Territorial Cooperation In Europe PDF Download

The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is a new tool, which has been presented by the European Commission on the basis of long-term political actions and proposals coming, among others, from the Committee of the Regions. The EGTC provides a legal framework for territorial cooperation (interregional, cross-border and transnational), where different instruments have been used up until now. REGULATION (EC) No 1082/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 July 2006 on a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation is an EU response to problems that have been identified by programme and project partners. It is also a reaction to pressure from existing cross-border Euroregions and similar structures for a legal instrument capable of providing a strong legal basis for cross-border cooperation. The instrument aims to simplify administration, cooperation and financial control of territorial cooperation in Europe. Regulation (EC) no. 1082/2006 establishes an important legal instrument to strengthen cooperation between regional and local authorities and constitutes an important step towards establishing the right of local and regional authorities to cooperate across national borders. It offers a structure, stability and certainty for territorial cooperation. This new instrument for territorial cooperation has however been established at a time when Cohesion policy in general and territorial cooperation in particular are undergoing significant changes. In the 2007-2013 programming period a significant increase of territorial cooperation within Cohesion policy (e.g. through mainstreaming of the Interreg initiative; a stronger Lisbon and Gothenburg orientation etc.) can be observed. -- EU Bookshop.