Enhance the institutional capacity of public authorities, in particular, those mandated to manage a specific territory, and of
stakeholders

- Drafting joint action plans/strategies/institutional agreements linked to topics not covered under PO 2 and PO 4, mainly focused on mapping standards, legislation and capacities, and institutional resources
- Cross-border studies and joint actions on how to tackle barriers to cooperation
- Joint actions, events, and exchange of experience on cross-border strategic planning, project development and joint response capacity
- Joint actions aiming to eliminate barriers
- Joint actions on fields not covered under PO2 and PO4 selected objectives focussed on policy/strategy/multiple funds coordination systems, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) at cross-border level

Increased understanding of cross-border exchanges and increased capacity to plan effective joint actions leading to an increased number and quality of joint strategies.

Enhance efficient public administration by promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens, civil society actors and institutions, in particular with a view to resolving legal and other obstacles in border regions

- Drafting joint action plans/strategies/institutional agreements linked to topics not covered under PO 2 and PO 4 mainly focused on mapping standards and legislation, filling data gaps and better-understanding barriers to cooperation
- Joint actions, events, and exchange of experience on how to tackle barriers to cooperation
- Joint actions on fields not covered under PO2 and PO4 selected objectives focussed on policy/strategy/multiple funds coordination systems, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) at cross-border level

Increased understanding of barriers to cooperation and definition of possible solutions with the involvement of the adequate governance level

Build up mutual trust, in particular, by encouraging people-to-people actions

- Exchange of experience, peer exchanges and participation in small-scale joint events
- Small-scale studies on fields not covered under PO2 and PO4 selected objectives
- Community initiatives connected with the New European Bauhaus (i.e. participation of local communities in the co-design of sustainable and inclusive solutions for the renovation of public spaces)
- Other people-to-people actions, promoting trust and cooperation among communities (i.e. small-scale cultural and educational initiatives)

Increased people-to-people actions and cross-border cooperation in community initiatives pave the way to future, more structured, community-led interventions.