Transformation of European Union Cross-border Cooperation Programmes into the Interreg Programmes
The article provides a detailed analysis of the European Commission's approaches to reforming the European Union (EU) cross-border cooperation (CBC) for the EU programmes for the period 2021-2027. It is shown, that for the indicated period the EU CBC becomes an integral part of the European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg NEXT) and will be implemented in the EU partner countries according to its rules. It was noted that it is necessary to take these changes into account when developing the Belarus national legislation in the field of CBC with the EU for 2021-2027.