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East Border Region Committee

The East Border Region Committee is one of three local authority led cross border networks on the Ireland/Northern Ireland border. The East Border Region Committee comprises six local authorities, Newry & Mourne, Down, Banbridge District Councils and Craigavon Borough Council in Northern Ireland and Louth and Monaghan County Councils in the Republic and has a total population of 4000,000. Since its formation in the 1970s, the Committee has endeavoured to promote the development of the region as a vibrant economic unit.

Following the completion in 1998 of an Integrated Economic Development Strategy, five priority themes for development in the region were identified.

• Tourism
• Indigenous Business Growth (including inward investment)
• Infrastructure and Environment
• Community Economic Development

• Human Resource Development (including Education)

In order to facilitate a truly co-ordinated partnership approach, the Committee extended to include key players from the statutory, public, private and community sectors in the region as well as Councillors and Officials.

The East Border Region Committee along with its counterparts ICBAN and NWRCBG will play a significant role in the administration of the INTEREGG III monies, in particular reference to cross border Economic Development. Funding will be available under the following headings:

• Business & Economic Development inc Tourism
• Knowledge Economy
• Human Resource Development and Skilling

Contact

Ms Pamela Arthurs
Director
European House
16a Canal Quay
Newry
County Down
Northern Ireland
BT34 6BP

Telephone: 028 30252684
Fax: 028 30252685.
E-Mail: interreg@eastborderregion.com