15.10.2016   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 382/15


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))

(2016/C 382/03)

I.1.   Name, address and contact point

Registered name: New railway line Dresden-Prague EGTC

Registered office:

Saxon Ministry

Wilhem-Buck-Str. 2 Dresden 01097, Germany

Contact point: Petra Heldt Tel: +49 3515648671

Email: Petra.Heldt@smwa.sachsen.de

Internet address of the grouping:

I.2.   Duration of the grouping:

Duration of the grouping: open-ended

Date of registration:

Date of publication:

II.   OBJECTIVES

The purpose of the EGTC is to carry out preparatory and support activities for the new Dresden-Prague rail line for freight and long-distance passenger services. The EGTC shall provide a solid foundation for this, facilitating and promoting cross-border territorial cooperation between the Member States, and strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion among them. The EGTC shall focus on the following tasks:

to provide political, technical, organisational and communication-related support to national authorities and decision-makers who will determine how the project is to be implemented;

to coordinate preparatory and project-related work linked to the project;

to carry out public relations, with the aim of garnering broad public support for the project;

to step up cross-border cooperation on modes of transport belonging to the OEM corridor, with a view to connecting transport modes more effectively;

to attract funding to finance the project.

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: 4

IV.2.   Nationalities of the members of the grouping: Germany, Czech Republic

IV.3.   Member information

Official name: Saxony, represented by the Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Transport

Postal address:

Internet address: www.smwa.sachsen.de

Type of member: regional authority

Official name: Czech Republic, represented by the Ministry of Transport

Postal address:

Internet address: www.mdcr.cz

Type of member: Member State

Official name: rural district of Sächsische Schweiz Osterzgebirge

Postal address:

Internet address: www.landratsamt-pima.de

Type of member: regional authority

Official name: regional administration of Ústí nad Labem (Krajský úřad Ústeckého kraje)

Postal address:

Internet address: www.kr-ustecky.cz

Type of member: regional authority