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Welcome to the Committee of the Regions

European Union. The EGTC Platform of the Committee of the Regions Conference The EGTC and multi-level governance Gödöllö, Hungary, 22-23 March 2011 Alfonso ALCOLEA Committee of the Regions. Welcome to the Committee of the Regions. Index. Engagement of the CoR in the EGTC

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Welcome to the Committee of the Regions

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  1. European Union The EGTC Platformof the Committee of the Regions ConferenceThe EGTC and multi-level governance Gödöllö, Hungary, 22-23 March 2011 Alfonso ALCOLEA Committee of the Regions Welcome to the Committee of the Regions

  2. Index • Engagement of the CoR in the EGTC • The CoR opinion • The EGTC Platform • Getting involved!

  3. 2008 2009 Engagement of the CoR Legal basis:  Treaties (art. 306 TFEU) Consultative remit in cross-border cooperation Regulation (EC) 1082/2006, Art. 5 The new EGTCs must notify the CoR Political action: • The EGTC is strategic for the CoR • Inter-institutional cooperation • Political proactiveness 2010 2011 2012 3

  4. 2008 Engagement of the CoR 2009 • Political impulse 2 own-initiative opinions about EGTC, 2008 and 2011 • Sharing experience Expert Group, then EGTC Platform • Information and debate Joint consultation in 2010 Workshops and stands during the Open Days 3 studies and annual report since 2010 • Public registry of EGTC Art. 5 of Regulation (EC) 1082/2006 2010 2011 2012

  5. The CoR opinion on EGTC New perspectives for the revisionof the EGTC Regulation • Own initiative opinion CdR 100/2010 adopted in plenary session the 27 January 2011. • Rapporteur: Mr Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, (ES/EPP) President of Galicia. • Continuity: Recalls the opinion made by Ms Mercedes Bresso (IT/PES) in 2008. • Stakehoders’ forum the 13/07/2010 and large consultation launched in Cáceres on 3 May 2010 • Debated in 3 sessions of the Commission of territorial cohesion (COTER) of the CoR. • Multilateral and bilateral dialogue. 5

  6. The CoR opinion on EGTC • New scenario: Lisbon Treaty, debate on the new financial perspectives. • Importance of the EGTC: • For ETC programmes and projects • For the Strategy Europe 2020 • For the Multilevel Governance • For the Single Market • Support of the EGTC as ‘preferential tool for co-operation’

  7. The CoR opinion on EGTC Contents: • Substantial measures: Legal status; harmonisation of national regimes; staff; participation of private entities; clarifications. • Procedural measures: Reduction of the delays, hearing the promoters of the EGTC; common act for autorisation; publication in section C of the OJEU. • Financial measures: Consider the EGTC automatically as transnational partnership; suppress obsolete methodes of management; autonomous pole of cooperation. • Participation of entities from Third countries on the basis of Title V of the Treaty; allow 1+1 bilateral EGTCs.

  8. The EGTC Platform • Its it integrated by all the EGTCs existing, the EGTCs in constitution, experts and different organisations of support • Open to other cross-border structures. • Launched the 28 January 2011 in Brussels • Online forum www.cor.europa.eu/egtc • Contact: egtc@cor.europa.eu

  9. The EGTC Platform - Mission Mission • Legislative monitoring What’s going on? • Peer exchange of experiences, advice and practices  How do we do it? • Dissemination and visibility of the EGTC  What can we do? • Explore the opportunities and challenges of the EGTC  How to do it better? • Contribute to the consultative works of the CoR providing factual input about cross-border aspects of the EU legislation and policies  What happens at cross-border level?

  10. The EGTC Platform – Launching conference • 27 January  Lille • 28 January  Brussels • More than 200 participants www.cor.europa.eu/egtc

  11. The EGTC Platform - Online forum www.cor.europa.eu/egtc

  12. Thank you! Köszönom!  Committee of the Regions Direction of consultative works Alfonso Alcolea Martínez Administrator EGTC & territorial cooperation URL:www.cor.europa.eu/egtc E-mail: egtc@cor.europa.eu Twitter: @EGTCPlatform FB group:EGTC

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