Galicia – Norte Portugal
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Juan Lirón Lago,
GNP-EGTC Director
jliron@gnpaect.eu
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EGTC PLATFORM:
The EGTC ready to use. State of play and strategies in the
perspective 2020
Workshop 1: The EGTC ready to use – Facing the crisis
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GNP-EGTC
1991
2002
GNP-CT
Valencia Treaty
3rd EUROPEAN EGTC
1st IBERIAN EGTC
2nd GENERATION COOPERATION
2006
EGTC Reg (EC)
Nº 1082/2006
2010
2008
GNP-EGTC creation
Convention
Executive
Board
Two Partners: Xunta de Galicia and CCDRNorte
Cross Border Cooperation highly focused
on economic and social cohesion
development
Cooperation strategy definition and
euro-regional
interest
initiatives
coordination.
GNP-EGTC concluded and in full activity
Regional Administration
governance)
(single-tier
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GNP-EGTC
Main Goals
Main Functions
Promoting cross border relationship.
Adding value to the euroregional entrepreneur
base, by promoting competition through
knowledge and innovation.
Developing transport and access to
basic transport systems.
Increasing euroregional social and institutional
cohesion.
Facilitate and encourage the territorial cooperation between
Galicia and Norte Portugal, collaborating with the GNPWorking Community, in accordance with the 2007-2013
Cooperation Strategic Plan Objectives.
Contract and agreements’ execution
and management, arranged under
the GNP-Working Community
supervision.
Services of general interest,
infrastructures provision, public
construction, common management
of facilities.
Cooperation actions development
Implementation of the GNP-Working Community
2007-2013 Strategic Cooperation Program
Management of the 2007-2013 Operational
Program of Spain-Portugal Cross Border
Cooperation (POCTEP).
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1st OPEN DAYS - Local Event of the Galicia-Norte de Portugal Euroregion:
Integrating Spaces - Cross-border Challenges of Europe 2020
6 - 8 July 2011- Vigo, Braga, Oporto
Clusters - Productive Sectors:
Culture / Tourism / Textiles / Transport / Environment and Forestry / Nanotechnology /
R+D+i / Sea / Marine / Automotive
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Culture and Cooperation with Local Authorities
Xacobeo 2010 – Portuguese Route to Santiago de Compostela
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Tourism
Database: Provision of hotel accommodation in GNP
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Mobility and Logistics
Workshop “Mobility in the
Euroregion Galicia Norte de
Portugal: Problems and Solutions”
Study:
interoperability among
toll systems GNP
Study:
Impact of tolls on
trade GNP
Online guide to
cross-border
transport GNP
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Environment
Planting of native woods in the Euroregion Galicia – Norte de
Portugal, organized by the GNP-EGTC in Eurocity Valença-Tui
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Creative Industries
Signature of a protocol between the
Cultural and Creative Industries of
Galicia and Norte de Portugal
International Conference "The creative
industries: keys for future. Analysis and
perspectives“
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Creative Industries Project
As one of the strategic areas of GNP-EGTC activity, we developed a study that consisted in mapping the creative industries in the
Euroregion Galicia - Norte Portugal, aiming to demonstrate the potential of culture to generate growth and employment, taking
into account the importance of investment in this sector to generate added value to the territory.
Features of the ICC sector:
• Intensive in labor: a framework importance of high unemployment
• High qualification of HR
Public presentation of the study conclusions
• Low cost of creating new jobs: only requires talent and creativity
• Large investments are already made: heritage, auditoriums ...
“In the Euroregion
• High potential for entrepreneurship
Galicia-Norte Portugal
“The joint turnover
there are more than
of the two regions
7400 companies, giving
exceeds 2.3 billions
employment to more
of euros”
• Permanence of workers in the sector (functional versatility)
• Ability to transfer to other sectors, innovation engine “intersectoral“
than 60,000 workers”
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Conclusions:
EGTC:
Represent a quantum leap in cooperation and is a reflection of his future but needs support for consolidation
Very useful tool for cooperation in times of crisis, generator synergies: context costes (highways, telecommunications, etc.).
Financing EGTCs is also affected by the economic crisis: use of own resources and requiring the project partners;
In times of crisis the EGTCs mobilize both public and private institutions
Next period 2014-2020:
Own projects or reimbursed by EGTCs should have positive discrimination (plus financing,% of funds, etc.).
There should be greater convergence between the financing of projects of regional cross-border cooperation;
Audits: The need for existence of homogeneous criteria and efficiency between institutions and countries.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Galicia – Norte Portugal
Address: Edificio CETMAR – Rúa Eduardo Cabello, S/N
36208 Vigo (Pontevedra)
Tel.: (0034) 986135126
E-mail: jliron@gnpaect.eu
Web: www.gnpaect.eu
GNP-EGTC