On Thursday, 9 November 2023, the Border Focal Point Network organised the 14th episode of the 'Beyond Borders' Breakfast Debates series. 

Titled “Border regions in post-2027 Cohesion policy”, the event focused on cohesion policy and its effect on cross-border regions. The European Union’s Cohesion Policy is a central element of the EU budget, designed to diminish disparities among its countries and regions through focused financial support. However, despite these efforts, EU border regions still encounter significant challenges due to the barriers imposed by national borders, which hamper their economic growth and development. 

Speakers included: 

• Kitti Dubniczki, Director at CESCI 
• Sari Rautio, Entrepreneur, Senior Lead Armstrong Linna Oy, President of the Baltic Sea Regions IG, Member of the COTER coordinators and the Finnish delegation of the European Committee of the Regions. 
• Slawomir Tokarski️, Director for the European Territorial Cooperation, Macro-regions, Interreg and Programmes Implementation, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy 
• Simona Pohlova, Deputy Head of Unit for Interreg, Cross-border Cooperation, Internal Borders (Unit D.2. DG Regio) 
• Eduardo Medeiros, Geography Professor & Research Fellow at Setúbal Polytechnic Institute Join the Border Focal Point Network and read more. 

Read more information about the event.