Comité van de Regio's lanceert consultatie rond 'European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation' (deadline: 20/7/10)
Update: De rapporteur, Mr Alberto NÚÑEZ FEIJOO (CoR COTER Commissie) en zijn expert, Mr. Manuel BLANCO nodigen alle stakeholders uit voor een uitwisseling van ideeën op dinsdag 13 juli, van 14u30 tot 17u in zaal JDE 70). Inschrijven kan via alfonso.alcoleamartinez@cor.europa.eu and dialogue@cor.europa.eu.
The Committee of the Regions has launched a Europe-wide consultation on EU rules for cross-border cooperation. Organised jointly with the European Commission, the EU Council presidency "trio" and the Interact Programme, the consultation formally kicked off with a conference in Cáceres, Spain, last 3 May and will remain open for contributions until 20 July. Its results will feed into the review of the relevant EU legislation, which is scheduled for early 2011.
Since 2006 the European Union has made available to local and regional authorities a purpose-built tool for cross-border cooperation: The so-called 'European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation', or EGTC. The forthcoming report on the implementation of the EGCT regulation and proposals for its revision presents a window of opportunity to improve the concept even further in view of local experiences.
The consultation questionnaire is targeted at EU member states, EGTCs already set up or under preparation, local and regional authorities and other stakeholders. It focuses mainly on the good practices, lessons learned so far and the legal questions that the review should address.
The results will be presented in Brussels during the OPEN DAYS in October, and will feed into the Committee of the Regions' own-initiative opinion on the review of the EGTC regulation. Prepared by Alberto Núñez Feijóo (ES/EPP), President of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, this opinion is scheduled for adoption by the plenary of the Committee of the Regions in early 2011.
The consultation questionnaire and further information is available in all official EU languages at www.cor.europa.eu/egtc. Contributions can be sent to egtc@cor.europa.eu by 20 July.
