Arfe mayo 2012 en final-i

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The Aquitaine-Basque CountryEuro-regionConsolidated cooperation between the two regions to achieve a significant place in Europe

Miguel A. CrespoBasque Government

ARFE – Istanbul May 2012

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"Aquitaine-Basque Country"

Basque Country

History, Project- A common journey

What it is, goals, missions, governance- AECT - Goals and Missions- Governance

Policy lines

2011-2013 Guidelines Accessibility Inclusive and smart sustainable growth Regional identity

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"Aquitaine-Basque Country"

Where we are- Geographical location

Basque Country: Institutional organisation - Spanish Constitution - Statue of Autonomy - Economic Agreement - Provinces Act

•Basque Country: Economic figures

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"Basque Country: Where we are"

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"Basque Country: Institutional organisation"

Spanish Constitution (1978)- Establishes the State of the Autonomous Communities- Recognises the historical rights of the Basque provinces

Statue of Autonomy (1979) - Organisation general principles - Sets out the own competences

Economic Agreement (1981) - Agreement between the Spanish State and the Basque Autonomous Community - Re-establishes the tax capacity - The Quota Act establishes the amount to be paid to the State.

Provinces Act (1984) - Internal organisation of the Basque Country. Three provinces: Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa

Local System General Principles Act (1985)- Establishes the local competences in Spain

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"Basque Country: Economic figures"

Population : 2,169,038 inhabitants- Population density: 299.8 inhabitants/Km²- Ageing population

Distribution of the GDP- Agriculture-fisheries: 1.47%- Industry: 32.68%- Construction: 7.74%- Services: 58.12%

Available income: €20,415

GDP in PPS = 137.6 (EU=100)

Export-focused economy

Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Spending on R&D (% GDP) : 2.08

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"Aquitaine: Economic figures"

Population : 3,227,400 inhabitants- Population density: 78.1 inhabitants/Km²

Available income: €16,866

GDP in PPS = 95.9 (EU=100)

Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Economy focused on agriculture and tourism

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The Aquitaine-Basque CountryEuro-region

History, Project

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Aquitaine-Basque CountryA common journey…

International cooperation relations between the two regions for decades

Good neighbours: Two neighbouring territories cannot ignore each other

Complementary nature: Apart from a language, Basque, and a culture, common landscape, the two territories share a "life style".

A journey: an "Aquitaine-Basque Country" cooperation fund that has enabled the development of projects involving stakeholders on either sides of the frontier

Interdependency: We are located on the Atlantic Corridor

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International cooperation relations between the two regions

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International cooperation relations between the two regions

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Aquitaine-Basque CountryA common history…

At the same time, the two regions belong to numerous international networks: European Association of Cross-border Regions (ARFE), European Association of Geographical Indications (AREPO), Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CRPM – Atlantic Rim), European Association of Elected Representatives from Mountain Regions (AEEM), …and they take part in numerous European programmes: ANCORIM, ARCOPOL, REVERSE, INTERBIO2, CFA-EFFIPLAT, ROK-FOR…

Since 1982,the two regions have been active in the Work Community of the Pyrenees

differents levels of institutional cooperation: local cooperation, urban approach

Years of cooperation between the two regions, within the European area:

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At the same time, 1993 Eurociudad Vasca Baiona-San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa-Bayonne-Anglet-Biarritz)

1998 Consorcio Bidasoa-Txingudy (Irun, Hondarribia and Hendaye)

Since 90´s…,Common fund for proposals around 50 projects by year

Years of cooperation between the two regions, within the European area:

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2009Common declaration by the two premiers in order to create an "Aquitaine-Basque Country Euro-region as a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC).

In 2006Setting up the PLAE (Aquitaine-Basque Country Logistics Platform)As a European Economic Interest Grouping (E.E.I.G)

Headquarters in Donostia-San Sebastián

2011Setting up the "Aquitaine-Basque Country" EGTC pursuant to EC Regulation No. 1082/2006

Headquarters in Hendaye Publication: OJ 2011/S 234-377846

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