Part III Tasks and Objectives, s.3 Strengthening Democratic Governance, 34 Cross-border Cooperation

Subject(s):

Democracy — Economic, social, and cultural rights — Responsibility of international organizations — Rule of law

This chapter looks at the Council of Europe’s (CoE’s) policy in the field of cross-border co-operation. It elaborates on the concept and terminology of cross-border co-operation, analyses the competence of the CoE to develop a policy in the field of cross-border co-operation, and explains the origins of that policy. Next, institutional issues of the CoE’s cross-border co-operation policy are addressed, namely intra-CoE issues and the relationship between the CoE and the European Union. Then, the CoE practice in the field of cross-border co-operation is being dealt with. A short assessment of the significance of the CoE policy in the field of cross-border co-operation concludes this chapter.