On June 20, 2009, in the oval hall of the regional council, with the participation of the deputy head of the Volyn Regional State Administration Vasyl Baitsym, a meeting of the organizing committee of the project «European Days of Good Neighbourhood 2009 - «Border 835» was held.
The initiators and long-time organizers of this project, namely Stefan Batrukh, head of the Foundation of Spiritual Culture of the Borderland (Republic of Poland, Lublin) and Olena Yaremko, head of the International Public Organization «Academy of Ukrainian Youth» (Ukraine, Lviv) told the present representatives of student self-government bodies and public organizations of the Volyn region about the purpose of this project and its relevance for the development of cross-border cooperation. They also showed a video filmed during last year's Days of Good Neighbourhood. The participants of the meeting supported the idea of holding the European Days of Good Neighbourhood in 2009 on the territory of our region and expressed their readiness to join in their preparation and conduct. Proposals from public organizations for the program of this year's Days of Good Neighbourhood were discussed. On the proposal of Mykhailo Shelep, head of the Volyn Regional Youth Public Organization «Association of Young Reformers (AMoRe)», a decision was adopted to send a collective letter to the regional council in support of this project. -------- The organizing committee of the project (kordon835@gmail.com) invites all public organizations, student self-government bodies, Euroclubs, volunteer centers, initiative groups of youth, as well as higher educational institutions, mass media, and business structures to participate in the preparation and holding of the European Days of Good Neighbourhood in Volyn.