EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities 21 st – 22 nd February 2013, Budapest Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Experiences of Approval Authorities.

EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities21st – 22nd February 2013, BudapestMinistry of Public Administration and Justice

Experiences of Approval AuthoritiesAustria – Burgenland

WHRin Profin (FH) Maga Ingrid Schwab-MatkovitsEuropean affairs and statistics at the Office of the Government of Burgenland

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Agenda

• CV• Austria – a federal state• EGTC – status quo in Austria and Burgenland• registered EGTCs in Europe, Austria, Hungary …• EGTC Tirolo – Alto Adige – Trentino• European Territorial Cooperation – Burgenland• Conclusion – Outlook

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WHRin Profin (FH) Maga Ingrid Schwab-MatkovitsEuropean affairs and statistics at the Office of the Government of Burgenland

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EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities – Budapest February 2013EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities – Budapest February 2013

WHRin Profin (FH) Maga Ingrid Schwab-MatkovitsWHRin Profin (FH) Maga Ingrid Schwab-Matkovits

Austria – federal state with nine Laender

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EGTC in Austria – status quo

Development in the adaption of legal provisions on EGTC in Austria•Austria is a federal state composed of 9 autonomous Laender. •Art. 15 Federal Constitutional LawIn so far as a matter is not expressly assigned by the Federal Constitution to the Federation for legislation or also execution, it remains within the Laenders’ autonomous sphere of competence.

•The adaption of federal constitutional law is still pending.•In the meantime each of the nine Austrian Laenderhas adopted the legal provisions on EGTC – very similar.

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EGTC in Austria – implementation of the EGTC regulation in Austrian provinces

Bgld. EVTZG – Bgld. Act concerning the application of Regulation (EC) No. 1082/2006 – 24th February 2011•§ 1 Scope of application•§ 2 Approval and Interdiction•§ 3 Registration of an EGTC (with seat in Burgenland)•§ 4 Dissolution of an EGTC •§ 5 Control of Management of Public Funds •§ 6 Entry into force

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List of European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation

EGTCs whose establishment have been notified to the CoR (Committee of the Regions)in accordance with Regulation (EC) 1082/2006 of the European Parliament an the Council

•31 EGTCs in Europe – already in place – 13 in preparation

•10 EGTCs with seat in Hungary – and some more in preparation

• 0 EGTCs with seat in Austria• 1 EGTC with seat in Italy and participation of Austria (Tyrol)

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EGTC – situation in Austria

Established EGTC:•EGTC Euregio Tirolo-Alto Adige-Trentino – registered 9/2011with seat in Italy

•in preparation: EGTC „Senza Confini“ – Austria (Carinthia) and ItalyFriuli – Venezia Giulia – Veneto•there are some other ideas in Upper Austria and Salzburg

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EGTC Euregio Tirolo – Alto Adige – Trentino

• Countries involved: Italy & Austria• Seat of the EGTC: Bolzano, Italy• Members

– Land Tyrol– The Autonomous Province Bolzano – South Tyrol– The Autonomous Province of Trento

• Establishment of the EGTC: officially registered 13th Sept. 2011

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EGTC Euregio Tirolo – Alto Adige – Trentino

• The members had a long history of cooperation before becoming an EGTC.

• The key objectives are to strengthen the economic, social and the cultural cooperation between the citizens of the member regions and to strengthen territorial development with a focus on the following areas:

• Education, culture, energy, sustainable mobility (green corridor Brenner), health, research and innovation, mountain agriculture etc.

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Neusiedler See – Fertő tó

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Burgenland and European Territorial Cooperation

• Burgenland took part in 3 bilateral programs– Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia

• In these programmes about 210 projects have been approved with an EU funding of approx. € 209 Mio. in total in the period of 2007 – 2013 (Burgenland: € 33 Mio.)

• very successful cooperation – commitment of program funds about 100%

• Burgenland also participated in transnational programs– South-East Europe (SEE) – Central Europe

• and in interregional programmes– INTERREG IVC

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Conclusion

The goal after the „pilot-phase of implementation EGTC“ is to •exchange the experiences within Europe,•to get some examples of good practice, •to identify the challenges, opportunities, obstacles and the added value.

•This could be a good basis for more feasible EGTC regulations and an excellent guidance for choosing the most sustainable and efficient instruments in territorial cooperation and for Multi-Level Governance.

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Thank you …

14Foto: Dieter Zirning cc

… for your attention!

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EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities 21 st – 22 nd February 2013, Budapest Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Experiences of Approval Authorities.

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