Background and uncertainties Clause Samples

Background and uncertainties. The EEIG GECOTTI-PE, funded and managed by the Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France (France) and Wallonia Region (Belgium), is a European Economic Interest Group of Cross-border, Transnational and Interregional Cooperation which employs three Joint Secretariats (JS) managing three strands of ”INTERREG“ European Programmes. The JS assists the Managing Authority which is the Hauts-de-France Region. The Contracting Authority is the EEIG GECOTTI-PE, acting in the name of the Programme Managing Authority. Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) calls for action by the European Union to strengthen its economic, social and territorial cohesion and promote overall harmonious development by reducing disparities between the levels of development of regions and promoting development in least favoured regions. In this framework, Interreg programmes contribute to this overall EU objective through the promotion of cross-border, transnational and interregional cooperation as well as a balanced and sustainable development of the EU territory. The Member States participating in the Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) Programme have decided to setup a task force (NTF) to prepare the future Cooperation Programme for the 2021- 2027 programming period.