Even though several legal tools to resolve cross-border obstacles already exist at inter-governmental, national, regional and local level in certain regions of the Union, they do not cover all border regions in the Union nor do they necessarily address issues related to the development and strengthening of territorial cohesion in a consistent manner. This Regulation complements the existing tools by way of an additional framework established by Union law which includes the Cross-Border Facilitation Tool.
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