EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities
21st – 22nd February 2013, Budapest
Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
Experiences of Approval Authorities
Austria – Burgenland
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European affairs and statistics at the
Office of the Government of Burgenland
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Agenda
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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-Matkovits
European affairs and statistics at the
Office of the Government of Burgenland
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EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities – Budapest
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Austria – federal state with nine Laender
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EGTC-Meeting of the Approval Authorities – Budapest
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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 Law
In 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 Laender
has 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 9/2011
with seat in Italy
•in preparation:
EGTC „Senza Confini“ – Austria (Carinthia) and Italy
Friuli – 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 MultiLevel Governance.
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Thank you …
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… for your attention!
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