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The EU adopted the revised EGTC Regulation in December 2013. This meeting will aim to promote a dialogue on a harmonized implementation of the Regulation, gathering the National Authorities, the European Commission, the CoR Members and the stakeholders. 

 

Prior to the meeting, two questionnaires are available online aiming to set the debate:

Questionnaire for authorities in charge of implementing the Regulation
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• Mr Antonios Karvounis, EGTC National Authority Contact Point, Ministry of Interior of the Hellenic Republic. Presidency of the Council of the EU
  
• Mr Joachim Zeller, Member of the European Parliament, rapporteur on the revision of the EGTC Regulation
  
• Mr Vassilis Xenos, director of the EGTC 'Amphyctiony' 
   

15:00 Roundtable 1: The implementation of the EGTC Regulation

• Introduction by Mr Dirk Peters, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy, team leader – legal officer
• Open floor discussion between representatives of Member States and of the EGTCs
• Conclusions by Dr Norbert Jankai, Legal Director of the Central European Service for Cross-border Initiatives - CESCI

• Introduction by Mr Dirk Peters, European Commission, European Commission, DG Regional and Urban Policy, team leader – legal officer
  
• Open floor discussion between representatives of the Member States and of the EGTCs
• Conclusions by Mr Jens Gabbe, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Association of European Border Regions - AEBR
   

17:15 Conclusions 

• Mr Antonios Karvounis, EGTC National Authority Contact Point. Presidency of the Council of the EU
  
• Mr Herwig Van Staa (AT/EPP) Coordinator of the EGTC Platform