Serbian members in an EGTC

Advised entity: Banat-Triplex Confinium EGTC

Despite Serbia's EU accession efforts in aligning national laws with the EU acquis, the country has not adopted the third Protocol of the Madrid Outline Convention allowing local and regional authorities to join EGTCs. As a result, eight Serbian municipalities only have an observer status and cannot be full members of the EGTC Banat Triplex Confinium.

By establishing a Serbian EGTC Regulation, Serbian local and regional authorities would gain co-leadership in cross-border instances and projects, boosting regional socio-economic development and EU values integration.