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The conference was a joint event of one of the largest ENPI CBC programmes (Poland-Belarus-Ukraine with total allocation of 186,2 million €) and of the most advanced one (Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine with 46 already contracted projects).  This two programmes cover large part of the EU´s eastern border and thus representatives of six countries were participating at the conference.

Cross-border Cooperation (CBC) is a key priority of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI). It aims at reinforcing cooperation between member states and partner countries along the external border of the European Union.

The plenary session of the annual conference took place on the first day, and the second day was devoted to a spectacular popularisation of the two programmes and the cross-border cooperation in general by climbing to the Kremenec mountain (1221 m), which lies on the triple border of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine. The date of the event was also significant as it took place on the last day of the Hungarian and the first day of the Polish EU presidency. Accordingly, Consul General of Hungary in Uzhgorod, symbolically passed over the EU flag to Consul General of Poland in Lviv, on the top of the triple border.

Agenda, presentations and pictures from the conference are available at http://www.enpi.info/ or by clicking on the logo of the joint conference: