EUROREGION ALPS - MEDITERRENEAN

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EUROREGION ALPS - MEDITERRENEAN

• Euroregione Alpi Mediterraneo
• Eurorégion Alps Mediterranée
• Giulia Marcon
• Regione Piemonte

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Community of Interest set up by Piemonte,
Liguria, Valle dAosta, Rhône-Alpes and
Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur on 10th July 2006
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17 MILLION INHABITANTS (3.6 of EU25 Population)
GDP416 830 mln (4.2 of EU25 GDP)
EXTENT110.00 KM² (approximately)
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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

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• Actual Developments

Singled out some of these themes
Organising different workgroups
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Next Steps.
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COMMON SEAT IN BRUSSELS
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Large visibility for Euroregion
Carrying out the joint program of activities in
an efficient way
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OPEN DAYS 2007
Disclosing all the Euroregions potential at the
European Institutions
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Carry out a Model of Governance for Euroregion

• GECT/EGTC
• (European Grouping of Territorial Co-operation)

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The EGTC/GECT is a new instrument for territorial
cooperation

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• Piemonte, Liguria, Valle dAosta, Rhône-Alpes
  and Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur will be among the
  first Regions in Europe to resort to it

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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