Experience of the Slovak Republic Budapest April 16, 2015

European

Grouping of Territorial

Cooperation

EU legal framework

Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

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 regards the clarification, simplification and improvement of the establishment and functioning of such groupings

Slovak legal framework

Act No 90/2008 Coll. on a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) and on the amendment of Act No 540/2001 Coll. on state statistics, as amended

Act No 31/2015 Coll. amending and supplementing Act No 90/2008 Coll. on a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) and on the amendment of Act No 540/2001 Coll. on state statistics, as amended as amended and Act No 25/2006 Coll. on Public Procurement, as amended

Government Office of the Slovak Republic

National approval authority

Register Office

maintains the register of EGTC also in electronic form

the register is available at http://ezus.vlada.gov.sk/

Overview of issued approvals

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

approved

disapproved

Categories of Slovak members

The EGTCs established in the Slovak Republic

1. EGTC KRAS - BODVA ltd. - 2009 Members: local authorities (municipalities)

2. EGTC Pons Danubii ltd. - 2010 Members: local authorities (cities)

3. EGTC Spoločný región ltd. - 2012 Members: bodies governed by public law

4. EGTC VIA CARPATIA ltd. - 2013 Members: regional authorities (self-governing region)

Findings of the Slovak Republic

insufficient identification of objectives and tasks of the EGTC

EGTCs established on small territories

different legal status of the EGTC in MSs

Findings of the Slovak Republic

lack of overview in available legal framework

insufficient funding of established EGTC

inaction of some EGTCs

EU Cohesion Policy in the 2014 - 2020 period brings new opportunities and challenges:

new legislation - new categories of entities

- members from third countries or overseas countries or territories

- simplification of establishment process EGTC´s new role

- ETC programme/ project - in Joint Action Plans

- Integrated Territorial Investment

Programming period 2014 - 2020 Authority responsible for the preparation and implementation

Cross- border cooperation programmesSlovak Republic - Czech Republic 2014 - 2020 Slovak Republic - Hungary 2014 - 2020Slovak Republic - Austria 2014 - 2020Poland - Slovak Republic 2014 - 2020ENI Hungary - Slovakia - Romania - Ukraine  2014 – 2020

 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic

Transnational cooperation programmesCentral EuropeETC Danube

Government Office of the Slovak Republic

Interregional cooperation programmesINTERREG Ministry of Economy of the Slovak

RepublicESPON URBACT

Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic

INTERACT Bratislava Self-governing Region and Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic

Thank you for your attention.

Section of Central Coordination BodyCohesion Policy Departmente-mail: ezus@vlada.gov.sk Phone: +421 2 209 25 961

Government Office of the Slovak Republic

Námestie slobody 1, 813 70 BratislavaSlovak Republic