State of Bavaria

Legislative Assembly of the Conference of European Autonomous Region of the Regional Legislative Assemblies Azores

GENERAL INFORMATION

About the Region

State - Germany

Region – Free State of Bavaria

Location - Munich

Border regions – Österreich, Tschechien, Schweiz

Total Population - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavaria

Capital City (if applicable) and population - Munich

Main Cities and population -

Land Area -

Currency - €

Official Language(s) - German

Day of the Region – 30.09.2018 http://www.tag-der-regionen.de/bayern.html

Administrative Division -

Unemployment Rate In 2018 3,4 Prozent

Youth Unemployment Rate - https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/762432/umfrage/arbeitslosenquote-in-bayern/

Percentage of immigrants on total population and main countries of origin - https://www.statistik.bayern.de/statistik/folgen/

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About the Parliament/ Assembly:

Name of Parliament and logo – Bavarian State Parliament https://www.bayern.landtag.de/www/bestsys/LT_Maximilianeum_engl_web_150410.pdf

Political System - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landtag_of_Bavaria https://www.bayern.landtag.de/en/ https://www.bayern.landtag.de/en/members/state-elections/

President of the Parliament – Ms Barbara Stamm

Date of election – 14th of October 2018

Election results - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landtag_of_Bavaria

Number of Parliament Members - 180

Political parties and current distribution of seats in regional parliament - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landtag_of_Bavaria

Distribution by sex and average age -

Length of term -

Date of next elections – 14th of October 2018

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Governing Bodies -

Biography/CV of the President -

Name and date of autonomous political statute -

Link to English version of autonomous political statute -

https://www.bayern.landtag.de/www/bestsys/LT_Maximilianeum_engl_web_150410.pdf

www.alra.pt www.calrenet.eu About the Government:

President of the Government – until 13th of March Horst Seehofer

From 16th of March (likely to be elected) Markus Söder

Date of election – 14th of October 2018

Political party – CSU

Length of term - https://www.bayern.landtag.de/www/bestsys/LT_Maximilianeum_engl_web_150410.pdf

Date of next elections -14th of October 2018

INFORMATION ON ECONOMY

Regional GDP -

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Percentage of national GDP per capita -

Percentage of EU GDP per capita -

Member-State GDP -

Member-State’s EU GDP per capita -

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Products imported -

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OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION INFORMATION ON EU FUNDING

For futher information see: https://www.efre-bayern.de/en/ | https://www.stmwi.bayern.de/en/service/eu-programmes/eu-research-funds/

Total of EU Funding (2014-2020) – http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/atlas/programmes/2014-2020/germany/2014de16rfop002

ERDF (2014-2020) -

ESF (2014-2020) -

CF (2014-2020) -

EAFRD (2014-2020) -

EMFF (2014-2020) -

Other (2014-2020) -

More developed / less developed / transition region -

Main evolution on EU GDP per capita (1989, 1994, 2000, 2007, 2013, more recent data) -

Share of EU funding on regional annual investment budget - https://www.invest-in-bavaria.com/fileadmin/media/documents/publications/Foerderbroschuere/IB_Foerdermittelbroschuere_EN_www_2016.pdf

Implementation rate of EU funds (2007/2013) -

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION

Membership to interregional cooperation bodies - https://www.efre-bayern.de/europaeische-territoriale-zusammenarbeit/interregionale-zusammenarbeit/

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) - https://www.efre-bayern.de/europaeische-territoriale-zusammenarbeit/transnationale-zusammenarbeit/programmraum-mitteleuropa/

Main bilateral cooperation agreements - https://www.bayern.landtag.de/parlament/nationalinternational/kooperationen-und-partnerschaften/

EU’s territorial cooperation transnational and cross border areas - https://www.bayern.landtag.de/parlament/nationalinternational/europa/

Main areas of interest in cooperation with other regional entities -

See above and https://www.bayern.landtag.de/parlament/nationalinternational/entwicklungszusammenarbeit/

Contact details for CALRE -

Christine Claaszen

Head of Liaison Office Brussels

Representation of the Free State of Bavaria

Rue Wiertz 77, 1000 Brussels (Belgium)

+32 2 237 4851 | [email protected]