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ALPINE SPACE benefits for the Regions

Added value of the cooperation among regions ?

Roger VIOUD, regional councillor, President of the deliberative commitee for European, International Affairs and Cooperation – Region Rhone-Alps

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Three challenges for the Regions Geographic challenge : the alpine zone

Alpine identity, vehicle for economical and cultural differenciation

Fields of excellence : environment, tourism, sustainable development, mountaneous area, natural hazards, alpine economic sectors (moutaneous sport, industry, renewable energies, water, new forms and new modalities of tourism, agriculture and forestry, alpine traffics control….

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Managing and European construction’s challenges

Managing the complexity The European time-schedule : preparation,

coordination, animation A non reducible cooperation to INTERREG

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Examples for Rhone-Alps

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European cooperation of Rhone-Alps Euroregion Alpes Méditerranée

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Meaning of cooperation’s challenge

INTERREG : interesting lever to promote an operational implementation of European regulations

INTERREG : still a political object under construction

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