2. EGTCs: A trendy tool?

3. Borders: something still actual?

4. Where are the borders?

5. The Eurometropole Lille-Kortrijk- Tournai: the first EGTC. West Vlaanderen Wallonie Picarde Lille Metropole

6. The Eurometropole 2 main objectives : Erase step by step the border obstacles Create and implement a common metropolitan strategy

7. B o tt o m up TopdownTopdown TopdownTopdown European Level Mayors & Forum The Eurometropole

8. Workshop 2030 (database, long term reflexion on metropolisation & the future development of the cross border region) General Assembly (84) Board (32) Presidency (4) FORUM (80 civil society representatives) FORUM (80 civil society representatives) 147 municipalities Europe Group COMMITTEE ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON MOBILITY & ACCESSIBILITY Axis 1 Axis 2 Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai: new political organisation COMMITTE ON THE BLUE & GREEN EUROMETROPOLIS Axis 3

9. The Eurometropole

10. Titolo

11. CITIZENSHIP The GO EGTC: Areas of cooperation EGTC STRATEGIC PLAN Transport Energy Culture Urban Planning Health Youth

12. EGTC – GO : MAIN TOPICS Urban MobilityHealthcare ServicesConnecting People

13. GO EGTC: work in course: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTION PLAN FOR THE 3 MUNICIPALITIES MATERNITY HOSPITAL JOINT URBAN PLANNING FOR REVITALIZATION OF MARGINALIZED CITY AREAS URBAN MOBILITY – ONE BUS LINE FOR 3 CITIES ISONZO/SOČA RIVER – A COMMON HERITAGE

14. EGTC Galicia-Norte Portugal

15. A cooperation adapted at each levels of governance: -A common tourristic and work market strategy at the regional level. -Activities between municipalities such as twin cities activities. EGTC Galicia-Norte Portugal

17. Cerdanya Cross-Border Hospital

18. Cerdanya Cross-Border Hospital.

19. A partnership before the EGTC legal status are accepted? It´s possible. French side: 1national authority, 1 regional authority. Spain: 4 regional authorities, 1 national authority. Cerdanya Cross-Border hospital Private Foundation: “The Foundation was constituted on 4 July 2006 with the participation of the French and Catalan public administration. It is the governing body responsible for monitoring the project of Cerdanya Hospital, the cross- border hospital of Cerdanya and Capcir. The Foundation is a temporary organization until the cross-border cooperation treaty is signed by the French and Spanish governments, at which time the joint inter-administrative body will be created. ”

20. Study cases: which similarities? EGTC: a willingness of cooperation between local/regional actors for answering to common challenges and practical limits. EGTCs have always a strategical goal: it is not only for running classical transborder cooperation. EGTCs relies often on a common territorial history and linked cultures.

21. EGTCs added-value and challenges. EGTCs are not made for creating a territory into the territory: no new borders! EGTCs give visibility to the cooperation and bring the EU to the citizens. EGTCs answer to practical challenges through joint investements. EGTC bring adapted, coordinated and integrated answers to territorial challenges. BUT…EGTCs like all cooperation models can fail if: – There is no political support at the local/regional level. – If the share of tasks are not respecting the legal capacities of each level of actors. – If the information/communication activities are not well-run.

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