EGTC monitoring report 2014

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EGTC monitoring report 2014
Implementing the Strategy Europe 2020
This report was written by Metis GmbH (Jürgen Pucher and
Stefanie Zöchmann).
It does not represent the official views of the Committee of the Regions.
More information on the European Union and the Committee of the Regions is
available online at http://www.europa.eu and http://www.cor.europa.eu
respectively.
Catalogue number: QG-AD-15-001-EN-N
ISBN: 978-92-895-0802-5
ISSN: 2314-9299
doi:10.2863/976609
© European Union, 2015
Partial reproduction is allowed, provided that the source is explicitly mentioned.
Contents
Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 1
1
The national implementation of the Regulation (EU)1302/2013 ............ 13
2
Overview of the state of play of the EGTC ............................................... 15
2.1
EGTC constituted since October 2013 ................................................... 15
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
Torysa EGTC ................................................................................................... 18
Svinka EGTC ................................................................................................... 20
GETC Alzette Belval ....................................................................................... 22
AEuCC, AECT limitada .................................................................................. 23
European Common Future Building EGTC .................................................... 26
Central European Transport Corridor EGTC Ltd. ........................................... 27
Huesca Pirineos– Hautes Pyrénées .................................................................. 29
AECT Faja Pirítica Ibérica .............................................................................. 31
2.2
EGTC constituted before October 2013 ................................................. 33
2.2.1
2.2.2
EGTC Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai ................................................. 34
EGTC Ister-Granum Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködési
Csoportosulás ................................................................................................... 36
Galicia-Norte de Portugal EGTC..................................................................... 38
Amphictyony EGTC ........................................................................................ 39
Ung-Tisza-Túr-Sajó (UTTS) ........................................................................... 41
Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Kras-Bodva s ručením
obmedzeným .................................................................................................... 42
Duero-Douro EGTC ........................................................................................ 43
EGTC West-Vlaanderen / Flandre – Dunkerque – Côte d'Opale .................... 45
GECT ArchiMed.............................................................................................. 47
Euroregion Pyrenees-Mediterranean ............................................................... 48
Eurodistrict Strasbourg Ortenau ...................................................................... 50
ZASNET EGTC ............................................................................................... 52
AECT Hospital de la Cerdanya ....................................................................... 54
Grande Region EGTC ...................................................................................... 55
Eurodistrict Saarmoselle .................................................................................. 56
ABAÚJ - ABAÚJBAN EGTC ........................................................................ 58
Pons Danubii EGTC ........................................................................................ 59
Banat – Triplex Confinium Limited Liability ................................................. 61
EGTC Arrabona ............................................................................................... 62
Linieland van Waas en Hulst EGTC ............................................................... 64
Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino ............................................................. 65
EGTC EURO-GO ............................................................................................ 67
GECT Pirineus – Cerdanya ............................................................................. 69
Agrupación Europea de Cooperación Territorial “Espacio Portalet” .............. 70
Rába-Duna-Vág Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködesi
Csoportosulás ................................................................................................... 71
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.7
2.2.8
2.2.9
2.2.10
2.2.11
2.2.12
2.2.13
2.2.14
2.2.15
2.2.16
2.2.17
2.2.18
2.2.19
2.2.20
2.2.21
2.2.22
2.2.23
2.2.24
2.2.25
2.2.26
2.2.27
2.2.28
2.2.29
2.2.30
2.2.31
2.2.32
2.2.33
2.2.34
2.2.35
2.2.36
2.2.37
2.2.38
2.2.39
2.2.40
2.2.41
2.2.42
3
3.1
4
EGTC Eurorégion Aquitaine-Euskadi ............................................................. 73
Gate to Europe EGTC Ltd. .............................................................................. 74
BODROGKÖZI EGTC Ltd ............................................................................. 75
Novohrad - Nógrád EGTC............................................................................... 76
Pannon EGTC .................................................................................................. 78
EGTC EFXINI POLI - Network of European Cities for Sustainable
Development .................................................................................................... 79
European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) EGTC .................................. 80
EGTC Euroregione “SenzaConfini” ................................................................ 82
EGTC Tritia ..................................................................................................... 83
Sajó – Rima EGTC .......................................................................................... 85
Via Carpatia EGTC .......................................................................................... 86
EGTC Parco Europeo / Parc Européen Alpi Marittime – Mercantour ............ 88
Gruppo Europeo di Cooperazione Territoriale (G.E.C.T) Parco Marino
Internazionale delle Bocche di Bonifacio (P.M.I.B.B).................................... 89
GECT “Secrétariat du Sommet de la Grande Région” .................................... 90
EUWT TATRY z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością ....................................... 92
Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Spoločný region s ručením
obmedzeným .................................................................................................... 94
Eurocidade Chaves – Verín ............................................................................. 96
The groupings in a nutshell –Implementing the strategy Europe 2020
and the new Cohesion Policy ...................................................................... 99
EGTCs preparing for the new funding period 2014-2020 ................... 106
EGTC in the pipeline ................................................................................ 115
Annex 1: Overview of different options chosen by the Member States in
implementing the Regulation (EC) 1082/2006 ........................... 119
Annex 2: Overview EGTCs in Europe .......................................................... 129
Annex 3: Fields of activity in detail ............................................................... 143
Annex 4: Contact list of constituted EGTC .................................................. 147
List of tables, maps and figures
Key information on the EGTCs established in 2014 or late 2013 ........................ 3
Fields of activity grouped according to CoR Commissions ................................. 7
Thematic Objectives highlighted by several Groupings ....................................... 8
Table 1. Key information on the EGTCs established since October 2013 ......... 16
Table 2. Geography of partnerships .................................................................. 100
Table 3. Typology of partnerships .................................................................... 101
Table 4. Membership fees of EGTC ................................................................. 102
Table 5. Fields of activity grouped according to CoR Commissions ............... 106
Table 6. Did the Groupings consider their participation in the programming
process as a success? ......................................................................... 107
Table 7. Thematic Objectives highlighted by several Groupings ..................... 109
Table 8. Use of new instruments in the Programmes 2014-2020 ..................... 110
Table 9. Use of EU funds other than ERDF...................................................... 111
Table 10. Overview of the EGTC in the pipeline ............................................. 116
Map 1. Geographical distribution of EGTC constituted in 2014 or late 2013 .... 18
Map 2. Geographical distribution of EGTCs established before 2014 or late 2013 ... 34
Map 3. Geographical distribution of EGTCs in the pipeline ............................ 118
List of abbreviations
Abbreviation
AECT
CBC
CCDR-N
CETC
CEO
CIVEX
CLLD
COPIT
CoR
COTER
CPR
DG
EC
ECF
ECOS
EDUC
EETAA
EEIG
EFSI
EGTC
EIF
ENVE
EP
ERDF
ESF
ESIF
ETC
EUKN
FLC
Full term
Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial
Cross-border cooperation
Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do
Norte Portugal
Central European Transport Corridor
Central Executive Officer
Commission of Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and
External Affairs of the Committee of the Regions
Community-led Local Development
Cross-Border Standing Conference of Inter-municipal
Organisations
Committee of the Regions
Commission of Territorial Cohesion Policy of the
Common Provisions Regulation
Directorate General
European Commission
European Cohesion Fund
Commission of Economic and Social Policy of the
Commission of Education, Youth, Culture and Research of
the Committee of the Regions
Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local
Government
European Economic Interest Grouping
European Fund for Strategic Investment
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
European Investment Fund
Commission of Environment, Climate Change and Energy
of the Committee of the Regions
European Parliament
European Regional Development Fund
European Social Fund
EU Structural and Investment Funds
European Territorial Cooperation
European Urban Knowledge Network
First Level Control (rather common technical term for
financial control according to Reg. (/EC) 1080/2006,
Article 16)
GNP
IP
IPA
ITI
JAP
JTS
MA
MEP
MS
NAT
OCTs
OP
PMIBB
POCTEP
RDV
REGI
SEDEC
SGEI
SEE
SPF
TCP
TO
UTTS
Galicia – Norte Portugal
Investment Priority
Instrument for Pre-accession
Integrated Territorial Investment
Joint Action Plan
Joint Technical Secretariat
Managing Authority
Member of European Parliament
Member State
Commission of Natural Resources of the Committee of the
Regions
Overseas Countries and Territories
Operational Programme
Parc Marin International des Bouches de Bonifacio
Operational Programme of Cross-border Cooperation SpainPortugal
Rába-Duna-Vág
Committee of Regional Development of the European
Parliament
Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment,
Research and Culture
Services of General Economic Interest
South East Europe
Small Project Fund
Transnational Cooperation Programme
Thematic Objective
Ung - Tisza - Túr - Sajó
Member States
Abbreviation
AT
BE
BG
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
ES
FI
FR
GR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LV
LT
LU
MT
NL
PL
PT
UK
RO
SV
SI
SK
Full term
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Spain
Finland
France
Greece
Croatia
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
United Kingdom
Romania
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia
Executive Summary
The Committee of the Regions regularly publishes a monitoring report on the
development of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation – EGTC as
the European legal entity for cross-border, transnational and interregional
cooperation of public bodies. The present report analyses the latest
developments from 2014 and late 2013 and builds on the findings from the
earlier EGTC Monitoring Reports of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 as well as
previous studies. The objective of the EGTC Monitoring Report is to provide an
overview of the current state of play of all EGTCs in the European Union.
By the end of 2014, 50 EGTCs were established in total, which include more
than 800 national, local and regional authorities from 20 different Member
States. Out of these existing EGTCs, it has not been possible to update the
information on the developments in the year of 2014 for eleven Groupings.
Furthermore the EGTC Karst Bodva gives – according to information from the
Hungarian Foreign Ministry – some thoughts on joining another EGTC from the
region and to cancel the current Grouping. Also from the Hungarian Ministry we
gained knowledge about Sajó – Rima stopping their work and that the Grouping
soon should be cancelled. Another 16 Groupings are currently in the pipeline.
National implementation
There has been an ongoing discussion in 2014 between EGTCs and Member
States, with regard to the implementation of the1 Regulation and of specific
contained in the new Cohesion Policy that are relevant to the EGTCs. Three
joint statements by the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council
were added to the revised EGTC Regulation. These consist in engagements to
make the EGTC visible and to ensure clear, efficient and transparent procedures;
to clarify the situation of the staff of the EGTCs, which is the main legal
problem, and to support the work of the Committee of the Regions and the
Platform of EGTCs.
It has to be stated that the process regarding the national implementation of the
amended EGTC Regulation in the EU Member States is work in progress.
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Regulation (EU) No 1302/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 amending
Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) as regards the
clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and functioning of such groupings.The
revised EGTC Regulation shall apply from 22 June 2014.
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The Regulation was adopted on 17 December 2013, applies since 22 June 2014
and the Member States had a deadline until 22 June 2014.
To date the CoR has identified the Spanish Royal Decree 23/2015 of 23 January,
published in the Official Journal of the State No 27 of 31 January. It has not
been notified to the European Commission as foreseen in Art. 2(5) of the
Regulation (EU) 1302/2013. Furthermore the amended Hungarian and Slovak
provisions entered into force in 20 December 2014 respectively 1 March 2015.
In the federal state of Austria the “Länder” Burgenland, Kärnten, Salzburg and
Tirol changed legislation according to the revised EGTC regulation between
October 2014 and February 2015. The remaining five “Länder” did not do so
far2 or didn’t identify the need for change.
In Luxembourg there has been done a check if the current legislation has to be
changed and the officials did not identify any need to do so.
All the other EU Member States did not amend their legislation until the end of
March 2015 respectively there possibly has not been identified need for
amending the current legislation.
The European Commission has not adopted the delegated act foreseen in Art.17
and 17a of the Regulation.
Overview on the state of play of the EGTCs
This chapter first offers an in-depth description of the state-of-play of the
existing EGTCs and the most recent developments from the reporting period.
It starts with describing the Groupings created in 2014 and in late 2013 which
were not in the scope of the previous EGTC Monitoring Report 2013.
The second part of this core chapter focuses on the updated case studies on those
EGTCs that were created before 2014 or late 2013.
EGTCs constituted since October 2013
Between the end of 2013 and the end of 2014, eight EGTCs have been created.
Compared to the EGTCs established in the year of 2013 (see Monitoring Report
2013), this shows a decrease of one new EGTC for the current observation
2
The observation period for this report ends end of March 2015.
2
period. The last two EGTC Monitoring Reports 2012 and 2013 found that a
focus on Central and Eastern European territories could be observed. Four
recently constituted EGTCs are following this trend covering territories in
Hungary and Slovakia as well as Poland and Sweden in one grouping
establishing a central European transport corridor and Romania in the EGTC
“European Common Future Building” (already constituted in 2012 but did not
notify earlier).
The other four new EGTCs show involvement of authorities especially from
Spain and France.
Key information on the EGTCs established in 2014 or late 2013
#
Name
Countries Specific features
1
Torysa EGTC
HU, SK
The
EGTC
furthers
the
cooperation between the various
bodies lying on both sides of the
Hungarian-Slovak border and the
territorial units operating in this
area. This implies a strengthening
of economic, social and territorial
cohesion, the popularisation of
folk art traditions and cultural
values, as well as the preservation
of natural and architectural
heritage.
2
Svinka EGTC
HU, SK
The main focus lies on the
popularisation
of
folk
art
traditions and cultural values,
natural, architectural heritage and
the protection of the environment
on the Hungarian-Slovak border.
3
GETC Alzette
FR, LU
The EGTC Alzette Belval consists
Belval
of 12 towns representing 90,000
inhabitants. It takes the form of a
territorial governance body to
ensure the consistency of the
strategic actions initiated i.e. in
the fields of infrastructure,
economic
development
and
health. It also acts as a local
development body supporting the
implementation of local projects
(footpaths, cycle trails, promotion
of tourism, and so on) which
contribute to increasing the
quality of life of a population that
already has, in practice, a crossborder character.
3
Constitution
09/10/2013
09/10/2013
13/02/2012
#
4
5
6
7
Name
AEuCC Cities of
Ceramics, AECT
limitada
ES, FR, IT, The mission of AEuCC is to
RO
develop
territorial
and
transnational cooperation in the
field of ceramic art and craft,
mainly to create social and
economic
cohesion,
by
developing projects and services
for
the
ceramic
sector
stakeholders.
European
HU, RO
The
EGTC
was
already
Common Future
established in 2012 but it did not
Building EGTC
notify the CoR at that time. Its
general objective is to enhance the
economic and social cohesion
between
its
members.
Furthermore, common regional
development plans have been
elaborated. The EGTC develops
and implements various projects
and it puts in place common
infrastructure to sustain those
projects. Its activities include
common product development
cooperation, common marketing
activities and common touristic
development as well as the
improvement
of
disaster
management.
Central European PL, HU,
The
Grouping
has
been
Transport Corridor SV
established to facilitate and
EGTC Ltd.
promote
cross-border,
transnational and transregional
cooperation within the framework
of the Central European Transport
Corridor (Skåne-Rijeka) in order
to strengthen economic and social
cohesion, particularly through the
implementation of projects and
programmes
of
territorial
cooperation.
Huesca Pirineos – ES, FR
The
EGTC
HP-HP
helps
Hautes
stimulating the development of a
Pyrénées(HP-HP)
sustainable model of cross-border
tourism, through a series of
actions to streamline, consolidate
and promote the tourism sector in
both territories, by bringing added
value to natural resources and
shared heritage.
4
Constitution
07/01/2014
17/10/2012
24/03/2014
11/11/2014
#
8
Name
AECT Faja
Pirítica Ibérica
Countries
ES, PT
Specific features
Constitution
The EGTC aims to develop 14/10/2014
relations
currently
existing
between the municipalities of the
Iberian Pyrite ensuring structural
cooperation
and
fostering
relationships
of
territorial
cooperation. This follows the
explicit aim to achieve the
maximum economic, social and
territorial cohesion as proposed by
TFEU. Furthermore the Grouping
aims to consolidate fluid and
cordial relations between the
municipalities of the EGTC.
EGTCs constituted before October 20133
This section analyses the situation in the 41 EGTCs that were established before
October 2013 and provides detailed information on key indicators such as
organs, projects and members.
Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – some thoughts on joining another
EGTC from the region and to cancel the current Grouping. Also from the
Hungarian Ministry we gained knowledge about Sajó – Rima stopping their
work and that the Grouping soon should be cancelled.
The Groupings in a nutshell – Implementing the strategy
Europe 2020 and the new Cohesion Policy
The year 2014 is marked by the fact that the funds of programmes 2007-2013
have been committed and programmes of the new period did not start – thus it
has to be considered as a difficult transition period for those EGTCs which
cannot operate solely on basis of their membership fees.
One can assume that this difficult situation will last far into the year 2015 since
for the majority of ETC programmes in the EU the operative start will be
delayed until early autumn 2015.
3
It has to be mentioned that a quite high number of Groupings did not react at all regarding the efforts to update
the relevant table compared to the EGTC Monitoring Report 2013. All together eleven EGTCs provided no
information about their work in 2014. In the last survey for the Monitoring Report 2013 it has been eight
Groupings with no response.
5
Regarding the geographic trends the dynamic development around HU
continues – three new groupings with enlargement intent have been founded but
at the same time some of the very small EGTCs with stagnant development over
long periods might cease to function or might become part of larger Groupings.
An interesting point is that several groupings have reported either successful
enlargements in the past two years or very concrete plans to take new partners
on board: three EGTCs have enlarged their territories, seven have concrete plans
to enlarge and steps are ongoing (there of two to the new Member State (MS)
Croatia).
Interesting news regarding the partnership building comes from EGTCs which
have been founded for a specific purpose. National associations of cities with a
tradition in ceramic arts and crafts have founded AEuCC, national parks and
environmental authorities are the drivers of two maritime EGTCs between
French and Italian partners. The EGTC Grande Région which acts as Managing
Authority for a multi-lateral cross-border ETC-programme will not take over
this function in the new period 2014-2020.
The essential and stable element of an EGTC budget is the regularly paid
membership fees. These fees might be donated as a sum per partner or as a
membership fee calculated on the number of inhabitants and a fixed amount per
inhabitants. The estimate for the current aggregate annual budget of the
49 EGTCs stemming from membership fees amounts to about € 12 million. The
Hospital of Cerdanya adds a volume of about € 20 million representing its
annual operation cost. The latter is by far the largest single annual budget of all
current groupings.
The total volume of EU-projects implemented by EGTCs which have been
ongoing or ended in 2014 or are currently at the final stage of implementation
amounts to almost € 60 million. ETC projects are a vital source of income for
practically all EGTCs: In 2014 in total 18 of 49 Groupings had ongoing
projects from the programmes 2007-2013: in total 44 projects have been
reported as being still under implementation.
About 27 of the 50 EGTCs report staff thereof in the majority of cases the staff
is hired directly by the EGTC. According to the figures provided one can
estimate that by end of 2014 about 130 persons across the EU work on a regular
basis for an EGTC.
EGTCs are first and foremost vehicles of cooperation for institutional actors in
LRAs: constant adjustment, their work is marked by the constant interplay
between two key functions, i.e.:
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 the management of short-term action plans and
 the management of a broad discourse of longer-term visions.
The figure below shows the current major activity fields of EGTCs and groups
them according to the Commissions of the CoR. It is important to note that this
is a broad-brush aggregate picture reflecting the situation at the start of 2015:
a new generation of programmes, the acquisition of new projects and new
strategic orientation will alter this picture and will be an impetus for many
EGTCs to expand or adjust their current portfolio.
ENVE
SEDEC
NAT
ECON
COTER
CIVEX
Fields of activity grouped according to CoR Commissions
Enlargement and neighbourhood
Active citizenship
Human rights
Spatial development
Transport, infrastructure
Macro regions
Entrepreneurship
Social affairs
Start-up & strategy development
Tourism
Civil protection
Rural development
Forestry, nature, biodiversity
Health care
Research
Culture, sports
Education, training; in particular for the…
Climate change
Energy
Environment
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Source: metis, EGTC database.
EGTCs preparing for the new funding period 2014-2020
The programming process in ETC is more or less finished. Despite the fact that
only a few programmes have met the timing set in the Regulation (September
2014 for submission) the contents of most of the programmes are defined by
now. For this Monitoring Period a small survey has been run among the
Groupings where in total 34 Groupings have responded.
Only the grouping Espacio Portalet has reported that it was involved – through
the direct participation of its members – in the process to set-up and develop the
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Partnership Agreement as the overarching framework for all ESIF programmes
at national level.
A stronger and more vivid role can be seen in the programming process for the
ETC programmes. Summing-up the involvement in the programming process
for 2014-2020 the most frequent form of involvement has been as follows:
Either the grouping was part of the Programming Committee or has been
consulted; an involvement which accounts for about one third of all responding
ETGCs (11 out of 34).
The preparation of the new programmes is for many Groupings also a time to
reconsider their strategic foundations. Nine out of 34 EGTCs have responded
that either the strategies are being under discussion and re-orientation is very
likely or that a change of profile and portfolio is intended in the short-term.
Seven out of 34 Groupings have pointed out in their answers that a focus on
specific Investment Priorities is intended in the new period. The following table
show the Thematic Objectives (TOs)4 which have been highlighted by the seven
groupings.
Thematic Objectives highlighted by several Groupings
TO Content
Examples and considerations
3
Competitiveness
of ZASNET, AEuCC
SMEs
For many EGTCs job creation and support to local / regional
SMEs is a key concern – thus the focus represents a major
concern for a large group of EGTCs
5
Promoting
climate ZASNET, Portalet, Alpi Marittime-Mercantour
change adaption
In environmentally vulnerable areas such as mountainous or
coastal regions the focus on such concerns is imminent
6
Preserving
and ZASNET, Portalet, Linieland van Waas en Hulst
protecting
the In particular the IPs 6c), 6d), 6e) and 6f) are of interest in
environment
ETC – a key point is IP 6c) which includes the protection of
cultural heritage which is part of the actual intended portfolio
of many EGTCs
8
Promoting sustainable Gate to Europe, AEuCC
and
quality In particular IP 8b) is of interest in the context of border
employment
and regions which often suffer from severe accessibility
labour mobility
challenges and are simply far from TEN-transport networks
10
Education, training, AEuCC, Linieland van Waas en Hulst
vocational training
A key concern for the majority of EGTCs in particular with a
view to the high youth unemployment in many areas
Source: Regulation (EU) 1301/2013, survey, own considerations.
4
According to Regulation (EU) 1301/2013 on ERDF, Article 5.
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The clear practical focus of EGTCs as regards the involvement in the new
programme is the management of a Small Project Fund or a comparable
framework to run smaller actions. In total 15 Groupings out of 34 have
documented either being actually in charge of the future SPF management or
have the intent to do so or the unsuccessful attempt to be in this role. Nine out of
these 15 are actually in charge of the future Small Project Fund.
Those EGTCs will either continue or start to manage and implement a Small
Project Fund:









Linieland van Waas en Hulst EGTC Ltd.
Eurodistrict Strasbourg Ortenau.
Galicia – Norte de Portugal.
Bánát – Triplex Confinium Ltd.
Novohrad – Nógrád.
Pons Danubii.
Via Carpatia.
Tritia.
Alpi Marittime-Mercantour.
Those EGTCs have the intent to manage and implement a Small Project Fund:
 Alzette-Belval.
 Duero-Douro.
As regards the new instruments, i.e. Community-Led-Local-Development
(CLLD), Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) and Joint Action Plan (JAP), the
final assessment reveals that none of these options has been applied in the ETCprogrammes which are subject of interest for the 34 Groupings which
responded.
Looking at the programming process for the new funding period coming to an
end and asking whether the participation of EGTCs in the process can be
considered as successful the answer is mixed – about one third sees definitely a
success, about the same share considers the involvement as unsuccessful.
A visible number of groupings are preparing a new strategic impetus related to
the new programmes.
The only and quite frequent actual involvement of EGTCs in the structures of
the new programme is the management of Small Project Funds (SPF). A small
number of EGTCs highlights a quite specific focus on certain thematic
Objectives and Investment Priorities – the majority of Groupings is interested to
implement ETC projects across all priorities.
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New instruments such as Community-led-Local-Development (CLLD) and
Integrated Territorial (ITI) Investment have met interest – CLLD is at least
influencing the field work of three Groupings.
EGTC in the pipeline
According to our information, there are 18 EGTCs currently in constitution.
It has to be highlighted however, that the list of EGTCs in preparation might not
be complete given that for some EGTCs it has not been possible to find out how
advanced the concept is; how solid their projects are or how far along they are in
the consolidation process. Besides the ESPON efforts for the new programme
2020, it was not possible to find new projects and ideas not yet identified.
Therefore this chapter, besides the ESPON efforts for the new programme 2020,
focus solely on the EGTCs that are known to the Committee of the Regions.
There has been progress since the EGTC Monitoring Report 2013 but the
Grouping still is in the elaboration process. This European Territorial
Observation Network will change its institutional setup including an ESPON
EGTC5 established in Luxembourg. This EGTC will perform as Single
Beneficiary implementing the content of the OP based on a grant agreement.
The ambition is to renew ESPON learning from the experience from the 2013
programme implementation. This should also include a new administrative
structure with the ESPON EGTC “that will be contracted to carry through the
content of the new programme. The ESPON EGTC will dispose of more inhouse capacity to swiftly produce territorial evidence with the right timing to
ongoing policy processes. Administratively, the ESPON EGTC will launch calls
for tender and make use of service contracts only, as part of ensuring a lean
setting.”6
Compared to 2013 the Groupings AEuCC – Cities of Ceramics, Alzette Belval,
Eurocidade Chaves – Verín, Central Europe Transport Corridor and
Europe Common Future Building have been established in the meantime and
started to work.
In the status section “EGTCs in preparation” the Eurodistrict Regio Pamina, the
Euroregion Neiße-Nisa and Grand Genève are new. In the status section “Idea”
the EGTC Novum, the European Small Islands Federation – ESIN and an EGTC
5
6
The EGTC ESPON was published on 19/01/2015 but informed the CoR after the closing of this study.
http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Programme/Menu_ESPON2020Programme/
10
“Saint Martin-Sint Maarten”, involving two Outermost Countries and Territories
(OCTs), have been added to the list.
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1 The national implementation of the
Regulation (EU) 1302/2013
There has been an ongoing discussion in 2014 between EGTCs and Member
States, with regard to the implementation of the new EGTC Regulation7 and of
specific provisions contained in the new Cohesion Policy that are relevant to the
EGTCs. Three joint statements by the European Parliament, the Commission
and the Council were added to the revised EGTC Regulation. These consist in
engagements to make the EGTC visible and to ensure clear, efficient and
transparent procedures; to clarify the situation of the staff of the EGTCs, which
is the main legal problem, and to support the work of the Committee of the
Regions and the Platform of EGTCs.
The Committee of the Regions and the Greek Presidency of the Council
organised a workshop in Brussels in June 2014 with about 80 participants
representing EU institutions, EU Member States, third countries, EGTCs, local
and regional authorities, territorial associations, and experts had the objective
“to switch on the radar and detect the problems and the opportunities, and try
to solve them together.” The stakeholders should “talk about the
implementation of the EGTC legal framework, see which are the problems to
solve all together, and exploit the opportunities that the new regional policy
opens to the EGTCs”, aiming towards “a new generation” of EGTCs.8
Today main obstacles for EGTC are first of all legal asymmetries and different
priorities. This means e.g.: asymmetries in statistics, mobility, commuting,
differences in language, social security and salaries as well as different rules for
public procurement or the issue about salary and social security of the staff.
Furthermore Groupings are facing problems because of differences in national
criteria for cross-border cooperation, different recognition as eligible entities to
participate in national and in EU programmes, differences in auditing
rules/criteria and the long-lasting procedure until a grouping can be constituted
and established.
Finally it has to be stated that the process regarding the national implementation
of the amended EGTC Regulation in the EU Member States is work in progress
or did not even start in most of the countries. The Regulation was adopted on
7
Regulation (EU) No 1302/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 amending
Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) as regards the
clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and functioning of such groupings.The
revised EGTC Regulation shall apply from 22 June 2014.
8
http://portal.cor.europa.eu/egtc/Events/Pages/Implementing-the-new-legislation-on-EGTC.aspx
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17 December 2013, applies since 22 June 2014 and the Member States had a
deadline until 22 June 2014.
The CoR has identified the Spanish Royal Decree 23/2015 of 23 January,
published in the Official Journal of the State No 27 of 31 January. It has not
been notified to the European Commission as foreseen in Art. 2(5) of the
Regulation (EU) 1302/2013. Furthermore the amended Hungarian and Slovak
provisions entered into force in 20 December 2014 respectively 1 March 2015.
In the federal state of Austria the “Länder” Burgenland, Kärnten, Salzburg and
Tirol changed legislation according to the revised EGTC regulation between
October 2014 and February 2015. The remaining five “Länder” did not do so
far9 or did not identify the need for change.
In Luxembourg there has been done a check if the current legislation has to be
changed and the officials did not identify any need to do so.
All the other EU Member States did not amend their legislation until the end of
March 2015 respectively there possibly has not been identified need for
amending the current legislation.
The European Commission has not adopted the delegated act foreseen in Art. 17
and 17a of the Regulation.
9
The observation period for this report ends end of March 2015.
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2 Overview of the state of play of the EGTC
This chapter first offers an in-depth description of the state-of-play of the
existing EGTCs and the most recent developments from the reporting period.
It starts with describing the Groupings created in 2014 and in late 2013 which
were not in the scope of the previous EGTC Monitoring Report 2013.
The second part of this core chapter focuses on the updated case studies on those
EGTCs carried out for the previous EGTC Monitoring Reports.
The two parts of this section are accompanied by maps showing the
geographical distribution of the relevant groupings in the certain period.
The information regarding the groupings was collected by contacting the EGTCs
asking for the necessary information to create new case studies respectively for
updates concerning the already existing groupings.
Furthermore within this survey all groupings were asked to complete a
questionnaire to get a sound picture of the involvement of the EGTCs in the
preparation of the forthcoming period 2014 – 2020. This was especially relevant
for chapter 3 of this report “The groupings in a nutshell – Implementing the
strategy Europe 2020 and the new Cohesion Policy”.
2.1 EGTC constituted since October 2013
Between the end of 2013 and the end of 2014, eight EGTCs have been created.
Compared to the EGTCs established in the year of 2013 (see Monitoring Report
2013), this shows a decrease of one new EGTC for the current observation
period. The last two EGTC Monitoring Reports 2012 and 2013 found that a
focus on Central and Eastern European territories could be observed. Four
recently constituted EGTCs are following this trend covering territories in
Hungary and Slovakia as well as Poland and Sweden in one grouping
establishing a central European transport corridor and Romania in the EGTC
“European Common Future Building”10.
The other four new EGTCs show involvement of authorities especially from
Spain and France. Three of them have their headquarters in Spanish regions
10
This grouping was already created in 2012 but it only notified this year and therefore it was not part of the last
Monitoring Reports.
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cooperating with territories across the border in France and Portugal as well as
partners from Italy and Romania within one network grouping. The one
remaining EGTC has its headquarters in France having cross-border cooperation
with Luxemburg.
Table 1. Key information on the EGTCs established since October 2013
# Name
1 Torysa EGTC
HU, SK
The EGTC furthers the cooperation
between the various bodies lying on
both sides of the Hungarian-Slovak
border and the territorial units
operating in this area. This implies a
strengthening of economic, social and
territorial cohesion, the popularisation
of folk art traditions and cultural
values, as well as the preservation of
natural and architectural heritage.
2 Svinka EGTC
HU, SK
The main focus lies on the
popularisation of folk art traditions and
cultural values, natural, architectural
heritage and the protection of the
environment on the Hungarian-Slovak
border.
3 GETC Alzette
FR, LU
The EGTC Alzette Belval consists of
Belval
12
towns
representing
90,000
inhabitants. It takes the form of a
territorial governance body to ensure
the consistency of the strategic actions
initiated i.e. in the fields of
infrastructure, economic development
and health. It also acts as a local
development body supporting the
implementation of local projects
(footpaths, cycle trails, promotion of
tourism, and so on) which contribute
to increasing the quality of life of a
population that already has, in
practice, a cross-border character.
4 AEuCC Cities of
ES, FR,
The mission of AEuCC is to develop
Ceramics, AECT
IT, RO
territorial
and
transnational
limitada
cooperation in the field of ceramic art
and craft, mainly to create social and
economic cohesion, by developing
projects and services for the ceramic
sector stakeholders.
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Constitution
09/10/2013
09/10/2013
13/02/2012
07/01/2014
#
5
Name
European
Common Future
Building EGTC
6
Central European
Transport Corridor
EGTC Ltd.
7
Huesca Pirineos –
Hautes
Pyrénées(HP-HP)
8
AECT Faja Pirítica
Ibérica
HU, RO
The EGTC was already established in
2012 but it did not notify the CoR at
that time. Its general objective is to
enhance the economic and social
cohesion between its members.
Furthermore,
common
regional
development
plans
have
been
elaborated. The EGTC develops and
implements various projects and it puts
in place common infrastructure to
sustain those projects. Its activities
include common product development
cooperation,
common
marketing
activities and common touristic
development as well as the
improvement of disaster management.
PL, HU,
The Grouping has been established to
SV
facilitate and promote cross-border,
transnational
and
transregional
cooperation within the framework of
the Central European Transport
Corridor (Skåne-Rijeka) in order to
strengthen economic and social
cohesion, particularly through the
implementation of projects and
programmes of territorial cooperation.
ES, FR
The EGTC HP-HP helps stimulating
the development of a sustainable
model of cross-border tourism,
through a series of actions to
streamline, consolidate and promote
the tourism sector in both territories,
by bringing added value to natural
resources and shared heritage.
ES, PT
The EGTC aims to develop relations
currently existing between the
municipalities of the Iberian Pyrite
ensuring structural cooperation and
fostering relationships of territorial
cooperation. This follows the explicit
aim to achieve the maximum
economic, social and territorial
cohesion as proposed by TFEU.
Furthermore the Grouping aims to
consolidate fluid and cordial relations
between the municipalities of the
EGTC.
17
Constitution
17/10/2012
24/03/2014
11/11/2014
14/10/2014
Map 1. Geographical distribution of EGTC constituted in 2014 or late 2013
2.1.1 Torysa EGTC
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
EN: TORYSA European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
HU: TORYSA Korlátolt Felelösségü Európai Területi Együttmüködési
Csoportosulás
SK: Europske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce TORYSA s ručením
obmezdezným
TORYSA EGTC
The TORYSA EGTC operates on the border between Hungary and the
Slovak Republic. In Slovakia it covers the regions of Košicky and
Prešovsky samosprávny kraj, in Hungary it covers the regions of
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplénskej, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Beregskej and HajdúBiharskej župy.
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History and current The name of the EGTC refers to the name of a tributary flowing into the
river of Hernád in Slovakia. The EGTC is built on the common danger
status
of rapidly emerging floods for all of the neighbouring settlements (even
at a considerable distance from each other) which have become more
and more frequent these days.
Together with the Svinka EGTC, the Torysa EGTC is part of the socalled “EGTC-founding project”. The Hungarian member-settlements
of the EGTC also participated in the planned Kárpátok EGTC (at this
stage it was still called “Kárpátia”) in 2012. These two EGTCs were
established at the same time and their chairman is the same person.
Similarly, the members of the Supervisory Board on the Slovak side are
identical in both EGTCs. The only difference between those two
EGTCs lies in the territorial demands.
The decisive factor for the foundation of the EGTC Torysa was the
need for finding a body which would help strengthening the region
through following a common approach to solve the problems identified
in the area. It took one year from the administrative act to the set-up of
operational structures.
The first major milestones in the institutional development consisted in
improving the living conditions and sustainability.
Countries involved Hungary, Slovak Republic
Fö utca 50
Seat
3942 Sárazsadány
Hungary
- Gönc – Hungary
Members
- Sárazsadány – Hungary
- Čižatice – Slovakia
Inhabitans: 4,512 inhabitants
Key indicators
Surface area: 62,446 km2
Enlargement intents The enlargment is in progress, 4 new members are about to be
includedin the EGTC.
Registration: 9 October 2013 for an undetermined period of time
Duration
 Promotion of cooperation between the various bodies lying on both
Objectives
sides of the Hungarian-Slovak border and territorial units operating
in this area by improving the economic, social and territorial
cohesion
 Popularisation of folk art traditions and cultural values
 Preservation of natural and architectural heritage
 Environmental protection
 Implementation of ERDF and ESF projects
Tasks
 Cooperation and know-how transfer between stakeholders in the
fields of economy and environment
 Support of infrastructure
 Enhancement of the cooperation between research institutes
 Development and implementation of projects with focus on the
prevention of natural and technological risks
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Function in ETC
 Three projects are currently being implemented. The largest project
deals with renewable energy and its aim is the improvement of
living conditions in the area covered by the EGTC.
 "Europe for Citizens" programme
None
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues Working conditions should be improved and more projects should be
implemented. Several programmes are already under development.
Annual budget 6,500 EUR/year: 1,600 EUR from operational support,
Budget for 2014
rest from enterprises.
Staff in 2014
 Director Mr. Kacsik Péter elected by the General Assembly
 20 to 25 freelance social workers (15-20 from Hungary, 3 from
Slovakia and 2 from Romania)
Hungarian public law
Law applicable
Governance, organs  General Assembly (major decisions on the functions of EGTC)
and
their
main  Director (represents the EGTC and acts in its name):
Mr. Kacsik Péter
competencies
 Supervisory Board (control body): members Ing. Stanislav Torma,
Dr. Anita Kiss, MDr. Martin Dulina
 Presidency (elected by the Assembly for a two years-period;
consisting of a Chairman and Vice-Chairman)
Hungarian, Slovak, English
Languages
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Torysa-EGTC/1479738848975530
URL
Fö utca 50
Contact
HU-3942 Sárazsadány
Mr. Kacsik Péter
e-mail: torysaegtc@gmail.com
2.1.2 Svinka EGTC
EN: SVINKA European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
HU: SVINKA Korlátolt Felelösségü Európai Területi Együttmüködési
Csoportosulás
SK: Europske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce SVINKA s ručením
obmezdezným
SVINKA EGTC
Acronym
SVINKA EGTC operates on the border between Hungary and the
Summary
Slovak Republic. In Slovakia it covers the regions of Košicky and
Prešovsky samosprávny kraj, in Hungary it covers the regions of
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplénskej, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Beregskej and HajdúBiharskej župy.
History and current See Torysa EGTC. The Groupings were founded in parallel.
status
Countries involved Hungary, Slovak Republic
Szabadság tér 16
Seat
3934 Tolcsva
Hungary
Name of the EGTC
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- Tolcsva – Hungary
- Háromhuta – Hungary
- Obišovice – Slovakia
Inhabitans: 2,347inhabitans
Key indicators
Surface area: 61.96 km2
Enlargement intents The enlargment is in progress, 2 new members are about to be
includedin the EGTC.
Registration: 9 October 2013 for anundetermined period of time
Duration
 Popularisation of folk art traditions and cultural values
Objectives
 Natural, architectural heritage
 Protection of the environment
 Implemention of ERDF and ESF projects
Tasks
 Cooperation and know-how transfer between stakeholders in the
fields of economy and environment
 Support of infrastructure
 Enhancement of the cooperation between research institutes
 Development and implementation of projects with a focus on the
prevention of natural and technological risks
- Three projects are currently being implemented. The largest project
Function in ETC
deals with renewable energy and its aim is the improvement of living
conditions in the area of the EGTC.
- "Europe for Citizens" programme
None
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues The working conditions should be improved and more projects should
be implemented. Several programmes are already under development.
Annual budget 6,500 EUR/year: 1,500 EUR from operational support,
Budget for 2014
rest from enterprises.
- Director Mr. Kacsik Péter elected by the General Assembly
Staff in 2014
- 20 to 25 freelance social workers (15-20 from Hungary, 3 from
Slovakia and 2 from Romania)
Law applicable
and
their
main  Director (represents the EGTC and acts in its name):
Mr. Kacsik Péter
competencies
 Supervisory Board (control body): members Ing. Stanislav Torma,
Dr. Anita Kiss, MDr. Martin Dulina
 Presidency (elected by the Assembly for a two years-period;
consisting of a Chairman and Vice-Chairman)
Languages
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Svinka-EGTC/597160093705285
URL
Szabadság tér 16
Contact
HU-3934 Tolcsva, Mr. Kacsik Péter, e-mail: svinkaegtc@gmail.com
Members
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2.1.3 GETC Alzette Belval
Name of the EGTC GECT Alzette Belval
and acronym
The Alzette Belval EGTC covers 12 towns with a total of
Summary
90,000 inhabitants. It acts as a territorial governance body to ensure the
consistency of the strategic actions initiated i.e. in the fields of
infrastructure, economic development and health. It also acts as a local
development body to support the implementation of local projects
(footpaths, cycle trails, promotion of tourism, and so on) which
contribute to the quality of life of a population that already has, in
practice, a cross-border character.
History and current After having gone through a rise of the metalworking and steelmaking
industry and, more recently, a decline of those sectors, the territory has
status
undergone a process of restructuring. The municipalities that are part of
these cross-border facilities and service providers share a common past
and intend to ensure that their development remains consistent. In this
context, the establishment of the EGTC is the result of a process which
started in 2008, when the two governments and the local and regional
authorities of the territory decided to introduce a permanent instrument
for strengthening their cross-border partnership.
The GECT Alzette Belval was created in March 2013 to facilitate and
enhance cooperation between the public and private local actors (town,
institutional partners, developers, civil society). 12 border towns
(4 from Luxembourg and 8 from France) can now work together on
sustainable development, urbanism, mobility, and other matters.
Countries involved France and Luxemburg
France – AUDUN-LE-TICHE (F-57 390)
Seat
French members: Communauté de communes du pays haut val
Members
d’Alzette (upper Alzette valley community of municipalities), Région
Lorraine, département Meurthe-et-Moselle, département de Moselle,
French State.
Luxembourg
members:
municipalities
of
Esch-sur-Alzette,
Mondercange, Sanem et Schifflange and Government of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg.
None
Key indicators
Enlargement intents None
undefined
Duration
In 2014, the Alzette Belval EGTC adopted strategic guidelines for the
Objectives
period of 2014-2016 which sets work priorities in the fields of mobility,
social cohesion, sustainable development and territorial planning.
- ensure consultation, dialogue and political debate
Tasks
- improve cross-border consistency over the whole territory
- facilitate management and implementation of projects
- improve the global image and the attractiveness of the Alzette-Belval
area
- conduct studies to guarantee a better response to cross-border issues.
None
Function in ETC
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Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues
Budget for 2014
Staff in 2014
Law applicable
Governance, organs
and
their
main
competencies
Languages
URL
Contact
None
None
80.000 €
1 director
French law
Parity is stipulated for the composition of the EGTC assembly, with
16 votes for the GrandDuchy of Luxembourg and 16votes for the
French part. A rotating presidency has been set up.
French
www.gectalzettebelval.eu (work in progress)
Dorothée HABAY-LÊ
Directrice du GECT Alzette Belval
Gect.AlzetteBelval@gmail.com
Tel: +33 (0) 3.82.59.15.00 – poste 351
GSM: +33 (0) 6 60 97 41 36 ou +352 691 935 850
GECT ALZETTE BELVAL – BP50 – F-57 390 AUDUN-LE-TICHE
2.1.4 AEuCC, AECT limitada
AGRUPACIÓN EUROPEA DE CIUDADES DE LA CERÁMICA –
AECT LIMITADA
AEuCC – AECT limitada
Acronym
The objective of the AEuCC is to develop territorial and transnational
Summary
cooperation in the field of ceramic art and craft. Ultimately, it aims at
creating social and economic cohesion by developing projects and
services for the ceramic sector stakeholders.
History and current The members of AEuCC are four longstanding national Associations of
Ceramics Cities, based in Italy (AiCC), France (AfCC), Spain (AeCC)
status
and Romania (ArCC).
After almost 3 years of preparation (writing procedure of EGTC Statute
and further updates requested by Governments), the AEuCC was
officially created on December 2013 and began its activities since
1 January 2014.
Countries involved Spain, Italy, France, Romania (and observer cities from Austria and
Poland)
Ayuntamiento de Totana (Municipality of Totana), Plaza de la
Seat
Costitución 1, E-30850 Totana (Murcia), Spain
The members of AEuCC are four longstanding national Associations of
Members
Ceramics Cities, based in Italy (AiCC), France (AfCC), Spain (AeCC)
and Romania (ArCC).
Each of them represents municipalities with “ancient ceramic tradition”
(Italy, 34 cities; France, 22 cities; Spain, 29 cities, Rumania, 12 cities).
In total, the area of the AEuCC EGTC includes 97 cities.
The statute foresees observer cities (not official members): since
December 2014, the cities of Boleslawiec (Poland) and Gmunden
(Austria) have been admitted as observer cities.
Name of the EGTC
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Number of association members (4)
Number of cities indirectly involved (97)
Number of observer cities (2)
Number of ceramics handcraft presented in the area (n.a.)
Enlargement intents The enlargement of AEuCC is one of the objectives of the EGTC.
In several countries, the process of discussion and preparation for the
creation of new Associations of Cities of Ceramics (the only subjects
entitled to become new members of AEuCC) has begun.
Since the Statute of AEuCC also foresees that "observer cities" declare
their will to initiate the creation of National Associations in their own
countries, the AEuCC has proceeded with accepting cities with this
status since December 2014.
The process of creating new associations (new possible members of
AEuCC) has started in Poland, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Slovenia
and the Czech Republic.
Furthermore, countries such as Portugal, United Kingdom and Turkey
have a great ceramics potential, which is why contacts are currently
being established with potential members from those countries.
25 years (automatically renewed)
Duration
In the spirit of this mission, the main objectives are the development
Objectives
and enhancement of:
a) projects and join actions;
b) cultural, artistic, ethnographic heritage;
c) tourism based on ceramics;
d) ceramic craft (new products, design, processes, new materials,
marketing);
e) vocational training and competitiveness;
f) international events (conferences, exhibitions, fairs, etc) to enhance
knowledge and good practices;
g) promotion activities on a territorial scale even greater than the
European one;
h)production processes, energy efficiency and saving, environment and
quality of life, pollution reduction;
I )analyze, study and research economic development and employment,
innovation, new technologies, business practices, internationalization,
clustering, patents and intellectual properties;
j) new national association of ceramics cities;
k) European identity.
The AEuCC will operate on the basis of the following tasks: achieving
Tasks
the objectives of the statute; developing projects and services to meet
the needs of stakeholders in the field of ceramic art and craft; fund
raising to develop the ceramics sector; managing and developing
relations and networks in the field of ceramics.
Key indicators
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AEuCC is an EGTC constituted of associations. This EGTC is not
based on a defined (and geographically limited) territorial scale or
created with a specific management subject; rather, it has a broad
structure, but it concentrates on a focused sector. The AEuCC could be
seen as a “good practice” EGTC.
For these reasons a specific project (e.g. “Small Project Fund”) which
focuses on a large size area but a narrow sector, should be the “goal” of
the AEuCC in managing its ETC function.
The new Regulation has been warmly welcome (it took 3 years of
Comments on
complicated procedures to create the AEuCC and a simplification was
EGTC Regulation
considered to be highly necessary).
Challenges or issues Further developments are foreseen for the near future, such as enlarging
to a bigger scale through the creation and inclusion of more A*CC
(contacts have been established in Poland, Austria, Hungary, Germany,
Slovenia and Czech Republic), as well as becoming the “ceramic art
and craft” reference in various EU and national programmes, actions
and strategies. At the same time, the AEuCC will deal immediately with
the following challenges and issues:
- starting, developing and reaching a process of joining and
consolidating in the ceramic art and craft public sector networking;
- obtaining grants and financing from the EU which allows for
planning professional and long-term services and projects;
- involving in the project and promoting it to all the ceramic art and
craft stakeholders (museums, schools, etc);
- enlarging the network on the entire European scale and developing
partnership on a global scale.
€ 32,000.00
Budget for 2014
There are no plans for the EGTC to hire its own staff in 2015 (similarly
Staff in 2014
to 2014) because all the activities are to be performed by the officers of
the Municipalities that are already responsible for the single national
associations (see Governance).
Spanish law, as decided in the protocol signed by the representatives of
Law applicable
the four national associations of the above-mentioned cities of ceramics,
on 12 December 2009 in Talavera de la Reina (Toledo), called
“Declaration of Talavera”.
The responsibility of the AEuCC and of its members towards third
parties is based on the Spanish Law, under Article 12 of the EGTC
Regulation, as the body has its registered office in Spain.
Governance, organs The Assembly is composed of five components from each member. The
and
their
main Executive Committee is composed by the four incumbent Presidents of
the national Associations.
competencies
The President shall be nominated by the Assembly and shall remain in
office for two years. The President in charge of the AEuCC for 2014
and 2015 is French, the Project Director is Mr Giuseppe Olmeti from
Italy, and the Administrative Direction is located at the Municipality of
Totana, Spain.
The AEuCC staff must be hired on a flexible basis: no direct hiring is
expected and all the activities shall be performed by the officers of the
Municipalities already responsible for the single national associations
(AeCC, AiCC, AfCC, and ArCC).
Function in ETC
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Languages
URL
Contact
The working languages are the official languages of Member States
involved and English may also be used.
www.aeucc.eu
Giuseppe Olmeti (AEuCC General secretary and Project director),
mobile: 0039-3204076432, giuseppe.olmeti@comune.faenza.ra.it
2.1.5 European Common Future Building EGTC
European Common Future Building European Grouping of Territorial
Cooperation with Limited Liability
European Common Future Building EGTC
Acronym
This is a small EGTC in the southern Békés and Arad county which
Summary
includes 4 members (3 from Hungary, 1 from Romania).
History and current The EGTC was established in 2012. Since then, it has continually been
looking for application opportunities. It has been looking for
status
possibilities to cooperate with civil society organisations and private
firms. Its aim is to support the development of the region in general,
and local firms and people in specific.
Countries involved Hungary and Romania
Hungary - Pusztaottlaka
Seat
Municipality of Pusztaottlaka,
Members
Municipality of Medgyesegyháza,
Municipality of Medgyesbodzás,
Municipality of Curtici.
Cooperation agreements, professional and information events, interest
Key indicators
in enlargement efforts
Enlargement intents The Grouping is interested in enlarging the EGTC in the period of
2014-2020
2012Duration
The general goal is to enhance the economic and social cohesion
Objectives
between the EGTC members. Furthermore, common regional
development plans have been elaborated. The EGTC develops and
implements various projects and it puts in place common infrastructure
to sustain those projects. Its activities include common product
development cooperation, common marketing activities, common
touristic development and the improvement of disaster management.
Tasks of the EGTC: to implement relevant projects, to ensure the
Tasks
personal and material conditions to the operation, to validate the interest
of this Grouping.
None
Function in ETC
None
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues None
None
Budget for 2014
The EGTC does not have any staff. The director and the professional
Staff in 2014
manager continuously carry out the activities of the Grouping.
Name of the EGTC
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Hungarian EGTC law LXXV of 2014, laying down detailed rules for
the approval procedure law and the EGTC related 16/2010. (XII. 15.)
Governance, organs General assembly, board, director, supervisory board.
and
their
main The officers of the partnership are: the president, the vice presidents,
and the members of the supervisory board.
competencies
President of the EGTC: György Simonka, mayor of Pusztaottlaka
Director of the EGTC: Krisztián Horváth
Hungarian, Romanian and English
Languages
http://europaitarsulas.eu/
URL
Krisztián Horváth, ett.jovoepito@gmail.com
Contact
Law applicable
2.1.6 Central European Transport Corridor EGTC Ltd.
Central European Transport Corridor Limited Liability European
Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
CETC-EGTC Ltd.
Acronym
The Grouping has been established to facilitate and promote crossSummary
border, transnational and transregional cooperation within the
framework of the Central European Transport Corridorin order to
strengthen economic and social cohesion, particularly through the
implementation of projects and programmes of territorial cooperation.
History and current In May 2010 in Varaždin, 14 partner regions of the CETC-ROUTE65
initiative took the decision to change the form of the partnership within
status
the framework of the Central European Transport Corridor and to
establish an EGTC. This cooperation, which had been developing by
the regions under the Agreement on Establishing the Central European
Transport Corridor (CETC) for nine years, has given rise to new
expectations, and the previous formula of collective action was no
longer sufficient to meet such challenges.
On 12 December 2013, the founding deed for the new organisational
form of the CETC-ROUTE65 Initiative was signed on behalf of its
partners. As a result, the EU witnessed the creation of the first Grouping
to date operating in the field of transport.
The EGTC was officially registered on 24 March 2014.
Countries involved Members: Sweden, Poland, Hungary
Associated members with an observer status: Poland, Croatia
Szczecin, Poland
Seat
Name of the EGTC
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Members
Members:




Skåne County (Sweden)
Westpomeranian Voivodeship (Poland)
Lubuskie Voivodeship (Poland)
Vas County (Hungary)
 Zala County (Hungary)
Associated members with an observer status:




Opole Voivodeship (Poland)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Poland)
Karlovačka County (Croatia)
Varaždin County(Croatia)
 Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (Croatia)
None
Key indicators
Enlargement intents CETC-EGTC Ltd. is open to enlargement. First contacts with potential
Germans partners have been established. An associated member with an
observer status from Croatia is in the process of becoming a regular
member of the Grouping.
From 24 March 2014 for an indefinite period of time.
Duration
 The facilitation and promotion of the improvement of transport
Objectives
accessibility along the length of the North-South axis of multimodal
transport from the Baltic to the Adriatic Seas and possibly along the
potential branch of the corridor towards the Black Sea, and in any
case within the operational area of the Grouping.
 Sustainable support to the development of the economies of the
regions involved that would translate into the improvement of the
employment indices and the quality of the natural environment and
the living conditions of those living in the area.
 Actions to enhance the compatibility of the transport infrastructure
among the regions involved.
 Support for the development of intermodal transport connections,
thus spreading environmentally friendly solutions.
Selected tasks of the CETC – EGTC Ltd.:
Tasks
 formation of a common CETC planning area;
 identification of missing transport links under the CETC according
to types of transport and location;
 initiation of operations and development of initial feasibility studies;
 maintenance of pro-investment lobbying;
 provision of the free flow of know-how, statistical data, and other
information;
 development of the concept of logistics chains and the provision of
access to economic information assisting in the operations of the
enterprise sector within the operating area of the Grouping;
 inclusion of the R&D sector and higher education institutions into
the cooperation;
 promotion of the operating regulations of the “green transport
infrastructure”;
 creation of a common tourism zone;
 implementation of other programmes or projects developed under
the EGTC following the work of the cross-border specialist working
groups;
 recommendation of solutions for regional policies.
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Not applicable
 We expect further discussion on improving flexibility in
establishing new groupings.
 We believe that the EGTC may become an adequate model for
institutionalised collaboration in transport area, managing of the
transport corridors.
Challenges or issues Co-modality, environment, innovation (smart specialisation), economic
growth, regional cohesion
Not applicable
Budget for 2014
Not applicable
Staff in 2014
The applicable law is the law of the Republic of Poland (i.e. the country
Law applicable
where the Grouping is located and registered).
The Strategic Centre in terms of internal organisation, including labour
law, is subject to the national legislation of jurisdiction over its seat, i.e.
Hungary.
Governance, organs The General Assembly is the highest authority of the Grouping
and
their
main established to pass resolutions in the matters falling within its authority.
The General Assembly of the Grouping consists of 5 members (one
competencies
representative per Grouping member) and advisory members
(representatives of associated members).
The Director is the statutory executive organ of the Grouping. He
represents the Grouping externally and acts on its behalf and for its
benefit.
The Supervisory Board is the monitoring organ of the Grouping. It is
made up of 5 members elected by the General Assembly.
The Strategic Centre is an internal organisational unit of the Grouping
responsible for strategic planning.
English
Languages
www.cetc-egtc.eu replacing www.cetc.pl
URL
office@cetc-egtc.eu, office@cetc.pl
Contact
Function in ETC
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
2.1.7 Huesca Pirineos– Hautes Pyrénées
Huesca Pirineos-Hautes Pyrénées
HP-HP
The HP-HP aims to help stimulating the development of a sustainable
model of cross-border tourism, through a series of actions to streamline,
consolidate and promote the tourism sector in both territories, by
bringing added value to natural resources and shared heritage.
History and current The cooperation in this area traces back 15 years. In 2008, a crossborder consortium has been created. The cooperation focused on
status
tourism and regional development.
Two months ago, on 19 December 2014, an EGTC was founded aiming
to promote tourism, culture and cultural heritage as well as low carbon
energy making use of technological information systems and other
innovative approaches.
Countries involved Spain, France
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
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The seat of the EGTC is in Huesca (Spain). The cooperation partner’s
seat is located in Tarbes (France).
France, Spain
Members
Inhabitants: 240,000 in the Hautes Pyrenees plus 230,000 in the
Key indicators
Province of Huesca.
Enlargement intents Taken into account that this EGTC is rather young, there are no
enlargement plans yet. However, there is a strong partnership, in
particular in the field of economic development, with the EGTC
Pyrenees Atlantic et Aragon, not least due to its geographic proximity.
It started on 19 December 2014 and its convention allows for a duration
Duration
of 10 years. This convention can be prolonged if the two presidents
from France and Spain agree.
The main objectives of the HP-HP are to:
Objectives
- manage the awareness and communication activities for the local
actors involved;
- promote touristic services activities as well as the strategic activities
for creating a common touristic space, and
- carrying out activities that aim to enhance the touristic resources of
the territory.
The first task carried out by the EGTC was setting up the Grouping and
Tasks
its governance structure. Other activities included the launch of a
tourism promotion campaign and various press activities. For instance,
journalists were invited to targeted events in view of increasing media
coverage and visibility.
There is no action plan in place describing any future tasks planned.
However, the following activities are planned in the near future:
- Exhibition in Paris on the topic of production processes, the existing
products and territorial context in the “Salon Agricole”.
- Development and implementation of marketing measures as well as
the preparation of the “Economic forum” project.
Given that the ETC programme has not yet been approved, there are no
Function in ETC
ETC funds available at this stage. It is planned that the EGTC will
finance micro-projects in the framework of the ETC programme.
The EGTC regulation is based on the national French law and the
Comments on
regional Spanish law.
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues It was challenging to set up the governance structure, in particular given
the complications with the French national administration. The next
challenge will be related to reaching certain visibility of the target group
(local population).
In 2015 the budget is of 50,000 EUR which is allocated for the set-up
Budget for 2015
and coordination of the EGTC.Currently both public entities, the French
and the Spanish, finance the EGTC activities.
Currently, no staff is employed. However, one employee responsible for
Staff in 2015
financial and technical issues will soon be recruited.
EU regulations, French national law and the Spanish regional law need
Law applicable
to be applied.
Seat
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Governance, organs The President takes the main decisions about the EGTC; the Director
submits proposals to the President.
and their main
The governance system is based on a rotation system. The presidency is
competencies
led by the political authority of the county. Currently, Spain holds the
presidency.
The operational head of the EGTC is the director, who is appointed by
the president. The director is employed by the local public authority and
also supports the country’s interests.
The political decisions are taken by the president, whereas the director,
whose decisions are coordinated with the president, is responsible for
the operational agenda.
The EGTC is planning on recruiting an employee who will be
responsible for the technical and financial aspects and who will
therefore need to be familiar with both, the Spanish and the French
administrative systems.
Face-to-face meetings with the French and the Spanish team are held
approximately once a month.
Spanish, French
Languages
http://www.hp-hp.eu
URL
Jean Michel LARROCHE
Contact
jm.larroche@cg65.fr
+33.562.56.77.84
2.1.8 AECT Faja Pirítica Ibérica
Name of the EGTC AECT FAJA PIRÍTICA IBÉRICA
and acronym
This EGTC intends to further develop the territorial cooperation
Summary
relations which are already in place between the municipalities of the
“Iberian Pyrite Stripe”. This consists in establishing a new framework
that will ensure a more structural cooperation in view of achieving the
maximum economic, social and territorial cohesion among the
populations of the two States involved. The aim is furthermore to
consolidate the cordial relations between the municipalities of the
EGTC.
History and current  21/05/2010: Signing the Convention and Statutes in Almodovar
(Portugal)
status
 30/07/2010-01/10/2013: Carrying out 6 amendments of the texts.
 14/10/2014: Registering the EGTC and publication in the Spanish
Official Journal
Countries involved Spain and Portugal
Spain
Seat
Spain: Almonaster la Real, Alosno, Cabezas Rubias, Calañas, Tharsis
Members
(Alosno), and La Zarza - Perrunal (Calanas), all of them located in the
Spanish province of Huelva.
Portugal: Aljustrel, Almodovar, Castro Verde, Grandola and Mértola
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Key indicators
Enlargement intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Budget for 2014
Staff in 2014
Law applicable
Governance, organs
and
their
main
competencies
Languages
URL
Contact

Promotion of cross-border relations as a fundamental tool for the
transformation of the territories on the border
 Valorisation and promotion of the competitiveness of the business
fabric of the Iberian pyrite belt through developing the knowledge
and innovation.
 Conversion of Iberian Pyrite Stripe into a more attractive territory;
developing the systems of transport and accessibility, and
reinforcing the synergies between growth and sustainable
development.
 Increase of social and institutional cohesion of the Iberian pyrite
stripe.
The EGTC is interested in possible future enlargement activities but at
the moment there are no concrete plans in this regard.
Indefinite
 Developing the territorial cooperation relations that currently exist
between the municipalities of the Iberian Pyrite Stripe
 Establishing a new framework that will ensure a more structural
cooperation in view of achieving the maximum economic, social
and territorial cohesion among the populations of the two States
involved
 Consolidate the cordial relations between the municipalities of the
EGTC.
See objectives
The EGTC aims to implement ETC projects, as long as they correspond
to the regional administration delegation agreements.
There are no problems with the EGTC Regulation. The challenges faced
by the EGTC rather consist of the lacking coordination between the
national governments.
Bureaucracy and lack of coordination among national governments.
Budget for 2014 (Start Activity): 11,000.00 Euros
n.a.
Spanish Law
Assembly, President of the Assembly and the EGTC, Vice-President of
the Assembly and the EGTC, Sectoral Councils, Coordination Council,
Territorial Coordinator and a Director
Portuguese and Spanish
None
Daniel Bendala Ruiz, director.
danielbendala.serviciosjuridicos@hotmail.com
0034 605237381
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2.2 EGTC constituted before October 2013
This section analyses the situation in the EGTCs that were established before
2014 or late 2013 and provides detailed information on key indicators such as
organs, projects and members. It has to be mentioned that a quite high number
of Groupings did not react at all regarding the efforts to update the relevant table
compared to the EGTC Monitoring Report 2013. All together eleven EGTCs
provided no information about their work in 2014. In the last survey for the
Monitoring Report 2013 it has been eight Groupings with no response.
Therefore in this study it has not been possible to present any updated
information on the EGTCs:











UTTS.
ArchiMed.
Hospital de la Cerdanya.
Karst Bodva.
Euro-Go (Gorizia).
Espacio Portalet.
Rába-Duna-Vág.
Sajó – Rima.
Parc Marin International des Bouches de Bonifacio.
Secrétariat du Sommet de la Grande Region.
Spolocny.
Hungarian Foreign Ministry – some thoughts on joining another EGTC from the
region and to cancel the current grouping. Also from the Hungarian Ministry we
gained knowledge about Sajó – Rima stopping their work and that the Grouping
soon should be cancelled.
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Map 2. Geographical distribution of EGTCs established before 2014 or late 2013
2.2.1 EGTC Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
History and
current status
FR: Groupement européen de coopération territoriale Eurométropole
Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai
Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai/ Eurometropool Lille-KortrijkTournai
Created to act as a functional area for its members
The Cross-border Standing Conference of Franco-Belgian Intermunicipal Organisations (COPIT) hold in 1991, represents the first
step towards the establishment of the EGTC.
COPIT was afterwards structured into a voluntary association in 2001,
and in March 2007 it turns into the Lille Kortrijk Tournai
Eurométropole.
The EGTC was finally published 22 January 2008.
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Countries involved
Seat
Members
Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in EGTC
EU-funded projects
and programmes in
phase
of
implementation in
2013
Further
development
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
France, Belgium
Official Seat: Lille, 1, rue du Ballon – BP 745 – F 59034 Cedex
(France)
Operational Headquarters of the Eurométropole Agency: Kortrijk,
Doorniksestraat 63, 8500 (Belgium)
Seat of the Eurometropolé Forum of Civil Society: Tournai, Maison du
Tourisme (Belgium)
4 members from France: French State, La Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais,
Le Département du Nord, Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine
(intermunicipal public entity including city of Lille and 87
municipalities).
10 members from Belgium: Federal State; Flemish Région and
Community;
the
Province
of
West-Flanders;
Leiedal
Intercommunality; Intercommunality wvi (WVI); Walloon Region;
French Community of Belgium; Province of Hainaut; Ideta
Intercommunality; IEG Intercommunality.
Surface area: 3.533 Km2
Inhabitants: 2.1 Million
147 municipalities
Bordering municipalities may become “associate working members”
Unlimited
Promoting and supporting cross-border cooperation; involving
competent institutions and favouring bottom-up discussion;
developing a coherent strategic approach for the specific dynamics of
the cross-border area linking them with the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Ensuring inter-institutional dialogue and promoting political debate;
Producing cross-border consistency throughout the entire territory;
Facilitating, managing and realising projects;
Facilitating the daily life of citizens
Project leader of “Investineurometropolis”, common economical
communication platform for the economic attractiveness of the
territories. Associated operator of “Tandem”, knowledge platform
between research centres and enterprises; Associated operator of
“Place Jacques Delors”, cross-border development support along the
cities of Halluin and Menen. Associated operator of “300 years of
borders (1713-2013)”. 300 years anniversary of the Treaty of Utrecht.
Associated operator of Tourism LKT powering the website
www.visiteurometropolis.eu.
Associated
operator
of
the
Eurométropole job meeting. Associated operator of “Green links”,
developing a network of soft links in the region.
Increasing the relationship for observation and coordination of certain
projects with the metropolitan area of Lille;
Preparation of the Strategy Eurometropolis 2020 together with the
Eurometropolis 2030, a long term perspectives document (for action
and more long-term coherence).
Important reinforcing the recognition of the EGTC at EU level so the
groupings can be considered as transnational partnerships when
applying at calls for proposals.
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1.900.000 EUR. Made by population proportional contribution of the
14 partners (50/50 between French and Belgian partner) and projects
oriented funds.
Twelve persons from each participating countries
Staff in 2014
Public law
Law applicable
Multilevel governance with 4 levels: States, Regions, provincial level,
Governance,
organs and their Intermunicipal organisations
main competencies Links with municipalities and civil society
Executive Management Committee with one president and three vicepresidents. Bureau, consisting of 32 members and the executive body
of the EGTC. Assembly with 84 members. Cross-Border Agency,
responsible for six permanent thematic working groups.
New organisation at the end of 2013 to develop concretely strategy
2014-2020:
 3 political commissions:
 develop the socio-economic potential of Eurometropolis
 mobility and accessibility of Eurometropolis
 a blue & green Eurometropolis (energy, blue&green network)
 11 technical groups „ambitions”
Agency, counts 12 employees, The principle of double-parity applies
to the functioning and composition of the organs. Eurometropole
Forum ensuring the link with civil society.
French and Dutch
Languages
www.eurometropolis.eu
URL
www.visiteurometropolis.eu (tourist website)
New in 2013 : www.visualiseeurometropolis.eu
Phone: 0032 56 23 11 00;
Contact
Fax: 0032 56 23 01
Email: ira.keirsbilck@eurometropolis.eu / info@eurometropolis.eu
Budget in 2014
2.2.2 EGTC Ister-Granum Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
Együttműködési Csoportosulás
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
History and
HU: Ister-Granum Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
SK: Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce s ručením obmedzeným
Ister-Granum.
EN: Ister-Granum European Grouping of Territorial Co-operation Ltd.
Ister-Granum EGTC
The Ister-Granum euroregion is situated on the Hungarian-Slovak
border. The region, the heart of which is the Mária Valéria Bridge
connecting Esztergom (Hungary) and Štúrovo (Slovakia), forms a
natural geographical unit. Through the name of the cooperation we
refer to the mutual European intellectual heritage, as we use the Latin
naming for the Danube and for the Hron/Garam, another significant
river in the area. Ister is the Latin name from Roman times for the
Danube (of eastern origin), Granua is of Garam.
The Ister-Granum cooperation commenced parallel to the bridge
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current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
ETC projects
co-financed by
different funding
sources
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges/issues
Budget in 2014
Staff in 2014
rebuilding. In 2000, the two frontier micro regions (33 settlements)
concluded a cooperation agreement. The Ister-Granum Euroregion was
later formed in 2003 by 102 local governments. In 2005 the euroregion
prepared its own strategic plan, which was presented in the European
Parliament. On 6 May 2008 the Ister-Granum EGTC was founded, the
registration process of the EGTC terminated on 29 November 2008
when our announcement was published in the Official Journal of the
EU.
Hungary and Slovakia
2500 Esztergom, Széchenyi tér 1 (Hungary)
82 members in total: 42 from Hungary and 40 from Slovakia.
Population: around 189,000 inhabitants
Surface: 1846 km2
Since the Euroregion was composed of 102 municipalities the goal is
to reach the initial number.
Undetermined
1. The general objective of the Ister-Granum EGTC is the
establishment and maintaining of the co-operation extending to the full
range of regional development activities between its members and
with regards to further areas affected by the cooperation, for
promoting and strengthening economic and social cohesion.
2. The specific objective of the Grouping is that by the co-financing of
the European Union, through the implementation of territorial cooperation programmes, by taking advantage of the legal personality of
the Grouping, within the administrative boundaries of the delineated
area specified in the Annex, and with regard to further areas affected
by the cooperation to enable and assist promoting and strengthening
economic and social cohesion.
The primary task of it is to implement territorial cooperation programs
and projects co-financed by the European Union.
Common Energy Agency
Regional tourist destination management organisation
The EGTC Solidarity Fund
Ister-Granum enterprise-logistics zone
Integrated Health System
Ister-Granum EXPO. Business Support System
Cross-border integrated public transport system
Ister-Granum news agency, aimed to spread information on the EGTC.
Service providing offices for the local NGOs
The Ister-Granum network of local products
The new regulation will make easier the modification of the status by
the EGTCs. It will be done automatically.
Due to the financial crisis the city of Esztergom bankrupted and
because of the financial difficulties some members left the partnership
as well. For these reasons, in 2011 a new management structure started
to rebuild the cooperation based on new financial solutions and with a
new impetus.
It is not known, yet. The financial balance for the year 2014 has not
been prepared, yet.
Two Hungarian and one Slovak employee
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Law applicable
Governance,
organs and their
main competencies
Languages
URL
Contact
Public law (HU)
Administrative territories of the 82 member local governments.
General Assembly, main decision making body, composed by the
majors of the member authorities; Senate, prepares the decisions, the
members are the executive chair and deputy chair, and 6 further
mayors; Director, in charge of operational work; Chair, made by the
majors of the city of Esztergom and Štúrovo; Supervisory Board.
Hungarian and Slovak
www.istergranum.eu
Phone: 0036/33/509-355;
Fax: 0036/33/509-356
Email: egtc@istergranum.eu
2.2.3 Galicia-Norte de Portugal EGTC
the PT: Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial (AECT) Galicia Norte de Portugal, EN: European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation
Galicia – Norte de Portugal, ES:Agrupación Europea de Cooperación
Territorial – Galícia-Norte de Portugal
GNP-EGTC
Acronym
The GNP-EGTC was created as a meeting point with legal status
Summary
between institutions, businesses and citizens on both sides of the border
to develop shared projects and programs.
The Working Community Galicia-Norte Portugal established the 31
History and
October 1991 was the former structure before the EGTC.
current status
The 22 September 2008, the members signed the European Territorial
Cooperation Agreement to constitute the EGTC, which was finally
registered the 18 February 2010.
Countries involved Spain, Portugal
Calle Eduardo Cabello s/n (CETMAR building), Bouzas
Seat
36208 Vigo (Pontevedra) - SPAIN
One member in Portugal: Comissão de Coordenação e
Members
Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte Portugal (CCDR-N)
One member in Spain: Xunta de Galicia
Both are Regional Administrations
Surface: 51,000 Km2
Key indicators
Inhabitants: 6.4 million
No perspective of enlargement at the moment
Enlargement
intents
Unlimited
Duration
GNP-EGTC aims to facilitate and promote regional cooperation among
Objectives
its members, the Xunta de Galicia and the CCDR-N, exceeding
expectations at different levels, where its main concern is to develop
and deliver partnerships, creating bonds of union in different areas of
performance.
Managing contracts and projects arising from the “Joint Investment
Tasks
Plan Galicia – Norte Portugal 2014-2020” and implementing some of
the activities there established.
Name
EGTC
of
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Also developing cooperation activities and promoting the interchange
between agents from Galicia and North Portugal; Managing project
under the Cross-border Operating Cooperation Program Spain Portugal
2007 – 2013 (POCTEP).
1)
CBC
Program
Spain-Portugal,
2007-13.
Project
ETC projects
0500_CT_GNP_AECT_1_P (budget 802.470,58 EUR), increased with
new activities (IACOBUS) and extended until mid-2015.
2) Working annual plan divided in two priorities: 'fostering
competitiveness and promoting employment' and 'Enhancement of
Cross-border cooperation in the Galicia – North Portugal Euroregion´.
The legislation shall have more specification concerning the time the
Comments on
EGTC Regulation EGTC experiences lack of funding (e.g. due to the financial crisis).
The wage levels differ between Spain and Portugal and the EGTC
Challenges/issues
offers limited contract duration (2 year contracts).
The regions moreover suffered during the crisis and its tasks were
mainly concentrated on mitigating the effects.
400.000 EUR. Made by members' own resources (50-50 between SP
Budget in 2014
and PO), EU funds (75%) and for some projects by the partners
involved. Annual budget approved every year by the council.
6 employees (3 Spanish, 3 Portuguese). They are employed under the
Staff in 2014
laws of Galicia and they do not have the status of public officials.
Galicia - Spain public law.
Law applicable
Xunta of Galicia is one of the 17 autonomous Spanish communities,
Governance,
organs and their with several legislative powers; Norte Portugal is a regional delegation
main competencies belonging both to the “Ministry in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister
and for Regional Development” and to the “Ministry of Environment,
Spatial Planning and Energy”, with no legislative power.
General Assembly, with the members’ representatives of the GNPEGTC;
Director, who represents the EGTC and acts on its behalf;
Deputy Director, who represents the EGTC and acts on its behalf,
under the Director’s supervision.
Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Languages
www.gnpaect.eu
URL
Phone: 0034 986135126
Contact
Fax: 0034 986248613
Email: gnpaect@gnpaect.eu
2.2.4 Amphictyony EGTC
Name of the EGTC AMPHICTYONY of Twinned Cities and Areas of the Mediterranean,
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
E.G.T.C AMPHICTYONY; Ε.O.E.Σ ΑΜΦΙΚΤΥΟΝΙΑ
Acronym
Created to have a legal structure able to keep relations of cooperation
Summary
among the members ensuring a constant development of the areas,
based on financially effective socially and environmentally equal
models.
The EGTC resulted from a Mediterranean network of twinned towns
History and
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current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Further
development
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges/issues
Budget in 2014
and regions, composed of 93 municipalities from nine countries
working together for 17 years. The partnership registered the EGTC on
1 December 2008, strengthening its legal structure but losing part of its
members (e.g. Turkey, Albania, Israel, Serbia and Palestine).
Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France
Athens 10558, Vyronos 29, Plaka, Greece
43 municipalities and 1 Local Association of Municipalities, divided as
follows: 32 municipalities from Greece; 8 from Cyprus; 2 from Italy; 1
from France; and the Local Association of Municipalities of Attica
(PEDA)
Inhabitants: about 500.000
Surface: about 150.000 Km2
Open to enlargement especially towards pre-accession and third
countries. The former countries of the partnership already request to
join.
25 years with a possibility of extension
 Create and maintain an environment of peace, sustainable
development, cohesion and security through a financially effective,
socially fair, environmentally sustainable entity
 Promote freedom, democracy, justice, security and protection of
the environment
 Strengthening the participation of the citizen and the agencies of
the local societies
 Promotion of cross border, interstate and/or interregional cooperation implementing EU-funded programmes
 Exchange of information, experiences, promotion and practices
among its members ensuring the access to knowledge
 Preservation, promotion and utilization of the cultural identity for
safeguarding the intercultural dialogue
Project “Promotion of Integration in the Planning and Provision of
Social Services within Local Authorities through vocational training
(PRISSM)”, with the partnership of EETAA, within the Lifelonglearning programme Leonardo Da Vinci.
“Social Responsibility” programme, with the partnership of EETAA
and the Municipality of AgiaVarvara.
Conference on “Cultural Policy and Local Government” aimed at
exploring suitable ways for Local Governments to develop long term
Cultural Policy with the goal of sustainability.
Initiative for a project for Local Democracy, the pilot phase of which is
to be implemented within 2015.
Improving of the staff skills both at the administrative and scientific
level.
The amended EGTC Regulation has resolved our earlier concerns
about eligibility criteria for no EU partners.
 Financial challenges
 The capacity of the EGTC to be connected and actively involved
with the local communities.
100.000 EUR. Collected through the annual contribution proportional
to the population of the members. Also grants from EU for the
implementation of projects; donations by agencies or citizens;
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exploitation of the EGTC property could compose the budget.
None. Two people working from their respective administrations. Pool
Staff in 2014
of regular free-lancer collaborates.
Greek public law
Law applicable
Twinned Self-government Organizations of the 1st and 2nd degree;
Governance,
organs and their Associations with Self Government nature and Mediterranean Regions.
main competencies General Assembly is the main decision making body of the EGTC.
Board of Directors (13 members), has the right to create subcommittees and working groups; President of the Board of Directors
represents the EGTC, acts on its name; Director manages all requests
coming from the President; Executive Committee(3 members) controls
the financial management; Audit Committee.
Greek, Italian, French, English
Languages
www.amphictyony.gr
URL
Phone: 0030 210-3243374; 0030 210-3246139
Contact
Fax: 0030 210-3243343
Email: amfiktio@otenet.gr
2.2.5 Ung-Tisza-Túr-Sajó (UTTS)11
Ung-Tisza-Túr-Sajó (Hernád-Bódva-Szinva) European Grouping of
Territorial Cooperation
UTTS Csoportosulás
Acronym
Cross border platform to carry on shared projects.
Summary
The EGTC was conceived as an easier and more interesting way to
solve common problems, based on transnational solutions.
History and current EGTC made by some members of the Carpathian Euroregion, a
cooperation established in 1993, covering the same territories of the
status
present EGTC. The EGTC notified the CoR in April 2010, it was the
first one to be established in the eastern Europe.
Countries involved Hungary and Slovakia.
The EGTC, due to a lack of fund, does not have a dedicated office.
Seat
However, the EGTC plans to open several regional offices in: Kassa
(Slovakia), Miskolc (Hungary), Beregszász (Ukrajna), Szatmárnémeti
(Romania), Újvidék (Serbia).
Three members from Hungary: cities of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén,
Members
Szabolcs-Szarmár-Bereg, Hajdú-Bihar
One member from Slovakia: city of Prešov
Inhabitants: about 700.000
Key indicators
Surface: 15.000 Km2
Enlargement intents The EGTC is planning to enlarge in Poland and Bulgaria
Unlimited
Duration
Name of the EGTC
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All efforts to contact officials of this EGTC failed. The information in the table is the same as in the EGTC
Monitoring Report 2013. Furthermore there is information from the Hungarian Foreign Ministry that this
EGTC has more or less stopped working and there is no contact person available any more. The ministry thinks
the grouping will be cancelled soon.
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The overall objective of the grouping is the creation of new
workplaces for the multiple disadvantages group of the region.
To implement projects which contribute to achieve the objectives of
Tasks
the grouping.
The EGTC designed several projects which are waiting the resources
Function in ETC
from the central government.
The EGTC does not have an initial budget, the director pay the tax of
Budget for 2013
registration (translating costs, travel costs, lawyer fees...)
None
Staff in 2013
Law applicable
Governance, organs EGTC made by Municipalities. The EGTC is governed by a General
assembly, a Director, a Supervisory board, a Secretary and
and
their
main
different Boards.
competencies
Hungarian
Languages
None
URL
Director: Marosvölgyi Tibor
Contact
Email:utts.marosvolgyi@gmail.com
Objectives
2.2.6 Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Kras-Bodva s
ručením obmedzeným12
Name of the EGTC EN: Limited Liability European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
KARST-BODVA
Karst-Bodva EGTC
Acronym
Managing the nature reserve and foster the rural development
Summary
The Kars Euroregion, created in 2001 by the territory of Gömör-Torna
History and
karst and Bódva, was the predecessor of the EGTC who was
current status
registered the 11 February 2009.
Countries involved Hungary and Slovakia
Hačava 47, 044 02 Turňa nad Bodvou, Slovak Republic
Seat
One municipality from Slovakia: Hrušov
Members
Two municipalities from Hungary: Perkupa and Varbóc
The territory and population of the Slovak-Hungarian border area in
Key indicators
National park Slovak Karst (SK) and in National park Aggtelek (HU).
Planning to cover all the Slovakian and Hungarian settlements along
Enlargement
the Gömör-Tornai Karszt and the river Bódva.
intents
Unlimited
Duration
To support the cooperation and harmonious development through
Objectives
strengthening economic and social
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EGTC doesn’t really carry out any programs and the Hungarian members are thinking about joining another
EGTC in the region.
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
Develop and realize a common development programme based on
a shared strategy integrating economic, social and environmental
activities
 Support entrepreneurship, especially for SMEs in tourism, cultural
development and the cross border business
 Joint protection of environmental and cultural values and
prevention of environmental and technological risks;
 Assist partnerships between communal and rural areas of cities
and villages;
 Improve local and regional infrastructure;
 Joint infrastructure in health service, culture, travel and tourism
and education.
 Use resources from Slovak, Hungarian governments and EU funds
(ERDF, ESF, cohesion funds and policy)
None
Function in ETC
Not approved in 2011. Only an initial contribution of 500 EUR from
Budget in 2013
its members to register the EGTC.
None
Staff in 2013
Private
Law applicable
EGTC made by Municipalities
Governance,
organs and their President, representative of the EGTC; General Assembly, composed
main competencies of one Chairman from SK and two co-chairs from SK and HU.
Monitoring Committee which supervises the General Assembly.
Hungarian and Slovak
Languages
None
URL
Phone: 00421 58 7884680
Contact
Email: eurokras@stonline.sk
Tasks
2.2.7 Duero-Douro EGTC
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
History and
current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
ES: Agrupación Europea De Cooperación Territorial Duero – Douro
PT: Agrupamento Europeu De Cooperação Territorial Duero-Douro
EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro
AECT Duero-Douro
Grouping of over 170 towns in Spain and Portugal.
In July 2007, first informative meeting among the members of the
actual EGTC. Grouping registered on 7 March, after a year the Statue
and Convention were presented. In September 2011, it became
member of the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR).
Spain and Portugal
Trabanca, (Salamanca, ES), Plaza Egido s/n CP 37173
Operational Units: Bemposta (PT) and Fonfría (ES)
200 members in total.
One province from Spain: Salamanca
Several members from Portugal: Province of Zamora; the
municipalities of Freixo Espada à Cinta, Miranda do Douro, Freguesia
de Bemposta, Mogadouro in the Province of Bragança; the
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Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
municipality of Vila Nova Foz Côa in the province of Guarda.
Inhabitants: 120.000 Surface: 9.000 km2
The EGTC enlarged every year since its constitution. Therefore, it is
open to enlargement.
Unlimited
Facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and interregional
cooperation reinforcing social and economic cohesion in many fields:
e.g. transportation, environment, education, employment, etc.
 Undertake and manage contracts and agreements
 Undertake specific territorial cooperation programmes and actions.
 Create and manage social services and infrastructures
 Promote research, innovation and development.
 Study the current state and develop priority actions in infrastructure
and health services.
 Project "Frontera Natural" – Integration and sustainable recovery of
the cross-border natural heritage. Co-funded by the CBC Operational
Programme Spain-Portugal POCTEP 2007-2013. Total budget:
800.000 EUR; Co-funded (75%): 600.000 EUR.
 Project “Self prevention” aims at making profitable a system of
sustainable forest fire prevention based on the involvement of goats.
The project is also going to develop a feed mill, one shop and one
bar, and a logistics centre which will employ 35 people. (Budget of
about 30 million EUR).
 Project “Energy efficiency in street lighting” aimed at reducing the
costs of the street lighting system (budget 12 Million EUR).
 Project "Cross Border non-formal education web for the
Enhancement of Endogenous Resources for Youth". Support for
about 600 young people of several associations. EU funding from
EAEAC: 21.770 EUR; Total cost of Project: 121.770 EUR.
 Project "Intercultural cross-border education network". Comenius
action in Lifelong Learning programme. Beneficiaries: 300 students.
EU funding 34.000 EUR; Total budget 48.280 EUR.
 IV school day event “Getting to know each other”.
 Project “Our natural environment as a space for Civic and Social
Transnational Thinking” aimed to promote the training opportunities
for younger living in the rural territory.
 Project "Integrated strategy for effective access to the labour
market". ESF awarded: 150.000,00 EUR.
 Project "Creating Networks of equality in the Duero-Douro border".
EU funds: 50.000 EUR; Total Cost: 66.666,67 EUR.
 Project "Youth in Hell", in cooperation with the city of Hell
(Norway) and the Children and Youth Council of North Trøndelag.
Action
1) More attention should be paid on EGTC working in rural areas.
2) Ensuring more sustainable and stable funding in the future, raising
the awareness on the role of EGTC.
3) In certain calls, the EGTC can enter as a partner but only
representing one country, leaving part of its territory outside.
4) The EGTC can apply for government subsidies in Spain but not in
Portugal, as it only has the national fiscal ID of the country of the seat.
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The constitution of the EGTC was very challenging itself.
Challenging also being able to run the EGTC freely without political
pressure.
654.000 EUR. Made by the contribution of its members (1.000 EUR
Budget in 2014
per member) and via public subsidies. The Spanish Ministry of
Finance control over the budget.
30 employee from both Spain and Portugal as average number
Staff in 2014
Public law of Spain
Law applicable
EGTC made by provinces and municipalities,
Governance,
organs and their General Assembly, composed of the President, the Vice-President, the
main competencies Territorial Coordinator, the Director, the Secretariat, and a
representative from each member of the EGTC; President and the
Vice-President, the same for the General Assembly and for the EGTC;
Coordination Council, composed of the Presidents of Sectoral
Councils, the EGTC President and Vice-President, the Territorial
coordinator and the Director. 9 sectoral councils (8 members each with
50% from Spain and 50% from Portugal) Director; Secretariat,
composed of service staff and administrative and financial staff.
Spanish and Portuguese
Languages
www.duero-douro.com
URL
Phone: 0034 923 14 14 09
Contact
Fax: 0034 923 09 04 33, Email: duero-douro@duero-douro.com
Challenges/issues
2.2.8 EGTC West-Vlaanderen
Côte d'Opale
Name of the EGTC
Summary
History and
current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
/
Flandre
–
Dunkerque –
West-Vlaanderen / Flandre – Dunkerque – Côte d'Opale
Strategy building, project planning and implementation in a crossborder region
The Permanent Conference of 1 September 2006 decided to start
preparing for adopting the legal structure of the EGTC. One year later,
on 30 November 2007, political representatives from the various
partner structures approved the framework for a legal analysis, carried
out by the MOT (F) and the KU Leuven (B) and they decided to ask
the other levels of government competent for the region to become a
member. On 12 September 2008, representatives from all of those
governments approved the draft cooperation agreement and articles of
incorporation. Following the formal approval by all competent
structures and the publication of the deed of incorporation by the
Prefect in the Recueil des actes administratifs, on 03 April 2009 the
constituent meeting could be held.
Belgium, France
Dunkirk (Pertuis de la Marine), France
Operational unit: Veurne (Grote Markt), Belgium
13 members in total.
8 members in France: The French State, The Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Region, Dunkirk Urban Community, the Departments of Nord and
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Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Pas-de-Calais, the "Pays" Moulins de Flandre, the syndicate mixte of
Pays Coeur de Flandre, The Urban Planning Agency Flandre Dunkirk
(AGUR);
5 members from Belgium: The Federal Belgian State, the Flemish
Region, The Province of West-Flanders, West Flanders Intermunicipal
Association (wvi), Resoc Westhoek (non-profit organization).
Population: 2,000,000 inhabitants, surface area: 7,000 km2
None
Unlimited
Facilitate and promoting efficient and coherent cross-border
cooperation in its region.
 Ensuring coordination and promotion of networking between all
Tasks
members and any institution that may contribute towards a
pertinent, coherent and efficient cross-border cooperation
 Assuring political representation and political consultation within
the area
 Establishing the common strategies and action programmes to meet
the needs of the residents of the area,
 Defining and implementing common projects and initiatives with a
view of developing cross-border cooperation between the
stakeholders in the area
 Representing the reference area vis-à-vis external bodies.
 Project leader of the Interreg IV A project “Cross-border
Function in ETC
cooperation West Flanders/Flandre-Dunkerque-Côte d’Opale”.
Aimed to develop networks and thematic activities to stimulate
cross-border cooperation in the own region. Budget: 360.000 EUR;
EGTC budget: 215.000 EUR. (project end: 31-12-2013)
 Project partner of the Interreg IV A project “TransSport”. Aimed at
developing a cross-border dynamic platform (website) that will list
and map all sports infrastructures, centers and associations in the
cross-border region. Budget: 600.000 EUR; EGTC budget: 49.000
EUR. (project end: 31-12-2014)
 Project partner in the Interreg IV A project “300 years of frontier”.
Aimed to set up a whole range of cultural and festive events,
activities, projects for the anniversary of the Treaty of Utrecht
(1713-2013) Budget: 1.971.000 EUR; EGTC budget: 67.200 EUR.
(project end: 31-12-2014)
Since one of the member change its legal status, the EGTC was
Comments on
obliged to re-launch the establishment procedures defined in article 4
EGTC Regulation
of the regulation. This would not been necessary, whether the new
regulation would have been adopted faster.
320.002,40 EUR. Made by a financial contribution from the members
Budget in 2014
(50% FR; 50% BE).
None to avoid legal problems with hiring procedures
Staff in 2014
French public law
Law applicable
EGTC made by national-federal governments with regions, provinces,
Governance,
organs and their communities, organisations and agencies. This multi-level governance,
main competencies allows the design of multi-levels projects.
General Assembly, composed of 28 members. The Board, composed
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Languages
URL
Contact
of 18 members, prepares the annual budget, as well as the working
programme, accounts and related annual report. President and the
Vice-president, qualified as co-chairmen, one Belgian and one French.
Director representative of the EGTC.
In all organs the principle of parity (50% FR; 50% BE) is respected.
French, Dutch
www.egts-gect.eu and www.gect-egts.eu (under construction,
available by June 2015)
Emails: k.defruyt@wvi.be; stephanie.verbeke@cud.fr
2.2.9 GECT ArchiMed13
EGTC ArchiMed (Mediterranean Archipelagus)
Established to: first, to enhance at the European level the interests of
the people living in the Mediterranean islands.
Second, to create a stable platform for cooperation favouring the
design capacity of its partner. Before in fact, there was sporadic
cooperation based on projects.
History and current EGTC registered on 7 July 2009 with the following members:
government of Balearic Islands (ES), Local development agency of
status
Lacarna (CY) and the Region of Sicily.
Between the time of its registration and its notification to the CoR
(16 March 2011), the region of Sardinia (IT), as well as the
Government of Crete (GR), Italian National Association of small
islands (ANCIM) and the Italian organisation ARCES joint the
grouping.
Countries involved Italy, Spain, Cyprus and Greece
Palazzo Ciampoli, Salita Ciampoli , 98039 Taormina (ME) , Italy
Seat
Four members from Italy: Sicily Region and Sardinia Region, Italian
Members
National Association of small islands (ANCIM) and the Italian
organisation ARCES.
One member from Spain: Government of the Balearic Islands.
One member from Greece: Government of Crete.
One member from Cyprus: Local development agency of Lacarna
Population: about 10 million inhabitants.
Key indicators
Surface: about 75.000 Km2.
Enlargement intents Grouping is open to enlargement efforts
Unlimited
Duration
The EGTC pursues the objective of implementing EU co-financed
Objectives
programmes, projects and actions of territorial cooperation among its
members.
 The creation of a stable structure for cooperation among its
Tasks
members; The promotion of the common interests among its
Name of the EGTC
Summary
13
Monitoring Report 2013.
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Function in ETC
Further
development
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
members in the European Union; The development of exchange
events between their respective communities;
The EGTC is expecting the results from the calls of the MED
programme as well as the ENPI CBCMED.
The EGTC is willing to decentralize its tasks.
1) To allocate more resources for the transnational and cross-border
programme in order to enhance the outcomes of these programmes
and to let not yet EU member states to participate.
2) Insular territory, experiencing higher handicap and difficulties,
would need higher attention from the European perspective.
3) Given the slowness of the Italian red-tape, some of the tasks of the
EGTC (e.g. insularity) could be delegated directly to the EGTC´
members instead of the National governments.
To be able to integrate in the EGTC not yet EU Member States in
Challenges/issues
order to embrace in the grouping all the Mediterranean islands.
60.000 EUR. Made by an annual membership fee proportional to the
Budget for 2013
population from each of the member.
Director. There are also two people working for the EGTC employed
Staff in 2013
in the Region of Sicily.
Italian public law
Law applicable
Governance, organs The EGTC involved the territory of the Balearic islands, Cyprus,
and
their
main Crete and the regions of Sicily and Sardinia. Its members are
2 regions, 2 associations, 1 local development agency and
competencies
2 governments
General Assembly: made by the representatives of the partners with
the task to ensure an efficient representation of the members interest.
President and Vice-President: they are the legal representative of the
grouping and act as chair in the General Assembly. Director: elected
by the General Assembly; in charge of correct functioning of the
grouping. Technical Secretariat: composed of a representative from
each of the members, and it is chaired by the Director. Auditor:
independent actor in charge of auditing.
Italian, English, Spanish and French.
Languages
In phase of constitution: www.gectarchimed.eu
URL
Email: gectarchimed@gmail.com
Contact
2.2.10 Euroregion Pyrenees-Mediterranean
EGTC Eurorégion Pyrenées-Méditerranée
Best EGTC Award 2014 by CoR
Constituted to ensure the cross-border coordination of activities
Summary
through the definition of common strategies, to meet the needs of the
inhabitants and to represent them.
History
and The Euroregion constituted in 2004 was the predecessor.
The EGTC was registered in August 2009.
current status
Name of the EGTC
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Seat
Members
Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Further
development
15, rue rivals CS 31505 F-31000 Toulousecedex 6
Operational Units: Via Laietana, 14 E-08003 Barcelona (general
secretariat)
Two members in France: Regional authority Midi-Pyrénées and
Regional authority Languedoc-Roussillon
Two members in Spain: Autonomous community of Catalonia and
Autonomous community of the Balearic Islands
Inhabitants: 14,2 million
Surface: 109 830 Km2
None at the moment
Unlimited
Determine and manage territorial cooperation projects and actions,
with a view towards sustainable development
 Launch and implement programmes, projects and actions in the
area of interregional economic activities, innovation (technological,
research, training and culture mainly in form of language-training),
tourism, environment, accessibility (improving common
transportation and telecommunication).
 Strengthen and improve the economic, judicial and administrative
cooperation.
 Provide technical support
 Manage national and community funds
 Participate in projects of territorial cooperation of interest for all
members and going beyond the territorial borders of the EGTC
 Propose, initiate, develop and manage common services, projects
and actions to strengthen economic and social cohesion of the
territory.
Projects with EU support:
 Project "CreaMed", under Interreg IVB SUDOE; Total Budget:
1.477.249,61 EUR; EU Contribution 1.107.937 EUR (75%).
 Project “Mercure Erasmus for young entrepreneurs”, with the aim
of promoting the mobility of young entrepreneurs and provide them
the needed skills for successful business. Project financed from
May 2012 to April 2014 with a total budget of 203.610 EUR.
 Projects without EU support:
 Project “Pyrenees-Mediterranean Eurocampus”, which create a
campus which brought together more than 510,000 students and
45,000 researchers.
 Project “Culture” which creates a joint call for projects for the
territories of Catalonia, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées and
the Balearics. In 2011, the second call (budget of 240,000 EUR)
selected 7 projects.
 Project “Dévelopment Durable”, in 2012 allocated a budget of
190,000 EUR to encourage local actors to cooperate in the
mitigation of climate change. Two projects financed.
 Scholarship for double degree “Euroregion”. Budget: 10.000EUR.
In 2014, the project "CreaMed" received from the Committee of the
Regions the award "Building Europe across Borders" for EGTCs
generating growth and jobs.
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Achieve an increasingly more privileged position in the EU
dimension, reflected in the budgetary volume, the management, the
level of cooperation, and the kind of programme operation.
A harmonisation among the member state national EGTC Regulation
Comments on
is needed since they all perceives the role and nature of the grouping
EGTC Regulation
differently. Moreover, it should be facilitated the day-to-day
administrative and legislative administration.
Challenges in employing new staff regarding trade unions and
Challenges/issues
accountability.
Moreover, issues concerning the differences in eligibility of certain
regions for certain programme. In detail:
 The Balearic Islands are not eligible for the Cross-BorderCooperation and the “continental” part of the Euroregion is not
entirely covered by cross-border cooperation;
 Midi-Pyrénées region is not part of the Interreg IVB MED
programme, so the Euroregion can only apply for transnational
cooperation funding within the SUDOE programme.
Around 800.000 – 1 Million EUR. Made by the contribution of the
Budget in 2014
4 regions and also EU funds. The financial control is carried out by
French financial administration.
9 employees:
Staff in 2014
 5 in Toulouse (employed under the French law),
 4 in Barcelona (employed under the Spanish law)
French public law applicable.
Law applicable
Two French border regions, two Spanish autonomous communities
Governance,
organs and their General assembly: with rotating presidency of 18 months; Secretary
main competencies General: main operative body. Director: manages budget, etc. and
appoints project leaders.
French, Spanish, Catalan
Languages
www.euroregio.eu
URL
Phone: 0033 (0) 561 10 20 40
Contact
Fax: 0033 (0) 561 10 20 48; Email: info@euroregio.eu
2.2.11 Eurodistrict Strasbourg Ortenau
EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Eurodistrict
Strasbourg-Ortenau
DE: Europäischer Verbund für territoriale Zusammenarbeit
„Eurodistrikt Strasbourg-Ortenau“
FR: Groupement Européen de Coopération Territoriale « Eurodistrict
Strasbourg-Ortenau »
Strasbourg-Ortenau EGTC
Acronym
Strategy building, planning and implementing projects in a crossSummary
border territory. The EGTC has provided to the Eurodistrict a legal
status, budget, and one common secretariat instead of two of them.
History
and The history dates back to 2003 when the German Chancellor and the
French President signed the resolution establishing the Eurodistrict.
current status
The EGTC was created on 4 February 2010.
Name of the EGTC
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Germany, France
1, Parc de l'Etoile 67076 Strasbourg (France)
Operative Unites: Fabrikstraße 12 D – 77694 Kehl (Germany)
Four members from France:
Members
 Communauté Urbaine de Strasbourg; becoming Strasbourg
Eurométropole in 2015
 Communauté de communes du Rhin
 Communauté de communes du Pays d’Erstein
 Communauté de communes de Benfeld et environs
Six members from Germany:
 Stadt Offenburg, Landkreis Ortenau, Stadt Lahr, Stadt Kehl, Stadt
Achern, Stadt Oberkirch;
 Inhabitants: 868,014+ 46.000 = 914 014
Key indicators
 Surface: 2,176 km2+ 269 km² = 2445 km²
Incorporation of French municipalities in 2014
Enlargement
Unlimited
Duration
Supporting, encouraging and deciding upon trans-border cooperation,
Objectives
by taking care common interests.
 Support sustainable development and a harmonised spatial
Tasks
development
 Improve the day-to-day lives of citizens by removing barriers and
obstacles encouraging bilingualism and supporting their initiatives
 Support the development of a cross-border cultural space,
 Strengthen the attractiveness of the territory,
 Strengthen cooperation with European institutions and
organisations,
 Apply for national or EU co-financing,
 Support and facilitate the creation of cross-border economic, social
and institutional networks and projects
 Participate in cooperation beyond the territory of the Eurodistrict,
 Exchange information,
 Represent the Eurodistrict in national, European, and international
bodies strengthening the European character of the territory
In 2013, the EGTC leads (since 2012) micro-projects funds with a
Function in ETC
total budget of 800,000 EUR, with 400,000 EUR from the INTERREG
IV A Upper-Rhine Program.
Comments
on Amending the statue of the EGTC in order to leave employees the
possibility to be hired from their national countries.
EGTC Regulation
Challenges
or Differences in national and regional competences may slowdown the
functioning of projects in areas which are handled differently across
issues
EU Member states (e.g. health, employment and social inclusion).
Practical case was the health insurance.
850.000 EUR. Made by a membership fee per member proportional to
Budget in 2014
the population (about 1 EUR per inhabitants).
Five permanent employees
Staff in 2014
Public
Law applicable
EGTC made by 79 communities + 28 communities
Governance,
organs and their Council, composed of the president and 24 members from France and
main competencies Germany respectively. President, elected for a period of 2 years and
France and Germany take turns in proposing a candidate. ViceCountries involved
Seat
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Languages
URL
Contact
President. Board, composed of the President and 14 members (equal
number of French and German members). General Secretariat supports
the president and is responsible for PR.
German, French
www.eurodistrict.eu
Phone: 0049 07851-899 750
Email: info@eurodistrict.eu
2.2.12 ZASNET EGTC
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
History and
current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial — ZASNET, AECT
ZASNET
Grouping made by intermediate authorities from Spain and Northern
Portugal as a platform for cooperation and networking, strengthening
the relation between the members
The Bragança-Zamora Working Community created in September
2000 was the former partnership. Based on this positive experience, the
members constituted the EGTC, which was published on 19 May 2010.
Portugal, Spain
Rua Engenheiro José Beça, at 46, 5300-034 Bragança, Portugal.
3 members from Portugal: Associação de Municipios da Terra Fria do
Nordeste Transmontano; Associação de Municipios da Terra Quente
Transmontana; Associação Municípios do Douro Superior.
3 members from Spain: Diputación Provincial de Zamora; Diputación
Provincial de Salamanca; Ayuntamiento de Zamora.
Population: 681,153 inhabitants
Surface: 29,907 Km2
None
Unlimited
The EGTC intends to promote the cross-border relations between the
members in the fields of the environment, culture, tourism,
infrastructure and economic development. It aims to implement joint
projects of co-operation, promote the territory abroad and generate
synergies to invert the negative demographic tendencies of the area.
 Support local policy development;
 Collaborate with the Bragança-Zamora working community, the
Douro Superior - Salamanca Community of Territorial Cooperation
as well as other territorial entities of regional and local cooperation
projects;
 Improve the everyday life of the citizens of the territory, attract new
residents to the area and reverse the negative demographic trends.
 Implementing the Strategic Plan of Territorial Cooperation and
Development for the period 2014-2020 and the Europe 2020
Strategy - ZASNET 2020"
 "Cross-border Biosphere Reserve"
 "Strategic Plan of Territorial Cooperation and Development for the
period 2014-2020 and the Europe 2020 Strategy - ZASNET 2020"
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 Micosylva + - This project is co-financed by the SUDOE
programme and its primary objective is the valorisation of the
Mycoforestry and of the wild edible mushrooms as a factor of
sustainability and forest multi-functionality
Through the development of Strategic Cooperation Action Plan 2014Further
2020 ZASNET EGTC consolidated the priorities areas of work in
development
accordance with the objectives defined and with the Europe 2020
Strategy. With plan, the EGTC by 2020, the EGTC ZASNET territory
must be a cross-border territory with its own identity, cohesive and
balanced, recognized internationally by the adoption, on a territory
with a low density, of a common development model, focused on
different aspects of sustainability.
The ZASNET EGTC was the first EGTC formed in Portugal so there
Challenges/issues
was an initial research and inquire to several national authorities in
order to find out the legal environment and laws to apply (especially on
EGTC staff members).
432.219,39 EUR. Made by
Budget in 2014
 The initial member-contribution of 40.000 EUR
 The annual obligatory membership fee of 20.000 EUR which will
cover the operational/ management costs for the whole year.
 EU-Funds (ERDF, ESF, Cohesion funds)
 Other grants and subsidies
 Any other income legally conform to the Statute
Director
Staff in 2014
Technical Commission – 6 elements working from their respective
administrations, formed by a representative of all the Members entitled
to decide on daily activities and priorities.
Public law (Portugal)
Law applicable
In Portugal: Regions of Terra Fria Transmontana, Terra Quente
Governance,
organs and their Transmontana and Douro Superior.
main competencies In Spain: Provinces of Salamanca and Zamora
General Assembly is composed by one representative from each
member for a period of two years, Director represents the EGTC. He is
elected and supervised by the General Assembly. EGTC president and
vice president are subject to a rotary system of office of two years.
Audit committee, the financial body of the EGTC, is composed of the
President and two members.
Portuguese, Spanish
Languages
www.zasnet-aect.eu
URL
Phone: 00351 273098151 / 00351 910934327
Contact
Fax: 00351 273 332236
Emails: margarida.rodrigues@zasnet-aect.eu; zasnet@zasnet-aect.eu
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2.2.13 AECT Hospital de la Cerdanya14
ES, CAT: AECT Hospital de la Cerdanya
FR: GECT Hôpital de Cerdagne
AECT / GECT HC
Acronym
The EGTC was created to jointly manage the operation of the
Summary
Cerdanya Hospital whose opening is expected for middle 2013.
The Hospital is expected to serve the entire area of cross-border region
Pyrenées-Mediteranée.
History
and In 2005, a declaration marked the start of the development process for
the joint hospital, in July 2006 a joint foundation was established;
current status
in 2008 a framework agreement on Spanish-French cross-border
cooperation in the health sectors has been signed; in February 2009
started the construction of the facility; in December 2010 the EGTC
was constituted. In 2013 the hospital will start operating.
Countries involved Spain (Catalonia), France
Puigcerdà, Catalonia, Spain (seat of the hospital)
Seat
4 members from Catalonia (ES): Council of Puigcerdà; Cerdanya
Members
County Council; Department of Health of Catalonia; Catalan Health
Service. 1 member from Spain: Ministry of Health. 2 Members from
France: Ministry of Health and Solidarity; Regional Hospitalisation
Agency Languedoc Roussillon.
Inhabitants: about 30.000, Surface: territories of Cerdanya in Spain and
Key indicators
Cerdagne and Capcir in France
Not scheduled
Enlargement
intents
Unlimited
Duration
Construction of the facility, start of the operating phase, ongoing
Objectives
management, joint projects in regional health management
 Provision of services related to the hospital
Tasks
 Support to health prevention programmes
 Promotion of education and research for health
Not applicable
Function in ETC
 Integrate health care networks between France and Catalonia.
Further
 Direct road access from the French border to the Hospital (150 m)
development
should also be established; this has to follow an administrative
procedure.
Challenges
or Negotiating the joint financing and operation of joint health facility
between two countries with significant differences in the health care
issues
system. Moreover:
 Ensuring that the project’s ideological strength takes precedence
over political agendas (e.g. elections, and referendums on the
European constitution) and that they do not directly affect its
progress.
 Ensuring that the true beneficiaries of this project, i.e., the general
Name of the EGTC
14
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population and healthcare professionals, embrace the project
without fear of the benefits and losses it may involve.
Yearly budget around 20 Million EUR.
Budget in 2013
Four employees although the forecasted number of employee amount
Staff in 2013
to 170 people. A joint project by two universities (Gerone and
Perpignan) is aimed at developing a training plan for the staff.
Spanish Law. It is important to note that reimbursement for the
Law applicable
treatment of French citizens is subject of a separate technical
agreement between the EGTC and the French Health Insurance.
The Catalan and French governments (represented by the Ministries of
Governance,
organs and their Health) and the French regional health agency developed the detailed
main competencies project. Local level is also represented in the Advisory Board of the
EGTC
Management Board, approves all the key documents proposed by the
Executive board. Executive Board, works on behalf of the
Management Board and constitutes the executive arm for the
management of the facility. Director acting as CEO. President on
rotating terms acting as ambassador. Advisory Board, in charge of
developing project s aimed at promoting health services in the border
area. Membership in all organs follows a 60/40 split between Spanish
and French members. The Catalan Government (intervenció general) is
in charge of financial control and audit.
French, Catalan and Spanish
Languages
www.hcerdanya.eu
URL
Dr. Toni Dedeu: tdedeu@gencat.cat
Contact
Dr. Victorià Peralta: gerenciaterritorial@arnau.scs.es ;
vperalta@catsalut.cat
2.2.14 Grande Region EGTC
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
History and
current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
Key indicators
FR: GECT INTERREG "Programme Grande Région"
DE: EVTZ INTERREG "Programm Großregion"
Grande Région / Großregion EGTC
Established acting as managing authority for the INTERREG IV A
Greater Region.
Created in April 2010 in order to fulfil the managing authority’s
missions
France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
9, place de la Préfecture; BP 71014; F-57034 METZ Cedex 1(France)
 LU: Great Duchy of Luxembourg
 DE: Länder governments of Saarland and Rheinland Pfalz
 FR: French State represented by the Préfet of the Region, the
Regional Council of Lorraine, the local authorities of Moselle,
Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse
 BE: the Regional Government of Wallonia, the French Community
and the German-speaking Community
Inhabitants: 11.2 Million
Surface: 65.401 km2
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Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Further
development
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges/issues
in 2014
Budget
None
existence linked to 2007–2013 programming period
Be the Managing Authority of the cross-border ETC programme for
the Greater Region.
Managing the cross-border ETC Interreg IV A - Operational
Programme for the Greater Region 2007- 2013.
 Functions of the managing authority as described in article 60 of the
general Council regulation
 management of the EGTC as an individual entity (budget,
personnel, …)
 management of the micro project fund
In the future, the EGTC will be in charge of the closure of the current
INTERREG IV A programme Greater Region 2007-2013
None
 Prepare a successful closure of the INTERREG IV A Programme
Greater Region
519.227€ for the whole programming period, of which 50% is covered
by the ERDF. The EGTC is financed from Technical Assistance of the
programme.
3 permanent employees for the Managing Authority’s missions; 2
Staff in 2014
employees are in charge of the management, 1 is in charge of a microprojects fund
Public law (France)
Law applicable
National, regional and local authorities (Multilevel cooperation) as
Governance,
organs and their members of the EGTC general assembly (11 EGTC members)
main competencies  General assembly
 Administrative Council (day-to-day business of the EGTC)
French, German
Languages
www.interreg-4agr.eu
URL
sophie.valette@lorraine.pref.gouv.fr; 0033 3 87 17 96 75
Contact
christina.oswald@lorraine.pref.gouv.fr; 0033 3 87 17 96 76
2.2.15 Eurodistrict Saarmoselle
Name of the EGTC
Summary
History
and
current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
GECT « Eurodistrict Saarmoselle » / EVTZ "Eurodistrikt Saarmoselle"
Development of a cross-border area
In 1997, the grouping of the actual EGTC formed the Zukunft
SaarMoselle Avenir association. In 2004, signing of the declaration to
establish the EGCT which was registered on 6 May 2010.
France, Germany
99 rue du Maréchal Foch, BP 80805, F-57200 Sarregemines, France
(Communauté dágglomération Sarreguemines Confluences)
The operational office is in Saarbrücken (Germany).
In Germany: The Regionalverband Saarbrücken, Saarpfalz-Kreis
(associated body)
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Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
In France:
 The "Communautés dágglomération" Forbach Porte de France and
Sarreguemines Confluences.
 The "Communauté de communes" du Pays Naborien, de FreymingMerlebach, du District urbain de Faulquemont, du Warndt et de
l'Albe et des lacs
 District Bitche (associated body)
Population: 800.000 inhabitants
Three partners are interested to join the Grouping.
Unlimited
The EGTC aims to ensure the sustainable development of the region
through supporting the cross-border cooperation in two priority areas:
 Support the development of the Eurodistrict territory
 Initiate, monitor and implement inter-communal cooperation
projects
 Undertake cross-border projects in the common policy areas
Tasks
 Support the members in the implementation of cross-border
projects
 Support networks which contribute to the realisation of the goals
 Promotion of the interests of the EGTC's role towards regional,
national and European institutions.
 Working group on the topic of energy. This working group will be
Function in ETC
financed by the French government. Budget under discussion.
 Project "Bande Bleue" with the aim to raise a process of crossborder planning and implementation regarding the recovery and
development of urban river landscapes. The project will run till the
30 June 2015 at it will cost about 6.5 Million EUR, half of them
coming from the ERDF (INTERREG IV-A initiative). Other 2.5
Million EUR, are covered by the Prefecture and Region of
Lorraine, the job centre of Saarland and the GdF Suez.
 Territorial Marketing project financed by the French government
and INTERREG. The budget amounts to 736.000 EUR.
 'Guide des Loisirs' (guide on leisure activities). This project is
financed by INTERREG and the budget is 390.000 EUR.
 Tourism project 'Route du Feu' financed by INTERREG. The
budget amounts to 475.000 EUR.
 MS bus line: cross-border bus line that connects Saint-Avold
(France) to Saarbrücken (Germany)
 Feasibility study of a new tram-train line that connects Saarbrücken
(Germany) to Forbach (France). The project will cost about
280.000 EUR, half of them coming from the ERDF (INTERREG
IV-B initiative).
Willingness to carry out more activities in the field of spatial planning.
Further
Strengthening the competences of its members.
development
Comments
on The EGTC appoint the following:
EGTC Regulation  There should be more meetings organised for EGTCs to exchange
information and share their experiences
 The CoR should continue pushing for EGTCs to acquire specific
statuses as territorial entities
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Difficulties with regard to the employed staff from the two countries.
Because they have different working hours by week, different rules
with regards to salaries, public holidays, number of days off, etc.
Furthermore, difficulties to find bilingual staff, qualified and willing to
accept the working conditions.
1.600.000 EUR made as follows: annual membership fee of 0,80 EUR
Budget in 2015
per inhabitants for each member; funds from INTERREG IV A
Programme; Donations; other contribution permitted by the law.
9 external workers, 4 of which with part-time contract.
Staff in 2015
Public law (FR)
Law applicable
EGTC made by regions, districts and municipalities
Governance,
organs and their Assembly, constituted by representatives of the members (50% French
main competencies representatives, 50% German representatives, amounting 62 seats in
total). Board is the executive branch, composed by the President, the
Vice-President and 6 FR and DE members. President and a VicePresident rotating between France and Germany every 2 years.
French and German
Languages
www.saarmoselle.org
URL
Isabelle.Prianon@saarmoselle.org
Contact
Phone: 0049 (0)681/506-8010; Fax: 0049 (0)681 506-8020
Challenges/issues
2.2.16
ABAÚJ - ABAÚJBAN EGTC
HU: ABAÚJ - ABAÚJBAN Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
Együttműködési Közhasznú Csoportosulás
SK: Európskeho zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Abov v Above
s ručením obmedzeným
EN: Abaúj - Abaújban European Grouping of Territorial Co-operation
Ltd
ABAÚJ - ABAÚJBAN EGTC
Acronym
Enhancing and helping the declining economy of the cross-border
Summary
territory with public investment that would support the local
entrepreneurs.
History and current Before the EGTC, a partnership was established the exact first day of
implementation of the Schengen Treaty in Hungary and Slovakia
status
(20 December 2007). The EGTC was registered on 11 June 2010.
3527 Miskolc, Zsigmondy u. 2. sz. Hungary
Seat
According to the budget, an office in Kosice (Slovakia) might be open
9 members from Hungary: Municipalities of Arka; Boldogkőváralja;
Members
Boldogkőújfalu; Fony; Hejce; Hernádcéce; Korlát; Mogyoróska; Regéc.
5 members from Slovakia: Municipalities of Nizny Lanec; Debrad;
Komarovce; Resica; Perín – Chym.
Inhabitants: 11.000
Key indicators
Surface: 250 Km2
Enlargement intents Open
Undefined
Duration
Name of the EGTC
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Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Comments
on
EGTC Regulation
Budget for 2013
Staff in 2013
Law applicable
Governance, organs
and
their
main
competencies
Languages
URL
Contact
To develop the whole region through supporting entrepreneurs, to
enhance the development of touristic attraction, to protect the
environment and to strengthen the cohesion of the cross border
territories.
All the possible actions supporting the mentioned objectives.
1) 16 months project called “Kulcs a sikerhez/ Key to success” aiming
to support the competitiveness of SMEs in the border region. An
international touristic education institution was created in Hungary and
international conference centre in Slovakia.
2) 24 months EU-funded project, started on 1 October 2012,
“Nemzetközi
oktatási
hálózat
kialakítása
a
KKV-k
megsegítésére/Creating an international education network to help
SME-s”.
3) INTERREG project from the Hungarian-Slovakian cross border
cooperation programme (total budget about 1.4 million EUR).
The EGTC would like that such grouping could get financing from the
EU that could guarantee their operational stability. The EGTC is also
willing that programme financing becomes available, which could give
advantages both at bigger EGTC and to the project implementation
providing pre-financing.
Not to be mentioned.
11,315,000 HUF (38,441 EUR). Made initially by Hungarian subsidies,
later also by membership fees. The control is done by a Control
Commission and an auditor.
None
Hungarian law
EGTC made by municipalities led in a multilevel way
Assembly, main decision making body. Commission, controlling body
of the EGTC. Senate: organ constituted by the Assembly and
14 Professional Commissions represent their own professional fields.
Director, also in charge of PR activities.
Hungarian, Slovakian, English
www.abauj.info
Ferenc Szabó, Email:abaujegtc@upcmail.hu
2.2.17 Pons Danubii EGTC
Pons Danubii European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Ltd
PONS DANUBII EGTC
Created to homogenise and coordinate the actions in the area
strengthening economic and social cohesion.
History and current Although there was already Ister-Granum EGTC in the area, the
need was felt for a new grouping, which was registered the
status
15 December 2010.
Slovakia, Hungary
Countries involved
Námestie generála Klapku 1 Komárno 945 01 Slovak Republic
Seat
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
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Members
Key indicators
Enlargement intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Challenges/issues
Budget in 2014
Staff in 2014
Law applicable
Three members in Slovakia: cities of Komárno, Hurbanovo and
Kolárovo
Four members in Hungary: cities of Komárom, Tata, Kisbér and
Oroszlány
Inhabitants: 270,000
Surface: almost 500 Km2
Potential inclusion of 2-3 additional members.
Unlimited
 Strengthen cross-border cohesion on the whole territory
 Implementation of projects aimed at strategic development
 Improvement of everyday life of inhabitants
Implementing projects of territorial cooperation with or without the
financial contribution of the EU in the following fields:
entrepreneurship, tourism, environment, accessibility. A specific
support is for creating interconnections between urban and rural
areas.
 MEDIA PROJECT, which established the new website of the
EGTC as well as provided different ICT solutions for both
Hungarian and Slovakian (total budget of 270.980 EUR).
 CYCLE PATH, with the aim of contributing at the development
of bicycle tourism and to increase the economic and social
integration in the region (total budget of 2.470.787 EUR).
 WORKMARKET, a project proving training for unemployed
people. Its major aim is to decrease unemployment in the regions
in Slovakia and Hungary (total budget of 245.040 EUR).
 HEALTHCARE, with the aim of improving the level of public
health services in the region by both enhancing the accessibility
of health service on both side of the borders and conducting
research in areas where there is a lack of statistical information
(total budget of 307.076 EUR).
 CULTURE, in order to develop cross-border partnerships and
sense of identity through the promotion of the Hungarian and
Slovakian cultural heritage (total budget of 25.000 EUR)
To define the common vision for the territory and its
implementation
2.100.000 EUR. Membership fee of municipalities annually based
of 0,5 EUR per inhabitants per member. Bank loan for cycle path
1.970.000. Additional funding might come from Hungarian
subsidies.
5 people: 1 Director; 2 employees working for the Work market
project 6 months; 1 administrative and financial project manager; 1
in charge of administrative tasks
Slovak Private law
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Governance,
and
their
competencies
Languages
URL
Contact
organs All members of the EGTC are cities
main General Assembly, in charge of supervision of performance. Chair
of the Assembly. Director safeguards the functioning of the
grouping. Supervisory Board, the control body
In 2012, a new Hungarian development agency called Pons Danubii
Development Agency Ltd. The agency receives funding from the
Ministry of Interior and Justice of Hungary and has the role of
enhancing the activities of the EGTC.
Slovak, Hungarian and English
www.ponsdanubii.eu
Phone: 00421 905 828 898,
Emails: zoltan.bara@gmail.com; office@ponsdanubii.eu
2.2.18 Banat – Triplex Confinium Limited Liability
Banat-Triplex Confinium European Grouping Of Territorial
Cooperation Limited Liability
BTC EGTC
Acronym
Strengthening economic and social cohesion in the region
Summary
History
and In November 2008, a conference held by the Triplex Confinium
regions in Zsombolya (Jimbolia) put the basis for the establishment of
current status
the EGTC which was registered the 5 January 2011.
Countries involved Hungary, Romania, and Serbia (as observer member)
Röszkei út 1., 6782 Mórahalom, Hungary
Seat
Office in Jimbolia, Romania.
40 Hungarian municipalities and 37 Romanian municipalities.
Members
Additionally 8 Serbian municipalities as observer members.
In 2012, the Romanian municipalities of Fény, Giulăz; Temesság
joined the grouping.
Inhabitants: 434.797
Key indicators
Surface: 3.500 km2
3 new members joined the grouping in 2014.
Enlargement
intents
Undetermined
Duration
To enhance the dynamism of the border areas and to raise their
Objectives
competitiveness through economic and social cohesion activities in the
field of agriculture innovation, renewable energy resources,
infrastructure, education and training.
 Implementation of territorial cooperation projects co-financed
Tasks
by the European Union
 Implementation of other specific actions and projects
 Raising awareness of the competitive advantages of its
operational territory
 Influencing relevant decisions within the EU
1. Project: Updating of the development strategies of local
Function in ETC
municipalities and elaboration of cross-border common sectoral
development
operational
programmes
and
projects
HUSRB/0901/213/013;
Name of the EGTC
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2. Project: Content development of the SMEs related services and the
establishment and operation of a unified business development
network HU-SRB/0901/211/009-HUSRB/0901/211/009;
3. Project: Dance and Music without borders HURO/0901/194/2.5.1,
4. Project: Strengthening co-operation and network resources in favour
for achieving economic growth HU-RO/1001/083/2.1.2;
5. Project: ExpoTrain SME- HUSRB/1203/211/116; with organized a
Cross-border Expo and Training Sessions to empower SMEs, with
total budget of: 87.771 EUR (EU contribution of 74.605,35 EUR,
EGTC contribution 8.764,05 EUR). From 1 March 2013 to 28
February 2014.
6. Project: 0041 ETT, 5.000.000 HUF by the Hungarian Ministry of
Justice. From the 1November 2011 to the 31 May 2012.
7. Project: ETT-12-B-0016, 8. 850 000 HUF by the Hungarian
Ministry of Justice for operational costs for the 2012.06.01.2013.05.31. period.
8. Project: ETT-13-0010, 112. 500 Ft by the Hungarian Ministry of
Justice for operational costs for the 2013.06.01.-2014.05.31. period.
9. Project ETT-14-B-00002, 10 000 000 Ft by the Hungarian Ministry
of Justice for operational costs for the 2014.06.01.-2015.05.31. period.
Needs of more capacity building for all the key persons involved in the
Further
grouping together with more equipment in the office.
development
100.000 EUR. Made by a membership fees covering the operational
Budget for 2014
task. Additionally, also EU funding and Hungarian subsidies might be
part of the budget.
3 persons employed in Hungary
Staff in 2014
Law applicable
EGTC made by Municipalities
Governance,
organs and their General Assembly: all members (77 members and 8 observers);
main competencies President; Board of Directors: 5 members; Supervisory Board; Staff
The PR activities are undertaken by internal members.
Hungarian, Romanian, English, Serbian
Languages
www.btc-egtc.eu
URL
Phone: 0036 20 406 9121
Contact
Emails: dudas@btc-egtc.eu; dudas@morahalom.hu;
koszo.miklos@btc-egtc.eu; grofagi@brc-egtc.eu
2.2.19 EGTC Arrabona
Name of the EGTC HU: Arrabona Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködési
Csoportosulás
SK: Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Arrabona záhrada s
ručením obmedzeným
EN: Arrabona European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation with
Limited Liability
Arrabona EGTC Ltd; EZÚS Arrabona;
Acronym
Set up to more easily implement projects of cross-border cooperation
Summary
in the area. The main objectives are the creation of new jobs,
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History
and
current status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
Key indicators
Enlargement
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Further
development
Comments
on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges/issues
Budget for 2014
Staff in 2014
Applicable law
Governance,
organs and their
main competencies
strengthening institutional relationship and easier obtention of EU and
other external funding
It did not have any predecessors.
It was registered by the Hungarian Metropolitan Court in Budapest on
15 June 2011 (publication: 4 July 2011).
Hungary and Slovakia
H-9021 Győr, Városház tér 1. – Hungary.
25 members from Hungary: Municipalities of Győr and
Mosonmagyaróvár (initial founders); Municipalities of Halászi;
Vámosszabadi; Kisbajcs; Vének; Pér; Rábapatona; Mosonszolnok;
Dunaszeg; Abda; Győrújbarát; Dunaszentpál; Bőny; Kunsziget;
Győrújfalu; Mecsér; Ikrény; Börcs (all joint 4 Oct. 2011);
Municipalities of Nagyszentjános and Dunakiliti (joint in 2012).
Municipalities of Kimle; Győrság and Bágyogszovát (joint in 2014).
4 members from Slovakia: Municipalities of Somorja and
Dunaszerdahely (initial founders); Municipalities of Veľký Meder and
Horný Bar(joint in 2012). Municipalities of Veľké Dvorníky (joint in
2014.)
Inhabitants: 242.000
Surface: 860,78 km2.
Foreseeing to incorporate more than 120 municipalities
Undetermined.
Promoting the co-operation beyond borders among its members
reinforcing economic and social cohesion and collaborating in
preserving the ecological system of the Danube Valley.
Implementing actions, programmes or projects with or without the
financial contribution of the European Union; pursuing business
activities; making everyone aware of the competitive advantages of
the regional cooperation; validating the interest and point of view of
the territories; creating a representation of the territories in Brussels.
None. Although it applied at three call for projects proposals issued by
ETC programmes. In 2013, it is developing a regional development
concept on social and technical infrastructure.
Hiring staff from other nationalities.
Building up a structure for communication and PR activities.
Necessity to speeding up the bureaucratic procedures from the Slovak
State.
Legal/administrative hindrances on the Slovak side on the way of the
establishment, although the EGTC is seated in Hungary.
Receipts amounted to 123.722 EUR and the expenditures to 123.722
EUR. The budget composed of an annual membership fee paid by all
municipalities, as well as external funding earned from tenders.
One Director and 3Project Managers in full-time. 1 Economic
Manager performing the tasks by a commission contract. All from
HU.
Public law of Hungary.
EGTC made by municipalities
General Assembly, main decision making body; Chairman, whose
votes is deciding in case of disputes; Director; Professional
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Languages
URL
Contact
Committees; Supervisory Board.
Hungarian, Slovak.
www.arrabona.eu
Phone: 0036 96 515 630
Fax: 0036 96 515 639
Email: info@arrabona.eu
2.2.20 Linieland van Waas en Hulst EGTC
Name of the EGTC NL: Linieland van Waas en Hulst Europese Groepering voor
Territoriale Samenwerking
FR: Groupement européen de coopération territoriale Région de la
ligne du Pays de Waas et Hulst
EN: Linieland van Waas en Hulst European Grouping of Territorial
Cooperation with limited liability
EGTC Linieland van Waas en Hulst
Acronym
Reducing administrative, political and economic borders between
Summary
Flanders and the neighbouring Dutch regions.
The municipalities of Beveren, Sint-Gillis-Waas, Stekene and Hulst
History and
had an inter-municipal cooperative organ (ICO) since nineties. The
current status
three members and the municipalities of Sint-Gillis-Waas and Stekene
made a study on the potential for regional development of the left
bank area of the Scheldt. The study identified several potential and
eleven projects were distilled. The EGTC, was chosen as the structure
to manage them. Together with the initial founders, the provinces of
Zealand and East Flanders joint to strengthen the reliability of
projects. Last, Interwaas joint as the seventh partner.
The EGTC was registered the 15 June 2011.
Countries involved Belgium, Netherlands
Burgemeester Omer De Meyplein 1; B 9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas
Seat
(Flanders, Belgium)
5 members from Belgium: Municipalities of Beveren; Sint-GillisMembers
Waas; Stekene; Province of Oost-Vlaanderen; Intermunicipal
partnership for the Waasland region in Flanders (Interwaas)
2 members from The Netherland: Municipality of Hulst and Province
of Zealand
Population: approx. 110.000 inhabitants
Key indicators
Surface: 501,02 km².
Open
Enlargement
intents
Eighteen years with possibility of extension
Duration
Supporting trans-border dialogue and trans-border cooperation;
Objectives
carrying on common projects
Finding the possible actions which could implement the objectives
Tasks
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Project “R9 Child care/education in the Linieland van Waas en Hulst”.
Budget of 60.000 EUR (EU funding of 30.000 EUR).
Project “R7 Network of tourism and education information spots”. No
budget allocated yet.
Project “O1 Regional Economic profile”. No budget allocated yet.
Project “R5A Roundpoint on the border Kapellebrug” Budget
937.317,00 EUR (EU funding Interreg IVA 255.519,53 EUR)
Establishing new networks with other regional authorities;
Further
Undertaking communication activities to inform people on the EGTC.
development
Act as an intermediary for the border region.
To have a website with information on available EU funded
Comments on
EGTC Regulation programmes and with contact persons skilled on EGTC matter (e.g.
EGTC help desk). The website should also have a section on the
different best practices going on.
115.000 EUR in administrative costs, collected through membership
Budget for 2014
fees proportional to the population. Other parts of the budget vary
according to the implemented projects.
Director and a person employed with a part time contract in charge of
Staff in 2014
administrative tasks.
Belgian public law, under the responsibility of the Flemish authority.
Law applicable
EGTC made by 5 Municipalities, 2 provinces and one inter-municipal
Governance,
organs and their partnership. The territory encompasses the municipalities of Beveren,
main competencies Hulst, Sint-Gillis-Waas, and Stekene
General Assembly, made by one representative of each partners.
Director, who also play as Project Manager.
Dutch
Languages
www.egtslinieland.eu
URL
Richard Meersschaert, EGTC Director
Contact
Phone: 00323 727 17 04 or 0032 479 54 96 23
Email: richard.meersschaert@egtslinieland.eu
Function in ETC
2.2.21 Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino
Name of the EGTC DE: Europäischer Verbund für territoriale Zusammenarbeit
Europaregion Tirol-Südtirol-Trentino
IT: Gruppo Europeo di Cooperazione Territoriale “EUREGIO TiroloAlto Adige-Trentino
EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation European Region
Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino
Supporting the historical and cultural connections between the
Summary
member regions through cooperation across various policy fields:
energy, economy, health, tourism, education, youth and research. A
particular regard is given to the green corridor of Brenner.
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History
and The Europa Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino was the partnership
before the constitution of the EGTC. Although the decision to become
current status
an EGTC was taken in 2009, it was only registered in late 2011. Since
2012, the EGTC has its own yearly working programme with socalled “direct projects” (run and financed by the EGTC) and
“coordinates projects” (members’ cooperation projects under
coordination of the EGTC).
In 2014, the project "Euregio Youth Festival" received from the
Committee of the Regions a honourable mention of the award
"Building Europe across Borders" for EGTCs generating growth and
jobs.
Countries involved Italy, Austria
Drususallee 1 Viale Druso, 39100 Bolzano-Bozen, Italy (European
Seat
Academy of Bolzano-Bozen)
One member from Austria: State (Land) of Tyrol
Members
Two members from Italy: The Autonomous Province of BolzanoBozen – South Tyrol; the Autonomous Province of Trento
Inhabitants: 1,751,000
Key indicators
Surface: 26,255 km2
None at the moment.
Enlargement
intents
Limited to 15 years extendable for additional 15 years.
Duration
Strengthening economic, cultural and social cooperation among
Objectives
EGTC’s members and promoting their territorial development.
Participating in ETC and other EU programmes
Several projects are carried out by the EGTC, others by the regions.
Tasks
The adopted work programme involves 27 direct projects run and
Function in ETC
financed by the EGTC. A special focus is set on PR activities.
Additionally it carries out 10 ‘coordinated’ projects financed by the
regional governments on various topics (mobility, health, social
security and tourism).
Since 2014, the EGTC provides funding for Interregional Research
Projects.
The EGTC works on a strategy to establish “Single partner projects”
within INTERREG Italy-Austria with the goal to ease the complex
administration.
Comments
on For already-existing EGTCs the new Regulation does not implicate
EGTC Regulation significant simplifications.
An important progress is EC’s clear position on the fact that the
EGTC can act independently on behalf of States (e.g. INTERREG V
Italy-Austria 2014-2020).
750.000 EUR, to which all EGTC’s members contribute with equal
Budget for 2014
amounts (250.000 EUR each).
Team of 7 people, no own staff. All team members are employed by
Staff in 2014
their own administrations.
Italian regulation in general. Austrian regulation for the Austrian
Law applicable
employees.
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EGTC, made by one region and two autonomous provinces
Governance,
organs and their Assembly, made of 12 members; Board, composed by the governors
main competencies of the members; President, representative of the EGTC; General
Secretary, organ of support; Collage of Auditors, responsible for
accounting.
German, Italian.
Languages
www.europaregion.info (DE/IT/EN/Ladin)
URL
Phone: 0039 0471 402026
Contact
Fax: 0039 0471 405016
Email: info@europaregion.info
2.2.22
EGTC EURO-GO15
Name of the EGTC EN: EGTC “Territory of municipalities: Gorizia, Mestna občina Nova
Gorica and Občina Šempeter-Vrtojba”
IT: GECT “Territorio dei comuni: Comune di Gorizia, Mestna občina
Nova Gorica in Občina Šempeter-Vrtojba“
SI: EZTS “Območje občin Comune di Gorizia, Mestna občina Nova
Gorica in Občina Šempeter-Vrtojba”
EGTG - GO
Acronym
EGTC has been established to obstacles which may endanger the
Summary
implementation and management of the actions of territorial
cooperation in a framework of different national legislations and
procedures, and is focused specifically on the strategic coordination of
the policies of the metropolitan area. It aims at fostering and
supporting territorial cooperation, economic development, social
cohesion and territorial integration.
The focus area of EGTC is: Energy, Transports, Healthcare and
Welfare, Urban Planning, Cultural Heritage, Sports and Youth
policies.
History
and The EGTC setting up process started on 2010 and has been achieved
on 15 September 2011 when EGTC GO was registered. Internal
current status
governance structure and organs have been appointed and from 2012
EGTC is fully operative. In the last year (2012) EGTC GO has worked
for drafting the Strategic Plan 2014-2020 that is the main output of
EGTC strategy and first step for the setting up of an Integrated
Territorial Investments within the next programmes. Negotiation with
National and Regional authorities are ongoing.
Countries involved Italy and Slovenia
Via Cadorna 36 – 34170 Gorizia, Italy
Seat
One municipality from Italy: Gorizia
Members
Two municipalities from Slovenia: Mestna Občina Nova Gorica and
Občina Šempeter-Vrtojba
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Key indicators
Enlargement
intents
Duration
Objectives
Inhabitants: 73.750
Surface: 365,11 Km2
None
Undetermined
Supporting and developing the territorial cooperation programmes
aimed to reinforce territorial and social cohesion in different fields:
energy, environment, transport, culture and tourism, urban planning.
Main task of EGTC is the strategic coordination of development
Tasks
policies related to the metropolitan area.
Not at the moment. EGTC is involved just as beneficiary of some ETC
Function in ETC
project pilot actions in MED programme.
EGTCs next steps is to become an intermediate body small
Further
programme both funded by ESIF and/or ETC and through the
development
implementation of ITI.
Comments
on None
EGTC Regulation
Challenges/issues EGTC is dealing with National and Regional authorities of both States
to include ITI in the respective OP for 2014-2020. Small investments
and development plans for the metropolitan area are foreseen,
deserving a major public support.
40.000 EUR of contribution provided by Italian and Slovenian
Budget for 2013
members and calculated on a proportional base according to the
population
A director has been appointed for a duration of 4 years
Staff in 2013
Public law of Italy
Law applicable
Euro-GO has been founded by three municipalities. Under the
Governance,
organs and their proposal of the 3 Mayors the Municipal Councils appoint the members
main competencies of the Assembly that is the organ in charge for approving the strategic
plan and main decision on Director proposals. The Committee are
consultative organs in charge for elaboration of project and proposals.
Assembly, (made by 14 members 7 Slovenian and 7 Italian, with the
President and Vice-President too), a Director, six Permanent
Committees (transport, energy, health, culture and education, urban
planning and sports) and a Board of Auditors.
Italian, Slovenian
Languages
www.euro-go.eu
URL
Email: gect@comune.gorizia.it
Contact
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2.2.23
GECT Pirineus – Cerdanya16
Name of the EGTC EN: EGTC Pirineus-Cerdanya
The decision to form an EGTC was based on the willingness of both
Summary
members to implement shared projects which was not possible without
the legal framework of the EGTC.
History
and The common culture and history of the communities living in the
border region led to the creation of the EGTC. It was registered
current status
22 September 2011.
Countries involved France, Spain
1, Place Del Roser, 66 800 Saillagousse, France
Seat
One member from France : Communauté de Communes de la
Members
Cerdagne
One member from Spain: Consell Comarcal de la Cerdanya
Inhabitants: 27 657
Key indicators
Surface : 987.9 Km2
In the context of the inter-communitarian reform (“réforme des
Enlargement
intercommunalés”) in France, an enlargement of the communauté de
intents
communes “Pyrénées-Cerdagne” is planned. In 2014, 19 communes
adherent to the communauté de communes will be incorporated in the
EGTC.
Undetermined
Duration
Facilitating and encouraging territorial cooperation among the
Objectives
members supporting economic and social cohesion through the
development of: cross-border infrastructures and programmes on the
themes of environment, culture and historical heritage and tourism.
Four commissions are established for: creating and managing
Tasks
footpaths, touristic events and ways to promote the region and its
cultural heritage; implementing the necessary infrastructure to allow
for cross-border economic activities; Carrying out studies to identify
common needs and interest.
None. However, several projects were running before the EGTC was
Function in ETC
constituted and its constitution certainly makes easier their
implementation (e.g. marathon footpath, feasibility studies).
Development and implementation of common projects but also
Further
strengthening the financial framework. A communication strategy has
development
to be established.
Challenges/issues Very long process of establishment (about three years) due to
difficulties in translating and aligning the country regulations and the
fact that signing of the Statute was delayed by the relevant French
authorities.
Budget for 2013 15.000 EUR
and for 2014
The EGTC does not yet employ its own staff but works with
Staff in 2013
employees from the two member-communities.
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Law applicable
Governance,
organs and their
main competencies
Languages
URL
Contact
2.2.24
Public law of France.
Communities living in the border region sharing common interests,
culture and history
The Assembly, composed of 5 Spanish and 5 French representatives
of the members. The President; elected by the Assembly. Board;
composed of the President and Vice-president and eight members.
Director; appointed by the Board upon a proposition from the
President for a period of 2 years. Four commissions in charge of
Infrastructure, Heritage, Tourism, and the Environment.
French, Spanish and Catalan
No website yet.
Email: fanny.montagne@pyrenees-cerdagne.com
Agrupación Europea
“Espacio Portalet”17
de
Cooperación
Territorial
Name of the EGTC ES: Agrupación Europea de Cooperación Territorial “Espacio
Portalet”
FR: Groupement Européen de Coopération Transfrontalière “Espace
Pourtalet”
EGTC Espacio Portalet
Acronym
The EGTC was created to jointly manage and maintain the mountain
Summary
passage of Portalet (road A136 in Spain and road D934 in France).
History
and Idea born in 2010, however due to the lengthy authorization process
by the Ministries, the EGTC was registered on 17 June 2011.
current status
Sede de la Comarca del Alto Gállego, C/Secorún s/n 22.600
Seat
Sabiñánigo (Huesca) Spain
One Member from Spain: Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón
Members
One member from France: Département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Key
indicators Inhabitants: 1.949.485
Surface: 55.364 Km2
None
Enlargement
intents
Limited to ten years, extendable to other ten years
Duration
Stimulating and reinforcing joint activities through sustainable
Objectives
development programmes aimed at reinforce social and economical
cohesion in the following fields: tourism, accessibility, heritage and
culture.
Improving the cross-border infrastructures; managing the former
Tasks
boarder-guard office on the frontier; identifying the needs of
inhabitants in order to design proper strategies.
Project manager of “Espacio Portalet- Cooperation and Cross-border
Function in ETC
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Further
development
Challenges/issues
Integration Center” (European Territorial Cooperation Spain-FranceAndorra, POCTEFA). The Project creates a cross-border centre of
cooperation in the former border-guard office. Budget of 1.312.376
EUR.
Improving the roads and infrastructure between the two regions
Difficulties in setting-up due to the lack of common regulations and
inexperience in applying EU laws to national legal systems.
No legally defined timeframe for French authorities to officially
approve the establishment of the EGTC.
738.618,59 EUR. Made by proportional allocation of funds from the
Budget for 2013
members as well as donations and EU-funding.
One. EGTC Director and employees from the two members.
Staff in 2013
Public law of Spain
Law applicable
The Autonomous Community of Aragon is one of the 17 territorial
Governance,
organs and their entities of Spain with autonomous legislative and executive powers.
main competencies The Department of Atlantic Pyrenees is one of the five Departments of
the Aquitania Region essentially composed of the former province of
Béarn and the Basque country
Assembly, main decision-making and management body. Presidency,
chair of the assembly. Director, representative of the EGTC.
Spanish and French
Languages
www.espalet.eu
URL
Santiago Fábregas Reigosa
Contact
Phone: 0034 974 997 000; 0034 630 02 99 42
Email:sfabregas@espalet.eu
A. Cristina García Gracia
Phone: 0034 974 997 000; 0034 976 71 66 54
Email:cgarcia@transpirenaica.org
Eva Lamothe
Phone: 0033 05 59 11 45 07
Email:eva.lamothe@cg64.fr
2.2.25
Rába-Duna-Vág Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
Együttműködesi Csoportosulás18
Name of the EGTC HU: Rába-Duna-Vág Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
RDV EGTC
Acronym
Strengthen cooperation and support the regions’ development in a
Summary
wide range of policy areas, with a specific focus on the Danube.
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Declaration of intent signed by government counties of Győr- Moson
–Sopron and Komárom-Esztergom and the district of Trnava on 10
June 2011.
The EGTC was registered on 10 December 2011.
Countries involved Hungary, Slovakia
Fő tér 4, Tatabánya 2800, Hungary
Seat
Two members in Hungary: The counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron and
Members
Komárom-Esztergom
One member in Slovakia: the self-governing Region of Trnava
Inhabitants: 1.360.000
Key indicators
Surface: 10.501,78 km²
County of Nitra in the pipeline, in order to cover the whole territory
Enlargement
along the Danube between Slovakia and Hungary.
intents
Duration of the Undetermined
EGTC
Supporting and developing territorial cooperation aiming to reinforce
Objectives
economic and social cohesion in the several fields: infrastructure,
energy, IT, tourism, education, sport, entrepreneurship, agriculture.
Attracting EU and other funding for implementing the planned
Tasks
activities and achieve the objectives.
None
Function in ETC
Need for bigger political support giving more opportunities to
Further
implement the EGTC goals within the call for proposals available.
development
To include the possible and different roles of the EGTC in the
Comments on
EGTC Regulation legislation.
Challenges/issues Long process of establishment due to long lasting process of adoption
of the Convention and Statute by the Slovak Ministry of Transport,
Construction and Regional Development.
41.500 EUR, made by a membership fee of 3.500 EUR per each
Budget for 2013
county and a part covering the projects and operational activities of
10.500 EUR. Financial control carried according to HU national rules.
Director and secretary, both from Slovakia.
Staff in 2013
Law applicable
EGTC made by counties and a self-governing region. Its operations
Governance,
organs and their are in the strongly related to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
main competencies General Assembly, Director, Professional Committees, Secretary and
Board of supervision.
Hungarian, Slovak and English
Languages
www.rdvegtc.eu
URL
Ms Gabriella Nagy (nagy.gabriella@kemoh.hu)
Contact
Ms Zusana Andrássy (andrassy@rvdegtc.eu)
History and
current status
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2.2.26 EGTC Eurorégion Aquitaine-Euskadi
Name of the EGTC EN: Eurorégion Aquitaine-Euskadi European Grouping of Territorial
Cohesion
Supranational framework working as a single entity carrying out
Summary
common actions to strengthen the economic, social and cultural
development of the Euroregion.
History
and After two decades of negotiations, the agreement which lead to the
creation of the EGTC happened in November 2009. The EGTC has
current status
officially been created on 12 December 2011 with the signing of the
convention and the statute.
Countries involved France, Spain
Rue Lekueder, ZI des Joncaux, 64700 Hendaye, Aquitaine, France
Seat
One member from Spain: Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco
Members per
One member from France: Région Aquitaine
Country
Inhabitants: Around 5.5 million inhabitants
Key indicators
Surface:48.543 km² (Aquitaine: 41.309 km², Euskadi: 7.234 km²)
The EGTC is open to the enlargement to its neighbouring regions.
Enlargement
intents
Undetermined
Duration
Strengthen the economic, social and cultural development and
Objectives
cohesion of the Euroregion, representing its interests at the local,
regional, national and international level. New framework: 2014-2020
Strategic Plan.
Management of a call for projects in the fields of Tourism and
Tasks
environment; culture, sport, linguistic mobility and training.
17 projects selected through a call for projects, for a total budget of
Function in ETC
300.000 EUR. Moreover, elaboration of a Strategic Plan with our two
administration in an open governance framework with the agents of
the cooperation. Preparation of different European call for projects in
2014 and 2015.
Strengthening the partnership between Aquitaine and Euskadi in
Further
different fields: Transports, Culture, Employment, Higher Education
development
and Interclustering. Elaboration of the first euroregional socioeconomic diagnostic: “Eurorégion en chiffres”.
Challenges/issues Adaptation of the both legal systems and obtaining the permission
from both the States. It was also important to find a French authority
used to deal with Spanish and French financial documents.
Budget made by equal funds from the Autonomous Community of
Budget for 2014
Euskadi and the Regional Council of Aquitaine, 550.000 EUR each
partner.
One Director, one Administration and Finance Coordinator, two
Staff in 2014
Responsible for Projects and Cooperation, one Scholar (six months,
from July to January).
Public law of France.
Law applicable
Assembly (20 members, half from each of the region). Main decision
Governance,
organs and their making organ; Bureau (6 members, half from each of the region). It
main competencies decides upon the agenda of the Assembly and ensures that the
activities are well executed. President (elected by the Assembly;
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Languages
URL
Contact
rotates every two years between partner regions), representative of the
grouping. Director responsible for the general administration and
activities. The decisions are taken by consensus. New president
(LehendakariIñigo Urkullu) elected in April 2014.
Spanish, French and Basque.
www.aquitaine-euskadi.eu
Phone: 00 33 5 59 01 64 80
Fax: 00 33 5 59 70 18 50
Emails: marc.moulin@aquitaine-euskadi.eu
aquitaine-euskadi@aquitaine-euskadi.eu
2.2.27 Gate to Europe EGTC Ltd.
Name of the EGTC HU: Európa-kapu Korlátolt Felelösségü Európai Területi
Együttmüködési Csoportosulás (Európakapu ETT)
RO: Gruparea Europeană de Cooperare Teritorială Poarta Europa cu
Răspundere Limitata (Poarta Europa GECT)
EN: Gate to Europe European Group of Territorial Cooperation with
Limited Liability
GATE to Europe Ltd.
Acronym
The EGTC was created to have a platform allowing mayors to work
Summary
together on common cross-border projects and programmes.
These activities are based on an Integral Territorial Investment (ITI).
Before the EGTC constitution, the founders cooperated in one
History and
Hungarian-Romanian ETC Programme. The EGTC was registered by
current status
the Metropolitan Court of Budapest on10 April 2012.
Countries involved Hungary and Romania
4254 Nyíradony, Árpád tér 1. Hungary
Seat
In 2015 they intend to open of a new operative unit in Sacueni Bihor
(Romania).
20 local authorities from Hungary: Derecske, Hajdúhadház,
Members
Nyíradony, Újfehértó, Téglás, Vámospércs, Nyírmártonfalva,
Penészlek, Nyírábrány, Nyírbéltek, Létavértes, Nyíracsád, Fülöp,
Konyár, Álmosd, Bocskaikert, Pocsaj, Újléta, Mikepércs and Kokad.
16 local authorities from Romania: Valea lui Mihai, Carei, Cherechiu,
Săcueni, Căuaș, Curtuișeni, Diosig, Santău, Sălacea, Moftin, Beltiug,
Viișoara, Șimian, Abramuț, Saniob and Marghita.
Inhabitants: 196.032 (approximately half from each of the countries)
Key indicators
Surface area: 2514,89 Km2.
In the next period it is not expected that the new authorities will
Enlargement
become member of the EGTC
intents
Undefined, long term
Duration
Reinforce the economic and social cohesion between its members in
Objectives
the framework of the cross-border cooperation.
Implementation of regional development plans and projects, operating
Tasks
as a joint institution. The main sector of activities is tourism.
No EU funded projects implemented. Intention to participate in the
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ETC RO-HU, and the Danube Strategy.
In 2014, the project "Together without Borders" received from the
Further
Committee of the Regions a honourable mention of the award
development
"Building Europe across Borders" for EGTCs generating growth and
jobs.
Development of policies to give new skills at young local
entrepreneurs and development of an agricultural organisations to
solve the lend fragmentation and develop known brands in the area.
The right for approving the accession of new members could be given
Legislation on
only at the Committee of the Regions and not to the national
EGTC
authorities. This in order to accelerate the procedure.
Challenges/issues Problems mostly for the slowness of the Romanian authorities in
approving the accession of the new members.
18 Million HUF (approximately 60.000 EUR)
Budget for 2014
Four people: One project managers, one responsible for public relation
Staff in 2014
and one director.
Hungarian public law.
Law applicable
EGTC made by local authorities without strict territorial continuity
Governance,
organs and their along the border
main competencies General Assembly composed by 36 mayors who are in charge of
taking the decision for the EGTC; Committee of supervisors
composed by 3 mayors responsible for controlling the financial
activity of the EGTC. This Committee meet once each year.
Hungarian, Romanian, English
Languages
www.europakapu.eu (under construction)
URL
Phone: 0036 52 203692
Contact
Fax: 0036 52 203870
Email: timea.csetnek@europakapu.eu
2.2.28 BODROGKÖZI EGTC Ltd
Name of the EGTC EN: BodrogköziEuropean Grouping of Territorial Cooperation with
limited liability
HU: BodrogköziKorlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
Bodrogközi EGTC
Acronym
The EGTC was created to involve the citizens in local development,
Summary
and help local entrepreneurs enhancing the declining economy of the
territory.
History
and The Bodrogközi Development Partnership, (17 municipalities created
on 8 December 2004), was the predecessor of the current EGTC,
current status
supported by the Hungarian IFI Fund. The EGTC was registered by
the Metropolitan Court of Budapest on 12of April 2012.
3527 Miskolc, Zsigmondy u. 2. Hungary
Seat
There is one operational unit in Slovakia.
6 municipalities in Hungary: Alsóberecki; Felsőberecki; Karos;
Members
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Key indicators
Enlargement
prospects
Duration
Objectives
Tiszacsermely; Tiszakarád; Karcsa
11 municipalities in Slovakia: Obec Bara, Obec Černochov, Obec Klin
nad Bodrogom, Obec Malý Kamenec, Obec Ladmóvce, Obec Malý
Horeš, Obec Streda nad Bodrogom, Obec Somotor, Obec Veľký
Kamenec, Obec Viničky, Obec Zemplín
Inhabitants: about 15.000.
Surface area: 188,16 km2.
The grouping intends to expand in the middle-term.
Undetermined
Promotion of tourism, wine and agro-food industry and related
services (e.g. transport and freight).
To implement programmes and projects co-financed by the EU.
Tasks
At the moment, the EGTC would like to implement other projects, but
Function in ETC
since the partner are not able to pre-finance, these could not be
implemented.
The EGTC supports civil society organisations by giving advises and
Further
information about different tenders.
development
Challenges/issues Oblation of financing from EU that guarantees their operational
stability, in particular with pre-financing.
11,315,000 HUF (38,000 EUR) supported by the Hungarian
Budget for 2014
Government. Adopted by the Assembly upon a proposal of the
President. There is a Control Committee and an auditor.
None
Staff in 2014
Hungarian public law.
Law applicable
EGTC made by Municipalities. The administrative work of the EGTC
Governance,
organs and their is done by the IFI fund with public utility
main competencies Assembly: is the main decision making organ of the grouping; Senate:
works between the Assemblies, 14 Professional Commissions
representing their own professional fields; Control Commission: its
task is to control the work of the grouping and its bodies, informing
about any kind of violation of rules.
Languages
www.bodrogkoziek.com
URL
Szabóné Kémeri Klára, director; Email: bodrogkoziegtc@upcmail.hu
Contact
2.2.29 Novohrad - Nógrád EGTC
Name of the EGTC HU: Novohrad-Nógrád Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
SK: Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Novohrad-Nógrád s
EN: Novohrad-Nógrád European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
with Limited Liability
NN EGTC
Acronym
The activities of the grouping are very closely related to the Geopark
Summary
Novohrad – Nógrád, a UNESCO site.
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History
and The two founders were twin cities before and they had a strong
partnership with the Novohrad-Nógrád Geopark and the Euroregion
current status
Neogradiensis. The EGTC was registered by the Metropolitan Court
of Budapest on 21 December 2011.
3100 Salgótarján, Múzeum tér 1. Hungary
Seat
One member in Hungary: City of Salgótarján
Members
One member in Slovakia: City of Filàkovo
Inhabitants: 47,528 (Salgótarján: 37.166; Filàkovo: 10.362)
Key indicators
Surface: 119 Km2 (Salgótarján: 102,8 km2; Filàkovo: 16,2 km2)
Hungary: 64 municipalities of Novohrad-Nógrád Geopark, County of
Enlargement
Nógrád
prospects
Slovakia: 28 municipalities of Novohrad-Nógrád Geopark; districts of
Lučenec, Veľký Krtíš and Rimavská Sobota
Undetermined
Duration
Promote the cooperation beyond borders reinforcing economic and
Objectives
social cohesion. This through decreasing unemployment with
comprehensive plans with a light on sustainable development.
Short term tasks on infrastructural and business development, training,
Tasks
education and research, tourism, and protection of environment.
None
Function in ETC
Challenges/issues The EGTC operates in a very disadvantaged region. It is challenging
makes aware people of the potential of the EGTC.
32.000 EUR, made by Hungarian National Support and membership
Budget for 2014
fees proportional to the inhabitants of the members. The supervisory
board carries out the financial control over the budget.
1 Director (HU), 1 Office Manager (SK), 2 Administrator (HU). All
Staff in 2014
employed under Hungarian law. PR activities: newspaper, flayers, TV,
Radio and Facebook.
Company law and law about the business associations.
Law applicable
EGTC made by municipalities
Governance,
organs and their General Assembly: decision board; Director: leader of the operational
main competencies activities of the grouping; Supervisory Board: control over the
activities of the organisation
Languages
www.nnegtc.eu and www.facebook.com/nnegtc
URL
Phone: 0036 20 4557251; 0036 32 423303
Contact
Email: info@nnegtc.eu; janos.loska@gmail.com
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2.2.30 Pannon EGTC
Name of the EGTC EN: Pannon European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation with
Limited Liability
HU: Pannon Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Társulás (Pannon
ETT)
SI: Panonsko Evropsko Združenje za Teritorialno Sodelovanje z
Omejeno Odgovornostjo (Panonsko EZTS)
HR: Pannon Europska Grupacija za Teritorijalnu Suradnju
Sogranicenom Odrovornosti (Pannonsko EGTS)
PANNON EGTC
Acronym
Constituted to apply for EU funding, to acquire different other
Summary
financial sources and to participate in integrated territorial investment.
History
and Pécs and Lendva were sister cities before the cooperation. The EGTC
was set up on 31 August 2010 and was finally registered by the
current status
Metropolitan Court of Budapest on 28 March 2012. It notified the
Committee of the Regions in September 2012. On 18 November 2013
it expanded with Croatian members. Both Croatian and Hungarian
authorisation procedure is still under process.
Countries involved Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia
7621 Pécs, Széchenyi tér 1. Hungary
Seat
62 entities totally. Slovenia: 3 municipalities; Hungary: 52
Members
municipalities and 3 counties (Baranya, Somogy, Zala), the University
of Pécs and Duna-Dráva National Park; Croatia: 1 municipality and 1
county.
Key indicators
Surface area: 16956,04 Km2
Waiting the approval: Slovenian local community Moravske Toplice,
Enlargement
Croatian local community Antunovac and Virovitica-Podravina
intents
County.
Indefinite time.
Duration
Implementation of EU co-funded programmes and projects of
Objectives
territorial cooperation. In the pipeline, defining further tasks and
projects of the grouping based on the programmatic document for
2014-2020.
Improving the circumstances and economical opportunities and
Tasks
potentiality of the EGTC´ area. In the pipeline, defining further tasks
and projects of the grouping based on the programmatic document for
2014-20.
None
Function in ETC
Comments
on The new regulation makes easier the constitution of EGTC and also
EGTC Regulation for other members to join the grouping
Challenges/issues Very long and difficult procedure of constitution. Still problems due to
the Croatian approval authority concerning the approval of the new
members, our Croatian partners did not get their approval since
January 2014.
6.500 EUR. Collected with a membership fee of 1 HUF (0,0034 EUR)
Budget for 2014
per inhabitants and Hungarian subsidies of about 3.500 EUR.
None. People are employed by the Municipality of Pécs.
Staff in 2014
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Law applicable
Governance,
organs and their
main competencies
Languages
URL
Contact
2.2.31
EGTC made by municipalities, a university and a national park
President, the leader of the decision making body; 9 Vice Presidents,
decision making body (3 Hungarian, 3 Slovenian, 3 Croatian);
Executive officers Director, leader of the operative body of the EGTC;
Two executive officers Deputy Directors, operative body of the
EGTC.
Hungarian, Slovenian, Croatian, English
www.pannonegtc.eu
Mobile: 0036 30 212 2215
Email: pannonegtc@ph.pecs.hu
EGTC EFXINI POLI - Network of European Cities for
Sustainable Development
Name of the EGTC EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation EFXINI POLI Network Of European Cities For Sustainable Development
EGTC Efxini Poli - SolidarCity Network
Acronym
The network aims to propose and implement a comprehensive policy
Summary
for sustainable development with a special focus on enhanced waste
management.
History
and From 1995 to 2012, it was a network of 30 Greek local authorities in 7
Greek regions. In September 2012, the partnership became an EGTC
current status
including to its network, members from Cyprus and Bulgaria.
Countries involved Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria
60 Thessalias St., 13674 Acharnes, Attica Greece (Municipality of
Seat
Acharnes Attica).
20 members in Greece: Municipalities of Agion Anargyron; Athens;
Members
Aristoteli; Acharnes; Holy City Of Messologgi; Ithaki; Lamia;
Messini; Ichalias; Pineios; Poros; Nea Propontida; Skyros Euboia;
Phyli; Chaidari; Naxos and Small Islands; Nestos; The Institute of
Urban Environment and Human Capital Panteion University; The
Region of Attica.
2 members in Cyprus: Municipalities of Idalio and Lysis;
2 members in Bulgaria: Municipality of Chuprene; Regional
agribusiness centre-Vidin/RABC Vidin.
Inhabitants: about 4 Million
Key indicators
Surface: about 7.500 Km2
Italian and Romania partners already show interest to join.
Enlargement
Willingness to have a third country as observer.
prospects
25 years, with the possibility to be extended (art. 17 of the Statute)
Duration
To facilitate, promote and implement EU(not)-funded TCP,
Objectives
reinforcing territorial and social cohesion.
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Assuring peace and financially, socially, cohesive, environmentally
sustainable development of the areas. This through cooperation with
scientific centres and foundations, exchanging best practices, utilising
new technologies, strengthening the citizens participation and
supporting unemployment.
Lead partner of “ZEROWASTE PRO” (Transnational Cooperation
Function in ETC
Programme CAP MED 2007-2013). The project capitalises on outputs
of previous ETC projects in order to promote ZEROWASTE
philosophy to municipalities. Budget of 894,761.00 EUR (ERDF
75 %, National Greek Contribution 25 %).
Partner at “Regions for Recycling”- R4R, (Transnational Cooperation
Programme INTERREG IVC) Regions for Recycling (R4R) is a 3year European project (2012-2014) aiming to enable its partners to
improve their recycling performance through consistent comparisons
and an exchange of good practices. (Budget: 2,166,664.79 EUR,
ERDF 85 %).
Increasing of staff number in order to support the organisation’s
Further
strategy.
development
More flexibility in employing new staff, overcoming the national
Legislation on
legislation in order to give at the EGTC a similar status as a MA.
EGTC
Challenges/issues There are first several administration issues which have to be clarified
such as the hiring of new staff and financial contribution of the
members which must be deposited in order to set a short term
development plan among the members.
600.000 EUR (amount available through the EU funded project from
Budget for 2014
the previous partnership). Not yet collected for the EGTC.
5 permanent employees from the previous organisation: 1 accountant;
Staff in 2014
2 project managers; 1 administrative staff; 1 Managing Director
Public Greek Law no 3852/10 (Article 101)
Law applicable
EGTC made by Municipalities, one region, a Greek Institution and a
Governance,
organs and their regional agribusiness centre
main competencies Managing Board, made by the representatives of all members and
takes the strategic decisions; Execution Committee, takes decisions for
all activities of the organisation.
English, Greek
Languages
www.efxini.gr
URL
Email: epolis@efxini.gr
Contact
Tasks
2.2.32 European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) EGTC
Name of the EGTC European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) EGTC Limited
EUKN EGTC
Acronym
The EUKN is an intergovernmental network of member states and
Summary
national knowledge institutes dealing with strategic urban issues. The
EUKN provides knowledge support to its members via demand-driven
Policy Labs targeting national issues in a wider European context and
offers support to national knowledge institutes dealing with urban
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policy, research and practice. The EUKN interactive website
constitutes a learning platform around an extensive e-library with case
studies, research results, policy documents, context issues, network
descriptions, updated news and meetings.
History
and The EUKN was launched as a pilot project by the EU Ministers for
urban policy during the informal ministerial conference on urban
current status
development in November 2004. The network was established as an
EGTC on 7 December 2012 and was registered on 17 January 2013.
Currently, the EUKN EGTC has 9 national members.
Countries involved Cyprus, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,
Luxemburg, The Netherland, Romania. Support by the EC,
EUROCITIES Network, and URBACT.
Koningin Julianaplein 10, 2595 AA The Hague, The Netherlands
Seat
EGTC made by national public authorities from the countries
Members
involved.
Theoretically, all the population and surface of the members.
Key indicators
Open to enlargement.
Enlargement
prospects
Unlimited
Duration
To facilitate and promote transnational cooperation for strengthening
Objectives
the economic, social, territorial and environmental cohesion. Through
the platform, it aims to support urban professionals in developing and
implementing successful urban policy initiatives.
Collecting, creating and making accessible documents in the
Tasks
database; Enhancing exchange of practices connecting urban
professionals; Strengthening the European dimension of the EGTC;
Ongoing support and maintenance of the ICT infrastructure of the
knowledge network; Developing and implementing communication
strategies on the network; Organizing an annual dissemination
conference and possibly other European events.
None, but open to fulfil this function in the future
Function in ETC
Including in the network other National Authorities. Exploring the
Further
possibility to implement EU programmes (e.g. INTERREG) as
development
Technical Secretariat in mini programmes for the period 2014-2020.
Exploring long term cooperation with other ETC programmes and to
function as a strategic network for other member states.
The new Regulation makes easier and faster the adoption of the Statue
Legislation on
and Convention.
EGTC
Challenges/issues Long term (2 years) to constitute the EGTC as a legal entity. National
institutional frameworks are not always ready for EGTCs.
Problems concerning the fact that initially the EGTC was subjected to
the normal VAT National system.
500,000 EUR, based on two forms of funding: membership fees
Budget for 2014
proportional to the size of the country population to cover all member
activities, and funding for additional activities, e.g. strategic research
activities (for both members and non-members).
The staff is either employed in the Dutch national urban research
Staff in 2014
institute Platform which hosts the EUKN or hired as freelancers. The
EUKN is currently exploring employment of own staff.
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Dutch public law. Dutch law does not apply to internal arrangements
constituted by the members in the EUKN EGTC and their respective
National Focal Points.
EGTC made by national public authorities
Governance,
organs and their The Assembly, main decision making body of the EGTC. It members
main competencies are relevant public authorities of the countries involved in the EGTC
and they all have equal decision making powers. Director,
representative of the EGTC in relations with third parties in a fiveyear term. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the
grouping. The National Focal Points, part of the network of the EGTC
and they liaise with the local, regional and national levels. The
Secretariat, responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the EGTC.
English. National languages for the National Focal Points
Languages
www.eukn.eu
URL
Phone: 0031 (0)70 302 84 84
Contact
Email: info@eukn.eu
Law applicable
2.2.33 EGTC Euroregione “SenzaConfini”
Euregio Senza Confini R.L. – Euregio Ohne Grenzen.mbH
Euregio “Senza Confini“
The EGTC is set up with the aim of facilitating and promoting crossborder and inter regional cooperation among its members to strengthen
the economic and social cohesion
History and current 21.12.2012 Registration of the EGTC and date of constitution
19.02.2013 Constitutive meeting in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
status
25.11.2013 2nd Assembly of the EGTC in Venice to approve the
Internal Rules and Procedures and to appoint the Director and the
Members of the Board of Auditors
09.05.2014 3rd Assembly of the EGTC in Porec/Croatia to approve the
enlargement of the EGTC “SenzaConfini” on the Region of Istria
22.12.2014 4th Assembly of the EGTC in Trieste to approve the balance
sheet 2013, the working program 2015, the status quo of the
organizational development and to sign two important trilateral
agreements, one on healthcare and one on civil protection
Countries involved For Italy: Region of Veneto, Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia
Giulia, for Austria: Land Kärnten
Via Genova 9, 34121 Trieste, Italy
Seat
Co-seat Arnulfplatz 1, 9021 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
EGTC made up of regional public authorities from the regions
Members
involved.
Whole population and territory of members
Key indicators
Enlargement intents Open to enlargement. Enlargement candidate: Region of Istria
30 years with automatic extension
Duration
The objectives of the EGTC are declined on specific areas of
Objectives
intervention:
1) Energy, environmental resources and waste management;
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
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2) Transport, infrastructure and logistics
3) Culture, sports, education and high level training;
4) The social-health;
5) Civil protection;
6) Science, research, innovation and technology;
7) Agriculture;
8) Tourism;
9) Productive activities;
10) Communication infrastructure;
11) work, vocational training and trade.
The tasks of the EGTC are:
Tasks
 The definition and the implementation of territorial cooperation
projects of common interest
 The management of operational programs under the European
Territorial Cooperation
 Promoting the interests of the EGTC at national and European level
 To establish cooperation with other organizations, associations and
networks dealing with complementary objectives in the field of
territorial cooperation.
None
Function in ETC
Comments
on None
EGTC Regulation
None
Budget for 2014
None
Staff in 2014
Italian Public Law.
Law applicable
Governance, organs EGTC made up of regional public authorities
and
their
main  The Assembly
 Director
competencies
 Board of Auditors
Official languages of the EGTC are the official languages of the
Languages
member countries.
www.euregio-senzaconfini.eu
URL
abt1.lad@ktn.gv.at
Contact
2.2.34 EGTC Tritia
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation TRITIA limited
EGTC TRITIA
EGTC TRITIA results from a partnership between four regions in
Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, involving 7 600 000
inhabitants in a 34 096 km² area.
EGTC TRITIA was established to facilitate and support cooperation
between its members. It aims to support social and economic cohesion
within the region mainly though intelligent implementation of programs
and projects.
History and current The decision to establish this EGTC was made as early as in 2009.
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
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However, it took several years to register it in 2013.
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
Cieszyn, Poland
Moravian – Silesian Region (CZ), Silesian Voivodeship (PL), Opole
Voivodeship (PL) and Žilina Region (SK)
Key indicators
Area: 34 096 km²
Enlargement intents None.
Undetermined.
Duration
The EGTC was established in order to facilitate and spread the cross –
Objectives
border, transnational, and interregional cooperation of its members with
an objective to strenghten social and economic cohesion within the
region mainly though intelligent implementation of programmes and
projects of territorial cooperation.
Implementation of programmes and projects in the fields of:
Tasks
 Transport and infrastructure
 Economic cooperation
 Tourism
 Environment and Energy
Cross – border project “Sustainable business”, budget 80,000 EUR.
Function in ETC
Speeds up the process of registration of new EGTCs.
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues New type of legal entity raises many questions; Future role of EGTCs
in Cohesion policy.
88,000 EUR made up of annual contributions from the members.
Budget for 2014
3 positions: director, financial manager, project manager.
Staff in 2014
Polish law.
Law applicable
Governance, organs EGTC is made of four regional governments
and
their
main General Assembly: approves budget, organisational chart, selects
director, approves annual report;
competencies
Supervisory board: supervises the activities of EGTC including its
revenues and costs;
Director: responsible for management of the organization and its
official representative.
Czech, Polish, Slovak
Languages
www.egtctritia.eu
URL
Ms Marta Sláviková (director@egtctritia.eu)
Contact
status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
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2.2.35 Sajó – Rima EGTC19
EN: Sajó - Rima / Slaná - Rimava European Grouping of Territorial
Cooperation with Limited Liability
SK: Európske zoskupenie üzemnej spolupráce Slána - Rimava s
HU: Sajó - Rima Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi
Sajó-Rima ETT / EZÚS Slaná-Rimava
Acronym
The EGTC Sajó-Rima Rimava with its seat in Putnok, Hungary is an
Summary
existing Grouping of 4 members founded for an infinite period of time.
Its objectives include mutual economic development plans and
programs in the fields of agriculture, industry, commerce and tourism.
History and current The registration date is 4 April 2013.
status
Countries involved Hungary, Slovakia
Kossuth Lajos út 3., 3630 Putnok, Hungaria
Seat
 Putnok Város Önkormányzata: Kossuth Lajos út 5., 3630 Putnok,
Members
Hungaria
 Ózd Város Önkormányzata: Városház tér 1., 3600 Ózd, Hungaria
 Rimavská Sobota: Svätoplukova 9, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota, Slovak
Republic
 Tornaľa: Mierová 14, 982 01 Tornaľa, Slovak Republic
Area: no information
Key indicators
Inhabitants: approx. 70 000
Enlargement intents None at the moment, first the organizational framework needs to be set.
2012, March for an infinite period of time
Duration
General purpose of the Grouping is to strengthen the economic and
Objectives
social cohesion among the members of the Grouping in the framework
of cross border cooperation, having regard to paragraph 2 and paragraph
3 in Article 7 of the Regulation, with a financial contribution from the
European Union and/or the two concerned member states.
Project generation, fund raising and provision of necessary human and
Tasks
administrative resources for fulfilling the objectives above.
No projects at the moment, but plans for the next open Call.
Function in ETC
Comments
on No comments, no problems. The only issues emerged due to
administrative reasons mainly on Slovak side. The legal procedure on
EGTC Regulation
the Slovak side was very long.
Challenges or issues Since being in the early phase of operation, the most challenging issue
is the creation of a strategy that all partners can adapt to and will
support. Beyond the general issues we must identify the priorities and
work focuses which are equally important to all members of the EGTC.
A further challenge is the achievement of the mentioned goals and
Name of the EGTC
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EGTC has more or less stopped working and there is no contact person available any more. The ministry thinks
the grouping will be cancelled soon.
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objectives as well as of the necessary staff, financial resources, knowhow and information.
Also the question of sufficient budget for pre-financing projects may
emerge in the future.
Entering contributions (250 € per member)
Budget for 2013
Annual contributions (1.000 € per member)
Hungarian ministry contributes for administration (around 30.000 € per
year) – at the moment enough means available.
A part time director and a part time administrator who is employed for
Staff in 2013
the next three months only.
Hungarian law
Law applicable
Governance, organs 4 founding members = 4 municipalities
and
their
main  Director/chairman: Mr Barnabas Tamas, Mayor of Putnok General
Assembly
competencies
 Supervisory Board
 Common Secretariat
Languages
www.sajorima.eu (under construction)
URL
MrBenedek Gal
Contact
sajorima.egtc@gmail.com
+36 308 787 583
2.2.36 Via Carpatia EGTC
 EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Via Carpatia with
limited liability
 SK: Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Via Carpatia s ručením
obmezdeným
 HU: Via Carpatia Korlátolt Felelösségü Európai Területi
Együttmüködesi Csoportosulás
Via Carpatia
Acronym
The EGTC was established to strengthen and support cross-border,
Summary
transnational and regional cooperation between its members. It aims to
strengthen the economic and social coherence through the
implementation of a common development strategy.
History and current The decisive factor for the foundation of the EGTC was the idea to
strengthen the existing cooperation between the two regions. Previous
status
cooperation was based on joint initiatives for the preservation of
cultural and natural heritage.
The registration date is 31 May 2013.
Countries involved Slovakia, Hungary
Námestie Maratónu mieru 1, 042 66 Košice, Slovak Republic
Seat
 The Košice Self-governing Region, Námestie Maratónu mieru 1, 042
Members
66 Košice, Slovak Republic
 The Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Government, 3525 Miskole,
Városház tér 1., Hungary
(Director – Ing. Julianna Orbán Máté, PhD.)
Name of the EGTC
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Key indicators
Enlargement intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Budget for 2014
Staff in 2014
Law applicable
Governance, organs
and
their
main
Surface area: 14,002 km2
Via Carpatia is open to enlargements or inclusion of further partners.
First contacts with Banská Bystrica and Novograd have been
established and also with Prešovský samosprávny kraj and
Podkarpatské vojvodstvo.
From 31 May 2013 for an indefinite time period
 The main objective is to decrease the unemployment rate in both
regions. This objective should be met by implementing projects in the
following fields: health care, transport, communal waste, flood
protection, environmental protection, cycle routes, the Tokaj vineyard
area, energy supply, disaster management, investment stimulation,
cross-border business zones.
 Furthermore there is the need to strengthen the economic and social
coherence through the realisation of a common development strategy.
 Next, there should be a common presence in the field of redirection
of international flows of goods.
 Managing Authority for a Small Project Funds in CBC programme
HU-SK
 Regional development strategy: The main task is the preparation of
shared priorities and projects in the following fields:
 Employment and social policies
 Support for agricultural production (by establishing distribution
centres for agricultural commodities)
 Tourism (congress tourism, creation of a comprehensive range of
products at micro-regional level, e.g. wine and gastronomy,
marketing)
 Presentation and preservation of cultural heritage
 Transport and trade as a pre-requisite for economic diversification:
 Initiatives leading to the revival of intermodal transport in the eastwest direction,
 Longer-term plans to establish a north-south connection towards the
TEN-T.
Currently no ETC funds are available. The EGTC participates in the
programming process: it is supposed to become the key source of
funding for the intended activities.
Despite the often long and demanding set-up EGTCs do not have a
privileged position in the application for ETC-funds
To be successful in the mentioned areas is the main challenge.
40,000 EUR (membership contributions)
3 persons: 1. Director with Slovak nationality - who was selected
through an open competition and has been appointed in September
2013. No particular challenges such as intercultural differences were
faced during the nomination process.2. Directors Assistant with Slovak
nationality. 3. Lawyer with Slovak nationality
Firstly EU regulations and Slovak legislation governing EGTCs,
secondly Convention and Statutes of the EGTC and thirdly Slovak
legislation to the matters not governed by the provisions mentioned.
Kosice Self-governing Region and Borsod- Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Municipalities have established bilateral working thematic groups
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competencies
Languages
URL
Contact
2.2.37
which is now under the umbrella of the EGTC Via Carpatia. Via
Carpatia is intended to focus on the cooperation between Selfgoverning regions.
 General Assembly (consisting of two members, takes major
decisions on the functions of EGTC)
 Director (brings proposals to the Assembly)
 Supervisory Board (control organ, feedback and proposals for
improvement to the Assembly)
 Common Secretariat (consisting just of the director right now)
Slovak, English, Hungarian
www.viacarpatia.eu viacarpatia@viacarpatia.eu
Julianna.orbanmate@vucke.sk, +421-918-804-427
EGTC Parco Europeo / Parc Européen Alpi Marittime –
Mercantour
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
History and current
status
Countries involved
Seat
Members
Key indicators
Enlargement intents
Duration
Objectives
Tasks
Function in ETC
Comments
on
EGTC Regulation
Budget for 2014
Staff in 2014
Law applicable
“Parco Europeo/Parc Européen Alpi Marittime-Mercantour”
None
None
established on 23 May 2013
France Italy
Mairie de Tende, France
Parco Naturale Alpi Marittime (I) Parc National du Mercantour (F)
None
None
50 years, renewable for another period of the same duration
Facilitation and promotion of transfrontier cooperation on the territory
of the two parks. Following the specific competences of its members,
the EGTC implements projects on biodiversity protections, protection
of the transfrontier landscape and common natural and cultural heritage,
environment education and bilingualism, sustainable agriculture,
sustainable tourism and sustainable mobility
It defines an Action Plan every 5 years, and may realize specific
intervention for restoration of the natural and cultural heritage.
It promotes and manages the inscription of the territory in the list of the
UNESCO World Heritage. It can present and manage European
financed projects.
None
None
None
None
None
None
French
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Governance, organs Assembly and director
and
their
main
competencies
French and Italian
Languages
Website: www.marittimemercantour.eu
URL
giuseppe.canavese@parcoalpimarittime.it; alain.brandeis@mercantourContact
parcnational.fr
2.2.38
Gruppo Europeo di Cooperazione Territoriale (G.E.C.T)
Parco Marino Internazionale delle Bocche di Bonifacio
(P.M.I.B.B)20
Parc Marin International des Bouches de Bonifacio
PMIBB
The international maritime parc linking Corsica and Sardinia constitutes
a natural heritage area under the legal responsibility of the two states
and two regions. The EGTC was established to strengthen cross-border
cooperation.
History and current In 2013 the EGTC was created in order to coincide as a core group of
members from the Parc Marin International des Bouches de Bonifacio
status
on the basis of the existing protected area.
Countries involved Italy, France
Ufficio stampa del Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago di La Maddalena;
Seat
Via Giulio Cesare, 7 – 07024 La Maddalena (Prov. Olbia-Tempio)
Sardinia: Parco Nazionale dell’Arcipelago di La Maddalena
Members
Corsica: Office de l’Environment de la Corse
n.a.
Key indicators
The parc is actively working with various parties responsible for the
Governance
protection of natural resources at the national level under the
RETRAPARC project, financed from the cross-border cooperation
programme “Italy-France-Maritime” 2007-2013 and the OEC.
Establishment: 07.12.2013
Duration
The EGTC aims at developing cross-border solutions for difficult issues
Objectives
influencing both islands such as massive flows of tourists. The
strengthening of cooperation shall also help to create tools for scientific
knowledge regarding fishery resources. Moreover, the establishment of
the EGTC should help to lay weight on the local concerns to the
international scene. The primary objective of the new EGTC is the
development of a plan for joint actions for scientific monitoring and the
implementation of a common model for the use of renewable energies
for the international maritime parc of Bonifacio (Sardinia) and its
scientific basis (Corsica).
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
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Tasks
Function in ETC
 The designation of the strait of Bonifacio as a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO
 Monitoring and strengthening maritime security as an expert in the
relevant national authorities in accordance with the European
institutions and international organisations
 The representation of the two protected areas in the eastern side of the
strait of Bonifacio in European Structural Funds projects in the 20142020 period dealing with the recognition of the specificity of
international straits policies.
None
Comments
on None
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues Economic development, coastal protection, transport, logistics, cultural
and tourist activities
None
Budget for 2013
None
Staff in 2013
None
Law applicable
Governance, organs None
and their main
competencies
Italian, French
Languages
http://www.pmibb.com
URL
Giuseppe Bonanno
Contact
Phone: 0039 0789 790211
Email: info@lamaddalenapark.org; lamaddalenapark@pec.it
2.2.39
GECT “Secrétariat du Sommet de la Grande Région”21
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
GECT “Secrétariat du Sommet de la Grande Région”
EVTZ "Gipfelsekretariat der Großregion"
NO
The objective of the 11th Summit of the Grande Région, held on 17
July 2009 under the presidency of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg,
was to further strengthen the Grande Région as a common territory. In
the Common Declaration of that Summit, the partners of the transborder cooperation officially agreed on the need to establish an efficient
working tool that would ensure the continuity of all activities carried
out by the presidencies of the summits.
The 11th Summit thereby created a structure aiming to optimize the
general functioning of the institutional set-up, respond to the need to
find a coherent arrangement, increase the operational simplifications
and ensure a sustainable efficiency of the activities carried out by the
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cooperation. This structure aimed to be stable to implement working
programmes in a context of while rotating presidencies.
The participants at the Summit have come to the conclusion that the
most adequate solution for achieving these objectives is the creation of
an EGTC. The EGTC constitutes the administrative organ for carrying
out the decisions taken by the Summit of the executive leaders of the
Grande Région.
History and current The Grand-Ducal Order of 30 July 2013 has officially allowed for
establishing the EGTC "Secrétariat du Sommet de la Grande Région".
status
This has been published on the 28 August 2013 in the Official Journal
(Mémorial, Journal officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (A – N°
155)).
Countries involved  Germany
 Belgium
 France
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
The seat of the grouping is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Maison
Seat
de la Grande Région, sise à 25, Rue Notre-Dame / L-2240
Luxembourg.
 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Members
 Land of Saarland
 Land of Rhineland-Palatinate
 The Walloon Region
 The Wallonia-Brussels Federation
 The German-speaking Community of Belgium
 The French Government
 The Lorraine Region
 The Departement of Meurthe and Moselle
 The Departement of Moselle
n.a.
Key indicators
The EGTC took effect upon the publication of its creation in the GrandDuration
Ducal Order on 30 July 2013.
The EGTC has been created for an unlimited duration.
The objective of the EGTC is to carry out the role of administrative
Objectives
secretary for the Summit of the Grande Région and coordinating its
presidencies.
The EGTC carries out activities in view of preparing and monitoring
the Summit as well as supporting its working groups.
The duties of the EGTC are described in the internal rules of procedure,
based on a biannual work plan.
The Secretariat of the Summit of the Grande Région takes on any
Tasks
necessary tasks in view of ensuring the preparation and monitoring of
the Summit and supporting its working groups.
On the basis of the programme decided upon by the presidency of the
Summit of the Grande Région, the management establishes a biannual
work plan together with the presidency of the EGTC.
None
Function in ETC
None
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
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€ 600.000
Budget for 2013
Staff is composed of a manager, a project officer, an
Staff in 2013
interpreter/translator and a secretary.The manager is foreseen to start his
duty as of 1 April or 1 May 2014; the other staff members are to start
working in the EGTC in September 2014. The EGTC was announced to
be fully operational starting from September/October 2014.
Luxembourgian law
Law applicable
Governance, organs The organs of the EGTC are the General Assembly, composed of the
representatives of the members of the grouping, and the director, who
and their main
officially represents the EGTC and acts in its name.
competencies
The Presidency of the General Assembly is carried out by the director
of the EGTC. If In case of impediment, the president can designate an
alternate.
The working languages are French and German. For all documents
Languages
submitted in either of these languages, both versions are equally
authoritative.
www.granderegion.net
URL
Carlos Guedes, carlos.guedes@mi.etat.lu
Contact
2.2.40
EUWT TATRY z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością
PL: Europejskie Ugrupowanie Współpracy Terytorialnej TATRY z
ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością
SK: Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce TATRY s ručením
obmedzeným
EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation TATRY Limited
PL: EUWT TATRY z o.o.
Acronym
SK: EZÚS TATRY s r.o.
EN: EGTC TATRY Ltd.
The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation TATRY Limited is
Summary
an institution for cross-border cooperation, established by Poland’s
Euroregion “Tatry” and the Slovak Region “Tatry”. Therefore, it is the
first EGTC established on the Polish border. Unfortunately there was no
Managing Authority approval for the management of the Small Project
Fund in the CBC Programme PL-SK 2014-2020, because of the
opposition of the Slovak part of the Programming Group, particularly of
the border regions of Prešov and Žilina.
History and current The founders of EGTC TATRY have cooperated since 1994, when the
Polish and Slovak local authorities created Euroregion “Tatry”
status
composed of two associations. The Euroregion is the initiator,
participant and coordinator of numerous crossborder initiatives and
projects implemented with funding from the European Union. The
effects of our cooperation to date have become a further motivation for
us to set ourselves a new goal - the creation of the EGTC TATRY. On
the 17th of April 2009 at the Congress of the Euroregion Tatry in
Muszyna we adopted the Declaration on the Creation of the EGTC
TATRY. In 2014 was elaborated the Polish-Slovak Action Strategy for
Name of the EGTC
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the EGTC TATRY for the Years 2014-2020.
Countries involved Poland and Slovakia
ul. Sobieskiego 2, 34-400 Nowy Targ, Poland
Seat
2 associations of local authorities: one member from Poland:
Members
Euroregion „Tatry“ Association (Związek Euroregion „Tatry”), which
is gathering 30 counties, towns and municipalities from the Małopolska
Region, one member from Slovakia: Region „Tatry” Association
(Združenie Euroregión “Tatry”), which brings together 102 towns and
villages of the following districts: Kežmarok, Levoča, Poprad, Sabinov,
Stará Ľubovňa in the Prešov Region; Dolný Kubín, Liptovský Mikuláš,
Námestovo, Ružomberok, Tvrdošín in the Žilina Region, and Spišská
Nová Ves in the Košice Region
Key indicators
Surface area: 13.700 km2
Enlargement intents None at the moment but open to enlargement. The Convention provides
for such a possibility.
Unlimited
Duration
The aim of EGTC TATRY Ltd. is to further develop, facilitate and
Objectives
promote Polish-Slovak cross-border cooperation with a view to
enhancing the social and economic cohesion of the Grouping’s area of
activities on the Polish and Slovak sides of the Tatry Mountains.
The EGTC’s TATRY tasks focus primarily on the preparation and
Tasks
implementation of territorial cooperation projects co-financed by the
European Union from the European Regional Development Fund, the
European Social Fund or the Cohesion Fund.
The EGTC currently is prepared to become a tool for the more effective
Function in ETC
and efficient implementation of projects in the new Cross-Border
Cooperation Programme PL-SK 2014-2020.
Process of setting up the EGTC is lengthy and difficult.
Comments on
The national regulations of the Republic of Poland and the Slovak
EGTC Regulation
Republic concerning EGTC has not been updated yet.
Challenges or issues Challenges: prepare for the implementation of projects in the new
Polish-Slovak CBC Programme 2014-2020, implementation the
strategic project, which are written into the Strategy of EGTC TATRY
2014-2020, implementation of the Polish-Slovak cross-border
cooperation at a higher formal, legal and institutional level, effective
and efficient functioning of the EGTC as a joint Polish-Slovak legal
entity, create the right relations and cooperation between Polish and
Slovak authorities of Malopolska, Prešov and Žilina Region and the
national governments of both countries based on the principles of
partnership and subsidiarity.
Issues: lack of applicable Polish experience and best practices in the
functioning of EGTCs, as no such grouping with a membership
consisting of a Euroregion has been created on the borders of Poland
until now. No agreement to management of the Small Project Fund in
the new Polish-Slovak CBC Programme for the years 2014-2020
because of the opposition of the Slovak part of the Programming Group,
particularly of the border regions of Prešov and Žilina.
The 2014 budget amounts 13.000 EUR. The budget comprises: the
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founding membership contributions (1000 EUR per member),
membership contributions, other incomes permitted by law, income
from the management of cross-border project titled historical, cultural
and natural science route around the Tatrasco-financed by the European
Union.
None. Till the end of 2014 the director is employed by one of the
Staff in 2014
founders – Euroregion “Tatry” Association from the Polish side.
Polish public law
Law applicable
Governance, organs EGTC is set up by association of local authorities
The Assembly: the main decision-making organ of the Grouping, which
and their main
is composed of 14 delegates, seven of whom represent the Polish
competencies
member of the EGTC TATRY and 7 represent its Slovak member.
Decisions are taken by consensus.
The Director, who leads the grouping's operational activities, represents
the EGTC and acts on its behalf.
The Supervisory Board: exercises control over the activities of the
organization. It consists of 3 representatives of the Polish member and 3
of the Slovak member of the EGTC TATRY.
Polish and Slovak
Languages
www.egtc-tatry.eu; www.euwt-tatry.eu; www.ezus-tatry.eu
URL
info@euwt-tatry.eu
Contact
2.2.41
Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Spoločný
region s ručením obmedzeným22
Name of the EGTC
Acronym
Summary
EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Spoločný region
limited.
SK: Europské zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Spoločný región
s ručením obmezdezným
CZ: Evropské seskupení pro územní spolupráci Společný región
s omezenou odpovědností
Spoločný region
EGTC "Common region" operates on the border of Slovak and Czech
Republic. It is made up of 22 Slovak municipalities in Senica District
in the Trnava region and municipalities of mikroregions “Malá
Haná” and “Letovicko” belonging to the district Blansko in South
Moravia in Czech republic.
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History and current An agreement and cooperation has preceded the foundation of the
EGTC. Both members decided to highlight the well functioning
status
cooperation and set it into an institutional framework through the EGTC
which would define also the future tasks for them. “Spoločný region“
was originally implemented as a project in the Czech-Slovak ETC
program. This initial project included strategy preparation, awarenessraising at local level and publicty and information (website, booklet).
Cross-border cooperation is effective thanks to the similarity of both
languages
Countries involved Slovak Republic, Czech Republic
Regionálna rozvojová agentúra Senica, Námestie Oslobodenia 9/21,
Seat
905 01 Senica, Slovak Republic
All together there 46 municipalities being covered through the area of
Members
EGTC Spolocny region.
Inhabitants: 49.000
Key indicators
Surface area: 661 km2
Enlargement intents Open to enlargement especially towards pre-accession and third
countries. The former countries of the partnership already requested to
join. Self-governing regions are welcomed to join.
Registration: 2012, 22 May for an indefinite period of time
Duration
 Being a visible sign for the cross-border cooperation between the two
Objectives
regions.
 Define priorities which would include the Regions and further
municipalities to the strategies and in the issues of cross-border
cooperation.
Develop and implement a development agenda based on a shared
Tasks
strategy, integrating economic,
social
and
environmental
activities; Improve local infrastructure, cultural, travel, tourism and
education infrastructure. Implementation of territorial cooperation
projects co-financed by the European Union.
Currently one project is being implemented: Obnoviteľné zdroje energie
Function in ETC
v Spoločnom regióne (Renewable energy in the Joint Region). There
was a huge need to work on this area (mainly on biogas), because there
are many investors in both regions right now.
Further projects are planned in the future – in particular in tourism.
No comments so far. The expectations were higher than the current
Comments on
reality.
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues The access to ETC funds was expected to be easier through the EGTC
but one project in the field of tourism was already rejected due to
reasons of legitimacy – thus the EGTC is facing the challenge to
become a legitimate and accepted player in the future programme.
Currently 10.000 EUR (two member contributions)
Budget for 2013
Planned approx. 30.000 EUR (collected through annual contributions,
national and EU grants)
Municipalities are not financially involved in the EGTC; they would
probably refuse the membership if asked for financial contribution.
The director Jaroslav Barcaj plus one person working as administriative
Staff in 2013
support.
Slovak public law
Law applicable
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and
their
main  Director (represents the EGTC and acts in its name)
 Supervisory Board (control organ)
competencies
 Common Secretariat
Slovak, Czech
Languages
www.spolocnyregion.sk
URL
Regionálna rozvojová agentúra Senica
Contact
Nám. Oslobodenia 9/21
905 01 Senica
Ing. Jaroslav Barcaj
Tel: +421 34 651 62 59, +421 903 342448
e-mail: barcaj@rras.sk; www.rras.sk
2.2.42 Eurocidade Chaves – Verín
ES: Agrupación Europea de Cooperación Territorial Eurocidade
Chaves-Verín
PT: Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial Eurocidade
Chaves-Verín
EN: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Eurocity of ChavesVerín
ES/PT: Eurocidade Chaves-Verín, AECT, EN: Eurocity of ChavesAcronym
Verín, EGTC
The EGTC Chaves-Verín results from a partnership between Spain and
Summary
Portugal. This EGTC has been created to act as a cross border
conurbation around the cities of Chaves (PT) and Verín (ES).
History and current Established after a long history of cooperation and a long procedure (2
years) to become EGTC.
status
Countries involved Spain, Portugal
Verín, ES
Seat
 Spain: Municipality of Verín
Members
 Portugal: Municipality of Chaves
Area: 685 km2, Inhabitants: ca. 57000
Key indicators
Enlargement intents There are thoughts about that with the intent to increase the number of
partners and extend its territorial scope (local level to intermunicipal
level).
Unlimited
Duration
The objectives of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Objectives
"Eurocidade Chaves-Verín" are to promote cross-border relations
among its members, encouraging institutional, economic, social,
cultural and environmental convergence between the cities of Chaves
and Verín, establish management mechanisms and revalorization of its
territory; combine efforts and resources, through joint planning and
management of facilities, services and infrastructure in their territory.
Name of the EGTC
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Tasks
Joint management of facilities and, in the short term, implementation of
EU (or not) co-funded ETC programmes or projects in the fields of
tourism, research and education, culture, sports, cross-border public
transport and environment protection.
No projects at the moment, but plans for the next open Call.
No comments
Function in ETC
Comments on
EGTC Regulation
Challenges or issues Challenges: Convert the Eurocity Chaves-Verín leader in the local
cross-border cooperation on the border between Portugal and Spain,
strengthen Chaves-Verín as cross-border tourist destination of
excellence and improve the joint management of equipment and
infrastructure.
Cross-border issues: transportation, health care, education and
employment.
21.000 €
Budget for 2014
4 persons (staff from its constituent members)
Staff in 2014
Spanish
Law applicable
Governance, organs The EGTC Eurocidade Chaves-Verín is constituted by an assembly,
and
their
main with a president as the leader of the decision making body and 7 more
representatives (4 Portuguese and 4 Spanish in total) and a Director
competencies
who leads the operative body of the EGTC
Assembly, President, Director
Galician, Portuguese, Spanish
Languages
www.eurocidadechavesverin.eu
URL
Eurocidade Chaves-Verín, AECT
Contact
Av. Portugal, 118. Feces de Abaixo
32699 Verín (Ourense) SPAIN
Phone: (+34) 988 416 017
Email: info@eurocidadechavesverin.eu
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3 The groupings in a nutshell –
Implementing the strategy Europe 2020
and the new Cohesion Policy
The year 2014 is marked by the fact that the funds of programmes 2007-2013
have been committed and programmes of the new period did not start – thus it
has to be considered as a difficult transition period for those EGTCs which
cannot operate solely on basis of their membership fees.
One can assume that this difficult situation will last far into the year 2015 since
for the majority of ETC programmes in the EU the operative start will be
delayed until early autumn 2015.23
Geography
The dynamic development around HU continues – three new groupings with
enlargement intent have been founded but at the same time some of the very
small EGTCs with stagnant development over long periods might cease to
function or might become part of larger Groupings.
An interesting point is that several groupings have reported either successful
enlargements in the past two years or very concrete plans to take new partners
on board: three EGTCs have enlarged their territories, seven have concrete plans
to enlarge and steps are ongoing, thereof two to the new Member State (MS)
Croatia.
The following table outlines the typology of partnerships – those defined by the
countries cover contiguous areas, this is not necessarily so for those with
specific functions and those labelled as transnational ones.
23
Owing to the fact that the Multi-Annual Financing Framework of the Commission needs to be adjusted - in
order to do the carry-over procedure for the annual tranche 2014 to the year 2015 .- which requires a decision
by the Council and the Parliament thus the bulk of programme approvals can be expected for June 2015.
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Table 2. Geography of partnerships
Group of countries
No of
EGTCs
Hungary, Slovakia,
17
Romania
Czech Republic, Poland,
Slovakia
3
Spain, France, Portugal
924
France, Belgium,
Germany, Luxembourg
7
Italy, Austria, Slovenia
3
Transnational
1
Interregional - networks
4
Specific function
6
Total
Source: own considerations.
50
Comment
By far the largest group of EGTCs and marked by
a still dynamic development; most of the
groupings follow a broad approach to regional and
local development and are strongly dependent on
the success in project acquisition
Most of these groupings had significant phasing-in
times before the official registration was possible
in 2013; partly based on long-stand tradition of
Euroregions (e.g. Tatry)
A group of EGTCs covering comparatively large
territories, recently two comparatively small
groupings have started to operate
EGTCs covering the economically strong
conurbations which are densely populated, a group
with strong backing and economical standing; one
grouping has emerged in 2014
Development started in 2012; groupings have
started to become operative and partly had a strong
influence in programming.
Cover a large area with a purpose of economic
development, in the case of CETC following a
transport corridor.
Rather small group in diverse territories along the
Mediterranean sea; the new coming grouping is
composed of associations of cities spanning ES,
IT, FR and RO
This group has become visible and spans a broad
portfolio – apart from the well-known Hospital of
La Cerdanya, the most recent examples refer to
national parks
Partnership
The dominant type of EGTC-partnership is composed of local authorities: about
half of all Groupings are powered by the local level. The second largest group
are EGTCs of regional authorities the number of partners ranging between two
and six. The following table outlines the current situation.
24
Portalet has been regrouped to the EGTCs with a specific function due to its primary objective.
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Table 3. Typology of partnerships
Type of Partnership
Number of such
partnerships
Local:
25
Cross-border, contiguous
area
Local Small
13
2 to 20 municipalities
Local Medium
6
21 to 100 municipalities
Local - regional (e.g. micro4
regions,
communautés
urbaines, i.e. driven by local
agenda)
Regional:
13
Cross-border, contiguous
area
Regional
13
2 to 6 partners
Regional - national
1
Multi-level
4
National, regional, local
4
Other
2
Institutions
other
than
territorial authorities
Interregional-networks
5
Local and regional
3
National
1
Other
1
Total
50
Source: Metis GmbH, EGTC database
Comment
E.g. the predominant type of EGTC in the
areas of HU-SK-RO
Thus implicitly larger
municipalities involved
numbers
of
E.g. FR-ES and PL-SK
E.g. in the countries FR-DE,LU, BE: its
occurrence reflects a tendency where MS
with rather centralised administration
border MS with a federal system or where
competencies necessitate a multi-level
approach
Cooperations of National Parks, national
associations of ceramic cities
EUKN
National associations of ceramic cities
New trends in partnerships
Interesting news from partnership building come from EGTCs which have been
founded for a specific purpose:
 national associations of cities with a tradition in ceramic arts and crafts
have founded AEuCC;
 national parks and environmental authorities are the drivers of two
maritime EGTCs between French and Italian partners– both groupings
strive for the designation of particularly valuable and vulnerable coastal
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areas as UNESCO heritage; other Groupings such as ZASNET intend to
expand their portfolio to the management of cross-border natural assets;
 the EGTC Grande Region which acts as Managing Authority for a multi-
lateral cross-border ETC-programme will not take over this function in
the new period;
 ESPON EGTC will perform as single beneficiary implementing the
content of the OP based on a grant agreement.
Economic standing
The essential and stable element of an EGTC budget is the regularly paid
membership fees. These fees might be donated as a sum per partner (e.g. as in
case of EGTCs composed of regions) or as a membership fee calculated on the
number of inhabitants and a fixed amount per inhabitants (amounts range from €
0,0034.- to € 1,0.- per inhabitant). For evident reasons a certain threshold has to
be passed in order to come to a consolidated operation based on membership
fees. Even with huge wage gradients across Europe it is important to see that a
certain minimum of funding is need to be able to hire work force or external
expertise on a regular basis.
The following table outlines the weight of membership fees for the EGTCs.
About half of the groupings have to operate on an annual budget from
membership fees up to €50,000.
Table 4. Membership fees of EGTC
Membership fees
No of
EGTCs
0
5
1 to 20,000
12
20,001 to 50,000
8
50,001 to 150,000
7
150,001-500,000
6
500,001 and more
4
Total
4125
Source: data provided by EGTCs.
25
For the remaining EGTCs figures have not been reported or have not been clear regarding the membership
fees.
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Budget
The estimate for the current aggregate annual budget of the 49 EGTCs stemming
from membership fees amounts to about € 12 million. The Hospital of
Cerdanya – which is fully functional since September 2014 – adds a volume of
about € 20 million representing its annual operation cost. The latter is by far the
largest single annual budget of all current groupings.
The total volume of EU-projects implemented by EGTCs which have been
ongoing or ended in 2014 or are currently at the final stage of implementation
amounts to almost € 60 million26, i.e. about five times the financial volume of
the EGTCs own funds.27 The aggregate figure demonstrates the success of the
EGTCs in project acquisition in the period 2007-2013. The overwhelming share
of funds stems from ETC but several examples of projects funded from ESF and
other Union sources have been reported as well.
ETC project implementation
ETC projects are a vital source of income for practically all EGTCs the more so
for those where the financial basis of membership fees is weak. In 2014 in total
18 out of 49 Groupings had ongoing projects from the programmes 2007-2013:
in total 44 projects have been reported as being still under implementation.
Thus one can see that the majority of the Groupings currently have no ongoing
projects and those which have running projects usually more than one. It is
noteworthy that the EGTC Tirol-Alto Adige-Trentino has reported a significant
number of direct projects run and financed by the EGTC.
A particular challenge in the period 2014-2020 is expected from those EGTCs
whose territory is split across several programme regions (e.g. EGTC
Euroregion Pyrenees-Mediterranean or Central European Transport Corridors).
Staff
Given that a sound economic standing can be achieved one of the decisive steps
towards consolidation in operation is the hiring of staff. About 27 of the 50
EGTCs report staff thereof in the majority of cases the staff is hired directly by
26
This represents the project volumes explicitly labelled as ETC- or other EU-funded projects which have been
reported by the EGTCs during the survey; however in many cases only a total budget has been provided – at
the same time in some cases ongoing EU-projects have been reported albeit without detailed figures.
27
When comparing it to the total of own funds of EGTCs excluding the Hospital of Cerdanya.
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the EGTC. According to the figures provided one can estimate that by end 2014
about 130 persons across the EU work on a regular basis for an EGTC.
Still staffing remains challenging in practical terms and several EGTCs react to
that:
 several have reported that staffing is avoided in order to avoid legal
problems or in order to travel light, i.e. to have a small total of fixed costs;
 the EGTC Euroregion Pyrenees-Méditerranean has split staff, i.e. staff
hired according to two national regimes; the Eurodistrict StrasbourgOrtenau has recently amended its statute in order to allow for this option;
 several EGTCs count on staff in the administration working for the
EGTC;
 insecure jobs due to limited contracts (based on projects) are an obvious
impediment to staff development (in terms of experience and skills).
Fields of Activity
Most of the EGTCs can be considered as broad initiatives towards policy
development, strategy building and actions. This type of EGTC takes an
exploring and consolidating approach towards new ways of governance and
cohesion. Continuous efforts to increase territorial cohesion is an implicit key
objective of the groupings and at this stage – about 9 years after the first
Regulation entered into force and about 6 years after the registration of the first
EGTC – groupings across the EU cover territories with about 90 million
inhabitants.
A significant number of EGTCs does not predefine the themes but clearly states
that the development and implementation of cooperation projects is their major
purpose. The ongoing projects in the outgoing programme generation reveal a
diversity of topics such as transport, childcare, nature protection, waste
management, energy etc. Most of the EGTCs expressed their current focus on
the new ETC-programmes and the start of calls in all programmes is eagerly
awaited by the majority of Groupings.
In an aggregate view on the intents, the cornerstones according to the statutes
and conventions and the ongoing projects one can see the following broad-brush
picture:
 development of transport infrastructure and mobility management ranks
among the prime concerns in the work and intent of Groupings: be it from
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the perspective of cross-border conurbations such as the Eurometropolis,
Chaves-Verín or Nova Gorica-Gorizia, or for the accessibility and labour
mobility in dominantly rural regions along the borders of Hungary,
Slovakia, Romania, Poland or in mountainous areas such in the border
regions of France, Spain or Portugal or as a transnational north-south
development axis (CECT);
 on second place in quantitative terms is the cluster of tourism
development, entrepreneurship and rural development which have to be
seen as closely interlinked strategic goals and project rationales - this
reflects the dominant concerns in the largest geographical groups of
EGTCs, i.e. those involving the Member States Hungary, Slovakia and
Romania28as well as those in France, Portugal and Spain29;
 the protection and development of natural heritage is another common
feature of a visible number of groupings – recent developments between
French and Italian actors should be highlighted – two Groupings focus on
the development of vulnerable coastal areas have recently emerged;
 Finally the strong role of many Groupings in awareness-raising, the start
and the continuous management of a public discourse on major
development issues, the furthering of education and training and active
European citizenship is an important asset in the current portfolio of
EGTCs: this activating and catalyst function is an essential element in the
mission statement of many of the Groupings in the densely populated and
economically highly integrated regions of the Member States Belgium,
France, Germany and Luxembourg; in operative terms several of these
groupings are active in the management of Small Project Funds, i.e. the
support to small but visible bottom-up initiatives.
The figure below shows the current major activity fields of EGTCs and groups
them according to the Commissions of the CoR. It is important to note that this
is a broad-brush aggregate picture reflecting the situation at the start of 2015: a
new generation of programmes, the acquisition of new projects and new
strategic orientation will alter this picture and will be an impetus for many
EGTCs to expand or adjust their current portfolio.
28
29
Currently 17 groupings.
Currently 9 groupings.
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EGTCs are first and foremost vehicles of cooperation for institutional actors in
LRAs: constant adjustment, their work is marked by the constant interplay
between two key functions, i.e.:
 the management of short-term action plans and
 the management of a broad discourse of longer-term visions.
ENVE
SEDEC
NAT
ECON
COTER
CIVEX
Table 5. Fields of activity grouped according to CoR Commissions
Enlargement and neighbourhood
Active citizenship
Human rights
Spatial development
Transport, infrastructure
Macro regions
Entrepreneurship
Social affairs
Start-up & strategy development
Tourism
Civil protection
Rural development
Forestry, nature, biodiversity
Health care
Research
Culture, sports
Education, training; in particular for the…
Climate change
Energy
Environment
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Source: metis, EGTC database.
3.1 EGTCs preparing for the new funding period
2014-2020
Introduction
The programming process in ETC is more or less finished. Despite the fact that
only a few programmes have met the timing set in the Regulation (September
2014 for submission) the contents of most of the programmes are defined by
now. Thus it is time to briefly review the role of the EGTCs in the programming
process as well as the future intents related to programme implementation.
For this Monitoring Period – like in the year before – a small survey has been
run among the Groupings. In total 34 Groupings have responded. First of all a
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summarising assessment which reflects the rather mixed view of the Groupings
on the programming process.
Table 6. Did the Groupings consider their participation in the programming process as a
success?30
Answer No
Considerations
YES
11 out of 34 The answers in some cases reveal encouraging results albeit at very
different levels such as to become explicit part of the list of
beneficiaries or mention of the key project as model in the new
Cooperation programme (CP)
NO
9 out of 34
Most probably a variety of backgrounds led to the decided NO to the
question: ranging from a general feeling of not being heard over the
rejection of intents by the Programming Committee [e.g. to become
responsible for a Small Project Fund (SPF)] to the general statement
that Groupings built on local partnerships rarely have a place and
official position in the programming of ESIF-programmes
Source: own survey.
Involvement in the Programming Process
Only one out of all EGTCs, Espacio Portalet, has reported to be involved –
through the direct participation of its members - in the process to set-up and
develop the Partnership Agreement as the overarching framework for all ESIF
programmes at national level.
A stronger and more vivid role can be seen in the programming process for the
ETC programmes. Summing-up the involvement in the programming process
for 2014-2020 the most frequent form of involvement has been as follows:
Either the grouping was part of the Programming Committee or has been
consulted; an involvement which accounts for about one third of all responding
ETGCs (11 out of 34). The involvement obviously correlates with the previously
shown assessment whether the participation in the process is considered as a
success or not. In general a partnership involving the regional level has had a
better chance to be involved in the programming process – the process is in most
Member States run as a discussion and negotiation process involving only the
national and regional levels (in cross-border cooperation), in case of
transnational level the dominant number of actors in programming is from the
national level.
30
This information bases on a survey Metis GmbH did by questionnaire. Not every grouping answered every
question but if a concrete yes or no could be identified it was included here.
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Managing Authorities of Operational Programmes
Following the responses, no EGTC will have a direct responsibility in the
implementation of the programme, i.e. acting as Managing Authority or Joint
Secretariat in the period 2014-2020. Also the EGTC Grande Région will just be
responsible for the closure of the programme 2007-2013 and they will not
continue with the implementation 2014-2020. In the case of ESPON, the EGTC
will not be Managing Authority but single beneficiary of the programme.
New profile and reconsideration of strategies
The preparation of the new programmes is for many Groupings also a time to
reconsider their strategic foundations. Nine out of 34 EGTCs have responded
that either the strategies are being under discussion and re-orientation is very
likely or that a change of profile and portfolio is intended in the short-term.
The rationale and approach to the review of the current and future portfolio and
strategy-building differs across the EGTCs. It might be:
 based on the intent to develop a new guidance document with
synchronous timing to the funding period (several cases reported) – these
are commonly labelled as Action Plans for the period 2014-2020
(e.g. ZASNET or Alpi Marittime-Mercantour);
 induced by the new architecture of ETC programmes (such as in case of
Archimed);
 driven by the intent to broaden the portfolio – such as in case of Portalet
to come from a very specific purpose to new fields of activity;
 considering the intent respectively the need for strategic enlargement
where a prominent example is the CECT (Central European Transport
Corridor) – a key success factor for this particular EGTC is a partnership
which spans over a contiguous area from North (Baltic Sea) to South
(Mediterranean).
As encouraging examples the efforts of EXFINI POLI31 to develop a strategy on
local employment initiatives or the already finalised Strategy for the
Eurometropolis (Eurometropolis 202032) should be mentioned.
31The information is not available online. The projects part of the website was under construction in the period
Metis GmbH elaborated this report.
32http://www.eurometropolis.eu/who-are-we/strategy.html
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Focus on Investment Priorities (IPs) in the new Programmes
Seven out of 34 Groupings have pointed out in their answers that a focus on
specific Investment Priorities is intended in the new period.
The following table show the Thematic Objectives (TOs)33 which have been
highlighted by the seven groupings. Next to the TO 11 –which can be labelled in
short as governance and institutional cooperation– and is a must in most
Cooperation Programmes the TOs respectively IPS mentioned represent to some
extent also very common ones which can be found in a significant number of
programmes in the period 2014-2020.
Table 7. Thematic Objectives highlighted by several Groupings
TO Content
Examples and considerations
3
Competitiveness
of ZASNET, AEuCC
SMEs
For many EGTCs job creation and support to local / regional
SMEs is a key concern – thus the focus represents a major
concern for a large group of EGTCs
5
Promoting
climate ZASNET, Portalet, Alpi Marittime-Mercantour
change adaption
In environmentally vulnerable areas such as mountainous or
coastal regions the focus on such concerns is imminent
6
Preserving
and ZASNET, Portalet, Linieland van Waas en Hulst
protecting
the In particular the IPs 6c), 6d), 6e) and 6f) are of interest in
environment
ETC – a key point is IP 6c) which includes the protection of
cultural heritage which is part of the actual intended portfolio
of many EGTCs
8
Promoting sustainable Gate to Europe, AEuCC
and
quality In particular IP 8b) is of interest in the context of border
employment
and regions which often suffer from severe accessibility
labour mobility
challenges and are simply far from TEN-transport networks
10
Education, training, AEuCC, Linieland van Waas en Hulst
vocational training
A key concern for the majority of EGTCs in particular with a
view to the high youth unemployment in many areas
Source: Regulation (EU) 1301/2013, survey, own considerations.
Management of or establishment of a Small Project Fund (SPF)34
The clear practical focus of EGTCs as regards the involvement in the new
programme is the management of a Small Project Fund or a comparable
framework to run smaller actions. In total 15 Groupings out of 34 have
33According to Regulation (EU) 1301/2013 on ERDF, Article 5.
34Those EGTCs which will either continue or start to manage and implement a SPF:Linieland van Waas en
Hulst EGTC with limited liability, Eurodistrict Strasbourg Ortenau, Galicia – Norte de Portugal, Bánát –
Triplex Confinium Limited Liability, Novohrad – Nógrád, Pons Danubii, Via Carpatia, Tritia, Parco Europeo /
Parc Europeén Alpi Marittime Mercantour EGTCs with the intent to manage and implement a SPF: AlzetteBelval, Duero-Douro.
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documented either being actually in charge of the future SPF management or
have the intent to do so or the unsuccessful attempt to be in this role. Nine out of
these 15 are actually in charge of the future Small Project Fund.
In terms of strengthening the visibility of the EGTC the SPF is a key
opportunity: SPF projects are those which are run by newcomers in the
programme, the projects often reveal very interesting new approaches and bear –
due to the often massive voluntary involvement – the option for...
...New Instruments
As regards the new instruments, i.e. Community-Led-Local-Development
(CLLD), Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) and Joint Action Plan (JAP), the
final assessment reveals that none of these options has been applied in the ETCprogrammes which are subject of interest for the 34 Groupings which
responded.
Table 8. Use of new instruments in the Programmes 2014-2020
Instrument
Consideration
Community-Led-Local-Development
The Groupings Torysa, Svinka and Tirolo-Alto(CLLD)
Adige-Trentino have mentioned that de-facto
CLLD influences their work; in case of TyrolSouth Tyrol-Trentino this reflects also the quite
active role of LEADER-actors in ETC
Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI)
Novohrad – Nógrád has reported success in this
regard;35in two cases the attempts to post an ITI in
the programming process have failed –
nevertheless one of the Groupings (Banát Triplex
Confinium) has decided to continue working on it
since the concept is quite elaborate and is a
cornerstone of the strategy
Joint Action Plan (JAP)
The Groupings Duero-Douro, Tritia, Spoločný
Region and Senza Confini have continued interest
to develop the instrument36; however the chances
are small if the programme stakeholders did not
enter a serious discussion up to now
Source: own survey
35
A check whether the project bundle is actually anchored as ITI in the Programme (in the strict definition
according to the EU-Regulation) is pending.
36
However, the notion of Joint Action Plan in the sense of the EU-regulation was in several cases confused with
the rather general term of Action Plan for the EGTC – to the extent possible the answers have been cleared.
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Use of EU-Funds other than European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
EGTCs are strongly focussed on their respective ETC-programmes – this
becomes apparent in most responses in the course of the survey: the new
programme is the future operation basis for the overwhelming number of
Groupings. 16 out of 34 responses document the interest in the use of EU-Funds
other than ERDF in the framework of ETC.
In the majority of cases the funds have not been specified but the followings
funds have been explicitly mentioned (in the order of frequency):
Table 9. Use of EU funds other than ERDF
Fund
European Social Fund (ESF)
Connecting Europe Facility
(CEF)
Cohesion Fund (CF)
European Agriculture and
Rural
Development
Fund
(EAFRD)
LIFE+
ERASMUS
Groupings
Novohrad - Nógrád', Pons Danubii, ZASNET
evt. Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai,
Eurodistrict Saar Moselle
ZASNET
Novohrad - Nógrád' EGTC
Alzette-Belval
Alzette-Belval
The Investment Plan for Europe and relating options for EGTCs
In November 2014 the new president of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker,
unveiled the Investment Plan for Europe: a plan which should support
investment in strategic infrastructure fields. The plan rests on the assumption of
strong leverage effects in the private sector. The public instrument is the
European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI)37 managed by the EC and the
EIB currently containing € 21 billion –in optimistic scenarios the total aggregate
investment of public and private sector could add-up to about € 300 billion. MS
are invited to join the venture and to add volume to the Plan. The longer-term
objective is to pipeline of certified investable projects at European level and
develop an investment hub in order to achieve maximum leverage effect.
Guidance and control of the new instrument will be in the hands of the so-called
Investment Committee composed of EC and EIB experts. In principle the Fund
is open to investment in all sectors and across all Member States. The main
policy target - and the implicit selection criteria - of the Investment Plan is a
37
The legal framework for the EFSI is supposed to be approved in June 2015.
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critical mass of visible projects in the short-term, i.e. in the period 2015-17
following two key criteria:
 projects should reveal high European added value as well as
 proven economic value and sustainability.
All assessments at this stage can only be highly tentative ones since the legal
basis and the concrete implementation mechanism are currently being developed
and a stock-taking of likely model projects is currently being done. With a view
to the potentialities for EGTCs several aspects have to be considered:
 the EFSI will focus on infrastructure which attracts private investment and
the implicit agenda is also a risk-bearing role of the EFSI, i.e. one might
think of technology facilities for cutting-edge technologies, broadband
networks, substantial energy projects, transport infrastructure in major
conurbations etc.; the Fund should complement existing facilities such as
CEF and Horizon 2020: in particular the existing EGTCs which have a
strong role in the governance of major conurbations38 might act as
support or even frontrunners in the finalisation of investable project plans;
a rather keen vision could be the set-up of EGTCs in order to manage and
implement the investment venture.
 Improved access to risk finance for SMEs is another key objective which
will be implemented through the European Investment Fund (EIF39): with
a view to this focus the current EGTCs might launch ancillary actions to
raise awareness in their regions but it is not a core action of EGTCs.
Considering the intended first investment wave the Plan is considered as a fasttrack venture in all its aspects: given the intended timing any preparatory steps
or supportive actions of EGTCs for such large-scale European projects would
require very quick and decided action on the part of the groupings.
The evident focus of the Investment Plan will be on –seen from the perspective
of the majority of current EGTCs– comparatively large projects in most cases
clearly exceeding their usual scope of action. The Plan also calls for synergies
between ESFI and ESIF: public actors in ESIF should rethink the rather
reluctant uptake of financial instruments since such instruments could be more
sustainable than traditional grants in many fields. However, this appeals rather
38
The Plan might implicitly tend to favour larger conurbations or links between such conurbations simply owing
to larger market sizes and thus a higher likelihood to attract private investment.
39
Part of the EIB group.
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to Programmes under the objective of Investment to Growth and Jobs than to
ETC.
Concluding note
The programming process for the new funding period has come to an end. If
asked whether the participation in the process can be considered as successful
the answer is mixed – about one third sees definitely a success, about the same
share considers the involvement as unsuccessful. A visible number of EGTCs is
preparing a new strategic impetus related to the new programmes.
The only and quite frequent actual involvement of EGTCs in the structures of
the new programme is the management of Small Project Funds (SPF). A small
number of EGTCs highlights a quite specific focus on certain thematic
Objectives and Investment Priorities – the majority of Groupings is interested to
implement ETC projects across all priorities.
New instruments such as Community-led-Local-Development (CLLD) and
Integrated Territorial (ITI) Investment have met interest – CLLD is at least
influencing the field work of three Groupings.
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4 EGTC in the pipeline
This section describes the EGTCs that are currently in constitution. It has to be
highlighted however, that the list of EGTCs in preparation might not be
complete given that for some EGTCs it has not been possible to find out how
advanced the concept is; how solid their projects are or how far along they are in
the consolidation process. The database provided by the EGTC Platform of the
CoR is requested to be used in addition to the desk research for this chapter.
Besides the ESPON efforts for the new programme 2020, it was not possible to
find new projects and ideas not yet identified40.
Therefore, the following section will focus on the EGTCs that are known to the
Committee of the Regions (CoR) and that are in the list of EGTCs under
constitution on the website of the CoR.
Nevertheless there is again included the EGTC in preparation for the upcoming
ESPON 2020 programme. There has been progress since the EGTC Monitoring
Report 2013 but the Grouping is still in process of constitution41. This European
Territorial Observation Network will change its institutional setup including an
ESPON EGTC established in Luxembourg. This EGTC will perform as Single
Beneficiary implementing the content of the OP based on a grant agreement.
The ambition is to renew ESPON learning from the experience from the 2013
programme implementation. This should also include a new administrative
structure with the ESPON EGTC “that will be contracted to carry through the
content of the new programme. The ESPON EGTC will dispose of more inhouse capacity to swiftly produce territorial evidence with the right timing to
ongoing policy processes. Administratively, the ESPON EGTC will launch calls
for tender and make use of service contracts only, as part of ensuring a lean
setting.”42
According to the list of the Committee of the Regions and the ESPON EGTC,
17 EGTCs are currently in the pipeline.
Compared to 2013 the Groupings AEuCC – Cities of Ceramics, Alzette Belval,
Eurocidade Chaves – Verín, Central Europe Transport Corridor and Europe
Common Future Building have been established in the meantime and started to
work. The EGTCs Eurocidade Valença do Minho Tui (Portugal and Spain) and
40
Metis GmbH did not reproduce the CoR website, but as described in the first paragraph, it was almost
impossible to find profound information about the groupings under constitution.
41
The EGTC ESPON was established on 19/01/2015 but notified the CoR after the closing of this study.
42 http://www.espon.eu/main/Menu_Programme/Menu_ESPON2020Programme/
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Medgidia – Silistra between Romania and Bulgaria are still awaiting approval.
This status is unchanged compared to the Report of last year.43 The agreement
between the two cities in Romania and Bulgaria aims to promote sustainable
cooperation, focusing on cross-border development dimensions. This should be
achieved by joining communities and their involvement in economic activities,
social and environmental protection.
In the status section “EGTCs in preparation” the Eurodistrict Regio Pamina, the
Euroregion Neiße-Nisa and Grand Genève are new. In the status section “Idea”
the EGTC Novum and the European Small Islands Federation – ESIN have been
added to the list. Finally, an EGTC between Saint Martin and Sint Maarten has
been announced as idea, and it would be the first one between Outermost
Countries and Territories (OCTs).
These EGTCs in preparation have promising ideas and concepts according to the
information provided so far. The general objectives are to reinforce the
economic and social cooperation in the geographic areas covered, combining the
efforts and resources to implement joint actions in various areas (e.g. tourism,
research and education, transport and environment) mainly through EU-funded
ETC programmes and projects.
Table 10 gives an overview of the key information and the status of
development of the EGTCs. Map 3 shows the geographical distribution of
EGTCs in the pipeline.
Table 10. Overview of the EGTC in the pipeline
#
Name
Status
1
Medgidia – Silistra
Awaiting
approval44
2
Eurocidade Valença do Minho Tui
Awaiting
approval
3
MASH EGTC
In preparation45
4
The route of the Phocaeans46
In preparation
43
Countries
Bulgaria, Romania
Portugal, Spain
Hungary, Slovakia
n.a.
There was no direct contact possible with any kind of spokesperson. What we could figure out via desk
research is that the status of these two groupings is unchanged compared to the Monitoring Report 2013.
44The prospective members have notified the MS under whose law it has been formed of its intention to
participate in an EGTC and have sent that MS a copy of the proposed convention and statutes (Art. 4.2 of the
Regulation).
45The willingness to establish and EGTC has been either communicated officially to the CoR/EC, it has been
declared on a major cross-border or transnational event or it has been expressed in a letter of intent or similar
document of the prospective members. The convention and the statutes are in the process of elaboration.
Official representatives from at least two partners can be identified.
46 No geographical detail available. This grouping is not included in the map on the following page.
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5
Eurodistrict Regio Pamina
In preparation
6
In preparation
7
CODE 24 – Interregional Alliance
for the Rhine-Alpine-Corridor
Euroregion Neiße-Nisa
In preparation
Germany, France,
Switzerland
The Netherlands, Germany,
Switzerland, Italy
Poland, Germany
8
Eurodistrict Trans-Oderana
In preparation
Germany, Poland
9
ESPON 2020 programme
In Preparation
EU 28 + 4
10
11
Grand Genève
In Preparation
European Small Islands Federation Idea48
– ESIN47
12
NOVUM49
Idea
France, Switzerland
Denmark, Great Britain,
Sweden, Italy, Ireland,
Greece, Estonia, Croatia,
Finland, France
n.a.
13
Békés-Arad
Idea
Romania, Hungary
14
Pro Comitatu
Idea
Slovakia (n.a)
15
Donauhanse
Idea
16
Euregio Meuse-Rhine
Idea
17
Euroregion Corridor VIII
Idea
18
Saint Martin – Sint Maarten50
Idea
Germany, Austria, Hungary,
Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria,
Ukraine
Belgium, The Netherlands,
Germany
Italy, Albania, Greece,
Macedonia, Bulgaria
France, the Netherlands
47 As this network federation covers 10 EU Member States it is not included in the map on the following page.
48The prospective members have undertaken exploratory actions or pre-negotiations to set up an EGTC.
49 No geographical detail available. This grouping is not included in the map on the following page.
50 No geographical detail available. This grouping is not included in the map.
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Map 3. Geographical distribution of EGTCs in the pipeline
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Annex 1: Overview of different options
chosen by the Member States in
implementing the Regulation
(EC) 1082/2006
Member
State
EGTC National Date
of
Provision
adoption,
including
adoption
of
Regulation
1302/2013
AT – Land Burgenländisches
7 Apr. 2011
Burgenland
EVTZ-Gesetz
Bgld. EVTZG
Amendment
1302/2013
adopted: Oct.
2014
AT – Land Kärntner
EVTZ- 18 Dec. 2008
Carinthia
Gesetz
Amendment
1302/2013
adopted: Dec.
2014
AT – Land Niederösterreich
21 Jan. 2010
Lower
EVTZ-Gesetz
Austria
AT – Land Salzburger EVTZ- 26 Sept. 2009
Salzburg
Anwendungsgesetz
- S.EVTZ-G
Amendment
1302/2013
adopted: Nov.
2014
AT – Land Steiermärkisches
17 Nov. 2009
Styria
EVTZAnwendungsgesetz
- StEVTZG
AT – Land Tiroler
EVTZ- 3 Sept. 2010
Tyrol
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visant à renforcer
la
coopération
transfrontalière,
transnationale
et
interrégionale par
la
mise
en
conformité du code
général
des
collectivités
territoriales avec le
règlement
communautaire
relatif
à
un
groupement
européen
de
coopération
territoriale
n.a.
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Act XCIX of 2007
on the European
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of
Territorial
Cooperation
(in
English)
Statutory
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S.I.
No. 533
25 Jun. 2007
Amendment
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adopted: Dec.
2014
16 Dec. 2009
Disposizioni
per 23 Jun. 2009
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dell'Italia
alle
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in
English
and
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of
the Public Law
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Affairs
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for
the
Environment,
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Regional
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Development
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Tourism
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–
Lag
om
europeiska
grupperingar
för
territoriellt
samarbete
Uredbo
o 30 Mar. 2008
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evropskega
zdruzenja
za
teritorialno
sodelovanje
(EZTS)
Act on a EGTC
15 Feb. 2008
Amendment
1302/2013
adopted:
Mar. 2015
Statutory
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Instrument - 2007 revised 1 Apr.
No.
1949, 2008
Guidance
Note,
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Office
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and
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Public Law
With
Unlimited
Liability
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Construction
Regional
Development
of Public Law
and With Limited
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Public
Or
Private Law
With
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Liability
Annex 2: Overview EGTCs in Europe
EGTC
1
1
EU
core
area
(FR BE DE LU)
Liniela
nd van
Waas
en
Hulst
EGTC
with
limited
liabilit
y
Eurom
étropol
e LilleKortrij
kTourna
i
Seat
BE
FR
Partner
NL
BE
operat
ional
seat)
Foun
Annual
Annual
Annual
datio Budget 2010 budget 2012 Budget 2013 Budget 2014
n date
in €
in €
in €
2011
2008
115.000,00
115.000,00
Staff
2010
115.000,00
1.500.000,00 1.500.000,00 1.900.000,00 1.900.000,00
Staff
2012
1,5
8,00
12,0
Staff
2013
(FTEs)
1,5
12,0
Staff
2014
(having
contrac
t or lent Purpose
on
perman
ent
basis)
Policy
area
where
EGTC is
active
1,5
improve
cooperat
ion,
impleme
nt
projects
projects in
transport,
childcare,
education
12,0
support
establish
ment of
a crossborder
conurbat
ion,
coherent
develop
ment,
longerterm
strategybuilding
(Euromt
etropolis
2020)
transport,
economic
developme
nt, RDTinetworks,
projects on
economic
developme
nt,
knowledge
strategy,
spatial
developme
nt, culture
OnFlaggoing
ship
projects
initia(ETC)
tives
2014
Partner
ship
No of
partners
Inhabitants
Duration
2
local,
intermu
nicipal,
region
(province)
7
110.000
18 years;
option for
prolongati
on
7
national,
regional,
CU,
local
(147
municip
alities)
14
2.100.000
unlimited
Innov
ation
1
EGTC
WestVlaand
eren /
Flandr
e–
Dunke
rque –
Côte
dÓpal
e
1
Eurodi
strict
Strasb
ourg
Ortena
u
1
Eurodi
strict
Saar
Mosell
e
1
Somm
et de la
Grand
e
Region
1
Alzette
Belval
FR
FR
FR
LU
FR
BE
(opera
tional
seat)
DE
DE
(opera
tional
seat)
FR,
DE,
BE
LU
2009
2010
2010
2013
2014
300.000,00
850.000,00
0,00
270.000,00
850.000,00
480.000,00
327.265,00
850.000,00
320.000,00
850.000,00
2.500.000,00 1.600.000,00
600.000,00
600.000,00
80.000,00
2,00
4,00
0,0
5,0
0,0
0,0
5,0
0,0
4,0
0,0
projects in
network
improve developme
cooperat
nt,
ion,
inventory
impleme of sports
nt
facilities,
projects project on
cultural
events
5,0
cooperat
ion in
spatial
develop
ment,
day-today life,
culture
4,0
4,0
1,0
support
develop
ment in
Eurodist
rict,
initiatin
g and
impleme
nting
cooperat
ion
projects
Secretari
at for
the
summit
of the
Greater
Region
support
to local
develop
ment
3
national,
regional,
local
13
2.000.000
unlimited
since
2012:
SPF!
1
local
(cities),
CU de
Strasbou
rg, new
in 2014:
municip
alities in
FR join
86
868.014
unlimited
projects in
health-care
and
developme
nt of urban
green
zones
along trhe
rivers
5
RV, CU,
local
8
800.000
unlimited
0
regional
,
national
(Länder,
departm
ents,
LU, FR)
10
11.200.000
unlimited
0
FR:
local,
regional,
national;
LU:
local,
national
10
90.000
unlimited
Coordinati
on of
developme
nt policies
urban
developme
nt,
infrastruct
ure,
tourism
developme
nt (fomer
industrial
area industrial
heritage)
ES PT FR
1
EGTC
Euroré
gion
Aquita
ineEuska
di
1
EGTC
ZASN
ET
1
EGTC
Galicia
–
Norte
de
Portug
al
FR
PT
ES
ES
ES
PT
2011
2010
2008
720.000,00
240.000,00
350.000,00
480.000,00
270.000,00
1.456.561,00 1.100.000,00
548.021,77
270.000,00
432.219,39
400.000,00
3,0
0,00
7,00
1,0
6,0
4,0
1,0
6,0
framewo
rk for
carrying
out
common
actions
to
strength
en the
economi
c, social
and
cultural
develop
ment of
the
Euroregi
on.
Innovation
,
environme
nt
accessibilit
y,
Euregional
citizenship
, project in
transport
& mobility
1,0
support
local
develop
ment
projects on
CB
biosphere
reserve,
sustainable
forestry,
Action
Plan 20142020
6,0
promote
regional
develop
ment
among
its
member
1.
competitiv
eness and
employme
nt; 2.
environme
nt,
5,0
0
Innov
ation,
resear
ch
Resou
rce
efficie
ncy
Cultur
e
Traini
ng,
mobili
ty
regional
2
5.500.000
unlimited
3
regions,
associati
ons of
municip
alities
6
681.153
unlimited
1
national
(PT),
regional
(ES) rather
rural
area
2
6.400.000
unlimited
s
1
Pirineu
sCerdan
ya
EGTC
FR
ES
2011
0,00
15.000,00
15.000,00
0,0
0,0
0,0
1
DueroDouro
EGTC
ES
PT
2009
170.000,00
650.000,00
650.000,00
654.000,00
7,00
15,0
7,0
30,0
1
EGTC
Eurore
gion
Pyrene
esMédite
rranea
n
FR
ES
2009
700.000,00
700.000,00
800.000,00
800.000,00
8,0
8,0
8,0
9,0
Valorisa
tion of
cultural
heritage,
tourism
heritage,
risk
prevention
Territorial
cohesion,
tourism
Ongoing
cooperat projects on
ion in a
natural
broad
heritage,
range of
energy
areas of efficiency
regional
in street
and
lighting,
local
youth
develop association
ment
s,
education
economi
c
activitie
projects on
s,
young
innovati
entreprene
on,
urs,
training
campus
(languag
for
e)
students,
culture,
sustainable
tourism,
developme
environ
nt
ment,
accessib
ility
0
local
(ES)
associati
on of
municip
alities
(FR)
Enlarge
ment on
FR side
(2014)
2
27.657
unlimited
7
Youth
on the
move
local
plus
associati
ons of
municip
alities
200
120.000
unlimited
2
Youth
on the
move
regional
4
14.200.000
unlimited
1
HP
Hautes
Pyréné
es
ES
FR
2014
50.000,00
0,0
1
AECT
Faja
Pirítica
Ibérica
ES
PT
2014
11.000,00
0,0
1
Euroci
ty of
Chave
sVerín,
EGTC
ES
FR
2014
21.000,00
4,0
local
develop
ment
tourism
developme
nt
Accessibili
ty,
transport,
local
economic
develop
and
ment
sustainable
developme
nt
governa transport,
nce of
health
crosscare,
border
education,
conurbat employme
ion
nt,
10 years;
option for
prolongati
on
0
regional
2
470.000
0
local
11
70.000
0
local
2
57.000
unlimited
local
attempt
to
include
microregion
has
failed
3
10.000
unlimited
local
function
al area
around
the
cities of
Esztergo
m (HU)
and
Štúrovo
(SK);
intent to
reach
102
member
s (initial
82
189.000
unlimited
HU SK RO
1
1
Karst Bodva
Ister
Granu
m
SK
HU
HU
SK
2009
2008
0,00
18.400,00
500,00
74.000,00
0,00
54.000,00
0,00
54.000,00
0,0
4,00
2,0
0,0
2,0
0,0
3,0
CB
develop
ment
strategy
in a
region
with
nature
reserve
Energy
agency,
tourism,
business
zone
developme
nt,
transport,
health
10
member
s of
euroregi
on)
1
Abaúj
Abaúj
ban
EGTC
HU
SK
2010
29.780,00
38.441,00
20.000,00
1
Bodro
gközi
EGTC
HU
SK
2012
29.780,00
38.441,00
1
GATE
to
Europe
ETT
HU
RO
2012
54.000,00
60.000,00
1
Bánát
–
Triple
x
Confin
ium
Limite
d
Liabili
ty
HU
RO,
Serbia
(obser
ver)
2010
34.000,00
43.000,00
0,0
0,0
0,0
38.441,00
0,0
0,0
0,0
60.000,00
3,0
4,0
4,0
100.000,00
0,00
2,0
3,0
3,0
Regiona
l
develop
ment
Projects
through
on
entrepre
tourism,
neurship
SME
and
support
tourism,
network
nature
protectio
n
Local
develop
ment
Territorial
(tourism cohesion,
, agroeconomic
industrie developme
s,
nt
transport
)
Local,
regional
develop
ment, in Territorial
particula cohesion,
r
economic
tourism, developme
marketin
nt g
tourism
agricultu
ral
products
projects on
strategy
developme
nt,
Impleme
entreprene
ntation
urship,
of ETC
SMEprojects
services,
local
customs
External
2
local
14
11.000
unlimited
local
17
15.000
unlimited
0
local
36
196.032
unlimited
5
local;
recently
3 new
member
s have
joined
80
434.797
unlimited
relation
1
1
Panno
n
EGTC
Novoh
rad Nógrá
d'
EGTC
1
Arrabo
na
EGTC
Ltd.
1
Pons
Danub
ii
EGTC
HU
HU
HU
SK
SI,
CR
SK
SK
HU
2012
30.000,00
2011
0,00
2011
2010
100.000,00
0,00
145.000,00
6.500,00
30.800,00
132.663,00
6.500,00
0,0
32.000,00
0,0
123.722,00
2.100.000,00
3,0
1,0
6,0
0,0
0,0
3,0
4,0
3,0
4,0
5,0
local,
regional Territorial
develop cohesion,
ment,
economic
cohesion developme
policy
nt
projects
infrastruct
Econom
ure and
ic and
business
social
developme
cohesion
nt,
; twin
training,
cities,
tourism,
Geopark environme
nt
Territorial
cohesion,
economic
developme
CBC
nt
projects
(Geopark;
entreprene
urship,
tourism)
CB
projects projects in
in
ICT,
particula training,
r for
health
entrpren
care,
eurship,
culture,
natural cycle path
and
developme
cultural
nt
heritage,
0
4
Digita
l
Europ
e
local +
universit
y+
national
park
Enlarge
ment to
SI and
CR
intended
62
1.129.378
unlimited
local
2
47.528
unlimited
local
Enlarge
ment on
HU and
SK side
in 2012
and
2014
29
242.000
unlimited
local
(cities)
7
270.000
unlimited
Infrastru
cture
(IS)
1
UTTS
Csopor
tosulás
HU
SK
2010
0,00
1
RábaDunaVág
EGTC
HU
SK
2011
42.000,00
1
Via
Carpat
ia
SK
HU
2013
40.000,00
1
Sajó Rima
HU
SK
2013
35.000,00
0,00
0,00
0,0
0,0
0,0
2,0
1,0
2,0
40.000,00
1,0
3,0
36.000,00
0,5
0,5
Local
develop
ment
cooperat
ion in
the
frame of
the
Territorial
EUSDR cohesion,
(IS,
economic
energy, developme
mobility
nt
,
tourism,
educatio
n)
Employme
nt,
Strenght
agriculture
en
, tourism,
economi
health
c, social
care,
and
transport,
territoria
waste,
l
flood
cohesion
protection
etc.
start-up
Local,
(marketing
regional
and
strategy
strategy
buidling
building)
0
local
4
700.000
unlimited
0
regional
3
1.360.000
unlimited
regional
2
1.503.899
unlimited
local
4
70.000
unlimited
1
1
1
Comm
on
Future
Torysa
SVIN
KA
HU
HU
HU
RO
SK
SK
2012
0,00
0,00
2013
0,00
0,0
6.500,00
2013
6.500,00
0,0
local
develop
ment
tourism,
shared
product
developme
nt, disaster
manageme
nt
tourism,
transport,
cultural
heritage,
largest
project in
renewable
energy,
Europe for
Citizens
programm
e
tourism,
transport,
cultural
heritage,
largest
project in
renewable
energy
0,0
Local,
regional
strategy
buidling
0,0
Local,
regional
strategy
buidling
3,0
Expand
cooperat
ion
transport,
economy,
tourism,
environme
nt, energy
Impleme
nting
ETC
projects,
intent to
run SPF
cultural
heritage,
tourism
local;
enlarge
ment
intent
4
12.416
unlimited
local,
elargem
ent in
progress
(+4)
3
4.512
unlimited
local,
elargem
ent in
progress
(+2)
3
2.347
unlimited
1
regional
(kraj,
VUC,
voivods
hip)
4
7.600.000
unlimited
1
local;
associati
ons of
municip
alities
2
847.000
unlimited
0
3
Resou
rceefficie
nt
Europ
e
CZPLSK
1
1
EGTC
Tritia
EGTC
Tatry
PL
PL
SK,
CZ
SK
2013
2013
88.000,00
0,00
88.000,00
13.000,00
3,0
0,0
1
1
1
EGTC
Spolcn
y
región
IT - SI
- AT
Territo
ry of
munici
palities
Gorizi
aNova
Gorica
(GEC
T
EURO
GO)
GECT
“EUR
EGIO
TiroloAlto
AdigeTrenti
no”
SK
IT
IT
CZ
SI
AT
2012
2011
2011
30.000,00
40.000,00
250.000,00
40.000,00
750.000,00
10.000,00
40.000,00
750.000,00
0,0
0,0
4,0
1,0
4,0
culture,
sport,
environme
nt,
infrastruct
ure
developme
nt; project
in
renewable
energy
0,0
Regiona
l
develop
ment
1,0
infrastru
cture,
transport
Territorial
,
cohesion,
sustaina
economic
ble
developme
develop
nt
ment,
culture,
tourism
0
7,0
strength
en the
economi
c, social
and
cultural
cooperat
ion
Territorial
between
cohesion,
the
economic
citizens
developme
of the
nt; Youth,
member
regions
(mobilit
y,
health,
social
security,
tourism)
10
1
Resou
rce
efficie
ncy
(energ
y!)
local
(SK),
microregions
(CZ); in
total 46
municip
alities
24
49.000
unlimited
local
3
73.750
unlimited
regions
3
1.695.130
15+15
years
1
Senza
confini
AT
IT
2013
0,00
0,0
Energy,
transport
, culture,
sport,
RTDI,
agricultu
re, VET
regions
Enlarge
ment
intent:
Istria
(CR)
2
6.712.062
30 years
national,
regional,
local
11
0
2015
national,
regional,
local
4
30.000
unlimited
national
10
0
unlimited
regional
5
4.493.003
unlimited
Specifi
c
Purpo
se
1
Grand
e
Region
EGTC
FR
DE ,
LU,
BE
2010
500.000,00
1
Hospit
al de
Cerdan
ya
ES
FR
2010
40.000,00
NL
CY,
BE,
CZ,
FR,
DE,
HU,
LU,
NL,
RO
2012
PL
SE,
HU
2014
1
1
EUKN
Europe
an
Urban
Knowl
edge
Netwo
rk
CECT
Centra
l
Europe
an
Transp
ort
Corrid
650.000,00
519.227,00
519.227,00
15.500.000,0 20.000.000,0 20.000.000,0
0
0
0
500.000,00
460.000,00
500.000,00
0,00
2,00
2,0
3,0
3,0
4,00
4,0
4,0
4,0
3,5
3,5
0,0
Manage
ment
(MA) of
multilate In charge
ral ETC
of
CB
programm
program e closure
me
20072013
Manage manageme
ment of
nt of
the
health care
hospital
facility
with a
and
CB
regional
catchme health-care
nt area
strategies
urban
policies
sharing
(housing,
knowled transport,
ge in
mobility,
urban
economic
policies developme
nt, security
etc.)
developi
ng
transport
transprt
corridor
planning,
65
intermodal
(northity
south BalticAdriatic
0
or
1
Espaci
o
Portale
t
EGTC
1
Parco
Europe
o/
Parc
Europe
én
Alpi
Maritti
me
Merca
ntour
1
Parc
Marin
Interna
tional
des
Bouch
es de
Bonifa
cio
Trans
nation
al
)
ES
FR
IT
FR
IT
FR
2011
2013
2013
0,00
738.619,00
738.619,00
0,00
0,00
1,0
Primary
purpose maintain
and
upgrade
mountain
pass
(road),
tourism,
transport,
cultural
heritage
protection
and
support to
biodiversit
y,
preservatio
n of the
natural
heritage becoming
UNESCO
heritage
1,0
social
and
economi
c
cohesion
0,0
Coopera
tion of
adjacent
nature /
national
parks
0,0
Reconcil
Scientific
iation of
montoring,
tourism
renewable
with
energy;
protectio
designatio
n of
n of strait
natural
of
assets
bonifacio
between
as
Sardinia
UNESCO
and
heritage
Corsica
region
(FR)
region
(ES)
2
0
National
parks
2
50 years
1
National
park
(IT);
Environ
ment
Office
(Corse,
FR)
2
?
1.949.485
10+10
years
1
Amphi
ctyony
EGTC
1
EXFI
NI
POLI Solidar
City
Netwo
rk
GR
CY,
BG
2012
600.000,00
600.000,00
1
EGTC
Archi
med
IT
ES,
CY,
GR
2011
60.000,00
60.000,00
1
AEuC
C
GECT
5
0
Total
GR
ES
CY,
IT, FR
IT,
FR,
RO
2011
500.000,00
135.000,00
100.000,00
2013
100.000,00
60.000,00
0,00
0,0
0,0
5,0
5,0
5,0
1,0
1,0
1,0
32.000,00
5.168.400
24.309.060
33.896.539
34.422.728
0,0
0,0
89
96
132
project on
social
transnati services,
onal,
local
cross- democracy
border
building,
cooperat
cultural
ion,
policy and
culture
local
governme
nt
Project in
waste
Broad
(transnasti
approac
onal),
h to
project on
sustaina support to
ble
job
cohesion generation
policy
at local
level
(IVC)
develop
ment
and
imoplem
entation
of
projects,
valorisat
ion of
existing
cooperat
ion
Coopera
tion of
cities
with
promotion
tradition
of ceramic
in
arts and
ceramics
craft
tourism
develop
ment
local
2
0
71
47
500.000
25 years
Resou
rce
efficie
local,
nt
region,
Europ unviersit
e
y, RDA
(waste
!)
24
4.000.000
25 years
regional
7
10.000.000
unlimited
national
assocati
ons of
ceramic
cities;
enlarge
ment
intent
4
890
25 years
88.841.163
Annex 3: Fields of activity in detail
CoR Commission:
EGTC
FR - BE - DE - LU
1 Linieland van Waas
en Hulst EGTC with
limited liability
2 Eurométropole LilleKortrijk-Tournai
3 EGTC WestVlaanderen / Flandre
– Dunkerque – Côte
dÓpale
Eurodistrict
Strasbourg Ortenau
Spatial
development
COTER
Transport,
infrastructure
ECON
EntreStart-up &
preneurship
strategy
develop-ment
1
1
SEDEC
Culture,
sports
Education,
training;
in particular for
the youth
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Pirineus-Cerdanya
EGTC
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
ES - PT - FR
EGTC Eurorégion
Aquitaine-Euskadi
EGTC ZASNET
EGTC Galicia –
Norte de Portugal
ENVE
ProtecEnergy
tion of
natural
resources
1
Eurodistrict Saar
Moselle
Duero-Douro EGTC
Knowledge
networks
(RDTI)
1
1
Espacio Portalet
EGTC
NAT
Tourism
Health care
develop-ment
1
Sommet de la Grande
Region
GETC Alzette Belval
Function
in ETC
program
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
CoR Commission:
EGTC
Spatial
development
COTER
Transport,
infrastructure
EGTC Euroregion
PyreneesMéditerranean
Huesca Pirineos –
Hautes Pyrénées
AECT Faja Pirítica
Ibérica
HU - SK - RO
Karst - Bodva
Ister Granum
Abaúj - Abaújban
EGTC
Bodrogközi EGTC
GATE to Europe ETT
Bánát – Triplex
Confinium Limited
Liability
Pannon EGTC
Novohrad - Nógrád'
EGTC
Arrabona EGTC Ltd.
Pons Danubii EGTC
UTTS Csoportosulás
Via Carpatia
Rába-Duna-Vág
EGTC
Torysa
CZ-SK-PL
Tritia
Spolocny región
Tatry
IT - SI - AT
ECON
EntreStart-up &
preneurship
strategy
develop-ment
NAT
Tourism
Health care
develop-ment
1
1
Knowledge
networks
(RDTI)
1
1
SEDEC
Culture,
sports
Education,
training;
in particular for
the youth
ENVE
ProtecEnergy
tion of
natural
resources
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Svinka
Common Future
Function
in ETC
program
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
CoR Commission:
EGTC
Gorizia-Nova Gorica
(GECT GO)
GECT “EUREGIO
Tirolo-Alto AdigeTrentino”
Specific purpose
Grande Region
EGTC
Hospital de Cerdanya
Central European
Transport Corridor
Transnational
Amphictyony EGTC
EUKN - European
Urban Knowledge
Network
EXFINI POLI SolidarCity Network
EGTC Archimed
AEuCC Cities of
Ceramic AETC
TOTAL
Spatial
development
COTER
Transport,
infrastructure
Function
in ETC
program
ECON
EntreStart-up &
preneurship
strategy
develop-ment
1
1
1
1
1
1
NAT
Tourism
Health care
develop-ment
Knowledge
networks
(RDTI)
SEDEC
Culture,
sports
Education,
training;
in particular for
the youth
1
ENVE
ProtecEnergy
tion of
natural
resources
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
15
6
19
1
1
17
11
22
1
17
17
7
12
1
Annex 4: Contact list of constituted EGTC
Name of the
EGTC
Torysa EGTC
Website
https://www.faceb
ook.com/pages/T
orysaEGTC/14797388
48975530
Svinka EGTC
https://www.faceb
ook.com/pages/Sv
inkaEGTC/59716009
3705285
GECT
Alzette gectalzettebelval.
Belval
eu
Contact Person
Contact
Kacsik
(Director)
Péter Email: torysaegtc@gmail.com
Kacsik
(Director)
Péter Email: svinkaegtc@gmail.com
European
Common Future
Building EGTC
Central European
Transport
Corridor EGTC
Ltd.
Huesca PirineosHautes Pyrénées
EGTC
EUROGO
AECT
Faja
Pirítica Ibérica
europaitarsulas.eu
Dorothée Habay- Email:
Lê (Director)
Gect.AlzetteBelval@gmail.com
Phone: 0033 38 2591500 351
Giuseppe Olmeti Email:
(general secretary giuseppe.olmeti@comune.faenz
and
Project a.ra.it
director)
Phone: 0039 32 040 76432
Krisztián Horváth Email: ett.jovoepito@gmail.com
cetc-egtc.eu
n.a.
hp-hp.eu
Jean
Michel Email: jm.larroche@cg65.fr
Larroche
Phone: 0033 56 256 7784
n.a.
Email: gect@comune.gorizia.it
Bodrogközi
EGTC
bodrogkoziek.co
m
European–gate
EGTC Ltd.
europakapu.eu
(in construction)
Pannon EGTC
pannonegtc.eu
AEUCC, AECT aeucc.eu
limitada
euro-go.eu
n.a.
Email: office@cetc-egtc.eu
Daniel Bendala Email:
Ruiz (Director)
danielbendala.serviciosjuridicos
@hotmail.com
Phone: 0034 605237381
Szabóné Kémeri Email:
Klára
bodrogkoziegtc@upcmail.hu
(Director)
Timea Csetnek
Phone: 0036 52 203692
(Director)
Fax: 0036 52 203870
Email:
timea.csetnek@europakapu.eu
János Girán
Phone: 0036 72 534 018
(Director)
Mobile: 0036 30 212 2215
Email: pannonegtc@ph.pecs.hu
147
Name of the
Website
EGTC
Novohrad
- nnegtc.eu
Nógrád' EGTC
EGTC
POLI
EFXINI efxini.gr
EUKN EGTC
eukn.eu
EGTC
Eurorégion
AquitaineEuskadi
aquitaineeuskadi.eu
EGTC Arrabona
arrabona.eu
PirineusCerdanya EGTC
n.a.
Espacio Portalet espalet.eu
EGTC
Territory of
euro-go.eu
municipalities:
Gorizia, Mestna
občina Nova
Gorica and
Občina
Šempeter-Vrtojba
Contact Person
János Lóska
(Director)
Contact
Phone: 0036 20 4557251; 0036
32 423303
Email: info@nnegtc.eu;
janos.loska@gmail.com
Email: epolis@efxini.gr
Mary
Krimnianioti
(Head of EU
Project
Department)
Mart Grisel
Phone: 0031 (0)70 302 84 84
(Director)
Email: mart.grisel@eukn.eu
info@eukn.eu
Marc Moulin
Phone: 0033 5 59 01 64 80
(Director)
Fax: 0033 5 59 70 18 50
Email: marc.moulin@aquitaineeuskadi.eu;
aquitaine-euskadi@aquitaineeuskadi.eu
Sárkány Péter
Phone: 0036 96 515 630;
(Director)
Fax: 0036 96 515 639
Email: info@arrabona.eu
Fanny Montagné Phone: 0033 (0) 468 04 53 30
Email:
charge.mission@pyreneescerdagne.com;
fanny.montagne@pyreneescerdagne.com
Santiago Fábregas Santiago Fábregas Reigosa
Reigosa
Phone: 0034 974 997 000; 0034
Cristina
García 630 02 99 42
Gracia
Email: sfabregas@espalet.eu
(Foundation
A. Cristina García Gracia
Manager)
Phone: 0034 974 997 000; 0034
Eva Lamothe
976 71 66 54
(Chief)
Email:
cgarcia@transpirenaica.org
Eva Lamothe
Phone: 0033 05 59 11 45 07
Email: eva.lamothe@cg64.fr
Nika
Simoniti Email: gect@comune.gorizia.it
Jenko
148
Name of the
EGTC
Europaregion
Tirol-SudtirolTrentino
Website
Contact Person
Contact
europaregion.info
Linieland
van egtclinieland.eu
Waas en Hulst
EGTC
Birgit Oberkofler
(Secretary
General)
Neu: Matthias
Fink
Richard
Meersschaert
(Director)
Rába-Duna-Vág
(RDV) EGTC
rdvegtc.eu
Gabriella Nagy
Zusana Andrássy
EGTC
Eurométropole
Lille-KortrijkTournai
eurometropolis.eu
Ira
Keirsbilck
(Secretary)
Ister-Granum
EGTC
istergranum.eu
Peter Nagy
(Director)
Phone: 0039 0471 402026
Fax: 0039 0471 405016
Email: info@europaregion.info
matthias.fink@europaregion.inf
o
Phone: 0032 (0)3 727 17 04;
0032 (0) 479 54 96 23
Email:
richard.meersschaert@sintgillis-waas.be
Email:
nagy.gabriella@kemoh.hu
Email: andrassy@rvdegtc.eu
Phone : 0032 56 23 11 00;
Fax: 0032 56 23 01
Email:
ira.keirsbilck@eurometropolis.e
u
Phone: 003633/509-355;
Fax: 003633/509-356
Email: egtc@istergranum.eu
Phone: 0034 986135126
Fax: 0034 986248613
Email: gnpaect@gnpaect.eu
Phone: 0030 210-3243374; 0030
210-3246139
Fax: 0030 210-3243343
Email: amfiktio@otenet.gr
Email: eurokras@stonline.sk
Phone: 00421 58 7884680
Phone: 0034 923 14 14 09
Fax: 0034 923 09 04 33
Email: duero-douro@duerodouro.com
Email: k.defruyt@wvi.be;
Email:
stephanie.verbeke@cud.fr
Galicia-Notre de gnpaect.eu
Portugal EGTC
Amphictyony
EGTC
amphictyony.gr
Juan José Lirón
Lago
(Director)
Vassilis XenosGavrielis
(Director)
Karst
Bodva n.a.
EGTC
Duero-Douro
duero-douro.com
EGTC
Tibor Bráz
EGTC
West- egts-gect.eu;
Vlaanderen
/ gect-egts.eu
Flandre
–
Dunkerque
–
Côte dÓpale
Euroregion
euroregio.eu
PyreneesMéditerranean
Katarina Defruyt
(General
manager)
Stephanie
Verbeke
Philippe
MESTRE
Eurodistrict
Strasbourg
Ortenau
Cordula Riede
(General
Secretary)
eurodistrict.eu
Ana Belén Cerezo
(technician)
149
Phone: 0033 (0) 561 10 20 41 /40
Fax: 0033 (0) 561 10 20 48
Email:
philippe.mestre@euroregioepm.eu
Phone: 0049 07851-899 750
Email: info@eurodistrict.eu
Name of the
Website
EGTC
Grande Region interreg-4agr.eu
EGTC
Zasnet EGTC
zasnet-aect.eu
Hospital de la hcerdanya.eu
Cerdanya EGTC
Eurodistrict Saar saarmoselle.org
Moselle
Pons
EGTC
Danubii ponsdanubii.eu
Bánát – Triplex btc-egtc.eu
Confinium
Limited Liability
Abaúj - Abaújban abauj.info
EGTC
EGTC ArchiMed gectarchimed.eu
(in construction)
UTTS EGTC
Via
EGTC
n.a.
Carpatia viacarpatia.eu
Parc
Marin pmibb.com
International des
Bouches
de
Bonifacio
Contact Person
Contact
Sophie Valette, Phone: 0033 3 87 17 96 75
Christina Oswald Email:
sophie.valette@lorraine.pref.gou
v.fr
Phone: 0033 3 87 17 96 76
Email:
christina.oswald@lorraine.pref.g
ouv.fr
Margarida
Phone: 00351 273098151 /
Rodrigues
00351 910934327
(Director)
Fax: 00351 273 332236
Emails:
margarida.rodrigues@zasnetaect.eu; zasnet@zasnet-aect.eu
Toni Dedeu
Emails: tdedeu@gencat.cat;
Victorià Peralta
gerenciaterritorial@arnau.scs.es;
vperalta@catsalut.cat
Isabelle Prianon
Phone: 0049 681/506-8010,
(General
Emails: info@saarmoselle.org
Director)
Zoltan Bara
Phone: 00421 905 828 898,
(Director)
Emails: zoltan.bara@gmail.com;
office@ponsdanubii.eu
n.a.
Phone: 0036 20 406 9121
Emails: dudas@btcegtc.eu;dudas@morahalom.hu;
koszo.miklos@btc-egtc.eu;
grofagi@brc-egtc.eu
Szabó Ferenc
Email: abaujegtc@upcmail.hu
(Director)
Francesco
Email:
Attaguile
gectarchimed@gmail.com
(Director)
Marosvölgyi
Email:
Tibor
utts.marosvolgyi@gmail.com
(Director)
Director:
Ing. Email:
Julianna
Orbán julianna.orbanmate@vucke.sk
Máté, PhD
tunde.peczeova@vucke.sk
Deputy Director: Imrich.fulop@vucke.sk
Ing. Imrich Fülöp viacarpatia@viacarpatia.eu
Dott. Giuseppe
Phone: 0039 0789 790211
Bonanno
Email:
info@lamaddalenapark.org
lamaddalenapark@pec.it
150
Name of the
EGTC
Tritia
Website
Contact Person
egtctritia.eu
Marta Sláviková Email: director@egtctritia.eu
(Director)
Euroregione
“Senza Confini”
euregiosenzaconfini.eu
Regionálna
rozvojová
agentúra Senica
http://www.spolo
cnyregion.sk/
Dr. Dieter Platzer Dieter.platzer@ktn.gv.at;
Neu: Lisa Della postladion@ktn.gv.at
Pietra
info.vbb-kaernten@ktn.gv.at
abt1.lad@ktn.gv.at
Ing. Jaroslav
rras@rras.sk
Barcaj
GECT
"Secrétariat
du
Sommet de la
Grande Région"
EGTC TATRY
Ltd.
http://www.grand
eregion.net/fr/ind
ex.html
Carlos Guedes
carlos.guedes@mi.etat.lu
http://www.euwttatry.eu/,
Agnieszka
Pyzowska
info@euwt-tatry.eu
Parc européen /
Parco
europeo
Alpi Marittime Mercantour
Sajó-Rima
RIMAVA
http://fr.marittime
mercantour.eu/
Alain Brandeis
(Directeur et
siege officiel);
Patrizia Rossi
http://sajorima.eu/ Mr. Benedek Gál
(under
construction)
alain.brandeis@mercantourparcnational.fr
patrizia.rossi@parcoalpimarittim
e.it
Email:
sajorima.egtc@gmail.com
Phone: 0036 308 787 583
Parco
Marino
Internazionale
delle Bocche di
Bonifacio
(P.M.I.B.B)
Europské
zoskupenie
územnej
spolupráce
Spoločný región
s ručením
obmezdezným
Eurocidade
Chaves – Verín
www.pmibb.com
Phone: 0039 0789 790211
Emails:
info@lamaddalenapark.org
lamaddalenapark@pec.it
Giuseppe
Bonanno
Contact
www.spolocnyreg Jaroslav Barcaj
ion.sk,
www.rras.sk
Phone: 00421 34 651 62 59,
00421 903 342448
Email: barcaj@rras.sk
eurocidadechaves
verin.eu
Phone: 0034 988 416 017
Email:
info@eurocidadechavesverin.eu
n.a.
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EGTC monitoring report 2014

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