The EGTC Archimed results from a partnership between Italy, Cyrpus, Spain and Greece, involving about 10 million inhabitants in a 75.000 km²'s area.
This EGTC has been established for two reasons.
Firstly, to enhance the interests of the people living in the Mediterranean islands at European level. Secondly, to create a stable platform for cooperation, helping its partners to plan. In the past, there has been sporadic, project-based cooperation.
Review of activities in 2016
Tasks
The tasks of the EGTC comprise:
- the creation of a stable structure for cooperation among its members;
- the promotion of common interests among its members in the European Union;
- the development of exchange events between their respective communities.
The EGTC pursues the objective of implementing EU co-financed programmes, projects and actions of territorial cooperation among its members.
Challenges or issues
To be able to integrate all Mediterranean islands in the EGTC including those that are not part of EU Member States.
Budget
€ 60,000 constituted by an annual membership fee from each of the members, proportional to their population.
Staff (in FTE)
Director. There are also two people working for the EGTC employed in the Region of Sicily.
*All efforts to contact the official representatives of this EGTC failed in the last three years. The information in the table dates back to the EGTC Monitoring Report 2013.
