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Understanding the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

Learn about the EGTC, a legal entity to strengthen economic and social cohesion in Europe. Discover its main principles, requirements, and possibilities for managing interregional actions and global grants. Explore its potential benefits and the steps to get started.

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Understanding the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

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  1. The EGTC, a suitable instrument for Article 37(6)b? Background and main questions 17 March 2011 | Paris

  2. What is the EGTC? The European Groupingof Territorial Cooperation • Legal basis: Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 • Main principles: • Entitywith legal personality • Can hirestaff, manage a budget, procureetc • Can manage cooperationprojectsand/or programmes (cross-border, transnational, interregional) • Pooling human, technicalandfinancialresourcestogether • Requirements • At least 2 partnersfromat least 2 EU Member States • Members: publicbodiesorbodiesgovernedbypubliclaw • Aim: strengthening economic and social cohesion

  3. EGTC and 37(6)b • Possibilities for useof EGTC • Manage interregional actions of the participating regions • Manage, through a global grant, the parts of each OP involved • Sustainability and visibility for partnerships • A stable framework, e.g. for lobbying, for establishing relationships with third parties • Optional – other solutions exist • So far no experience but growing interest

  4. EGTC to manage interregional actions • For an interregional action: • Putting together the budgets of each regional project into a single pot of money (ERDF + co-financing). • Budget is managed by the EGTC, in line with applicable rules in terms of use of public funds (EU and national applicable rules) • The assembly of the EGTC acts as project steering committee, composed of representatives of the participating partner regions.

  5. EGTC to manage global grants • For an interregional global grant: • Putting together the budgets of each regional priority into a joint global grant managed by EGTC. • Subsidy contract signed between the EGTC director and beneficiaries in each participating region. • All actions financed under the joint grant are bound to applicable rules in terms of use of public funds (EU and national applicable rules) • The EGTC can also take care of control (FLC) • Management of grant by the EGTC (staff, calls, meetings, publications etc) financed from TA contributions of participating programmes.

  6. Getting started • Interest? • Current questions / issues? • Other governance/organisational models? • Next steps: • Short questionnaire • Working session at next meeting • Integration into INTERACT FAQ • More infos: INTERACT Handbook and FAQ on the EGTC

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