Head of the Strategic Cooperation Unit, Norte Region
EGTC- European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation
Nuno Almeida
The Euro-region Galicia-Norte Portugal
North of Portugal in the European Context
Norte Portugal
Galicia
SPAIN
Castilla y León
SPAINCenter Region
PORTUGAL
Norte Portugal in the Euro-region
Context
The Euro-region Galicia-Norte PortugalRelationship between European Urban Areas
Euclidean distance between centres of urban areas
Lessa than 100 Km100 to 150 Km
The Euro-region Galicia-Norte PortugalMain indicators
Galicia North TotalPopulation, 2004 2.709.000 3.720.000 6.429.000Total Area 29.575 21.278 50.853Populacion Density, 2004 92 175 126
% Population in each age group, 2004< 15 years old 11,6 16,9
15-64 67,2 68,6> 64 years old 21,2 14,5
Employment by sector %, 2005Agriculture, Fisheries and other Activities 10,7 12,8
Industry and Construction 30,3 39,6Services 59,0 47,5
Unemployment rate %, 2005 Total 9,9 8,8Women 13,5 10,4
Economic Lisbon indicators (average EU27) 0,5 0,3
R&D expenditure (% of GDP), 2004 0,9 0,6
GDP per head in PPS (EU27=100), 2004 81,0 58,8
Fourth Report on Economic and Social Cohesion, May 2007
The Euro-region Galicia-Norte Portugal High Cross Border Mobility
VN Cerveira-Goian 2.591 2%
Valença do Minho-Tui 33.130 31%
Monção-Salvaterra do Miño 6.460 6%
Vila Verde Raia-Verín 8.285 8%
Arbo/Melgaço 1.454 1%San Martín de Pedroso/Quintanilha 2.623 2%Vilar Formoso-Fuentes de Oñoro 11.267 10%Caia-Badajoz 14.072 13%Ayamonte-Monte Francisco 20.749 19%
Outras 7.708 7%
Vehicles/day
Cross border Observatory Portugal-Spain
108.339
Average Daily Traffic (2007) passing by the Euro-region Borders
TMD 2007
48%