new perspectives for the egtc
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New perspectives for the EGTC Partnerships, co-operations for a sustainable joint cross-border development after 2014 István Pálfi Day 2013 Brussels, 8 October 2013 Alfonso Alcolea Committee of the Regions of the EU. The CoR and the future regional policy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
New perspectives for the EGTC
Partnerships, co-operations for a sustainable joint cross-border development after 2014
István Pálfi Day 2013
Brussels, 8 October 2013
Alfonso Alcolea Committee of the Regions of the EU
The CoR and the future regional policy
The European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation
General perspectives
The CoR and the future
regional policy
CoR positioning•1st wave of opinions (2012)•CSF opinion (2012)•Resolution about the cohesion package (2013)
The Council and the Parliament•EP REGI voted a mandate of negotiation in July 2012•General Affairs Council adpted a ’general agreement’ on the different blocks (CAG)
Trilogues: Agreements between January and June 2013
The CoR and the future regional policy
Cohesion Package proposed by the Commission in 2011• Common provisions• 5 funds + Territorial
Cohesion + Common Strategic Framework + EGTC
Issues under debate
Final budget of cohesion policy
Objectives: Investing in growth and jobs + territorial cooperation
Intermediate regions
Capping and increase of co-funding rate
Common strategic framework for the ERDF, ESF, EARDF, EFF
Regional approach in the ESF
Macroeconomic conditionality
The CoR and the future regional policy
Implementation phase
The Member States are already programming• Partnership agreements• Operational programmes
How to involve local and regional authorities? • CERM-CCRE study• Questionnaire of the CoR • Cor-AEBR workshop on 19 November
To which extent local and regional authorities participate?• ITI, CLLD, Operational programme, multi fund
Which impact of the final agreements?
The CoR and the future regional policy
EGTC - European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
EGTC – European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
At the beginning, an idea of the Committee of the Regions
Created by Regulation (EC) 1082/2006
Public entities from different Member States can get together under an entity with European legal personality.
The EGTC has its own organisation, budget and staff.
It may implement programmes and projects of territorial cooperation, with or without EU funding.
Entered into force on 1 August 2007, the Member States adopt national provisions.
What is an EGTC?
The EGTCtrends and developments
Figures
39 EGTC set up, according to the Register of the CoR+3 pending registration
More than 650 LRA involved
A reality in 19 Member States
Impact on the life of 30 Mo Europeans
EGTC trends and developments
National implementation varies
Only one EGTC implements programmes: ‘Greater Region’
The use of structural funds is not the main object of activity
Although ‘laboratory for multi-level governance’, most of the EGTC group entities of the same level
Main focus on cross-border cooperation
Main areas: Axis Benelux-FR-DE, around HU and Mediterranean Precedent cooperation started in the 90s.
Need of awareness among LRA, public and EC services
EGTC trends and developments
Grande Région
First EGTC to become management authority of a programme Involves FR, DE, LU, NL, BE www.interreg4a-gr.eu
Examples of EGTC
Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai
Conurbation between Belgium and France, 3 regions, 2 languages, 1.7 Mo inhabitants
www.eurometropolis.eu
Touristic site: www.visiteurometropolis.eu
Examples of EGTC
Galicia-Norte de Portugal
Big euroregion with more than 20 years of co-operation History
Projects: Working plan fostering competitivness and promoting
employment. Transport: Guide, study on interoperativity Cooperation between technology centres and campuses Many sectors: Sea, automotive, creative and cultural
industries, tourism
www.gnpaect.com
Examples of EGTC
Cerdanya cross-border hospital
Service to 60,000 inhabitants in the Pyrenees www.hcerdanya.eu
Examples of EGTC
The CoRhas madea choice
The EGTC as “preferential instrument for cooperation”Own-initiative opinion Núñez Feijóo - 2011
CoR Opinions of Bresso (2008), Núñez Feijóo (2011), Delebarre (2012), and two consultations (2010 and 2012)
Remove bureaucratic obstacles
Harmonize national implementation
Use the EGTC beyond regional policy Strategy Europe 2020, mainstream all EU policies
Awareness needed at all levels
Participation of non-EU countries
Leadership of the CoR
Ambitious proposal of the EC (Oct 2011)
Inter-institutional conference 29/03/2012 Fast-track the EGTC
The EP-REGI assumed the amendments proposed by the CoR on 11/07/2012
Debate about the EGTC in the future cohesion policy OPEN DAYS 2012
Political agreement of the Council on 20/02/2013
Inter-institutional trilogue March-May 2013, CoR invited
Influence on the new legislation
Approved tacitly after 6 months.
Main document to be approved will be the convention.
Clarification on the legal situation of the staff of the EGTC
CoR wanted to create groupings in the fields of health, education and vocational training (even if entities are private)
3rd countries will be able to get involved in EGTCs, including neighbors of outermost regions and territories
The CoR will maintain its role of register of the EGTCs
New aspects of the Regulation
Perspectives
How will the Member States implement the new Regulation?
How will the new generation of EGTCs look like? Governance of the EGTCs
Participation of the civil society Participation in the Operational Programmes EGTCs implementing new instruments ITI, CLLD,
JAP... EGTCs and macro-regions Mainstreaming the EGTC in other EU policies
Events with DG Move and DG Enterprise
Next event with DG Markt on 9 October Visibility EGTC award
Short and medium term issues
The Platform groups all players in EGTC and cross-border
• Coordinator: Mr Herwig Van Staa (AT/EPP)
• Monitoring Study ‘EGTC Monitoring Report’
• Assistance and support, political input Face-to-face communication:
• Open Days 9/10/2013 09B07 and networking event
• Save the date! 19 November 2013 AEBR meeting
• Portal www.cor.europa.eu/egtc, social networks
The EGTC Platform
… Latest news
The CoR launches an EGTC award
Adopted by the Bureau of 7 October 2013
Bi-annual edition
Focus on implemented actions related to growth and jobs
Thank you! Köszönöm!
Committee of the RegionsDirection of horizontal policies and networks – Unit E.2
Alfonso Alcolea MartínezAdministrator EGTC & territorial cooperation
www.cor.europa.eu/egtc
@EGTCPlatform
EGTC
Pálfi István (1966-2006)
In memoriam