Bug Euro-region In September 1995 an agreement on the creation of Trans-border Union of Bug Euro-region was signed. Besides Wolyn District it included four former provinces of Chelm, Lublin, Tarnobrzeg, and Zamosc. In May 1998 new members were admitted: Brest District Belarus and the former Biala Podlaska province. Since then the Bug Euro-region has been one of the largest in Europe.

The most important goals of the Bug Euro-region are:

* taking advantage of the potential existing owing to the geographical location
* supporting social and economic development
* common action aimed at building agreement among the nations of Poland, Ukraine and Belarus
* protection of the environment