Feb. 20 – Recall the joint statement signed in Trieste in March 2012, and the Statute of Articles of Incorporation of the EGTC (European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation), signed in November 2012 in Venice. The governors of Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Carinthia (Gerhard Dörfler) are now initiating this instrument of European law by appointing the President, the Director ad “interim”, the technical working groups, the board of auditors and designating Trieste as headquarters. The first president of the ‘”Euregio Without Borders” was nominated by acclamation: the governor of the Veneto, Luca Zaia will continue to serve for the next three years. The EGTC is an instrument of the European Union created in 2006 to define a single legal framework for the Euroregion. After being recognized as a legal personality, it can now initiate collaborations between the regional and local territories of different EU countries, overcoming the obstacles arising from different legal structures, accounting and management. The members of an EGTC, for example, can contribute to calls for European funding jointly promote the integration of transport systems, cooperation in tourism and to provide public and community services. “I am proud to hold this prestigious position for the next three years – said Zaia – and I am moved by the trust shown by colleagues. The EGTC is a reality destined to grow, increasing its potential and its force in the Community.” To host the constituent assembly of the Euroregion was the city of Klagenfurt, the capital of the Austrian province of Carinthia.
Zaia elected president of Euregio Without Borders
