# C_2023342EN.01000501.xml

| 28.9.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 342/5 |
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28.9.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 342/5

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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))

(2023/C 342/05)

I.1)   Name, address and contact point

Name, address and contact point

Registered name: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation ‘Pathways of the Future – Ljubljana – Novo Mesto – Karlovec – Zagreb’, with limited liability

Registered name:

Registered office:
  15, Podbreznik, 8000 Novo Mesto, Slovenia

Registered office:

Contact point: Tomaž Savšek, Acting director, mailto:info@future-paths.eu

Contact point: Tomaž Savšek,

I.2)   Duration of the Grouping

Duration of the Grouping

Duration of the grouping: Unlimited

Duration of the grouping:

Date of registration:
  2.8.2023

Date of registration:

Date of registration:
  21.10.2022

Date of registration:

II.   OBJECTIVES

OBJECTIVES

The EGTC aims to:

| 1. | boost growth in demand for passenger transport through regulated, modern, fast and safe cross-border and regional public rail passenger transport; |
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boost growth in demand for passenger transport through regulated, modern, fast and safe cross-border and regional public rail passenger transport;

| 2. | significantly improve the quality of services in line with the modern needs, expectations and demands of passengers; |
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significantly improve the quality of services in line with the modern needs, expectations and demands of passengers;

| 3. | increase the use of public passenger transport, in particular by rail, including through the use of advanced smart technologies and digitalisation; |
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3.

increase the use of public passenger transport, in particular by rail, including through the use of advanced smart technologies and digitalisation;

| 4. | improve the reliability of services and responsiveness across public rail transport; |
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4.

improve the reliability of services and responsiveness across public rail transport;

| 5. | reduce the burden on the environment in the long term, and free up road connections at cross-border and regional levels and beyond; |
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reduce the burden on the environment in the long term, and free up road connections at cross-border and regional levels and beyond;

| 6. | strengthen overall cross-border cooperation, development and local political coordination and representation of the interests of the entire cross-border region in terms of sustainable regional policy and sustainable mobility, using environmentally-friendly means of transport; |
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6.

strengthen overall cross-border cooperation, development and local political coordination and representation of the interests of the entire cross-border region in terms of sustainable regional policy and sustainable mobility, using environmentally-friendly means of transport;

| 7. | attract passengers with different travel purposes to rail travel and increase rail freight transport; |
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7.

attract passengers with different travel purposes to rail travel and increase rail freight transport;

| 8. | deploy innovative, modern services in cross-border and regional public passenger rail transport; |
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8.

deploy innovative, modern services in cross-border and regional public passenger rail transport;

| 9. | perform some short-term activities such as coordinating timetables, building access roads and cycle paths to railway stations, making it possible to rent bicycles, e-bikes and e-vehicles in railway stations, organising P+R stopping points, bicycle storage facilities, parking spaces, covered and otherwise, etc.; |
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9.

perform some short-term activities such as coordinating timetables, building access roads and cycle paths to railway stations, making it possible to rent bicycles, e-bikes and e-vehicles in railway stations, organising P+R stopping points, bicycle storage facilities, parking spaces, covered and otherwise, etc.;

| 10. | introduce sustainable cross-border and regional transport logistics services; |
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introduce sustainable cross-border and regional transport logistics services;

| 11. | purchase new generations of railway vehicles for use in cross-border and regional public rail passenger transport (e.g. passenger carriages that can also accommodate bicycles); |
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purchase new generations of railway vehicles for use in cross-border and regional public rail passenger transport (e.g. passenger carriages that can also accommodate bicycles);

| 12. | implement an integrated cross-border and regional model of smart services with the help of digital platforms and applications, thereby promoting the deployment of high-quality intermodal transport connections in cross-border and regional public rail passenger transport; |
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implement an integrated cross-border and regional model of smart services with the help of digital platforms and applications, thereby promoting the deployment of high-quality intermodal transport connections in cross-border and regional public rail passenger transport;

| 13. | achieve high-speed travel and high levels of service comparable to services in Western Europe, increase the share of passengers in cross-border and regional public passenger rail transport and increase safety over the entire the rail transport segment; |
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achieve high-speed travel and high levels of service comparable to services in Western Europe, increase the share of passengers in cross-border and regional public passenger rail transport and increase safety over the entire the rail transport segment;

| 14. | enhance decarbonisation in transport and promote sustainability in all segments; |
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enhance decarbonisation in transport and promote sustainability in all segments;

| 15. | also develop other areas which, taken together, can have an additional impact on the development of society, such as developing tourism, developing new cycling links, facilitating the development of new jobs along rail routes, etc. |
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also develop other areas which, taken together, can have an additional impact on the development of society, such as developing tourism, developing new cycling links, facilitating the development of new jobs along rail routes, etc.

III.   ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON NAME OF THE GROUPING

ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON NAME OF THE GROUPING

Name in English: European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation ‘Paths of the Future – Ljubljana – Novo Mesto – Karlovec – Zagreb’, with limited liability

Name in English:

IV.   MEMBERS

MEMBERS

IV.1)   Total number of members in the Grouping: 13

Total number of members in the Grouping:

IV.2)   Nationalities of the members of the Grouping: SL, HR

Nationalities of the members of the Grouping:

IV.3)   Member information

Member information

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF ŠKOFLJICA

Official name:

Postal address:
  3, Šmarska cesta, 1291 ŠKOFLJICA, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF GROSUPLJE

Official name:

Postal address:
  2, TABORSKA CESTA, 1290 GROSUPLJE, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF IVANČNA GORICA

Official name:

Postal address:
  8, SOKOLSKA ULICA, 1295 IVANČNA GORICA, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF TREBNJE

Official name:

Postal address:
  5, GOLIEV TRG, 8210 TREBNJE, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF MIRNA PEČ

Official name:

Postal address:
  2, TRG, 8216 MIRNA PEČ, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: CITY OF NOVO MESTO

Official name:

Postal address:
  1, SEIDLOVA CESTA, 8000 NOVO MESTO, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF SEMIČ

Official name:

Postal address:
  9, ŠTEFANOV TRG, 8333 SEMIČ, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF ČRNOMELJ

Official name:

Postal address:
  3, TRGO SVOBODE, 8340 ČRNOMELJ, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: MUNICIPALITY OF METLIKA

Official name:

Postal address:
  24, GOLIEV TRG, 8330 METLIKA, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: local authority

Type of member:

Official name: RAZVOJNI CENTER NOVO MESTO D.O.O. [NOVO MESTO DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LTD]

Official name:

Registered office:
  15, PODBREZNIK, 8000 NOVO MESTO, SLOVENIA

Registered office:

Type of member: body governed by public law

Type of member:

Official name: SLOVENSKE ŽELEZNICE D.O.O. [SLOVENIAN RAILWAYS LTD]

Official name:

Postal address:
  11, KOLODVORSKA ULICA, 1000 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA

Postal address:

Type of member: body governed by public law

Type of member:

Official name: KARLOVAC COUNTY

Official name:

Postal address:
  2, AMBROZA VRANICZANYA, 47000 KARLOVAC, CROATIA

Postal address:

Type of member: regional authority

Type of member:

Official name: HŽ INFRASTRUKTURA D.O.O. [CROATIAN RAILWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE LTD] FOR THE MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

Official name:

Postal address:
  12, MIHANOVIĆEVA, 10000 ZAGREB, CROATIA

Postal address:

Type of member: body governed by public law

Type of member:

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