Priority 4
Supporting the Governance of the Adriatic-Ionian region
The macro-regional strategy is one of the EU most recent and innovative policy framework, which fosters countries located in the same region to jointly tackle challenges and find solutions to problems or to better use the potential they have in common (e.g. pollution, natural and cultural heritage, worldwide business competition, etc.). The macroregion shall benefit and be an active promoter of strengthened cooperation, with the aim of making their policies more efficient than if they had addressed the issues in isolation. The EUSAIR is a solid partnership representing all the involved countries and an efficient collaboration mechanism aimed at contributing to a harmonious and cohesive cooperation environment. Beyond the support to thematic transnational joint cooperation reported in the selected Specific Objectives identified, actions to reduce the cohesion divide characterising the Adriatic-Ionian area should be addressed to the following main categories of beneficiaries, namely public administrators, civil society, and young people, to root and further consolidate cooperation and solidarity behaviours.