Head of the Strategic Cooperation Unit, Norte Region

EGTC- European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation

Nuno Almeida

The Euro-region Galicia-Norte Portugal

North of Portugal in the European Context

Norte Portugal

Galicia

SPAIN

Castilla y León

SPAINCenter Region

PORTUGAL

Norte Portugal in the Euro-region

Context

The Euro-region Galicia-Norte PortugalRelationship between European Urban Areas

Euclidean distance between centres of urban areas

Lessa than 100 Km100 to 150 Km

The Euro-region Galicia-Norte PortugalMain indicators

Galicia North TotalPopulation, 2004 2.709.000 3.720.000 6.429.000Total Area 29.575 21.278 50.853Populacion Density, 2004 92 175 126

% Population in each age group, 2004< 15 years old 11,6 16,9

15-64 67,2 68,6> 64 years old 21,2 14,5

Employment by sector %, 2005Agriculture, Fisheries and other Activities 10,7 12,8

Industry and Construction 30,3 39,6Services 59,0 47,5

Unemployment rate %, 2005 Total 9,9 8,8Women 13,5 10,4

Economic Lisbon indicators (average EU27) 0,5 0,3

R&D expenditure (% of GDP), 2004 0,9 0,6

GDP per head in PPS (EU27=100), 2004 81,0 58,8

Fourth Report on Economic and Social Cohesion, May 2007

The Euro-region Galicia-Norte Portugal High Cross Border Mobility

VN Cerveira-Goian 2.591 2%

Valença do Minho-Tui 33.130 31%

Monção-Salvaterra do Miño 6.460 6%

Vila Verde Raia-Verín 8.285 8%

Arbo/Melgaço 1.454 1%San Martín de Pedroso/Quintanilha 2.623 2%Vilar Formoso-Fuentes de Oñoro 11.267 10%Caia-Badajoz 14.072 13%Ayamonte-Monte Francisco 20.749 19%

Outras 7.708 7%

Vehicles/day

Cross border Observatory Portugal-Spain

108.339

Average Daily Traffic (2007) passing by the Euro-region Borders

TMD 2007

48%