ECBP Launching Event &
Launching of the European Cross-Border Platform
To underline the needs of the border regions and their citizens, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) launched the European Cross-Border Platform, the successor of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) Platform, which aims to gather all actors in cross-border cooperation from border cities and regions to EGTCs and Euro-regions.
The newly established Platform aims to create a new place for cross-border stakeholders to meet and discuss border communities’ unique circumstances and needs, allowing them to engage with the EU institutions through the European Committee of the Regions. The Platform will advocate for new approaches and policy solutions for cross-border regions, contributing to their social and economic growth while building a common European cross-border future for border regions.
The official kick-off of the Platform takes place in Budapest, during the Art of Cooperation conference.
Launching of the b-solutions 3.0 project
B-solutions is an initiative of the European Commission which aims to unfold and eliminate cross-border legal and administrative obstacles. The calls are published and the project is managed by the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR). In the first two generations of the initiative, more than 150 obstacles have been identified and some of them have already been solved. The third generation will be officially launched during the Art of Cooperation conference. For more information, please, visit www.b-solutionsproject.com.
Registration is open until 31 October.
The official launching of the European Cross-Border Platform takes place within the framework of the Art of Cooperation conference, so registration is necessary through the central page of the conference by clicking the button below:
Agenda
Kick-off the European Cross-Border Platform and Kick-off b-solutions 3.0
14 November, 6.00 p.m. – 6.40 p.m.
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Study visit to the Ister-Granum EGTC (Esztergom and Štúrovo)
15 November, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
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Date
Kick-off: 14 November 2024, from 6.00 p.m. to 6.40 p.m.
Study visit: 15 November 2024, from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Contact
Venue
Bálna, Fővám tér 11-12., 1093 Budapest, Hungary
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Study visit to the Ister-Granum EGTC (Esztergom and Štúrovo)
The study visit organised with the destination Esztergom-Štúrovo takes place within the framework of the Art of Cooperation conference, so registration is necessary through the central page of the conference by clicking the button below:
The Ister-Granum EGTC was established in May 2008 as the second grouping of the European Union with more than 80 members situated around the iconic Mária Valéria Bridge rebuilt with EU support in 2001 (before the accession of Hungary and Slovakia to the Union). The study visit aims to give an overview of the activities, projects, and achievements of the grouping so far and to taste local food whose producers are grouped in a labelled cross-border local product network.
The buses collecting the participants will depart from different districts of Budapest between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m., and they are expected to be back in Budapest between 4.00 and 5.00 p.m. on 15 November. One of the buses will serve directly to the airport.
All attendants of the Art of Cooperation conference who registered to the study visit will be informed about further details in due time. Should you need assistance or clarification, please send an email to the organisers: cesci@cesci-net.eu.
