Context

� EU 5th Cohesion Report

� EU Commission Impact Assessment System

� EU Sustainable Development Policy

� EU Territorial Co-operation Programmes

(INTERREG & PEACE)(INTERREG & PEACE)

� Good Friday/Belfast Agreement

A practical Cross Border Impact Assessment Toolkit

� To identify and consider the impacts of cross border

co-operation based on transparent criteria

� Provide stronger conceptual framework based on an � Provide stronger conceptual framework based on an

integrated territorial approach

Place-based but transferable to different border contexts

Supported by a training course and mentoring for actors

at the programme and project level

Definitions

Guidance Questions

Instructions Instructions

Explanations

Practical Examples

STEP 2: Defining General and Specific Objectives

STEP 3: Identifying and Choosing Cross-Border

Policy Approaches and Instruments/Actions

STEP 4: Identifying Expected Impacts

STEP 5: Developing Appropriate Indicators

STEP 6: Designing an Appropriate

Monitoring and EvaluationFramework

CASE STUDIES

SOCIALSOCIAL ECONOMICECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL

Contact

The Centre for Cross Border Studies

39 Abbey StreetArmagh

The Euro Institut –Institute for cross border co-operation

Villa Rehfus

Rehfusplatz 11

D-77694 KehlArmagh BT61 7EB

Tel. +44 (0)28 3751/1550Fax. +44 (0)28 3751/1721

Email: crossborder@qub.ac.ukwww.crossborder.ie

D-77694 Kehl

GERMANY

Tel. +49 (0)7851/7407-0

Fax. +49 (0)7851/7407-33

Email: euroinstitut@euroinstitut.org

www.euroinstitut.org