Future Europe - Identity, internationalization and institutionalization - Geopark [Unofficial translation provided by Interact]

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The UNESCO global Geopark Karavanke (hereinafter GP) exists since March 2013, and is made up of 14 communities on both sides of the border that are merged into a joint venture. Shortly after the formation of the GP, the bilateral cooperation in the form of an ARGE (society) developed to be a major operational challenge, although of detailed imposed Statute due to different legal and financial engineering of national frameworks. The main objectives: 1) Submission of an EGTC Geopark with the integration of the objectives of the complying specialist institutions, 2.) Strengthening the bilateral identity, 3.) Strengthening the international importance of Geoparks. Main Outputs: 1.) EGTC Regulations (communities, specialized institutions), 2.) Request for proposals a EGTC (communities, specialized institutions), 3.) Publicity actions for an active integration of the population (population, schools), 4.) Draft Alpe - Adria - Geopark platform (Geopark with all partners), 5.) Enforced UNESCO Conference (Geopark partners and population). Approach: 1) a moderated process to legally and financial challenges, 2.) issue-specific activities with public activity. Need: The Geopark is pursuing its development exclusively across borders. New / innovative: • First congregation cooperation between Austria and Slovenia which wants to establish itself as an EGTC, • The Geopark would be the first borderland communities make by the existing voluntary cooperation for compulsory program, • Through public effective events and creative participation of the area a new form or the first bilateral form of citizen participation is going to be created, • The Geopark will position these former border region internationally through the active use of the possibilities in the UNESCO network.

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