One Corridor, One Strategy (The story of Cody and Cora) Coen Mekers 6 May 2015, Malmö

Corridor Development Rotterdam Genua (CODE24) Presentation Corridor Development Rotterdam Genua (CODE24) From CODE24 to EGTC Rhine Alpine Lessons learned

The Rhine - Alpine Corridor

Facts Corridor Rhine Alpine 70 million inhabitants in the catchment area 50 % of the north-south rail freight 700 million tons of goods per year About 1300 km long

Gelderland: border and transit region

Corridor Rotterdam - Genua Bottom-up strategic Initiative INTERREG IVB NWE TEN-T Network 2010 Themes: Spatial and infrastructure planning Economic development Environmental issues Final conference 20th November 2014 in Mannheim

- No joint strategy for Rhine-Alpine-Corridor Motivation for CODE24 - No joint strategy for Rhine-Alpine-Corridor - Strong belief in interregional and international cooperation - Necessary for a coordinated spatial development CODE24: platform for - the necessary exchange and communication - cross-border concepts - coordinated action and decision

Strategy paper One Corridor, One Strategy Studies, project results Some results Strategy paper One Corridor, One Strategy Studies, project results Two books Two academic dissertations (Netherlands, Italy) Website: www.code-24.eu

Declaration EGTC in Mannheim

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation EGTC: Definition European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation legal personality defined by European Law designed to facilitate and promote territorial cooperation (cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation) in view of strengthening the economic and social cohesion of the European territory an EGTC may carry out actions of territorial cooperation, with or without a financial contribution from the EU (Art. 7 of the EGTC Regulation)

FROM CODY TO CORA

THE EGTC RHINE-ALPINE Founded on 24 April 2015 in Mannheim

THE EGTC RHINE-ALPINE Founded on 24 April 2015 in Mannheim Founding Members: More members: Port of Rotterdam Authority, Regione Piemonte and Uniontrasporti

One Corridor – One Strategy Development priorities: Optimise the network, procedures and the cooperation of key players Raise capacity Repair spaces and sustainability Accelerate speed Essential measures to bring to live the joint strategy:

Lessons learned Joint actions and cross border cooperation Site visits Social programme (cultural differences !) Italians, Germans, Swiss, Dutch Communication! One voice: member states, Europe

Key-notes One Corridor, One Strategy! One Network, One Strategy! Think Europe, Act Local!

Interregional Alliance for the Rhine-Alpine Corridor EGTC c/o Verband Region Rhein-Neckar P7, 20/21 D-68161 Mannheim Germany Phone +49 (0)- 621 10708-43 Fax +49 (0)- 621 10708-34 E-Mail info@egtc-rhine-alpine.eu Web egtc-rhine-alpine.eu

Thank you for your attention! Contact: Coen Mekers Province of Gelderland The Netherlands Tel. +31 (0)26 3599616 c.mekers@gelderland.nl www.code-24.eu www.egtc-rhine-alpine.eu

One Corridor – One Strategy!