Wolf U, Hollederer A, Brand H
Landesinstitut für den Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienst NRW (lögd), Bielefeld.
Gesundheitswesen. 2006 Nov;68(11):667-73. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-927265.
In cross-border cooperation, much importance has been attributed to the so-called "Euregios", synonymously also called "Euroregions". These are cross-border structures in which, above all, local and regional authorities have joined together across one or several national borders. As early as 1958, the first Euregio was established along the German-Dutch border. Meanwhile many other Euregios have been set up. Euregios provide the testing ground for pilot projects to examine practical solutions of cooperation. Euregios are therefore also called "laboratories of Europe" or "testing laboratories of European integration". Also in the health sector, several cross-border projects are being and have already been carried out. According to what has been found out so far, above all Euregios with long years of experience in cross-border cooperation seem to commit themselves to the health issue. A huge number of the projects is co-financed by the European Union. Compared to other thematic areas, in some border regions the health issue has, on the whole been, underrepresented in cross-border cooperation. In this respect, there is potential for development. Information on existing projects as well as their experiences can facilitate the successful implementation of health-relevant cross-border projects also in those regions which have up to now not carried out any or only a few projects of this kind. The EU-funded Euregio project, carried out by lögd NRW, is the first project in which a systematic inventory analysis of cross-border health care projects will be drawn up.
在跨境合作中，所谓的“欧洲区域”（也被同义地称为“欧元区域”）受到了高度重视。这些是跨境结构，其中最重要的是地方和区域当局跨越一个或几个国界联合起来。早在1958年，第一个欧洲区域就在德荷边境建立起来。与此同时，许多其他欧洲区域也已设立。欧洲区域为试点项目提供了试验场，以检验合作的实际解决方案。因此，欧洲区域也被称为“欧洲的实验室”或“欧洲一体化的试验实验室”。在卫生部门，也正在开展并已经开展了一些跨境项目。根据目前已查明的情况，尤其是那些在跨境合作方面有多年经验的欧洲区域似乎致力于解决卫生问题。大量项目由欧盟共同资助。与其他主题领域相比，在一些边境地区，卫生问题在跨境合作中总体上一直未得到充分体现。在这方面，存在发展潜力。有关现有项目及其经验的信息可以促进与卫生相关的跨境项目在那些迄今尚未开展任何此类项目或仅开展了少数此类项目的地区成功实施。由北莱茵-威斯特法伦州政府执行的由欧盟资助的欧洲区域项目，是第一个将对跨境医疗保健项目进行系统清查分析的项目。
