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EUSALP - EU Strategy for the Alpine Region

The Alpine area is composed of territories with contrasted demographic, social and economic trends and a great cultural and linguistic diversity. This diversity goes along with a great variety of governance systems and traditions. Both the common specificities of the Alpine area and its variety and diversity call for cooperation. An Alpine macro-regional strategy would provide an opportunity to improve cooperation in the Alpine States as well as identifying common goals and implementing them more effectively through transnational collaboration. EUSALP constitutes a strategic agenda that should guide relevant policy instruments at EU, national and regional level, by closely aligning and mutually reinforcing them.

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  • provides an overview on EUSALP Action Groups’ activities and results
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Latest news

EUSEW Energy Day in the EUSALP focuses on energy data in the macro-region

3rd May 2018
Action Group 9
Launched in 2006 by the European Commission, the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is a month-long series of activities that take place all over Europe to campaign for a secure energy future in Europe.

Smart Villages project selected for funding on the 3rd call of Alpine Space Programme

24th Apr 2018
Action Group 5
The Smart Villages project was selected for funding on the 3rd call of Alpine Space Programme

3rd EUSALP AG4 Mobility Conference

Piazza Dante 15, 38122 Trento
4th Apr 2018
Action Group 4
Save the Date! for the 3rd EUSALP AG4 Mobility Conference on 20 June 2018 in Trento on Secondary Networks.
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3rd EUSALP AG4 Mobility Conference

Piazza Dante 15 38122 Trento
20/06/2018 - 08:30 to 16:00

3rd EUSALP AG4 Mobility Conference

Secondary Networks

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1st Thematic Policy Area meeting
2nd Thematic Policy Area meeting
3rd Thematic Policy Area meeting
EU team meeting
EUSALP presentation event
Executive Board meeting
General Assembly meeting
General meeting
Internal meeting
Main event
Workshop

EUSALP Management

EU Team

The European Commission  acts as a facilitator and honest broker. Also acts as coordinator and co-chair of the meetings of the Executive Board and General Assembly, without voting right.

General Assembly

The General Assembly should mainly be responsible for laying down the general political guidelines for the Strategy and has the possibility of organising ministerial meetings in order to create the necessary political awareness for the Strategy.

Executive Board

The Executive Board is mainly be responsible for the overall horizontal and vertical coordination of the Strategy and the preparation of the General Assembly meetings.

Slovenian Presidency 2016

Slovenia was the first to be entrusted with chairing the Alpine macro-region in 2016 and with organising, together with the European Commission, a launch conference bringing together all the decisive actors that can contribute to a better life for us all.

Bavarian Presidency 2017

Bavaria has been a strong advocate for a European Alpine strategy since 2011 and has substantially contributed to the conceptual design of the Strategy.

Tyrolean Presidency 2018

shaping.future.together. - In the Interest of the Alps! The Tyrolean Presidency will make a special effort to push forward and support the key fields of labour market, dual education, mobility, natural resources, natural hazards, energy: development of a sustainable cross-border energy strategy for the Alpine Region.

Alpine Space Programme - observer

The Alpine Space programme is a European transnational cooperation programme for the Alpine region. The Alpine Convention participates in the EUSALP Executive Board as observer.

Alpine Convention - observer

The Alpine Convention is an international treaty between the Alpine Countries as well as the EU, for the sustainable development and protection of the Alps. The Alpine Convention participates in the EUSALP Executive Board as observer.

EUSALP Action Groups

1st Thematic Policy Area
"Economic Growth and Innovation"

Action Group 1

To develop an effective research and innovation ecosystem

Action Group 2

To increase the economic potential of strategic sectors

Action Group 3

To improve the adequacy of labour market, education and training in strategic sectors

2nd Thematic Policy Area
"Mobility and Connectivity"

Action Group 4

To promote inter-modality and interoperability in passenger and freight transport

Action Group 5

To connect people electronically and promote accessibility to public services

3rd Thematic Policy Area
"Environment and Energy"

Action Group 6

To preserve and valorise natural resources, including water and cultural resources

Action Group 7

To develop ecological connectivity in the whole EUSALP territory

Action Group 8

To improve risk management and to better manage climate change, including major natural risks prevention

Action Group 9

To make the territory a model region for energy efficiency and renewable energy

Cross-cutting Policy Area

Governance, including Institutional Capacity

The EUSALP governance model has to ensure a sound and effective implementation of the Strategy, which will contribute to reaching its thematic objectives. […] There is a need for an approach that encourages participants to overcome not only national frontiers, but also sectors and barriers in order to allow thinking that is more strategic and imaginative concerning the opportunities available. This strategic approach should also ensure consistency between existing initiatives, avoiding duplications and providing an alignment to existing financial instruments.

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