István Pálfi Day “Institutionalized co-operations after 2014 – The future of the EGTCs” Nóra Bella Ivády dr. Head of Department Department of Cross-Border Cooperations for Territorial Public Administration Ministry of Public Administration and Justice 15th October 2013

2 Legal instruments for cross-border cooperation

3 Two forms of cooperation: EGTCs vs. Euroregions EGTC Regulated by EU law: Regulation 1082/2006/EC Objective: to facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and/or interregional cooperation between its members, with the exclusive aim of strengthening economic and social cohesion Legal personality, with full legal capacity Members: MSs, local/regional authorities, bodies governed by public law Has its own resources – collected from its members Mandatory organs: Assembly + Director (not mandatory: technical and administrative team, committees) More stable cooperation More options: can be MA of a ETC Programme, can apply for funds from ETC Programmes EUROREGIONS Based on intergovernmental treaties or agreements between the partners– international law applies Objective: Arrangements for co-operation between units of local or regional government across the border in order to promote common interests and enhance the living standards of the border populations More of a „transfrontier association” – no legal personality Members: local/regional authorities No mandatory organs, sometimes parliamentary assembly; permanent secretariat and a technical and administrative team Loose form of cooperation

4 EU  EGTCs: 41 Top 3 countries: Hungary, Slovakia, France Hungary  EGTCs: registered in Hungary

5 EGTCs in Hungary

6 Revision of the EGTC Regulation Revision process started in 2011 Amendments include: Public undertakings can also participate in an EGTC The option of establishing EGTCs between 1 MS and 1 third country or overseas territory The fact that the Madrid Convention can serve as a legal basis for cooperation Introduction of the tacit approval – after 6 months Clarification regarding the content of Convention and of the Statutes Simplification of the joining procedure

7 The future: new period, new possibilities  EGTC in Structural Funds programmes & projects : Managing authority sole beneficiary of EU projects or run part of ETC programme can be involved in interregional cooperation in mainstream programmes  EGTC can be involved in new cooperation instruments – ITI, CLLD, JAP

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