EGTC for the Central European Transport Corridor Shaping the Future of Core Network Corridors – Efficient Corridor Management Malmö, 6 May 2015 EGTC for the Central European Transport Corridor Krzysztof Żarna Director of CETC-EGTC Ltd. Director of Territorial Cooperation Department Marshal’s Office of the West Pomerania Region

CETC-EGTC and the future EU challenges co-modality environment innovation economic growth regional cohesion ©Wilhelm Borchert GmbH (2013)

seeking new opportunities we are not afraid of taking on various and diverse activities to catch up with the new challenges so that we are able to create best possible conditions to boost and promote cooperation for developing the innovative solutions 2 most important factors in optimising transport planning and development across the borders:  the shared priorities by the cooperating stakeholders and  the quality of dialogue among different levels actors

EGTC: basics  EU regulations provide a common legal framework for all member states EGTC  a common, supranational institution that fits into the nature of cross-border cooperation  forum for the exchange of opinions and the dialogue between the stakeholders a freedom for creating the organisational model that suits the partnership best the decision-making process gets broader and multi-sectoral harmonising transport investment needs with necessities of socio-economic development

EGTC: the benefits  a long-term involvement,  intensification of cooperation at the planning, strategy, and project levels,  more effective activity and higher level of identification with the common goals,  assurance of permanent and unassisted operation of the organisation at the expert and financial level, creation of clear solutions and responsibilities within the structure, independency in functioning from political transformations,  faster and more flexible reaction to changing needs and circumstances, better visibility of the partnership at the community level and more effective lobbying

some specific tasks of the CETC – EGTC Ltd.  development of indispensable, common to all partners, feasibility studies,  pro-investment lobbying,  open flow of know-how, statistical data and other info,  logistics chains concept development and facilitated access to economic data and contacts,  inclusion of the R&D sector and higher education institutions into cooperation,  promotion of the operating regulations of the “green transport infrastructure”,  creation of a common tourism zone,  access to different programmes and projects developed under the EGTC, following the activities of the cross-border expert groups,  recommendation of solutions for regional policies

THANK YOU for your attention Krzysztof Żarna Director of CETC-EGTC Ltd. Director to the Territorial Co-operation Department of the Marshal’s Office of West Pomerania office@cetc.pl kzarna@wzp.pl Photos by Points Of You TM 7