EU regions' concerns for the current Schengen crisis were at the heart of the annual meeting of the European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), held at the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) on 20 April 2016.
Local and regional leaders warn that uncertainty on Schengen risk jeopardising key territorial cooperation projects.The European Commission presented the cross-border review. The Directorate General of Regional and Urban Policy intends to identify the obstacles to cross-border cooperation, from the legal and administrative point of view.
EU investment on territorial cooperation is worth more than €10bn over the years 2014-2020, supporting more than 100 cooperation programmes between regions and territorial, social and economic partners. The CoR is actively promoting territorial cooperation across the EU, providing specific support, monitoring and guidance through its EGTC platform.