Signing Ceremony of the Agreement on Cooperation – 12 October 2011

The Euroregion Glacensis entered into a joint agreement in Jelenie Gora, Poland, on 5 October 2011. The Agreement is to aim at developing greater cross-border cooperation. The goal is to enhance cooperation between citizens, businesses and social institutions in the border area. The aim is to create a new European grouping of territorial cooperation in the future. The agreement was concluded between Liberec, Hradec Králové, Olomouc and Pardubice Region, Lower Silesian voivodship and representatives of Czech and Polish parts of the euroregions Glacensis and Nisa.

"European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation offers us a higher form of cross-border cooperation and enables to recreate international groupings. The first step will be to develop a joint strategy for integrated cooperation, which should prioritize cooperation", said Ing. Miroslav Kocian, Chairman of the Euroregion Glacensis, who was entrusted to sign the joint document.

All the governors representing their regions attended a signing ceremony together with the representatives of the Euroregion Glacensis Ing. Miroslav Kocián, Chairman of the Czech part, Miroslav Vlasák, 1. Vice-Chairman, Jaroslav Štefek, Secretary, Czesław Krecichwost, Chairman of the Polish part, Tomasz Korczak, member of the Council and Radoslaw Pietuch, Secretary. Even the representatives of the Czech Embassy, Mr. Kysilka, Mr. Ingasiak, Honorary Consul, Mr. Skorupa, Voivod, and Mr. Jurkowlaniec, Marshal of Lower Silesia Voivodeship attended the meeting as well. Within the framework of the meeting, our Euroregion presented examples of successful projects, particularly in the area of the town of Náchod and Kudowa Zdrój.