The first activities that led to the creation of the Euroregion BUG took place on the 30th April 1992. The Governors of Biala Podlaska, Chelm and Lublin Voivodships, the Governor of Lublin, the Ministry of Ownership Transformation and the Ministry of the Central Planning Bureau signed an agreement concerning financial protection of joint investments within the Regional Consortium. According to the agreement the main aim of the consortium was to develop and carry out economic restructuring in the area.

Two months later 30th June 1992, Regional Consortium signed another agreement. On Chelm Region's initiative (Chelm District had already been running co-operation projects with Wolyn District and started economic contacts with Belorussian partners) Jerzy Drygalski Chairman of the Co-ordination Committee of the Regional Consortium (enlarged with the Tarnobrzeg District) signed in Kovel an agreement with Wolyn District. The Ukrainian side was represented by the president's representative Wlodzimierz Blazenczuk.

The main aim of the agreement was to develop co-operation in the fields of: regional development, transport, communication, delivery of energy and water, nature protection, industry, trade, agriculture, education, science research, healthcare, culture, art, tourism, recreation and crime and public menace prevention.

The Cross-Border Association Euroregion BUG has existed for 10 years. It includes Lublin Voivodship in Poland, Brest District in Belarus, Wolyn District and two regions from Lvov District in Ukraine.

Governors of Chelm Voivodship Marian Cichosz, Lublin Voivodship Edward Hunk, Zamosc Voivodship Stanislaw Rapa, Tarnobrzeg Voivodship Pawel Stawowy and the President of Wolyn Regional State Administration Borys Klimczuk created the Association in September 1995 in Luck in Ukraine.
In May 1998, as a result of the amendment signed to the agreement of 1995, Biala Podlaska Voivodship and Brest District in Belarus joined the Euroregion. The expansion of ERB was validated by signatures of Governors of the following voivodships: Lublin – K. Michalski, Chelm – L. Burakowski, Biala Podlaska – M. Czarnecki, Zamosc – M. Grzelaczyk and Tarnobrzeg – W. Stasiak, as well as the President of Brest Regional Executive Committee W.A. Zalomaj, the president of Brest District Council of Deputies L.A. Lemieszewski, the president of Wolyn Regional State Administration Borys Klimczuk and the president of Wolyn Regional Council W. Dmitruk.
In May 2000 Sokal and Zolkiew regions (Lvov District) were admitted as new members.

General information
The Euroregion BUG covers an area of 64.000 sq. kms and is one of the largest European Euroregions. 31.1% of the area is on the territory of Poland, 28.4% in Ukraine and 40.5 % in Belarus. 4.975.200 people inhabit the Euroregion BUG. 46.8% of its population live in Poland, 31.1% in Belarus and 22.1% in Ukraine.
The largest towns are: Lublin (population of 360.000), Brest (295.000), Luck (220.000), Baranowicze (173.000) and Pinsk (130.000). There are nine towns inhabited by 50.000 to 100.000 people. There are 93 towns and 7437 villages in ERB.

The three largest towns: Lublin, Brest and Luck are not only the main administrative centres, but also academic centres of the Euroregion with their universities and research institutes of overregional importance. The largest towns of the Euroregion are also the biggest trade and exhibition centres. The most important trade events on an international scale are the following: multi-trade fair “Most” in Luck, „Sodruzestwo” in Brest and construction industry fair „Lubdom” in Lublin, attended by 100-200 exhibitors and several thousand visitors every year.

Niniejszy dokument – Zintegrowana koncepcja funkcjonalno-przestrzenna rozwoju Euroregionu Bug do 2020 roku został opracowany w ramach projektu „GIS across the border – wspólna platforma zarządzania przestrzenią w Euroregionie Bug”, współfinansowanego z Programu Współpracy Transgranicznej Polska – Białoruś – Ukraina na lata 2007-2013, realizowanego przez Stowarzyszenie Samorządów Euroregionu Bug w Chełmie wraz z partnerami. Celem projektu jest umacnianie i rozszerzanie transgranicznej współpracy instytucjonalnej poprzez upowszechnianie i wymianę polskich, białoruskich i ukraińskich doświadczeń w zakresie kształtowania polityki regionalnej i lokalnej, planowania przestrzennego, wspomaganie sektora małej i średniej przedsiębiorczości oraz wzmacnianie potencjału organizacji pozarządowych, działających po stronie Polski, Białorusi oraz Ukrainy. Działania w nim zawarte są jednym z elementów współpracy pomiędzy zaangażowanymi państwami.

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