EUROREGION ALPS - MEDITERRENEAN Euroregione Alpi Mediterraneo Eurorégion Alps – Mediterranée Giulia Marcon Regione Piemonte

Community of Interest set up by Piemonte, Liguria, Valle d’Aosta, Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur on 10th July 2006

17 MILLION INHABITANTS (3.6% of EU25 Population) GDP:416 830 mln € (4.2% of EU25 GDP) EXTENT:110.00 KM² (approximately)

THEMATIC PRIORITIES Environment and Natural Risks Transport and Accessibility Research & Innovation, Growth & Employment Culture and Tourism Linguistic Exchanges Quality of Life and Sustainable Development Collective Services, Cohesion and Solidarity

Singled out some of these themes Actual Developments: Singled out some of these themes Organising different workgroups

Next Steps….

COMMON SEAT IN BRUSSELS

Large visibility for Euroregion Carrying out the joint program of activities in an efficient way

Euroregion’s potential at the European Institutions OPEN DAYS 2007 Disclosing all the Euroregion’s potential at the European Institutions

Carry out a Model of Governance for Euroregion: GECT/EGTC (European Grouping of Territorial Co-operation)

The EGTC/GECT is a new instrument for territorial cooperation  Piemonte, Liguria, Valle d’Aosta, Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur will be among the first Regions in Europe to resort to it

PROTOCOL OF UNDERSTANDING BUT : as the EGTC/GECT Regulation will be applicable only from 1st August2007 …and there is a strong willingness anyhow to sign a formal act  PROTOCOL OF UNDERSTANDING as intermediate step