1. Galicia – Norte Portugal
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Juan Lirón Lago,
GNP-EGTC Director
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EGTC PLATFORM: 
The EGTC ready to use. State of play and strategies in the perspective 2020
Workshop 1: The EGTC ready to use – Facing the crisis
GNP-EGTC

2. Galicia – Norte Portugal
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
GNP-EGTC
1991
2002
2006
2008
2010
GNP-CT
Valencia Treaty
EGTC Reg (EC)
Nº 1082/2006
GNP-EGTC creation Convention
Executive Board
3rd EUROPEAN EGTC
Two Partners: Xunta de Galicia and CCDR-Norte
1st IBERIAN EGTC
Cross Border Cooperation highly focused on economic and social cohesion development
2nd GENERATION COOPERATION
Cooperation strategy definition and euro-regional interest initiatives coordination.
GNP-EGTC concluded and in full activity
Regional Administration (single-tier governance) 2 2 2

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GNP-EGTC
Main Goals
Main Functions
Contract and agreements’ execution and management, arranged under the GNP-Working Community supervision.
Promoting cross border relationship.
Adding value to the euroregional entrepreneur base, by promoting competition through knowledge and innovation.
Services of general interest, infrastructures provision, public construction, common management of facilities.
Developing transport and access to basic transport systems.
Cooperation actions development
Increasing euroregional social and institutional cohesion.
Implementation of the GNP-Working Community Strategic Cooperation Program
Facilitate and encourage the territorial cooperation between Galicia and Norte Portugal, collaborating with the GNP-Working Community, in accordance with the Cooperation Strategic Plan Objectives.
Management of the Operational Program of Spain-Portugal Cross Border Cooperation (POCTEP). 3 3

4. Galicia – Norte Portugal
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
1st OPEN DAYS - Local Event of the Galicia-Norte de Portugal Euroregion:
Integrating Spaces - Cross-border Challenges of Europe 2020
6 - 8 July Vigo, Braga, Oporto
Clusters - Productive Sectors:
Culture / Tourism / Textiles / Transport / Environment and Forestry / Nanotechnology / R+D+i / Sea / Marine / Automotive 4

5. Galicia – Norte Portugal
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Culture and Cooperation with Local Authorities
Xacobeo 2010 – Portuguese Route to Santiago de Compostela 5

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Tourism
Database: Provision of hotel accommodation in GNP 6

7. Galicia – Norte Portugal
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Mobility and Logistics
Workshop “Mobility in the Euroregion Galicia Norte de Portugal: Problems and Solutions”
Study:
interoperability among toll systems GNP
Study:
Impact of tolls on trade GNP
Online guide to cross-border transport GNP 7

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Environment
Planting of native woods in the Euroregion Galicia – Norte de Portugal, organized by the GNP-EGTC in Eurocity Valença-Tui 8

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Creative Industries
Signature of a protocol between the Cultural and Creative Industries of Galicia and Norte de Portugal
International Conference "The creative industries: keys for future. Analysis and perspectives“ 9

10. Galicia – Norte Portugal
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Creative Industries Project
As one of the strategic areas of GNP-EGTC activity, we developed a study that consisted in mapping the creative industries in the Euroregion Galicia - Norte Portugal, aiming to demonstrate the potential of culture to generate growth and employment, taking into account the importance of investment in this sector to generate added value to the territory.
Features of the ICC sector:
• Intensive in labor: a framework importance of high unemployment
• High qualification of HR
• Low cost of creating new jobs: only requires talent and creativity
• Large investments are already made: heritage, auditoriums ...
• High potential for entrepreneurship
• Permanence of workers in the sector (functional versatility)
• Ability to transfer to other sectors, innovation engine “intersectoral“
Public presentation of the study conclusions
“In the Euroregion Galicia-Norte Portugal there are more than 7400 companies, giving employment to more than 60,000 workers”
“The joint turnover of the two regions exceeds 2.3 billions of euros” 10 10

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Conclusions:
EGTC:
Represent a quantum leap in cooperation and is a reflection of his future but needs support for consolidation
Very useful tool for cooperation in times of crisis, generator synergies: context costes (highways, telecommunications, etc.).
Financing EGTCs is also affected by the economic crisis: use of own resources and requiring the project partners;
In times of crisis the EGTCs mobilize both public and private institutions
Next period :
Own projects or reimbursed by EGTCs should have positive discrimination (plus financing,% of funds, etc.).
There should be greater convergence between the financing of projects of regional cross-border cooperation;
Audits: The need for existence of homogeneous criteria and efficiency between institutions and countries. 11 11

12. Galicia – Norte Portugal THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Galicia – Norte Portugal
Address: Edificio CETMAR – Rúa Eduardo Cabello, S/N
36208 Vigo (Pontevedra)
Tel.: (0034)
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