The North West Region Cross Border Group comprises Derry City Council, Donegal County Council, Limavady Borough Council and Strabane District Council and represents a population in excess of 300,000 constituents. The Group has been in existence for over twenty-five years and, since 1993, has had a full time secretariat funded by the INTERREG Programme.

The present structure of the Group is a board comprising elected representatives, the respective Chief Executives / County Manager from each of the four constituent Councils and the Group development Officer. Specialist Task Teams again comprising officers from each of the Councils and the Development Officer implement the various activities of the Group.

The Group Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected annually and these positions are rotated between the elected members of the constituent Councils.

Meetings of the Board are held on a monthly basis.

The aim of the Group is: - "To strengthen and develop the local economy so that general living conditions of the area (North West Region) improve".

Visit the North West Region Cross Border website.