EuroEGTC

Project EuroEGTC

Programme: Interreg POCTEFA
Total budget: 310.005,00 €
Eu funding:  65%
Duration: 30 months from 01/01/2026 to 01/07/2028

Develop draft regulations for professionals working in European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs) to address the challenges associated with their cross-border work situation (employment, taxation, social security) and to enhance legal certainty and the attractiveness of these jobs.

• Conduct a comparative study on the situation of EGTC staff and the obstacles they face.
• Engage international law firms to analyse existing legal frameworks.
• Draft a framework document defining a specific status for EGTC workers.
• Recognise the rights and specific characteristics of EGTC professionals.
• Contribute to the creation of a future European status for cross-border workers.
• Improve working conditions and legal certainty for EGTC employees.
• Develop more effective human resources management within EGTCs.
• Promote better coordination between the administrations of different states.
• Harmonise procedures and find common solutions regarding labour, taxation and social issues.
• Strengthen cross-border cooperation by viewing workers as a driving force for innovation.

European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs) in the Pyrenees and the Iberian Peninsula.

Staff working within the EGTCs.

Workers employed within EGTCs across Europe. More broadly, future cross-border workers who stand to benefit from a common European framework.