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Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County . GOOD GOVERNANCE ON THE REGIONAL LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF CROSS-BORDER AND TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT COOPERATION - THE CROATIAN EXPERIENCE -. Ruse / Bulgaria, 10th May 2010.
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Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County GOOD GOVERNANCE ON THE REGIONAL LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF CROSS-BORDER AND TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT COOPERATION- THE CROATIAN EXPERIENCE - Ruse / Bulgaria, 10th May 2010 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County CONTENT Vukovar-Srijem County Position and organisation structure Regional Development in Croatia EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Croatia IPA Pre-accession Programme Cross-Border & TransnationalCooperationProgrammes Project Cooperation Conclusion Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Position in Europe Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County • Position within Croatia • Vukovar-Srijem County is the most • eastern Croatian county • VSC borders with Serbia and • Bosnia & Herzegovina • Geostrategic position of VSC: • CORRIDOR VII (river Danube 137,5 km) • CORRIDOR V C (Budapest – Osijek Sarajevo – Ploče ) • CORRIDOR X (highway Zagreb –Belgrade) • Port of Vukovar + 2 docking facilities Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County VSC organisation structure County Development Agency HRAST Development Agency VURA International Cooperation Local Office TINTL Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County • Regional Development in Croatia National Strategy for Regional Development • According to the Act on Regional Development • Basis for development • Basis for changes • Basis for institutional and administrative capacity building for the absorption of EU funds • Regional Operational Programme 2003 – 2006 County Development Strategy 2007 – 2013 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County • EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Croatia • MFAEI - National Contact Point • Working Group for the EU Danube Strategy • Croatian NON-PAPER prepared • Priorities in Croatia's Danube area: • Development of intermodal transport and effective connecting of the Danube region with the Adriatic coast • Increasing economic competitiveness through development of entrepreneurship, modernization of agriculture and the development of special forms of tourism • Environmental protection, risk prevention and renewable energy resources development • Human resources development Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County • EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Croatia – regional level • VSC’s active participation in the Working Group for the EU Danube Strategy • Defining the priorities and measures of Croatian NON-PAPER • Participation on EC Stakeholder Conferences (Ulm, Budapest, Vienna/Bratislava, Ruse, Constanza….) • Regional Working Group for the EU Danube Strategy • Partnership meetings • Project pipe-line Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County IPA Pre-accession Programme Transition Assistance and Institutional Building Cross-Border Co-operation Regional Development (transport, environment and economic development) Human Resources Development Rural Development - IPARD Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County The importance of Cross-Border Cooperation for Croatia • 18 counties (NUTS III) • bordering with other countries Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County • Cross-Border & Transnational Cooperation Programmes • Programmes with EU member states • IPA CBC Programme SLO – CRO IPA CBC Programme HU – CRO Adriatic CBC (ADR) • Programmes with EU non-member states • IPA CBC Programme CRO – B&H • IPA CBC Programme CRO – Montenegro • IPA CBC Programme CRO – SER • Transnational programmes South East Europe (SEE) Mediterranean (MED) Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Project Cooperation Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT AGROKOVAR • Overall objective: Research of investment possibilities in VSC and creation of joint-ventures of Italian and Croatian companies in agriculture and food-production and processing sector • Project partners: Italian company FINEST and VSC • Project value: 755.000 € • Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2005 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT AGRO-DEV • Overall objective: Plantation of orchards and vineyards, as well as construction of processing and storage capacities (cold-storages) • Project partners: CRO - VSC, Municipality of Lovas and Cooperative Lovas ITALY – Confcooperation Union Province of Ravenna • Project value: 292.289 € • Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2005 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT ASVIL.LOC. • Overall objective: Integration and networking of development agencies aiming at promotion of SME cooperation in the region. • Project partners: CRO - Local economic development agency - LEDA from VSC, Istrian Development Agency – IDA ITALY – Sviluppo Marche SPA • Project value: 610.455,04 € • Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2005 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT E.R.S.P.A. • Overall objective: Upgrading tourism offer on the rivers Spačva and Bosut through the construction of tourism infrastructure and education of local tourism stakeholders. • Project partners: CRO - VSC, Municipality of Nijemci and International Cooperation office TINTL ITALY – Regions Emilia-Romagna, Codigoro, MassaFiscaglia, Migliaro, Migliarino, Formignana, Tresigallo. • Project value: 200.000 € • Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2006 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT WINE-DEV • Overall objective: Sustainable and integrated development of vine production and vineyards in Srijem region • Project partners: CRO – VSC, International Cooperation office TINTL , Municipalities of Lovas and Tovarnik and City of Ilok ITALY –Province of Ravenna • Project value: 166.000 € • Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2006 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT DONAUREGIONEN+ • Overall objective: Strengthening importance of Danube as integrated development strategy of danube regions, cities and ports. • Project partners: 19 partners from 7 Danube countries • Project value: 2.1 mio. € • Financed through: South East Europe Programme Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT DATOURWAY • Overall objective: The project contributes to the sustainable development and represents joint strategic interests by defining joint objectives in tourism development. • Project partners: Euro Region Danube – Drava – Sava members • Project value: 2.4 mio. € • Financed through: South East Europe Programme Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Overview of VSC projects nominated for IPA funds Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Conclusions • Regional differences – challenge for regional development in Croatia • Strategy for regional development – new approach, fostering balanced regional development in line with best EU practice • EUSDR – added value to the development process of the Danube regions • Good defined development priorities • Competence of regional and local authorities • Importance of cross-border & transnational cooperation – good practice for Structural and Cohesion Fund Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments
Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Vukovar-Srijem County Department for International Cooperationand Capital Investments Gabrijela Žalac Headof Department Address: Županijska 9, 32 000 Vukovar, Croatia E-mail: vsz-ei@vu.t-com.hr Phone: +385 32 454 604 www.vukovarsko-srijemska-zupanija.hr Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments