1. Presentation of Wilderich von Droste-Hülshoff,
European Grouping of Territorial Co-operations (EGTC) in Baden-Wurttemberg
Meeting of the Approval Authorities, 21st – 22nd February 2013, Budapest
Presentation of Wilderich von Droste-Hülshoff,
head of the department for Cross-Border Cooperation and EU-Affairs, District Government of Freiburg

3. EGTCs in Germany
In Germany no legislation has been passed on the national level
federal state
competences for regulations and authorizations on behalf of local and regional authorities are on the level of the states (Lander)
each state should disclose its competent authority for the authorization of EGCTs
in Baden-Wurttemberg  District Government
of Freiburg

4. Freiburg

5. Our border regions

6. EGTCs in Baden-Wurttemberg
So far only one EGCT has been prepared and approved by our authority:
 „Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau“
Members:
municipality of Strasbourg in France and the
Landkreis Ortenau in Germany with some of its municipalities together ammounting to one million inhabitants

7. Political Institutions
Four EURODISTRICTs as local subregions
Regio Pamina
EGTC
Eurodistrict
Strasbourg-Kehl
Eurodistrict „Region
Freiburg/Centre et Sud Alsace“
Trinationaler
Eurodistrict Basel

8. Thank you very much for your attention!
Contact:
State Agency for Cross Border Cooperation and European Affairs
Regierungspräsidium Freiburg
Kaiser-Josef-Str. 167
79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
Germany