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Celebration of the European Cooperation Day week in our Programme continues and on 22 September introduction to the new Catalogue with tourism routes "Families with Children" and "National Cuisine" took place near Limbazi (Latvia). While parents were occupied with preparations for participation in Tourism Exhibitions in 2013 within Project "Enjoy the best in Latvia, Estonia and Russia!", their children participated in several workshops - making cookies and European Cooperation Day cake, as well an owl and a house where owl can live. Read more

Snow came to Sigulda (Latvia) in last summer day on 21 September 2012  ... It is European Cooperation Day, when it is possible. In winter 2013/2014 real crosscountry skiing route will be opened in Sigulda - thanks to cross-border cooperation between Estonia-Latvia-Russia. Project "SVS Activetour" invests in sports infrastructure in all three countries. "People with Nature" is another Project, that brings children closer to nature and establishes Nature Education centres in all three countries. Read more

Speaking from the European Parliament in Brussels to launch more than 200 events in 40 countries, the EU’s Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn said: “Territorial cooperation projects help build trust. They foster mutual understanding. They are essential ingredients of European integration. They bring communities together – this is the European Union in action.”

European Cooperation Day 2012  - carrying slogan “Sharing borders, growing closer” will be celebrated on 21 September 2012. Celebrating achievements of European regions and countries working together across borders – that is what is behind European Cooperation Day. Read more

European Cooperation Day lecture took place in the Daugavpils University on 17 September 2012. Students studying economics were introduced to new approaches in tourism development in Latgale region (Latvia), which the Project "Tour de Latgale and Pskov" is implementing together with partners from Pskov with the support of the Programme. Read more

During the first European Cooperation Day lecture Students of the University of Latvia asked a simple question "Why we hear so little about cross-border cooperation?" To get less and less such questions week of the European Cooperation Day begins with several tematic lectures in Estonia and Latvia. Ms Unda Ozoliņa today together with the Project "Green Man" meets students at the Euro College of the Tartu University in Tartu (Estonia) and Project Manager Ms Ilze Skrebele-Stikāne together with the Project "Tour" will meet with students in Daugavpils University in Daugavpils (Latvia). Invited Projects will demonstrate examples of cooperation with closest neighbours across borders. Read more

European Cooperation Day in Tartu (Estonia) was celebrated on 12 September 2012 by symbolic Action - plating trees in the Friendship Alley on the embankment of Emajogi River. Partners of the Project "GreenMan" gathered for this green activity and together with the Vice-Major of Tartu Mr Raimond Tamm planted first three trees in the Friendship Alley. Read more

Estonia-Latvia-Russia CBC Programme launches European Cooperation Day celebrations on 12 September 2012 with Local Actions of trees planting in Tartu (Estonia) and European Cooperation Day lecture in Riga (Latvia). Local Actions marks Europe wide communication action with local communities across borders.
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In a framework of the European Cooperation Day - 2012 as an  initiative of the European Commission, five ENPI Programmes will take part in V Petersburg International Innovation Forum in 26-28 September 2012.
Key activity - the Conference "Russian-European Cross Border Cooperation - a tool to promote innovations" will gather more than 200 experts from the North-West Russia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Joint exhibition stand of five ENPI CBC Programmes is organized for the European Cooperation Day 2012 in Saint-Petersburg. Read more

Regions of the Russian Federation and the European Union are longing to build pragmatic and mutually beneficial relationship across their borders. One of the key mechanisms of such a dialogue is the annual international Conference «Cross-border Cooperation: the Russian Federation, the European Union and Norway», which will be held on September 6-7, 2012 in Pskov. Read more

European Cooperation Day is a Celebration Day! It is a day of the celebration of sucessfull cooperation among countries all over Europe and with its closest neighbours on the external borders. It is one concept, one brand and one visual identity, which will be shared by many events. Already 74 Programmes confirmed participation in the European Cooperation Day and very diverse public events will take place in almost 40 countries. Projects will show their achievements and works to the Local communities.
Europe will show cooperation on 21 September 2012 under the slogan Sharing borders, growing closer! Read more