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All 2nd Border Dialogues Conference Presentations Available on Slideshare

All presentations from our latest , 2nd European Forum on Cross-Border Cooperation in a Wider Europe held in Elblag, Poland on 18 October 2011 are available on http://www.slideshare.net/Borderdialogues.

Thank you for participation in the 2nd Border Dialogues International Forum!

On behalf of the Border Dialogues team, we would like to thank all participants for attending the 2nd European Forum on Cross-Border Cooperation in a Wider Europe. We believe the conference achieved successful results thanks to the participation and fruitfull discussion of 100 leading experts and government officials from border regions and EU countries.

Five awardees of the Border Dialogues Prize

At the first Annual Forum in Cross-Border Cooperation in a Wider Europe three personalities and two organisations were awarded Border Dialogues Prize for substantial contribution to cross-border cooperation. List of laureates - Rudolf Schuster, former President of Slovakia Amb Sergey Ustich, Head of the Institute for Transfrontier Cooperation in Uzhgorod Alexey Ignatiev, director of the Kalinningrad Regional Development Agency The Norwegian Barents Secretariat Carpathian Foundation

EU - Cross-border cooperation is a priority

Cross Border Cooperation (CBC) is a key priority of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) ENPI. It aims at reinforcing cooperation between member states and partner countries along the external border of the European Union.