EUROPEAN GROUPING OF TERRITORIAL COOPERATION (EGTC)

1. MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRACTICE EUROPEAN GROUPING OF TERRITORIAL COOPERATION (EGTC) Bolzano, July 9, 2013

2. REFERENCE FRAMEWORK OF THE Duero-Douro EGTC FRANCE • NUTS III: • Alto Trás-os-Montes • Douro • Beira Interior Norte • Zamora • Salamanca www.duero-douro.com European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

3. MEMBERS OF THE EGTC DUERO-DOURO200 Spanish and Portuguese public entities • 115 SpanishMunicipalities • 9 Portuguese Municipal Chambers • 74 Portuguese local municipalities • Salamanca University • PolytechnicInstitute of Bragança European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) ) www.duero-douro.com

4. SITUATION DATA, PEOPLE AND SURFACE OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC • Geographicalscope: NUTS III Alto Trás-os-Montes, Douro, Beira • Interior Norte y Provincias de Salamanca and Zamora • Surface:8 910,27 Km2 • 356,19 km of luso-spanishborder • Populationfrom Portugal in the EGTC: 73.328 inhabitants • PopulationfromSpain in the EGTC : 46.815 inhabitants • Total population of the Duero-Douro EGTC: 120.143 inhabitants European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) ) www.duero-douro.com

5. Size of the municipalities of the Duero-Douro EGTCby number of inhabitants European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) ) www.duero-douro.com

6. POPULATION OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC BY AGE RANGE European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) ) www.duero-douro.com

7. European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) ) www.duero-douro.com

8. European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) www.duero-douro.com

9. FUNCTIONING OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) www.duero-douro.com

10. GOVERNING BODIES OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC • General Assembly • President of the General Assembly and of the EGTC(three-year revolving term by a member of Spain and a member of Portugal) • Vice President of the General Assembly and of the EGTC (three-year revolving term by a member of Spain and a member of Portugal) • Coordination Council • President of the Coordinating Council •   Vice President of the Coordinating Council • 6 Sectoral Councils • 1 Territorial Coordinator • 1 General Director • 1 Secretariat European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) www.duero-douro.com

11. SPHERES OF ACTION √ Health, Social Services and Social Action√ Tourism, Culture and Heritage√ Sport, Leisure and Recreation√ Agriculture√ Local Government√ Transport and communications√ Research, Innovation and Development √ Equalization of Opportunities√ Economic Development√ Local Development√ Public transport accessible to all citizens√ New Technologies√ Environment and Sustainable Development√ Education, Training and Employment European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) www.duero-douro.com

12. PROGRAMS THAT THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC IS IMPLEMENTING . Conociéndonos (knowingeachother) . Artistas del Duero (SchoolTheater) . Self-Prevention Project: Self-organizing model for forest fire prevention . Recuperación Integral y Sostenible of theBorder– FRONTERA NATURAL . Energy Efficiency Project in Public Lighting. . Microcreditprogram . Territoria.net Project. . Observatory for the promotion of culture in the Duero-Douro axis. . LegendTurism. European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) www.duero-douro.com

13. EVALUATING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC . Difficulties encountered until the implementation of the Duero-Douro EGTC . ADDED VALUE of the Duero-Douro EGTC . OPERATING experience goodexperiences problemsencountered . Justificationfortheneedfor a Duero-Douro EGTC European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) www.duero-douro.com

14. NEED FOR AN EGTC IN DUERO DOURO • √ 97% of the population of the Duero-Douro Territory, claimed not to know any cooperation project funded by Europe and developed in their territory. • √ 94% of the population believes that territorial cooperation investments on their territory will be useful only if managed by the own territory. • √ 98% of the population considered as excellent or very good the creation of the Duero - Douro EGTC • √ 96% of the territory's population knows the Duero-Douro EGTC • SourceSurvey: D-ARRIBE • Universe: 120.143 persons • GeographicalScoope: 182 municipalities in theborderregion • Confidencelevel: 97% • Sample: +- 3,5% European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC) www.duero-douro.com

15. ADDED VALUE OF THE DUERO-DOURO EGTC • Entity that ensures joint management of the territory, facilitating the application of the principle of subsidiarity. • Proper formula for the integrated management of a space, ensuring coordination in the public decisions appropriate to their reality, achieving economic and social cohesion throughout. • Best Tool for local authorities in rural areas. • Union of 200 public entities seeking the same goal: quality of life for their population. • REAL Elimination of the border effect, managing a single territory in a join policy (facing joint problems and joint solutions). • Rational sharing of resources and utilities. • Real elimination to the citizens of the differences between countries by the mere existence of a border. • Multiplication of the results of the economic investments made. www.duero-douro.com European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Duero-Douro (Duero-Douro EGTC)

16. EUROPEAN GROUPING OF TERRITORIAL COOPERATION DUERO-DOURO Trabanca – Salamanca (Spain) directorgeneral@duero-douro.com | duero-douro@duero-douro.com Tel.(+34) 923 141 504 | fax. (+34) 923 090 433 | www.duero-douro.com