European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation 

The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) allows different Member States' public entities to come together under a new entity with a legal personality. The EGTC Regulation was established in 2006 and it gave the possibility to create the first European cooperation structures with legal personalities, defined by European law.

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EGTC Regulation

The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation is governed by Regulation (EC) Nº 1082/2006, amended by Regulation (EU) No 1302/2013. The consolidated version of the regulation is available in all EU languages.

Registering an EGTC

The first step in registering an EGTC happens at the national or regional level with the relevant national or regional authorities.

Please have a look at this list for the contacts in relevant ministries in each Member State or region (regional ministries are responsible for registering EGTCs only in DE, AT and BE).

To help you prepare and register EGTCs, we have prepared a guide on registering an EGTC in all EU Member States (only in English).

To assist you in the first step you can use the following templates for the founding documents:

The second step, after registering at the national or regional level, is registering at the EU level. The EGTC Regulation requires newly established EGTCs to register with the CoR's EU EGTC Register. EGTCs modifying their membership should also declare the change to the CoR. The CoR then publishes these registrations and modifications in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). This process lasts up to two weeks.

How to register new EGTCs with the CoR?

  • Fill in, sign and scan the registration form below (available in all EU languages).
  • A legal representative of the EGTC should then submit the form to egtc@cor.europa.eu along with the following documents:
  • conventions and statutes in all languages they were adopted in;
  • Formal approval of the foundation by the Member State where the EGTC is based;
  • Word version of the registration form, this will significantly speed up our work as we will need to translate it into all EU languages. You can find the form to register a new EGTC in the documents section of this page.

How to modify an existing EGTC?

  • Fill in, sign and scan the modification form below (available in all EU languages).
  • A legal representative of the EGTC should then submit the form to egtc@cor.europa.eualong with the following documents:
  • conventions and statutes in all languages they were adopted in;
  • Formal approval of the modification by the Member State where the EGTC is based;
  • Word version of the modification form, this will significantly speed up our work as we will need to translate it into all EU languages. You can find the form to modify an existing EGTC in the documents section of this page.

What happens after we have received your request for registration or modification?

The CoR will review the documents received and let you know if some documents are missing. Once your application is complete, the CoR will register your EGTC with the OJEU and inform you of the publication date. The whole process should take one to two weeks.

Official list of registered EGTCs

The CoR publishes the official list of registered EGTCs which you can find at the following link: Multilingual list of all registered EGTCs

Documents

  • Form to register a new EGTC - 2024

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    1. български(79.3 KB-DOCX)Download
      Формуляр за регистриране на нова ЕГТС ревизиран февруари 2024 г.
    2. Čeština(75.11 KB-DOCX)Download
      Vzor na registraci nového ESÚS - revize únor 2024
    3. dansk(81.29 KB-DOCX)Download
      Formular til registrering af en ny EGTS - revideret februar 2024
    4. Deutsch(83.07 KB-DOCX)Download
      Formular für die Eintragung eines neuen EVTZ überarbeitete Fassung Feb. 2024
    5. ελληνικά(85.05 KB-DOCX)Download
      Έντυπο καταχώρισης νέου ΕΟΕΣ αναθ. Φεβρουάριος
    6. español(81.49 KB-DOCX)Download
      Modelo para registrar una nueva AECT - revisado febrero de 2024
    7. eesti(77.48 KB-DOCX)Download
      ETKRi registreerimise vorm - uuendatud veebruar 2024
    8. suomi(74.52 KB-DOCX)Download
      Lomake uuden EAYY:n rekisteröimiseksi - tarkistettu helmikuussa 2024
    9. français(77.54 KB-DOCX)Download
      Formulaire d'enregistrement d'un nouveau GECT - version révisée de février 2024
    10. Gaeilge(73.52 KB-DOCX)Download
      Leagan athbhreithnithe (Feabhra 2024) den fhoirm cláraithe le haghaidh GECC nua
    11. hrvatski(78.18 KB-DOCX)Download
      Novi obrazac za osnivanje EGTS-a - revidirano u veljači 2024.
    12. magyar(83.88 KB-DOCX)Download
      Mintadokumentum új ETT nyilvántartásba vételéhez - 2024. februári átdolgozás
    13. italiano(80.93 KB-DOCX)Download
      Modulo per la registrazione di un nuovo GECT - revisione febbraio 2024
    14. lietuvių(80.15 KB-DOCX)Download
      Naujos ETBG grupės steigimo forma - pataisyta 2024 m. vasario mėn.
    15. latviešu(80.11 KB-DOCX)Download
      ETSG veidlapa_atjaunināta 2024. gada februārī
    16. Malti(77.84 KB-DOCX)Download
      Formola għar-reġistrazzjoni ta' REKT ġdid - riveduta Frar 2024
    17. Nederlands(77.36 KB-DOCX)Download
      registratieformulier voor een nieuwe EGTC -gereviseerd februari 2024
    18. polski(81.39 KB-DOCX)Download
      Formularz rejestracji nowego EUWT - zmieniony w lutym 2024 r.
    19. português(80.32 KB-DOCX)Download
      Formulário para registar um novo AECT - revisto em fevereiro de 2024
    20. română(74.17 KB-DOCX)Download
      Model de formular pentru înregistrarea unei GECT - revizuit în februarie 2024
    21. slovenčina(76.35 KB-DOCX)Download
      Formulár na registráciu nového EZÚS - revízia z februára 2024
    22. slovenščina(74.75 KB-DOCX)Download
      Obrazec za prijavo novega EZTS - Revidiran februarja 2024
    23. svenska(83.69 KB-DOCX)Download
      Mall för registrering av en ny EGTS - omarbetad februari 2024
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  • Form for modifications of EGTCs

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    1. български(74.18 KB-DOCX)Download
    2. Čeština(69 KB-DOCX)Download
    3. dansk(77.39 KB-DOCX)Download
    4. Deutsch(82.14 KB-DOCX)Download
    5. ελληνικά(71.57 KB-DOCX)Download
    6. español(79.95 KB-DOCX)Download
    7. eesti(127.71 KB-DOCX)Download
    8. suomi(77 KB-DOCX)Download
    9. français(74.22 KB-DOCX)Download
    10. hrvatski(68.06 KB-DOCX)Download
    11. magyar(76.06 KB-DOCX)Download
    12. italiano(81.4 KB-DOCX)Download
    13. lietuvių(80.35 KB-DOCX)Download
    14. latviešu(118.8 KB-DOCX)Download
    15. Malti(81.14 KB-DOCX)Download
    16. Nederlands(78.7 KB-DOCX)Download
    17. polski(78.07 KB-DOCX)Download
    18. português(70.16 KB-DOCX)Download
    19. română(110.85 KB-DOCX)Download
    20. slovenčina(63.96 KB-DOCX)Download
    21. slovenščina(102.26 KB-DOCX)Download
    22. svenska(65.66 KB-DOCX)Download
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Studies

  • Guidebook on registering EGTCs

    Publication date: 31/05/2021Theme: Territorial cohesionAuthor: Sabine Zillmer, Sebastian Hans, Christian Lüer (Spatial Foresight) and Paola Le Moglie (t33) in collaboration with Silke Haarich, Erik Gløersen (Spatial Foresight) and Michele Alessandrini (t33) with additional editing from Tim Wills (t33)
  • EGTC monitoring report 2018-2019

    Publication date: 24/03/2020Theme: Cross-border and territorial cooperationAuthor: Sabine Zillmer, Sebastian Hans, Christian Lüer, Maria Toptsidou (Spatial Foresight) in collaboration with Chien-Hui Hsiung, Ulrike Stroissnig, Arndt Münch (ÖIR), Paola Le Moglie (t33) and Dubravka Kruljac (Mcrit).
     
  • EGTC Good Practice Booklet

    Publication date: 30/07/2018Theme: Cross-border and territorial cooperationAuthor: Sabine Zillmer, Sebastian Hans, Christian Lüer, Amparo Montán (Spatial Foresight), Chien-Hui Hsiung (ÖIR), Paola Le Moglie and Vittoria Gnetti (t33), with additional editing from Tim Wills (t33).
  • EGTC monitoring report 2017

    Publication date: 21/03/2018Theme: Cross-border and territorial cooperationAuthor: Sabine Zillmer, Sebastian Hans, Christian Lüer, Amparo Montán (Spatial Foresight) in collaboration with Chien-Hui Hsiung (ÖIR), Paola Le Moglie and Karina Carius de Barros (t33) with additional editing from Tim Wills (t33).
     
  • EGTC monitoring report 2016 and impacts of Schengen area crisis on the work of EGTCs

    Publication date: 06/04/2017Theme: Cross-border and territorial cooperationAuthor: Sabine Zillmer, Sebastian Hans, Christian Lüer, Amparo Montán, Maria Toptsidou (Spatial Foresight) in collaboration with Bernd Schuh, Chien-Hui Hsiung (ÖIR), Pietro Celotti and Paola Le Moglie (t33).

Multimedia

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Contact

EGTC Team
+32 22822142 
European Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard        /Belliardstraat         101, 1040 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium
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