“EU enlargement gives a whole new dimension to the many cooperation attempts having taken place and therefore represents a major challenge. Thanks to this process, border Regions will go from the periphery of the old Europe to the centre of the new Europe. This integration process brings new possibilities for development for border Regions, but also dangers and threats. For this reason, we should pool our strengths in future years, in order to well prepare the Regions for enlargement”,

Liese Prokop, AER President.

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