# C_2017381EN.01003001.xml

| 11.11.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 381/30 |
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11.11.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 381/30

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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))

(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))

(2017/C 381/05)

I.1)   Name, address and contact point

Name, address and contact point

Registered name:
  European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation HELICAS, non-profit Civil Partnership, short title: ‘HELICAS’

Registered name:

Registered office:

Registered office:

| Balkan Centre, Building Β, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi |
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| Thessaloniki, Postcode 57001, Greece |

Balkan Centre, Building Β, 10th km Thessaloniki-Thermi

Thessaloniki, Postcode 57001, Greece

Contact point:
  Attn. of Yiannis Anastasiadis

Contact point:

Tel.
  +30 2310814400; +30 6936814400

Tel.

Email:
  ansastasiadis@idimon.gr

Email:

Internet address of the grouping:

Internet address of the grouping:

I.2)   Duration of the grouping:

Duration of the grouping:

Duration of the grouping: indefinite

Duration of the grouping

Date of registration:

Date of registration

Date of publication:

Date of publication

II.   OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

| — | Cooperating in the area of preventing and containing natural disasters |
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Cooperating in the area of preventing and containing natural disasters

| — | Cooperating in the area of cross-border environmental protection |
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Cooperating in the area of cross-border environmental protection

| — | Contributing to the sustainable management of shared natural resources and ecosystems |
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Contributing to the sustainable management of shared natural resources and ecosystems

| — | Promoting the use of ITC in the cross-border region, seeking technological innovation, supporting research, etc. |
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Promoting the use of ITC in the cross-border region, seeking technological innovation, supporting research, etc.

| — | Designing local cross-border policies for human resource mobility |
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Designing local cross-border policies for human resource mobility

| — | Strengthening economic cooperation by fostering and supporting synergies between businesses, bodies providing support to business, etc. |
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Strengthening economic cooperation by fostering and supporting synergies between businesses, bodies providing support to business, etc.

| — | Creating cross-border tourism based on natural and human comparative advantages |
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Creating cross-border tourism based on natural and human comparative advantages

| — | Designing and implementing initiatives, policies, measures and tools to support young people, women and vulnerable social groups |
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Designing and implementing initiatives, policies, measures and tools to support young people, women and vulnerable social groups

| — | Designing and implementing initiatives to support and promote primary health care, especially in remote areas |
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Designing and implementing initiatives to support and promote primary health care, especially in remote areas

| — | Fostering joint initiatives and civil society organisations, and developing cooperation networks between similar bodies |
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Fostering joint initiatives and civil society organisations, and developing cooperation networks between similar bodies

| — | Developing initiatives to boost mobility in the cultural and sports sectors |
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Developing initiatives to boost mobility in the cultural and sports sectors

| — | Swapping experience and know-how in the management of issues critical to maintaining social cohesion |
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Swapping experience and know-how in the management of issues critical to maintaining social cohesion

| — | Framing and developing policies to enhance management skills |
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Framing and developing policies to enhance management skills

| — | Observing and identifying best practices in other cross-border regions and examples of cooperation on EU territory, and finding creative ways of adapting to local conditions |
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Observing and identifying best practices in other cross-border regions and examples of cooperation on EU territory, and finding creative ways of adapting to local conditions

III.   ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE NAME OF THE GROUPING

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CONCERNING THE NAME OF THE GROUPING

Name in English: Holistic Efficient Local Initiatives for Cooperation and Synergy, HELICAS — European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation, EGTC.

Name in English

IV.   MEMBERS

MEMBERS

IV.1)   Total number of members in the grouping: 18

Total number of members in the grouping:

IV.2)   Nationalities of the members of the grouping: Bulgaria, Greece

Nationalities of the members of the grouping:

IV.3)   Member information

Member information

Official name: Alexander Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: https://www.teithe.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Type of member

Official name: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: https://www.auth.gr/

Internet address

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Alexandroupolis

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.alexpolis.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Ambelokipi-Menemeni

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.ampelokipi-menemeni.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: City of Thessaloniki

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.thessaloniki.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Thermi

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.thermi.gov.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Kozani

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.kozanh.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Kordelio-Evosmos

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.kordelio-evosmos.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Neapolis-Sykies

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.dimosneapolis-sykeon.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Prespes

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.prespes.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Sidiki

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.sidiki.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Municipality of Chalkidona

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: http://dimos-chalkidonos.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Local authority

Type of member

Official name: Chamber of Trade and Industry of Kozani

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.evekozani.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Type of member

Official name: Chamber of Kilkis

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.ccikilkis.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Type of member

Official name: University of National and World Economy

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.unwe.bg/en

Internet address

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Type of member

Official name: Regional Union of Municipalities of West Macedonia

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: www.peddm.gov.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Union — Local authority (or authorities) Total: 12

Type of member

Official name: Regional Union of Municipalities of Central Macedonia

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: http://www.pedkm.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Union — Local authority (or authorities) Total: 38

Type of member

Official name: Technological Educational Institute of Central Macedonia

Official name

Postal address:

Postal address

Internet address: http://www.teicm.gr

Internet address

Type of member: Body governed by public law

Type of member

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