The main objective of the EGTC created by the Diputación de León and the Municipal Council of Bragança is to access available EU funds for promoting joint development initiatives.
In keeping with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1302/2013, the objective of the Leon-Bragança EGTC will be to facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation between the Leon Provincial Council and Bragança Municipal Council. Members will cooperate with the shared aim of strengthening the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union.
The territory of the EGTC has a low population density. To promote the common development of the area, it aims at cooperation in fields beneficial to attracting people.
Cooperation makes use of territorial cooperation at cross-border and transnational levels. The common interests of the members are related to the (a) promotion of the agri-food sector, (b) battle against depopulation of territories, (c) creation of youth employment, (d) promotion of tourism, (e) revitalisation of the economy, especially in rural areas and (f) assistance to municipalities with less than 20,000 inhabitants.
Objectives
The EGTC has the following objectives:
1) develop the common space and promote territorial relations between the members of the EGTC, León-Bragança and traditional domains of cooperation: environment, tourism, culture and local development;
2) implement transnational territorial cooperation in the local policies of each of the members;
3) collaborate with other EGTCs, with other regional and local authorities in the execution of cooperation projects;
4) promote the territory of the León-Bragança EGTC, abroad for the valorisation of potential and own resources;
5) settle inhabitants and generate synergies to attract new population into the territory.
Tasks
The purpose of the EGTC is to promote economic and social cohesion in both territories. The added value for the cohesion policy consists in the increase in the number of inhabitants and the promotion of the territory. The EGTC targets the attraction of new population into its rural areas and the promotion of economic and social cohesion.
The EGTC initiated its work in December 2015; only some activities of promotion in both territories and some cooperation activities have been implemented so far.
The EGTC, in the scope of the competences, will carry out activities oriented to rural development, economic development, sustainable development, education, training and employment, equal opportunities, agriculture and livestock.
Budget
€ 60,000
EU-funded projects and programmes in phase of imple-mentation in 2016
2 Interreg POCTEP projects:
1) AGROINVEST –total projectbudget: € 1,059,000 (of which 75% co-funded by the EU) – implemented by the EGTC: € 87,500
2) PLAN ESTRATÉGICO AECT LEÓN-BRAGANÇA – total project budget € 250,000 (of which 75% co-funded by the EU) – implemented by the EGTC: € 62,500
