INTERREG 2014-2020
17.02.2015 - The European Commission has approved the Interreg V-A Poland-Slovakia 2014-2020 programme
On February 12th, 2015 the European Commission has approved the Interreg V-A Poland-Slovakia 2014-2020 programme.
20.12.2013 - The new EGTC Regulation has been adopted
The Council of the EU adopted on 17 December the revised EGTC Regulation, together with the rest of the package on cohesion policy. The Regulations was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 20 December and entered into force. The revised EGTC Regulation shall apply from 22 June 2014. The Regulation (EU) No 1302/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) as...
03.12.2013 - The CoR and the AEBR call for more participation of border regions and EGTCs in the Operational Programmes
On 19 November 2013, the Committee of the Regions and the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) organized jointly a seminar on the issue of the participation of citizens of the border regions in Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes. The seminar also focused on the specific situation of the European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), which are called on to have a more active role in the next programming period. The conclusions of this seminar have been sent...
21.11.2013 - The European Parliament approves new cohesion policy 2014-2020
Key rules and regulations for implementing EU cohesion policy in 2014-2020 were endorsed by Parliament on 20. November. One third of the EU budget for 2014-2020 (€325bn) will be invested in member states, to boost regional development, with a strong focus on employment, energy efficiency, innovation and research. In a compromise deal struck with the Council after more than a year of tough negotiations, MEPs secured substantial funding for EU regions to invest in their development...
11.06.2013 - The European Parliament and the Council agree on the revision of the EGTC Regulation
"More simplification, legal certainty and flexibility in the application of the rules", are the main features of the revised EGTC Regulation according to Mr Joachim Zeller (DE/EPP), rapporteur in the European Parliament, who announced in the Committee of Regional Development (REGI) that the co-legislators have agreed on the revised EGTC Regulation. The last meeting or informal 'trilogue' between the institutions took place on 27 May in Brussels. The services of the Committee of the Regions...
03.04.2012 - Committee of the Region's opinion on the draft amendments to Regulation on an EGTC
On 15-16 February 2012 the Committee of the Regions held a plenary session, which initiated the discussion about the European Commission's proposal of amendments for the Regualtion 1082/2006 on European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation, aiming to simplify the set-up and operation conditions for the EGTC. Michael Delebarre, rapporteur for the CoR oppinion of this subject, said that "the Commission's proposals are definitelly heading in the right direction". The members of CoR...