Whytotransform_evolveitintoanEGTC

1、Alps-Adriatic Working Community goes EGTC!Workshop Open Days: EGTC: Learning from experience“8 October 2008 Alps-Adriatic Working Community 26/07/20221OD 08C40-Maier OverviewWhat is AA WC?Why to transform/evolve it into an EGTC?Status quo of the processMain challenges and obstaclesWork load ahead ri

2、sks?Conclusions Alps-Adriatic Working Community 26/07/20222OD 08C40-Maier AA Working Communityfounded 1978 in Venice: bridging the different ideologies beyond the Iron Curtain“ bordersDeclaration of Millstatt (June 1988): in order to foster the regional co-operation in the framework of the Alps-Adri

3、atic Working Community, which contributes towards the mobility beyond borders, the free circulation of people and ideas and the cooperation in economic and cultural areas.“ Linz 1991: “In view of the process of integration of Europe shall be charged with reviewing concrete co-operation projects and

4、enacting such projects ”More than 500 projects implemented (mainly of people to people“ character) 26/07/20223OD 08C40-Maier 2 countries 7 regions with legislative powers 4 counties = extreme, asymmetrical heterogeneity Partners complex crossroad of peoples and families of languages and of heterogen

5、eous institutional levels 26/07/20224OD 08C40-Maier New demandsVisibility: completely different surrounding within EU internal market area More common projects of strategic relevanceLegal personality! Lead-partner, legally binding effects between partners and towards third parties necessary26/07/202

6、25OD 08C40-Maier Process of Evolvement“MATRIOSCA 2005-2007: Module: How could the organisational structure be improved? (including EGTC facility)Nov. 2007: draft EGTC statute (for general application) and mandate for concrete application to AAP (+P for Pannonia)Working group: elaboration of an EGTC-

7、AAP preliminary statute Decision, how to proceed in Nov. 2008? 26/07/20226OD 08C40-Maier Main challenges Commitment from the political level different national legal and administrative systems competitive initiatives at smaller scales at technical level: seat of the registered officebudget (increase

8、)!still missing national provisionsthird Country Croatia 26/07/20227OD 08C40-Maier Work load ahead risks?finalise core open questions (budget, registered office)adoption to national legislation (2009)Convince the competent politicians!Preliminary and final approval (2009?)26/07/20228OD 08C40-Maier C

9、onclusions:new challenges needs the evolution of cooperation beyond borders - Cbb“ in terms of their structure legal personality“ based on EU-law provides convincing advantagesthe process of evolution“ of existing Cbb“ needs time and the political commitment (particularly complex Cbb“)26/07/20229OD 08C40-Maier Thank you for your attention! Dr. Johannes Maier MESChairman of the Expert Group “EGTC-AAP Statute”Head of the Unit for European AffairsOffice of the Regional Government of Land KrntenMietalerstrae