On May 28 the Committee of the Regions and the German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure will organise in Brussels the workshop “The EGTC: Experiences and Expectations – Past, Present and Future”
A panel discussion will be the centrepiece of this event focussing on the EGTC Regulation amended in December 2013 and its implementation in different Member States. The German Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development will present a study on the EGTC's potential and limitations.
In the context of this workshop, different perspectives on the amended EGTC regulation and its implementation shall be presented and discussed. The discussion shall focus on the following questions:
- What has changed due to the amended EGTC regulation and which expectations exist?
- Which challenges exist with regard to both the foundation process and ongoing work of EGTCs, and how can they be overcome?
- How may cooperation with approval authorities and between them be optimised?
- Which support can European institutions provide for interested stakeholders?
All participants will be invited to take part in the panel debate with questions and contributions to the discussion.
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The EGTC instrument was created in 2006 and offers another opportunity for cross-national cooperation to improve legal certainty and planning reliability. EGTCs directly promote European Cohesion Policy. The number of established EGTCs has increased since 2006 up to 53 (as of March 2015). The regulation was amended in 2013.
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