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Platform of European Groupings
of Territorial Cooperation
© CoR, June 2013
A TOOL TO EMPOWER REGIONS AND CITIES
‘EGTC’ stands for ‘European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation'.
EGTC enable public entities from different Member States
to come together to create a new body with legal personality
under European Law.
The EGTC was established by Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006
of the European Parliament and of the Council. The Member
States have implemented this legislation at national level. Since
then, the number of EGTC created has been steadily growing.
Following the recommendations of the CoR, the EU institutions
are revising the legal framework to make the creation and the
functioning of the EGTCs easier, and to give them more scope
of action
DELIVERING GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITIES
The EGTC can carry out many types of cooperation action
with a view to strengthening the economic, social and territorial
cohesion of the European Union.
They can implement cross-border, transnational or interregional
cooperation programmes and projects, co-financed by the
structural funds or other EU funds, or they can carry out tasks
without European co-funding. The limits are the activities of
police, justice or foreign policy tasks.
The EGTC can be a tool for multi-level governance and for
implementing the Europe 2020 Strategy, boosting competitiveness
and sustainability.
HOW IS IT SET UP?
What is the EGTC?
The regions, territorial authorities, municipalities, public law
bodies and associations have the right to set up an EGTC
should they wish. National bodies may also participate.
They must sign a convention, adopt a statute and receive the
final authorisation of the Member States involved.
An EGTC must have, at least, an assembly and a director.
Newly-created EGTC must inform the Committee of the Regions.
38 EGTCs registered
Abaúj - Abaújban
Alzette Belval
Amphictyony
ArchiMed
Arrabona
Bánát - Triplex Confinium
Bodrogközi
Duero - Douro
Espacio Portalet
EUKN
Euregio Tirolo - Alto Adige - Trentino
Euregio Senza Confini
Euro-GO Gorizia - Nova Gorica - Šempeter-Vrtojba
Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai
European Park Alpi Marittime - Mercantour
Eurodistrict Saar Moselle
Eurodistrict Strasbourg - Ortenau
Euroregion Aquitaine-Euskadi
Euroregion Pyrénées - Méditerannée
Efxini Poli - SolidarCity Network
Gate to Europe
Galicia - Norte Portugal
Hospital de La Cerdanya
Interreg Programme Grande Région
Ister-Granum
Karst-Bodva
Linieland van Waas en Hulst
Novohrad - Nógrád
Pannon
Pons Danubii
Pirineus - Cerdanya
Rába-Duna-Vág
Sajó-Rima/Slaná-Rimava
TRITIA
UTTS - Ung - Tisza - Túr - Sajó
Via Carpatia
West-Vlaanderen/Flandre-Dunkerque-Côte d´Opale
ZASNET
Contact us: egtc@cor.europa.eu
Information available in: www.cor.europa.eu/egtc
Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat, 101 –1040 Brussels — Belgium
T +32 (0) 2 282 2211— F +32 (0) 2 282 2325 ww.cor.europa.eu

EGTCs in the Alpine Area
Europaregion Tirol – Südtirol - Trentino
Euroregione Tirolo - Alto Adige - Trentino
www.europaregion.info
The EGTC was registered in 2011 after a long history of cooperation as Euroregion. This EGTC supports
the historical and cultural links between the member regions through cooperation in various policy fields
such as energy, economy, transport and mobility (with particular attention to the Brenner green corridor),
health, tourism, education, research and youth policies.
Euregio Ohne Grenzen
Euregio Senza Confini
www.regione.veneto.it/web/decentramento-e-federalismo/gect
This EGTC was created in December 2012, grouping the land of Carinthia and the regions of Veneto and
Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The goals of the Euroregion are the promotion and the development of the territory
of the three partner Regions.
Parc européen / Parco europeo
Alpi Marittime - Mercantour
www.marittimemercantour.eu
Unique geology and exceptional biodiversity will be protected across the borders. This EGTC has been
created in 2013 and will implement the common projects of 'Le Parc national du Mercantour' and 'Le
parco Naturale Alpi Marittime'. The EGTC creates a genuine European park, consolidating more than 30
years of cooperation.
GECT GO
EZTS GO
www.euro-go.eu
This EGTC consolidates a cooperation dating from 1964. It was established to overcome difficulties in
developing and managing territorial cooperation activities under different national legislation and procedures,
bringing together the cities of Gorizia, Nova Gorica and Šempeter-Vrtojba.
Join the EGTC Platform
www.cor.europa.eu/egtc
egtc@cor.europa.eu
@EGTCplatform
EGTC-European Grouping
of Territorial Cooperation
Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat, 101 –1040 Brussels — Belgium
T +32 (0) 2 282 2211— F +32 (0) 2 282 2325
www.cor.europa.eu © CoR, 2013