I. Table of Member States' progress on implementation of Regulation

Member State || Date of Adoption1 || Authority to which the prospective members of an EGTC have to submit the request for approval according to Article 4(2) of the Regulation2

Belgium || ||

Federal level || 21 December 20073 || Foreign Minister

Brussels-Capital Region || 14 May 2009 || Government

Flemish Region / Dutch-speaking Community || 21 December 20074 + 18 January 20085 as amended || Minister of Interior

French-speaking Community || not yet adopted || not yet designated

German-speaking Community || 23 June 2008 || Government

Walloon Region || not yet adopted || not yet designated

Bulgaria || 29 August 2007 as amended6 || Minister for Regional Development and Public Works

Czech Republic || 7 May 2009 || Ministry for Regional Development

Denmark || 1 June 2008 || National Agency for Enterprise and Construction

Germany || ||

Federal level || 30 November 2006, but text not yet communicated || Federal Ministry of Economics

Baden-Württemberg || 18 June 2007 || Regional administrative authority of the District (Regierungspräsidium) of Freiburg

Bavaria || 1 January 2008 || Government of the District (Regierung) of Oberpfalz

Berlin || 20 February 2007 || Ministry (Senatsverwaltung) of Economics, Technology and Women

Brandenburg || 19 December 2007 || Ministry of Interior

Bremen || date not yet known + text not yet communicated || Minister (Senator) for Environment, Construction, Transport and Europe

Hamburg || not yet communicated || Ministry (Behörde) for Urban Development and Environment

Hesse || date not known + text not yet communicated || Ministry for Economics, Transport and Regional Development

Lower Saxony || 10 July 2007, but text not yet communicated || Ministry of the Interior and Sports

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern || not yet communicated || Ministry for Economics, Works and Tourism

North Rhine-Westphalia || not yet communicated || Ministry for Economics, Small Firm Sector and Energy

Rhineland-Palatinate || 30 July 2007 || Ministry of the Interior and Sports

Saarland || 7 May 2008 || Ministry for Economics and Science

Saxony || 2 January 2008 || Regional administrative authority of the District (Regierungspräsidium) of Dresden

Saxony-Anhalt || 24 July 2007 || Ministry for Economics and Works

Schleswig-Holstein || 26 May 20057 || Ministry for Justice, Works and Europe

Thuringia || 17 July 2007 || Office of Land Administration (Landesverwaltungsamt)

Estonia || 5 June 2008 || Government of the Republic

Ireland || 16 December 2009 || Minister for Finance

Greece || 23 November 2007 || Minister of the Interior

Spain || 18 January 2008 || Ministry of Public Administration

France || 16 April 2008 || State representative at regional level (préfet de région)

Italy || 7 July 2009 || Secretariat-General of the Prime Minister's Office

Cyprus || 9 July 2008 || Registrar of Companies

Latvia || 5 September 2009 || Ministry for Regional Development and Local Government

Lithuania || 3 June 2008 || Ministry of the Interior

Luxembourg || 19 May 2009 || Ministry responsible for Regional Development

Hungary || 1 August 20078 || Metropolitan Court

Malta || 9 December 2010 || Minister responsible for Finance

Netherlands || 26 November 2009 || Minister for Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations

Austria || ||

Federal level || not yet adopted || not yet designated

Burgenland || 8 April 2011 || Land Government

Carinthia || 18 December 2008 || Land Government

Lower Austria || 21 January 2010 || Land Government

Upper Austria || 1 April 2011 || Land Government

Salzburg || 26 September 2009 || Land Government

Styria || 11 February 2010 || Land Government

Tyrol || 1 September 2010 || Land Government

Vorarlberg || 23 April 2009 || Land Government

Vienna || 25 September 2010 || Land Government

Poland || 7 November 2008 || Minister of Foreign Affairs

Portugal || 8 November 2007 || Financial Institute for Regional Development

Romania || 12 November 2007 || Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing

Slovenia || 20 March 2008 || Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy

Slovakia || 1 May 2008 || Ministry of Construction and Regional Development

Finland || 1 August 2009 || Ministry of Employment and Economy

Sweden || 1 August 2009 || Government

United Kingdom || 1 August 2007 || Secretary of State (Minister of State for Competitiveness and Consumer Affairs)

|| 1 which may not be the same than the date of entry into force. 2 authority as of date of adoption. 3 adopted by Government, final approval not yet communicated. 4 adopted by Flemish Parliament. 5 adopted by Flemish Government. 6 24 October 2008. 7 Schleswig-Holstein designated the member of the Land Government responsible for European Affairs, which, according to a decision of 26 May 2005, was the Minister of Justice; since October 2009, the responsible minister is the Prime-Minister. 8 as amended, but not yet communicated.

II. List of EGTCs set up– information supplied by Committee of the Regions

|| EGTC || Countries[1] || Seat || Date of constitution || Purpose

1 || Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai || BE (10) - FR(4) – || Lille (FR) || Jan-2008 || The main mission of this EGTC is to ensure efficient and coherent cross-border cooperation to improve the quality of daily life of the inhabitants, which will be realized through the promotion of regular political dialogue between the partner and the preparation and management of projects co-financed by the EU

2 || Ister-Granum EGTC || HU (46) – SK(38) || Esztergom (HU) || Nov-2008 || This EGTC focuses on the following key areas of cooperation: communication, public transport, energy policy, health care, tourism. Hereby the EGTC intend to realise joint broadcast and regional bilingual television, joint public transport management system, joint energy agency for using renewable resources, a regional health care system, joint tourist destination management and thematic routes.

3 || Galicia-Norte Portugal AECT || ES (1) – PT (1) || Vigo (ES) || Oct-2008 || This EGTC focuses on the preparation of a Strategic Cooperation Plan Galicia – Norte de Portugal 2007-2013 and contribute to its main goals, namely: 1. The development of the transportation systems and of the cross border accessibilities. 2. The cooperation in the maritime sector towards an integrated cluster. 3. The internationalization of the SME’s from the euro-region. 4. Environment protection and urban sustainable development.

4 || Amphictyony - Network of Twinned Cities and Areas of the Mediterranean EGTC || CY (6) – FR (1) - GR (35) – IT (3) || Athens (GR) || Dec-2008 || This EGTC aims to provide an environment of constant peace and sustainable development for the people living there with special regard to joint action and co-operation amongst its members in line with principles of freedom, democracy, justice, security and protection of the environment.

5 || Ung-Tisza-Túr-Sajó (Hernád-Bódva-Szinva) Limited Liability EGTC || HU (3) – SK (1) || Kántorjánosi (HU) || Jan-2009 || This EGTC focuses on the improvement of cross-border transport, communication and environmental protection as well as the strengthening of the social and economic cohesion of the border area by closer cooperation in the fields of business, RTD, education, labour-market, health care and risk management.

6 || Karst-Bodva || HU (2) – SK (1) || Hačava (SK) || Feb-2009 || This EGTC will develop and realize common development program, focusing on the development of economic, social and environmental activities on cross border territories by: 1. supporting small and middle businesses in travel and tourism. 2. protecting of environmental and cultural values, prevention of environmental and technological risks. 3. Partnerships between communal and rural areas of cities and villages. 4. improving cross border travel system, IT - communication-, water supply-, energy systems and the communal and industrial waste management. 4. cooperation and joint use of infrastructure, especially in health service, culture, travel and tourism and education areas.

7 || GECT Duero-Douro || ES (105) – PT (72) || Trabanca (ES) || Mrch-2009 || The partners of this EGTC defined the following fields of action for their cooperation: equal opportunities, economic and local development, public transport, new technologies, especially information and communication technologies. Environment and sustainable development, education, health, social policy, tourism, culture and culture heritage, sports, leisure time, research and innovation form also part of the key activities.

8 || West-Vlaanderen/Flandre-Dunkerque-Côte d'Opale || BE (5) – FR (6) || Dunkerque (FR) || Apr-2009 || This EGTC focuses on cross-border coordination of the activities of its partners, defining strategies for cross-border action programmes in order to meet the needs of the inhabitants in the region.

9 || ArchiMed || CY (1) – ES (1) – IT (1) || Taormina (IT) || Jul-2009 || The aim of this EGTC is to create an area of stability between the Mediterranean islands. For this reason they will focus to cooperate in the following areas: sustainable use of natural resources, rural development, transport, culture, tourism, research and development, energy and migration.

10 || Eurorégion Pyrénées-Méditerranée || ES (2) – FR (2) || Toulouse (FR) || Aug-2009 || This EGTC intends to manage different territorial cooperation projects and activities. Special focus is given to inter-regional economic development, culture, innovation and technology, research and development, tourism, environmental protection, improvement of telecommunication and transport services.

11 || Eurodistrikt Strasbourg-Ortenau || DE (6) = FR (1) || Strasbourg (FR) || Feb-2010 || Aim of this EGTC is the development of an association of local authorities for the benefit of all inhabitants of this area. Another aim is to strengthen the European dimensions of Strasbourg as seat one of the major seats of the European Institutions.

12 || ZASNET || ES (3) – PT (2) || Bragança (PT) || Mch-2010 || This EGTC focuses on cross-border cooperation between the members of the EGTC in the fields of the environment, culture, tourism and economic development, in order to implement joint projects of co-operation. Beside this promote the territory to the outside for generating synergies to invert the negative demographic tendencies of the area.

13 || Cerdanya Cross-Border Hospital || ES (5) – FR (2) || Pugicerdá (ES) || Apr-2010 || Construction, operation and management of a cross-border hospital located in the Catalan territory of La Cerdanya (Spain) and oriented to the attention of patients of the territories of La Cerdanya (Spain) and La Cerdagne and Capcir (France).

14 || EGTC INTERREG Programme Grande Région || BE (3) – DE (2) – FR (5) – LUX (1) || Metz (FR) || Apr-2010 || Management Authority of the INTERREG IV/A Programme Grande Region.

15 || Eurodistikt Saarmoselle || DE (1)- FR (7) || Sarreguemines (FR || Mai-2010 || This EGTC focuses on the development of a cross-border area where 600 000 inhabitants live. Special focus is put on tourism, health and transport.

16 || ABAÚJ - ABAÚJ EGTC || HU (9) – SK (5) || Miskolc (HU) || June -2010 || This EGTC has been established in order to foster economic and social development in the region. Its goal is to support cooperation and development between cross-border territories by strengthening economic and social cohesion, to allow and assist economic and social development between cross-border territories as well as to support business spirit and a high level ethical attitude to entrepreneurship in cross-border territories.

17 || Pons Danubii || HU (3) – SK (3) || Komarno (SK) || Dec 2010 || The general goal of the associated towns is their co-operation to strengthen and maintain economic and social cohesiveness.

18 || Bánát - Triplex Cofinium Limited Liability EGTC || HU (6) – SK (2) || Mórahalom (HU) || Jan-2011 || The objective of this EGTC is to increasing the dynamism and the competitiveness of the border regions. Implementation of development strategies in the field of agricultural innovation, renewable energy sources, infrastructure and education-training.

III. EGTCs under preparation

|| EGTC || Countries[2]

1 || Euroregione Tirolo-Alto Adige-Trentino || AT, IT

2 || Tritia || CZ, PL, SK

3 || Ulm-Vienna-Budapest || AT, DE, HU

4 || Euroregions Alps-Mediterranean || FR, IT

5 || Territorio dei Comuni || IT, SI

6 || Euranest || BE, CH, FR, IT

7 || Euregio Meuse-Rhine EGTC || BE, DE, NL

8 || Agglomeration Alzette-Belval || FR, LU

9 || Euroregion Neisse-Nisa || CZ, DE, PL

10 || Donauhanse || Networks of towns and cities along Danube

11 || National Park Area Alpi Marittime / Mercantour || FR, IT

12 || Alpen-Adria and Croatia || AT, HU, IT, SI

13 || Eurodistrict Oderland Nad Odrze || DE, PL

14 || Eurocidade Chaves-Verin || ES, PT

15 || Europaregion Donau-Moldau || AT, SK

16 || Euroregion Corridor VIII || BG, IT

17 || Bulgaria-Romania EGTC on common navigation on the Danube || BG, RO

18 || CODE 24 || CH, DE, IT, NL

19 || Parc Marin International Bouches de Bonifacio || FR, IT

20 || Ostbahn (Eastern Railway) || DE, PL

[1] Numbers in brackets represent the number of partners/members in each country.

[2] Numbers in brackets represent the number of partners/members in each country.