Tasks

The EGTC Euregio Senza Confini was founded in order to encourage, facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation between its members for the strengthening of economic and social cohesion. The objectives of the EGTC focus on specific areas of intervention:

1. energy, environmental resources and waste management;
2. transport, infrastructure and logistics;
3. culture, sports, education and high level training;
4. social-health;
5. civil protection;
6. science, research, innovation and technology;
7. agriculture;
8. tourism;
9. productive activities;
10. communication infrastructure;
11. work, vocational training and trade.

The use of EGTCs to deliver other EU policies, not only ETC programmes, should also be encouraged. Whether in the fields of transport, environmental improvement, health, research collaboration, education and culture or others, an EGTC may add to the value of EU policies by offering a more structured and adaptable mean of implementation. Particular fields of interest are transport infrastructure and logistic, social-health, tourism, civil protection, work, vocational training and trade, research and innovation.

The EGTC Euregio Senza Confini is an observer partner in some CBC Programmes. The EGTC also participates as observer to the Steering Committee of the Italy-Austria CBC Programme. In the framework of the Alpine Convention, for 2017-2018, the grouping had the presidency of the transnational Working Groups "Mountain Forests" and "Sustainable Tourism".

Budget

€ 1.073.275,58 (31.12.2018) through endowment fund and membership fees.

EU-funded projects and programmes in phase of imple-mentation in 2019

In the last couple of years, EGCT Euregio Senza Confini worked at encouraging its regional shareholders in participating in several EU projects and was particularly active in promoting several initiatives. These efforts lead to the involvement of EGCT Euregio Senza Confini in ten Interreg cooperation projects (acting as Lead Partner, Partner and Associated Partner) with a total availability exceeding one million euro of funds and mainly dealing with transport, mobility, education, training and institutional cooperation at cross-border level.

Interreg V A Italia–Austria 2014-2020

• EMOTIONWay (Eco&soft MObility Through Innovative and Optimized network of cross-border Natural and cultural Ways). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 998.750,00 €
• SCET NET (Senza Confini Education and Training Network). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 986.925,31 €
• SMARTLOGI (Sustainable and intelligent cross-border logistics). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 954.671,45 €
• FIT4CO (Fit for Cooperation). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 769.840,75 €
• EUMINT (Euroregions, Migration and Integration project). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 1.011.796,19 €
• BIO-CRIME (Zoonoses, animal welfare, illegal pet trade and education). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 949,705 €
• HEALTHNET (Paths of care and integrated home health assistance through the support of ICT solutions). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 944,950.95 €
• SWEET (Single windows for exceptional transport). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 674.582,94 €

Interreg V A Italia - Slovenia 2014-2020

• CROSSMOBY (Improvement of integrated mobility planning capability and services, with the aim to establish cross-border intermodality between Italy and Slovenia). Budget of the project (ERDF approved): 3.499.779,57 €

Interreg V B Adrion 2014-2020

• ADRIPAS​​S (Integrating multimodal connections in the Adriatic-Ionian region). Budget of the project (ERDF and IPA II approved): 1.243.017,46 €

Staff (in FTE)

For the implementation of institutional activities, the EGTC does not yet employ its own staff but works with three employees from the three members, plus one Director. In the project management field, the EGTC benefits from the support of some external collaborators employed as project manager / financial manager / communication manager.