Article 53 Selection of operations

Operations selected under a cross-border cooperation programme shall deliver clear cross-border impacts and benefits.

Operations under cross-border cooperation programmes shall be selected by the contracting authority through calls for proposals covering the whole eligible area.

Participating countries may also identify operations outside call for proposals. In that event, the operations shall be specifically mentioned in the cross-border cooperation programme referred to in Article 49.

Operations selected for cross-border cooperation shall involve beneficiaries from at least two participating countries. Beneficiaries shall cooperate in the development and implementation of operations. In addition, they shall cooperate in either the staffing or the financing of operations or both.

An operation may be implemented in a single participating country, provided that cross-border impacts and benefits are identified.