Several CBC activities on the Spanish-Portuguese borders - E-DEN

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Area of CBC activity	Other
Sector of CBC activity	Institutional cooperation
Please, briefly describe the CBC activity you wanted to pursue	– The Cross-border Initiative Cooperation Office for the Andalusia-Algarve-Alentejo regoin is an example of successful development of joint planning between asymmetric institutional structures. – Further examples include: the RIHLA, Network of Islamic Historical Influence Centres, Euromedinculture or FIPAC, all promoted by the Institute of Science and Art of Andalusia. The cooperation agreement between the Galician Health Service (Verín-Ourense Hospital) and the School of Nursing (Chaves), for nursing student internships. The Working Communities in Castilla y León with the Northern and Central Regions of Portugal (with very satisfactory results in relation to NUTS-3) as a catalyst for the development of cross-border cooperation in the area over the last ten years. The Eixo Atlántico, including 34 Galician municipalities and municipalities of the North of Portugal is currently developing up to 10 European projects with a budget exceeding four million euros.
Border areas (states involved)	Spain, Portugal
Institution	Portuguese and Spanish local authorities
Contact details	José Elías Díaz Sub-Directorate General for Cooperation Relations with the Autonomous Communities Directorate General for Territorial Cooperation Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Administration (+34) 912734615 mail to: joseelias.diaz@mpt.es
Year of record	2012