​​The EGTC Amphictyony results from a partnership between Greece, Cyprus, Italy and France, involving about 500.000 inhabitants in a 150.000 km²'s area.

 

This EGTC has been established in order to provide an environment with constant peace and sustainable development for the people living there, strengthening public participation and local societies' agencies with a special regard to joint action and cooperation agonst its members in line with principles of freedom, democracy, justice, security and protection of the environment.

 

 
Modification of membership: New member: municipality of Ramallah (Palestine).

Members that left the EGTC: Comunita Montana della Murgia Tarantina & Comunita Montana Murgia Barese left the EGTC.
It is envisaged to incorporate other municipalities from Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Northern Africa. They shall be incorporated as full members of the EGTC through signature and ratification of the statutes and the convention on the basis of their eligibility within the Cross-Border Cooperation Programme ENI CBC “Mediterranean Sea Basin”.

Changes in convention/statutes: The statutes changed in 2016 due to organisational reasons.

Tasks: The EGTC organises seminars for the elected representatives and staff of municipalities that are members of the EGTC Amphictyony. Regarding the involvement of the EGTC in EU projects, it acts as leader or as a partner in programmes and projects such as LADDER, URGENT, CUPID and Europe for Citizens.

In future, the EGTC would like to deepen the participation of citizens in non-material and material development, in social cohesion and to contribute to European Identity. During 2016, the EGTC Amphictyony held a series of seminars for the elected representatives and the staff of its municipalities’ members. The seminars were attended by 400 executives from all over Greece. They were focused on the analysis of European projects concerning the development of municipalities. The projects promoted the need for the participation of citizens in all processes and increased their awareness to become active. This is based on the belief of the EGTC Amphictyony that effects can only be realised if citizens are aware that Europe belongs to them and they belong to Europe.

Challenges or issues: National legislations present obstacles for the implementation of ETC projects.

Budget: € 120,000

EU-funded projects and programmes in phase of imple-mentation in 2016:

DEAR-programme: LADDER project with a project budget of € 121,594.80 (85% EU co-funding);
URGENT project with a project budget of € 15,430 (100% EU co-funding)

Staff: None

Impact of changes of EGTC regulation on EGTC: The revised EGTC regulation needs further improvement in the area of staff recruitment. The EGTC wishes to be able to recruit staff like a private corporation. The new regulation has also enabled the EGTC Amphictyony to enter into contact with third countries.