Cross border cooperation –promoter of tourism development

increases accordingly, but it is not in all districts because important role has medium
size or large-scale enterprises.

Tourism projects in cross border cooperation

In cross border cooperation development six phases can be divided: 1) initial position;
2) information change; 3) consultations; 4) cooperation; 5) harmonization 6)
integration.

Latvian border districts with Estonia and Lithuania are in phase of harmonization
now, but border districts with Russia, Belarus is in previous phases (Varika, 1999).

Phare CBC programme in Latvia since 1994.

Phare CBC programme and Interreg are one of the most important instruments that
help to improve development processes in border regions. Whole Latvia was defined
as a border region in the context of Phare CBC programme. The main activities of
Phare CBC programme are:

□ Transport and environment;

□ Provision of municipal infrastructure;

□ Economic development;

□ Human resources etc.

Phare CREDO programme was launched in Latvia in the 1997 (Assessment report,
2000). Projects under CREDO programme have to support regional development in
both sides of border. The main fields of CREDO programme are:

□ Economic development;

□ Services development;

□ Environment and energy;

□ Social- culture cooperation;

□ Society development;

□ Development of local and regional self-governments.

Interreg is one of the Community Initiatives who is promoting cooperation between
cross borders. The activities of Interreg are:

□ SME and technologies;

□ Tourism and rural tourism;

□ Water and energy supply, telecommunications;

□ Environment protection;

□ Rural development;

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