EUROPEAN GROUPING OF TERRITORIAL COOPERATION (EGTC) MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRACTICE Bolzano, July 9, 2013

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) REFERENCE FRAMEWORK OF THE Duero-Douro EGTC NUTS III: Alto Trás-os-Montes Douro Beira Interior Norte Zamora Salamanca FRANCE

MEMBERS OF THE EGTC DUERO-DOURO 200 Spanish and Portuguese public entities 115 Spanish Municipalities 9 Portuguese Municipal Chambers 74 Portuguese local municipalities Salamanca University Polytechnic Institute of Bragança European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) )

SITUATION DATA, PEOPLE AND SURFACE OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC Geographical scope : NUTS III Alto Trás-os-Montes, Douro, Beira Interior Norte y Provincias de Salamanca and Zamora Surface: 8 910,27 Km 2 356,19 km of luso-spanish border Population from Portugal in the EGTC : inhabitants Population from Spain in the EGTC : inhabitants Total population of the Duero-Douro EGTC: inhabitants European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) )

Size of the municipalities of the Duero-Douro EGTC by number of inhabitants European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) )

POPULATION OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC BY AGE RANGE European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) )

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European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

FUNCTIONING OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

GOVERNING BODIES OF THE DUERO- DOURO EGTC General Assembly President of the General Assembly and of the EGTC (three-year revolving term by a member of Spain and a member of Portugal) Vice President of the General Assembly and of the EGTC (three-year revolving term by a member of Spain and a member of Portugal) Coordination Council President of the Coordinating Council Vice President of the Coordinating Council 6 Sectoral Councils 1 Territorial Coordinator 1 General Director 1 Secretariat European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

SPHERES OF ACTION Equalization of Opportunities Economic Development Local Development Public transport accessible to all citizens New Technologies Environment and Sustainable Development Education, Training and Employment Health, Social Services and Social Action Tourism, Culture and Heritage Sport, Leisure and Recreation Agriculture Local Government Transport and communications Research, Innovation and Development European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

PROGRAMS THAT THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC IS IMPLEMENTING. Conociéndonos (knowing each other). Artistas del Duero (School Theater). Self-Prevention Project: Self-organizing model for forest fire prevention. Recuperación Integral y Sostenible of the Border – FRONTERA NATURAL. Energy Efficiency Project in Public Lighting.. Microcredit program. Territoria.net Project.. Observatory for the promotion of culture in the Duero-Douro axis.. Legend Turism. European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

. Difficulties encountered until the implementation of the Duero-Douro EGTC. ADDED VALUE of the Duero-Douro EGTC. OPERATING experience good experiences p roblems encountered. Justification for the need for a Duero-Douro EGTC European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) EVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DUERO- DOURO EGTC

97% of the population of the Duero-Douro Territory, claimed not to know any cooperation project funded by Europe and developed in their territory. 94% of the population believes that territorial cooperation investments on their territory will be useful only if managed by the own territory. 98% of the population considered as excellent or very good the creation of the Duero - Douro EGTC 96% of the territory's population knows the Duero-Douro EGTC Source Survey: D-ARRIBE Universe: persons Geographical Scoope: 182 municipalities in the border region Confidence level: 97% Sample: +- 3,5% NEED FOR AN EGTC IN DUERO DOURO European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) ADDED VALUE OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC Entity that ensures joint management of the territory, facilitating the application of the principle of subsidiarity. Proper formula for the integrated management of a space, ensuring coordination in the public decisions appropriate to their reality, achieving economic and social cohesion throughout. Best Tool for local authorities in rural areas. Union of 200 public entities seeking the same goal: quality of life for their population. REAL Elimination of the border effect, managing a single territory in a join policy (facing joint problems and joint solutions). Rational sharing of resources and utilities. Real elimination to the citizens of the differences between countries by the mere existence of a border. Multiplication of the results of the economic investments made.

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