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

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

4. 17 MILLION INHABITANTS (3.6% of EU25 Population)
GDP: mln €
(4.2% of EU25 GDP)
EXTENT: KM² (approximately)

5. 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

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

7. Next Steps….

8. COMMON SEAT IN BRUSSELS

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

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

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

12. 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

13. 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