field trips or other awareness raising activities contributing to a better cross-border understanding and increased mutual trust