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The EGTC, a suitable instrument for Article 37(6)b?. Background and main questions. 17 March 2011 | Paris. What is the EGTC?. The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Legal basis : Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 Main principles : Entity with legal personality
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The EGTC, a suitable instrument for Article 37(6)b? Background and main questions 17 March 2011 | Paris
What is the EGTC? The European Groupingof Territorial Cooperation • Legal basis: Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 • Main principles: • Entitywith legal personality • Can hirestaff, manage a budget, procureetc • Can manage cooperationprojectsand/or programmes (cross-border, transnational, interregional) • Pooling human, technicalandfinancialresourcestogether • Requirements • At least 2 partnersfromat least 2 EU Member States • Members: publicbodiesorbodiesgovernedbypubliclaw • Aim: strengthening economic and social cohesion
EGTC and 37(6)b • Possibilities for useof EGTC • Manage interregional actions of the participating regions • Manage, through a global grant, the parts of each OP involved • Sustainability and visibility for partnerships • A stable framework, e.g. for lobbying, for establishing relationships with third parties • Optional – other solutions exist • So far no experience but growing interest
EGTC to manage interregional actions • For an interregional action: • Putting together the budgets of each regional project into a single pot of money (ERDF + co-financing). • Budget is managed by the EGTC, in line with applicable rules in terms of use of public funds (EU and national applicable rules) • The assembly of the EGTC acts as project steering committee, composed of representatives of the participating partner regions.
EGTC to manage global grants • For an interregional global grant: • Putting together the budgets of each regional priority into a joint global grant managed by EGTC. • Subsidy contract signed between the EGTC director and beneficiaries in each participating region. • All actions financed under the joint grant are bound to applicable rules in terms of use of public funds (EU and national applicable rules) • The EGTC can also take care of control (FLC) • Management of grant by the EGTC (staff, calls, meetings, publications etc) financed from TA contributions of participating programmes.
Getting started • Interest? • Current questions / issues? • Other governance/organisational models? • Next steps: • Short questionnaire • Working session at next meeting • Integration into INTERACT FAQ • More infos: INTERACT Handbook and FAQ on the EGTC