11.04.2012. Three members of the CoR participated in the hearing organised by the EPP Group in the European Parliament, about 'European Territorial Cooperation and its instruments': Michel Delebarre (PES/FR), Mayor of Dunkerque, Chair of the Commission COTER and coordinator of the EGTC Platform, Mic... ->>>

29.03.2012. The proceedings of the interinstitutional conference on EGTC and the annual meeting of the EGTC Platform of the Committee of the regions are available online in the EGTC portal.   Visit the site of the conference More information www.cor.europa.eu/egtc

29.03.2012. The Commission proposal for a revised regulation for European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation is now to be adopted but the Council talks have not started yet and concerns are rising about the speed of the decision process, as was made clear during the inter-institutional conferenc... ->>>

20.03.2012. "The EGTC Regulation should be adopted in the shortest delay and not waiting for the rest of the regulations on structural funds" said Mr Michel Delebarre (PES/FR), invited to speak in the meeting of the Committee on Regional Development of the European Parliament.   Mr Deleba... ->>>

28.02.2012. Between 27th and 28th February the first annual meeting of the EGTC approval authorities was organised by the Hungarian government in Lovasberény, Hungary. Hungary and neighbour countries were represented at the conference. Not just approval authorities but EGTCs and the Hungarian CESC... ->>>

The Commission's Tourism Policy Development Unit has launched a stakeholders consultation which is open till 20 April 2012. The consultation concerns the first draft text of the Charter as well as several possible open questions, assembled in the Questionnaire.   For more information and to pa... ->>>

17.02.2012. As announced, the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions of the EU are holding an inter-institutional conference on the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) in connection with the future cohesion policy. Organised with the support of the European Commission... ->>>

2012.02.16. The CoR calls for the EGTC to become the preferred instrument for territorial cooperation in European policies At yesterday's plenary session in Brussels, Committee of the Regions members welcomed the European Commission's proposals to simplify the set-up and operation conditions for... ->>>