2. Context
EU 5th Cohesion Report
EU Commission Impact Assessment System
EU Sustainable Development Policy
EU Territorial Co-operation Programmes
(INTERREG & PEACE)
Good Friday/Belfast Agreement

4. 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
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

6. Definitions
Guidance Questions
Instructions
Explanations
Practical Examples

8. STEP 2: Defining General and Specific Objectives

9. STEP 3: Identifying and Choosing Cross-Border
Policy Approaches and Instruments/Actions

10. STEP 4: Identifying Expected Impacts
STEP 5: Developing Appropriate Indicators

11. STEP 6: Designing an Appropriate
Monitoring and EvaluationFramework

12. CASE STUDIES
SOCIAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENTAL

13. Contact
The Centre for Cross The Euro Institut –
Institute for cross border co-operation
Border Studies
Villa Rehfus
39 Abbey Street Rehfusplatz 11
Armagh D-77694 Kehl
BT61 7EB GERMANY
Tel. +44 (0)28 3751/1550 Tel. +49 (0)7851/7407-0
Fax. +44 (0)28 3751/1721 Fax. +49 (0)7851/7407-33
Email: crossborder@qub.ac.uk Email: euroinstitut@euroinstitut.org
www.crossborder.ie www.euroinstitut.org