The SEETAC project as an example of effective transnational cooperation
The SEETAC project was presented during of the Joint
Transnational Conference of Katowice, on 165 September during the
Workshop on "Transport-Sustainable, innovative, practical and
money-saving cooperative solutions for the EU to move forward". The
contribution of SEETAC to the removal of operational cross-border
barriers (legal and institutional) was highlighted, and its
impact on the daily life of the citizens of the South East Europe
area was underlined. Because of its institutional high-level
partners, SEETAC remains one of the flagship projects of the
transnational cooperation programme South East Europe, since it
aims at integrating the Western Balkan countries in the European
Transport.
The Katowice event, brought together the 13 transnational
programmes currently operating in the framework of the European
Territorial Cooperation objective, for the first time ever. This
unique event, demonstrated how transnational cooperation helps to
improve quality of life in European regions. the conference
featured high level speakers and panels including EU Commission
representatives and Polish Ministries. It was arranged in
cooperation with and hosted by the Silesian Region and the city of
Katowice and was in the framework of the Polish Presidency of
the EU Council.
The event reached almost 1000 people (including the online
audience participating via live stream).