11. Inauguration of the Euroregion
- Publication Date:
- 10-2002
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- At the strong initiative of the Mayors of the ci ties of Niš, Skopje and Sofia, and with the active support of the EastWest Institute's Programme for Transfrontier Cooperation, a long-term process was launched to intensify transfrontier cooperation between the border regions of the Republic of Bulgaria, the FY R Macedonia and the FR of Yugoslavia. The overall objective of this initiative is to employ intensified cross-border cooperation as a tool for regional economic development and integration within this Niš-Skoplje-Sofia Triangle, as well as to foster conditions of prosperity, security and peaceful co-existence between neighboring peoples and states.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, and International Trade and Finance
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Macedonia