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EGTC in practice. Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives Gyula Ocskay. Lovasberény, 28 February 2012. 11th October 2011: inauguration of the renewed Maria Valeria bridge. Where did we get our experiences from ?. István Pálfi MEP (1966-2006). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EGTC in practice
Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives
Gyula Ocskay
Lovasberény, 28 February 2012
Where did we get our experiences from?
11th October 2011: inauguration of the renewed Maria Valeria bridge
The Ister-Granum euroregionIstván Pálfi MEP (1966-2006)
21st September 2005: presentation of our development plan in the EP
8th May 2008: founding ceremony of Ister-Granum EGTC
Where did we get our experiences from?
Establishment process: following an unknown path
Where did we get our experiences from?
Field Institution or enterpriseCohesion Solidarity FundIndustry Ister-Granum Enterprise-logistics Belt Ltd.Tourism Joint tourist destination management and thematic routesLabour market Consultant office network on starting SME’s and
flow of human resources; EXPO-office
Health Care Regional health care systemEnergy policy Joint energy agency for using renewable resourcesPublic transport
Joint public transport management system
Communication
Joint broadcast and regional bilingual television (Ister-Granum News Agency)
Civil society Regional service system supporting NGO’s
Ister-Granum EGTC: the fields of co-operation
Where did we get our experiences from?
Participation in the EGTC Urbact II project lead by the MOT
The main objectives of CESCI:
• providing professional support for cross-border cooperation along the Hungarian borders as well as in several other states of Central and South-eastern Europe
• incorporating the Euroregions, the EGTCs and the local and regional authorities participating in the cross border cooperation into a network
• promoting good examples from Western European initiatives
• establishing strategic cooperation with the competent decision making and decision preparing institutes of the European Union as well as with Northern and Western European networks created with the same purpose
• strengthening the internal cohesion and mutual rapprochement within the region by establishing partnerships between the nations of Central and Southern Europe.
Where did we get our experiences from?
Where did we get our experiences from?
Our portfolio:
• Information providing and network building
• Researches, analyses
• Spatial planning
• Institution development
• Project development
• Project management
Where did we get our experiences from?
Where did we get our experiences from?
About our experiences
The EGTC: is it a duck or a rabbit?
(11) An EGTC should be able to act, either for the purpose of implementing territorial cooperation programmes or projects co-financed by the Community, notably under the Structural Funds in conformity with Regulation (EC)No 1083/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund (5), or for the purpose of carrying out actions of territorial cooperation which are at the sole initiative of the Member States and their regional and local authorities with or without a financial contribution from the Community.
SLO: it is completely impossibleSK: specific objectives (differences needed between the statutes of the EGTCs)RO: it is an ETC based tool
„Specifically, the tasks of an EGTC shall be limited primarily to the implementation of territorial cooperation programmes or projects co-financed by the Communitythrough the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and/or the Cohesion Fund.” (Art. 7.)
About our experiences
The EGTC: what is it for?
About our experiences
Competencies, tasks and legal barriers
About our experiences
Some practical questions
• What is the content of the Convention and the Statutes? What is the difference between them? (e.g. the place of the list of members)
• Is it possible for the EGTC to run a business on a non-profit manner? On the other side of the border?
• What is the situation if a member leaves the cooperation? (The Statutes and the Convention are to be amended; new approving procedure. What is about the common assets?)
• Public procurement, VAT, ownership issues
About our experiences
A successful EGTC
Ingredients:
• Clear joint objectives, interests (common strategy)
• Intention and capacity of financing
• Strong, well-based partnership (common firm, well balanced competencies)
• Professional management
• A long-term strategic approach
• Humble and hard work
Thank you for your attention! Ocskay Gyula
+36.20.355.33.85
www.cesci-net.eu
