1. Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION 1 Conference on Multilevel Governance and EGTC 22 March 2011 Gödöllő (Hungary) The revision of the EGTC-Regulation Dirk Peters European Commission Regional Policy

2. EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2 Overview 1.Clarifications/technical changes 2.Important changes 3.No changes 4.Changes in other Regulations 5.Timing

3. Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION 3 1. Clarifications/technical changes  Lisbon Treaty “Union”, “territorial cohesion”  Art. 3(1) “national/central authorities”  Art. 5(1) inform COM as well  Art. 5(2) publication in “C” series  Art. 8(2)(b) territory for interregional and networks  Art. 8(2)(e) applicable law  Art. 9(2)(d) split into two  Art. 16(1) How inform other Member States?  Art. 17 new deadline of next report

4. Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION 4 2. Changes under discussion (1/2)  Third countries authorities/bodies as full members?  One-One EGTC?  How to implement in 3rd countries?  Procedure and scope of assessment?  Lighter procedure for amendments?  Scope of EGTC’s?

5. Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION 5 2. Changes under discussion (2/2)  public/private status?  Clear distinction between Convention and Statutes?  applicable law & staff rules?  Liability?

6. Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION 6 4. Changes in other Regulations?  EGTC to manage: OP (MA/JTS) or part of an OP (global grant) interregional mainstream cooperation projects (sole beneficiary) Macro-regional strategies  INTERACT

7. Regional Policy EUROPEAN COMMISSION 7 5. Timing  1/8/2011Report due  20/7/2011Commission adopts legislative package