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European Grouping of Territorial Co-operations (EGTC ) in Baden-Wurttemberg. Meeting of the Approval Authorities, 21st – 22nd February 2013, Budapest. Presentation of Wilderich von Droste-Hülshoff,
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European Grouping of Territorial Co-operations (EGTC) in Baden-Wurttemberg Meeting of the Approval Authorities, 21st – 22nd February 2013, Budapest Presentation of Wilderich von Droste-Hülshoff, head of the department for Cross-Border Cooperation and EU-Affairs, District Government of Freiburg
EGTCs in Germany • In Germany no legislation has been passed on the national level • federal state • competences for regulations and authorizations on behalf of local and regional authorities are on the level of the states (Lander) • each state should disclose its competent authority for the authorization of EGCTs • in Baden-Wurttemberg District Government of Freiburg
EGTCs in Baden-Wurttemberg • So far only one EGCT has been prepared and approved by our authority: „Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau“ Members: • municipality of Strasbourg in France and the • Landkreis Ortenau in Germany with some of its municipalities together ammounting to one million inhabitants
Political Institutions • Four EURODISTRICTs as local subregions Regio Pamina EGTC Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Kehl Eurodistrict „Region Freiburg/Centre et Sud Alsace“ Trinationaler Eurodistrict Basel
Thank you very muchfor your attention! Contact: State Agency for Cross Border Cooperation and European Affairs Regierungspräsidium Freiburg Kaiser-Josef-Str. 167 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany E-Mail: sgze@rpf.bwl.de www.rp-freiburg.de