(ANSA) - TRIESTE, NOV. 26 - ''The drop in the birth-rate is a
problem we have to cope with, giving strong answers in terms of
services and resources, but also through a cultural process: the
approval of the FVG's proposal to establish a working group with
Carinthia and Veneto to tackle the issue, within the programme
of the Euregio, European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
(EGTC), fills me with satisfaction because family policies are
essential and as long as we share them, they can be even more
successful''. That is what the FVG governor Massimiliano Fedriga
said on the occasion of the 13th meeting of the EGTC, today in
Klagenfurt, which was attended by the president of Carinthia,
Peter Kaiser, the Councillor for Programming and EU Funds of the
Veneto Region, Federico Caner, and representatives of the
cross-border Chamber system.
An agreement on production activities between the EGTC and
the cross-border chamber system of Carinthia, FVG and Veneto was
also signed. ''This deal - Fedriga underlined - aims to enhance
collaboration not only in terms of economy and investment, but
also in terms of innovation and mutual exchange of scientific
and technical skills that can guarantee positive effects on our
territories''. Reaffirming the importance of Euregio, ''one of
the most virtuous teams in Europe, recognized by the EU as a
best practice at international level'', Fedriga reiterated that
''the Region is ready to enhance its collaboration with the EGTC
because the new model of Europe has to get started from the
territories and I am convinced this is the correct way to give
answers to European peoples''. Talking about the presence of the
Istrian County of Croatia as a permanent observer of the EGTC -
FVG Region reported - Fedriga has confirmed his will to carry on
its informal participation until the revision of the Statute of
the EGTC, then extending the collaboration to Slovenia. (ANSA).
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