Aims and Tasks of the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)

In line with its statutes, the AEBR works on behalf of the European border and cross-border regions with the aim to:

highlight their special problems, opportunities, responsibilities and activities;
represent their common interests vis-à-vis national and international parliaments, bodies, authorities and institutions;
initiate, support and coordinate cooperation between the regions throughout Europe;
promote exchanges of experience and information with a view to identifying and coordinating common interests among the diverse range of cross-border problems and opportunities, and to propose possible solutions.

The activities of AEBR involve:

implementing programmes and projects, to apply for funds and to receive and to dispose of them;
to organise events that deal with cross-border problems;
to help to solve cross-border problems and to support special activities;
to prepare and implement common campaigns within the networks;
to inform European political bodies and the public about cross-border issues.

Association of European Border Regions