Euroregion Karpacki. Obszar dialogu i współpracy

The Carpathian Euroregion was established on February 14. 1993. lt comprises considerable parts of Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary and Romania. The Euroregion covers an area of 141,500 sq. km and it has 14,800,000 inhabitants. These include over a dozen nationalities and several religions. This used to be the reason for bloody conflicts.  The process of the Euroregion's creation was significantly inspired and contributed to by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chief diplomats of Poland, Ukraine and Hungary, as well as the Institute for East-West Studies in New York. The EWS has also played a considerable role in the initial period of the Euroregion's existence. The Institute provided conceptual assistance and collected funds for the Euroregion's needs, e. g., the Peace Foundation of Sasakawa or the Rockefeller Brother Fund. Since 1995 the development and transnational projects of the Euroregion have been supported by the Fund for the Development of the Carpathian Euroregion, headquartered in Kosice, Slovakia, whose money has been granted by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation from the USA (the Motts Foundation has granted USD 3,900,000 for the support of the Carpathian Region in the The Euroregion's goals comprise the civilizational advancement of its national parts and their cooperation in various Fields, lighting against prejudice, promotion of good neighborly relations, as well as the development of trust among its citizens. Economic cooperation, particularly trade, has developed over the past tive years. Collaboration in the Fields of science, education, culture, ecology and tourism has also expanded. In 1998 the Euroregion's authorities commenced work on a new development strategy for the Carpathian Euroregion. This project has been assisted by the Maas-Rijn Euregio and supported financially by the government of the Flemish Community and Limburg Province, in the amount of ECU 179.300.