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EGTCs : A trendy tool ?

EGTCs : A trendy tool ?. Borders: something still actual ?. Where are the borders ?. The Eurometropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai : the first EGTC. West Vlaanderen. Wallonie Picarde. Lille Metropole. The Eurometropole. 2 main objectives : Erase step by step the border obstacles

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EGTCs : A trendy tool ?

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  1. EGTCs: A trendytool?

  2. Borders: something still actual?

  3. Where are the borders?

  4. The EurometropoleLille-Kortrijk-Tournai: the first EGTC. West Vlaanderen WalloniePicarde Lille Metropole

  5. The Eurometropole 2 main objectives : • Erasestep by step the border obstacles • Create and implement a commonmetropolitanstrategy

  6. European Level The Eurometropole Top down Bottom up Mayors & Forum

  7. Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai: new political organisation Presidency(4) 147 municipalities General Assembly(84) FORUM (80 civil society representatives) Board(32) Europe Group Axis 3 Axis 2 Axis 1 COMMITTE ON THE BLUE & GREENEUROMETROPOLIS COMMITTEE ON MOBILITY & ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Workshop 2030 (database, long termreflexion on metropolisation & the future development of the cross border region)

  8. The Eurometropole Local Politics RegionNat/Int Politics Civil Society Operators Market

  9. Titolo

  10. The GO EGTC: Areas ofcooperation CITIZENSHIP

  11. EGTC – GO : MAIN TOPICS

  12. GO EGTC: work in course: • SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTION PLAN FOR THE 3 MUNICIPALITIES • MATERNITY HOSPITAL • JOINT URBAN PLANNING FOR REVITALIZATION OF MARGINALIZED CITY AREAS • URBAN MOBILITY – ONE BUS LINE FOR 3 CITIES • ISONZO/SOČA RIVER – A COMMON HERITAGE

  13. EGTC Galicia-Norte Portugal

  14. EGTC Galicia-Norte Portugal • A cooperationadapted at eachlevels of governance: • A commontourristic and work market strategy at the regional level. • Activitiesbetweenmunicipalitiessuch as twincitiesactivities.

  15. EGTC Galicia-Norte Portugal

  16. CerdanyaCross-Border Hospital 

  17. Cerdanya Cross-Border Hospital.

  18. A partnershipbefore the EGTC legal status areaccepted? It´spossible. • French side: 1national authority, 1 regional authority. • Spain: 4 regional authorities, 1 national authority. • Cerdanya Cross-Border hospital Private Foundation: “The Foundation was constituted on 4 July 2006 with the participation of the French and Catalan public administration. It is the governing body responsible for monitoring the project of Cerdanya Hospital, the cross-border hospital of Cerdanya and Capcir. The Foundation is a temporary organization until the cross-border cooperation treaty is signed by the French and Spanish governments, at which time the joint inter-administrative body will be created. ”

  19. Studycases: whichsimilarities? • EGTC: a willingness of cooperationbetweenlocal/regionalactors for answering to commonchallenges and practical limits. • EGTCshavealways a strategicalgoal: it is not only for runningclassicaltransbordercooperation. • EGTCsreliesoften on a common territorial history and linked cultures.

  20. EGTCsadded-value and challenges. • EGTCs are not made for creating a territoryinto the territory: no new borders! • EGTCsgivevisibility to the cooperation and bring the EU to the citizens. • EGTCsanswer to practical challengesthrough joint investements. • EGTC bringadapted, coordinated and integratedanswersto territorial challenges. • BUT…EGTCs like all cooperationmodelscanfailif: • There is no political support at the local/regionallevel. • If the share of tasks are not respecting the legal capacities of eachlevel of actors. • If the information/communicationactivities are not well-run.

  21. Thank you for your attention!

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