How are we to obtain money for the 30 cross-border projects that have been adopted?

The office also serves as an administration base and launching point for many cross-border projects.

At national level, however, regulatory measures are essential, particularly in the context of cross-border projects.

In the case of cross-border projects, for example, it would be sensible to broaden the consultation to the public as a whole.

In addition, these cross-border projects improve economic integration in the internal market.

It is an excellent initiative, especially as it gives rise to cross-border projects.

We simply need resources, and we also need cross-border projects rather than just national debates.

It must also be remembered that cross-border projects are not projects in the border zones.

Lasting cultural cooperation can be furthered not just by concentrating on one city but through regional and cross-border projects.

Generally, the board sits monthly and prepares cross-border projects and initiatives.

At the same time, as well as a common political will on cross-border projects, we must promote the prevention and reduction of transport needs.

It is a cross-community and cross-border project.

I am in favour of guarantees to protect the natural environment, because I have seen the destructive effects of other cross-border projects.

There is another innovation: the concept has been introduced, and the idea strengthened, of international projects and cross-border projects.

We will only be able to help certain cross-border projects in this way, since it is truly in the Community interest to carry out these projects.

Financing options for cross-border projects already exist in the Civil Justice Programme, where the use of videoconferencing features as a priority.

The European Union should have instruments at its disposal which support an increase in effectiveness of transport networks, including in relation to cross-border projects.

Not least, SMEs are often overburdened or indeed discouraged from pursuing otherwise promising cross-border projects.

However, there are still many problems with regard to cooperation between EU Member States and third countries which hamper the development of genuine cross-border projects.

The Member States themselves grant priority to national projects, while the value-added of European funding is surely the fact that they must be cross-border projects.

Cross-border projects are always difficult in any case, but it seems that using TACIS actually makes things a little more difficult still.

I am therefore in favour of increasing our contribution to cross-border projects, which bring Europe closer to the local dimension and connect the public sphere with the private.

To some extent, their inclusion makes it necessary to shift the focus from essentially cross-border projects to more regional ones, which will have a wider-ranging impact throughout Europe.

That, in many ways, is a good summary of Europe today: A German-Dutch cross-border project with an English name and American jargon.

Secondly, European added value is evident in many areas, for example in cross-border projects in the Wadden Sea region and underwater archaeology.