# C_2018096EN.01000601.xml

| 14.3.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 96/6 |
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Information to be provided pursuant to Article 5(2)

Establishment of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

(Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 ( OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19 ))

(2018/C 96/05)

I.1)   Name, address and contact point

Registered name: Agrupación Europea de Cooperación Territorial InterPal-MedioTejo

Registered office:

Contact point: María de los Ángeles Armisén Pedrejón

Email: presidencia@diputaciondepalencia.es

Internet address of the grouping:

I.2)   Duration of the grouping:

Duration of the grouping: undefined period

Date of registration:

Date of publication:

II.   OBJECTIVES

| a) | In keeping with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006, as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1302/2013, the objective of the InterPal-MedioTejo EGTC will be to facilitate and promote cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation between its members, i.e. between the Palencia Provincial Council and the Intermunicipal Community of Medio Tejo. |
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| b) | Members will cooperate with the sole aim of strengthening the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union. |
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The specific cooperation objectives and corresponding functions of the InterPal-MedioTejo EGTC are as follows:

| P.1. | Cooperation and joint management in order to promote competitiveness and employment:
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Stimulating the growth of the information society, in particular e-commerce, teleworking and the modernisation of public services. —
Promoting the development of the local economies by unlocking their potential. —
Promoting the strengthening and diversification of relations between companies and trade associations in order to explore shared business opportunities. | — | Stimulating the growth of the information society, in particular e-commerce, teleworking and the modernisation of public services. | — | Promoting the development of the local economies by unlocking their potential. | — | Promoting the strengthening and diversification of relations between companies and trade associations in order to explore shared business opportunities. |
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| — | Stimulating the growth of the information society, in particular e-commerce, teleworking and the modernisation of public services. | | | | | | |
| — | Promoting the development of the local economies by unlocking their potential. | | | | | | |
| — | Promoting the strengthening and diversification of relations between companies and trade associations in order to explore shared business opportunities. | | | | | | |

| P.2. | Cooperation and joint management in the areas of the environment, heritage and natural risk prevention:
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Promoting joint action to protect/preserve and enhance the environment and natural resources. —
Contributing to strengthening local identities by promoting cultural resources (archaeology, architecture, industrial heritage, crafts, gastronomy, ethnography, etc.). —
Encouraging the development of tourist products that draw on environmental resources and heritage, encouraging their use and enjoyment in a sustainable way in order to strengthen rural areas as quality tourist destinations. | — | Promoting joint action to protect/preserve and enhance the environment and natural resources. | — | Contributing to strengthening local identities by promoting cultural resources (archaeology, architecture, industrial heritage, crafts, gastronomy, ethnography, etc.). | — | Encouraging the development of tourist products that draw on environmental resources and heritage, encouraging their use and enjoyment in a sustainable way in order to strengthen rural areas as quality tourist destinations. |
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| — | Promoting joint action to protect/preserve and enhance the environment and natural resources. | | | | | | |
| — | Contributing to strengthening local identities by promoting cultural resources (archaeology, architecture, industrial heritage, crafts, gastronomy, ethnography, etc.). | | | | | | |
| — | Encouraging the development of tourist products that draw on environmental resources and heritage, encouraging their use and enjoyment in a sustainable way in order to strengthen rural areas as quality tourist destinations. | | | | | | |

| P.3. | Cooperation and joint management to strengthen socioeconomic and institutional integration:
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Promoting and improving the effectiveness of permanent interregional cooperation networks at local, business, social and institutional level. —
Establishing cooperation mechanisms in the areas of social action and assistance to strengthen the degree of coverage of and attention given to vulnerable groups with a view to their social integration. —
Fostering cooperation and the development of joint capabilities, in particular in sectors such as health, culture, tourism and education. | — | Promoting and improving the effectiveness of permanent interregional cooperation networks at local, business, social and institutional level. | — | Establishing cooperation mechanisms in the areas of social action and assistance to strengthen the degree of coverage of and attention given to vulnerable groups with a view to their social integration. | — | Fostering cooperation and the development of joint capabilities, in particular in sectors such as health, culture, tourism and education. |
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| — | Promoting and improving the effectiveness of permanent interregional cooperation networks at local, business, social and institutional level. | | | | | | |
| — | Establishing cooperation mechanisms in the areas of social action and assistance to strengthen the degree of coverage of and attention given to vulnerable groups with a view to their social integration. | | | | | | |
| — | Fostering cooperation and the development of joint capabilities, in particular in sectors such as health, culture, tourism and education. | | | | | | |

III.   ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE NAME OF THE GROUPING

Name in English:

Name in French:

IV.   MEMBERS

IV.1)   Total number of members in the grouping: 2

IV.2)   Nationalities of the members of the grouping: Spanish and Portuguese

IV.3)   Member information

Official name: Diputación Provincial de Palencia

Postal address:

Internet address: https://www.diputaciondepalencia.es

Type of member: Local authority

Official name: Convento de Sao Francisco

Postal address:

Internet address: http://mediotejo.pt/index.php/cimt-sede

Type of member: Local authority

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