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| Area of CBC activity | Crisis and Disaster/Emergency Management |
| Sector of CBC activity | Preparedness |
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Who: Dutch safety regions with German kreise and Belgian provinces What: promoting lasting cooperation between these parties Where: along the entire frontier When: initiated in 2009 with no definite end Why: Cross border assistance can save lives, save money and is necessary in some cases where a joint approach best addresses a problem |
| Border areas (states involved) | German states ofLower-Saxony (kreise Emsland, Leer and Grafschaft Bentheim);North Rhine Westphalia (kreise Borken, Kleve, Wesel, Viersen, Heinsberg and Aachen)
Dutch safety regions Groningen, Drenthe, IJsselland, Twente, Noord- en Oost-Gelderland, Gelderland-Midden, Gelderland-Zuid, Noord-Limburg, Zuid-Limburg, Brabant Zuid-Oost, Midden- en West-Brabant and Zeeland.The Belgian provinces West-Vlaanderen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Antwerpen, Limburg en Luik. The ministries in the mentioned countries. |
| Institution | Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice |
| Contact details | Erwin de Hamer, National coordinator for security and counter terrorism
tel 0031 (0)6 48130942 |
| Year of record | 2012 |
