1 A tool for economical and social development

2 Time Distance 3 to 5 hours 2 to 3 hours 1 to 3 hours 30 minutes to 1 hour till 30 minutes Inhabitants in the influence area

3 Strategic targets : Fix and attract population Create and consolidate employment policies Assure a sustainable and continuous development ChavesVerínEurocidade Area (km 2 ) 591,2893,87685,25 Inhabitants Population density (inhab./km 2 ) 74,72149,0584,90 Parishes

4 Enforce social cohesion Promote human resources qualification Foster natural and cultural heritage reassessment Consolidate and develop the local entrepreneurial sector Develop the tourism sector ( specially thermal springs / spa ) Integrate and promote the logistic sector Share infrastructures and sportive practices Promote culture ( common usage of infrastructures and equipments ) Develop rural areas ( by promoting the local production ) Strategic objectives

5  First Axis : Euro citizenship -  First Axis : Euro citizenship - involve local population in the project to make them conscient about the advantages of cross - border cooperation  Second Axis : Sustainable Development –  Second Axis : Sustainable Development – make the inventory, know, preserve and boost common natural heritage  Third Axis : Economical Promotion -  Third Axis : Economical Promotion - develop competitiveness and entrepreneurship among local stakeholders increasing local add - value Strategic Agenda

6 First Strategic Axis: Developing the Eurocidade ObjectiveActionsExamples Free Social Zone - Promoting euro - identity Eurocidade card - Joint cultural development Joint cultural agenda - Share of sportive resources Cooperation between teams - Education, training and employment Cross - border arts school Health City - General access to public health services Joint action plan for the most important issues in public health - Eurocidade, a reference in european health and nature Adequate professional training Criative City - Endogenous criative pratices Promote creative project about the Eurocidade - House of writing Reading ateliers - Creative experiences disemination Economical creative festival - Training for creativity Sectorial programs for creative training implementation

7 Second Strategic Axis: Sustainable territory ObjectiveActionsExamples Ecological Tâmega City - Increasing the quality of water and rivers ( key of development ) Tâmega river water treatment actions - Creating a green quality system Creation of the Tâmega environmental corridor - Environmental change : common local Agenda 21 Increase the usage of the green / renewal energy - Rehabilitating traditional rural and urban zones Improve qualitiy of life in rural zones Cooperative terretorial planning - Sharing information about territorial management Creation of a specialized commission - Joint planning and management of territorial systems Common territorial planning offices Two connected quarters of the same city - One public transport system Get authorization for free public and emergency transports passing - border - Increase connectivity to global network and to new technology Elimination of over cost communications - Study and promotion of alternative transports Increase bike usage

8 Third Strategic Axis: Economical Development ObjectiveActionsExamples Thermal Springs / Spa destinatio n - Add value to thermal springs resources Innovation and development Center for thermal products - Renew thermal equipments and hotels Support for rehabilitation of touristic equipments - Global touristic destination related to nature and water Thermal spring knowlege center Commerce, restaurant s and events : flow promoters - Common commercial area Commerce support services - Renewal and professionalization commercial activities Joint training - action plan - Reassessment and re - qualification of restaurants activities Support for restaurants modernization - Promote tradictional fairs and develop specialized fairs Common and integrate fairs planning Logistic city : getting advantage of the strategic location - Planning for merchandise transportation - Planning for merchandise transportation Support zones and services for merchandise transports Integrated system for logistic platforms and for entrepreneurial support Joint working group for strategic reflection and action establishment

9 - July : - July : Verín is a full right membership of the Eixo Atlântico Association - November : - November : Openning of technical support office. - December : Visibility Plan p - December : Visibility Plan presentation 2007 Time Table - February : VII Eixo Atlântico Painting Biennial - May : creation of the researchers group of Eurocidade - July : - October : Joint participation in Termatalia ( Internacional Tourism Galician Fair ) Chaves entrepreneurial promotion and development seminars, with the participation of entrepreneurs of Verin - Common celebration of the World Childrens Day - Strategic Agenda presentation - Common cultural agenda presentation

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