EGTCTRITIA

EGTCTRITIA

Opole Voivodeship (PL)Opole Voivodeship (PL)

Opole Voivodeship (PL)Opole Voivodeship (PL) Silesian Voivodeship (PL)Silesian Voivodeship (PL)

Opole Voivodeship (PL)Opole Voivodeship (PL) Silesian Voivodeship (PL)Silesian Voivodeship (PL)

Moravian – Silesian Region (CZ)Moravian – Silesian Region (CZ)

Opole Voivodeship (PL)Opole Voivodeship (PL) Silesian Voivodeship (PL)Silesian Voivodeship (PL)

Moravian – Silesian Region (CZ)Moravian – Silesian Region (CZ)

Žilina Self – Governing Region (SK)Žilina Self – Governing Region (SK)

Area: 9 411,67 kmArea: 9 411,67 km2 2 Population: 1 016 2000 Capital: OpolePopulation: 1 016 2000 Capital: Opole

Area: 12 333 kmArea: 12 333 km2 2 Population: 4 654 115 Capital: KatowicePopulation: 4 654 115 Capital: Katowice

Area: 5 427 kmArea: 5 427 km2 2 Population: 1 243 220 Capital: OstravaPopulation: 1 243 220 Capital: Ostrava

Area: 6 788 kmArea: 6 788 km2 2 Population: 694 129 Capital: ŽilinaPopulation: 694 129 Capital: Žilina

EGTC TRITIA – basic factsEGTC TRITIA – basic facts

Area:Area:34 069 km34 069 km²²

Inhabitants:Inhabitants:7 855 000 7 855 000

Seat of secretariat Seat of secretariat Cieszyn Cieszyn

EGTC TRITIA – challenges we face• All TRITIA regions have undergone restructuring

its economies traditionally based on heavy industries.

• New investments make new interregional ties.• Mountainous border area creates opportunities

for the development of tourism • EGTC situated on a Baltic – Adriatic transport

corridor • Emmissions of greenhouse gasses are too high.• Regions suffer from record mortality caused by

traffic accidents

EGTC TRITIA – general objective

to facilitate and support cooperation among members; support social and economic cohesion of the regions mainly through

intelintellligentigent implementation of implementation of programmes and projects of programmes and projects of territorial cooperationterritorial cooperation

EGTC TRITIA – main EGTC TRITIA – main areas of areas of cooperationcooperation

Transport and infrastructureTransport and infrastructureconnectivity and accessibility of the member connectivity and accessibility of the member regions regions Economic co-operationEconomic co-operationinnovative and competitive environment; innovative and competitive environment; support of SMEs cooperation and cross-support of SMEs cooperation and cross-border clusters creation and cooperation; border clusters creation and cooperation; applied applied RR&D support&D support; joint business missions ; joint business missions and networking of the chambers of commerceand networking of the chambers of commerce

EGTC TRITIA – main areas of cooperation

Tourismjoint promotion campaigns; support of effective destination management institutions operation; creation of supra-regional products and brandmark of EGTC as a competitive destination Energy and environmentjoint energy policy, renewable sources of energy, actions to limit air pollution

EGTC TRITIA – other EGTC TRITIA – other areas of areas of cooperationcooperation

• Emergency management• Culture• Human resources development including co-

operation of lifelong education providers• Co-operation of public institutions• Sports

EGTC TRITIA – history

• 06/2009 – decision to establish EGTC made; working group established

• 12/2010 – regional assemblies approve convention and statutes

• 01/2011 – notifications of the regions’ intention to participate in the EGTC sent to national authorities

• 03/2013 – TRITIA registration

EGTC TRITIA – EGTC TRITIA – agreed structureagreed structure

EGTC TRITIA – building its strategy EGTC TRITIA – building its strategy withwith the support of the support of INTERREG INTERREG 44A A

proprogrammesgrammes• “Strategy of systemic cooperation”

(Moravian-Silesian Region, Silesian Voivodeship and Opole Voivodeship)

• “Cooperation” (Moravian-Silesian Region and Žilina Self-Governing Region)

• “Innovative cooperation” (Žilina Self-Governing Region and Silesian Voivodeship)

Thank you

Branislav Zacharides bzacharides@zask.sk www.egtctritia.eu