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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
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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 & Transnational Cooperation Programmes
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:
1. CORRIDOR VII (river Danube 137,5 km)
2. CORRIDOR V C (Budapest – Osijek
Sarajevo – Ploče )
3. 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
Development
Agency VURA
County
Development
Agency
HRAST
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
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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
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MFAEI - National Contact Point
Working Group for the EU Danube Strategy
Croatian NON-PAPER prepared
Priorities in Croatia's Danube area:
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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
I. Transition Assistance and Institutional Building
II. Cross-Border Co-operation
III. Regional Development (transport, environment and
economic development)
IV. Human Resources Development
V. 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 jointventures of Italian and Croatian companies in agriculture and foodproduction 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, Massa Fiscaglia, 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
Projects applied
Approximately €
IPA CBC CRO – SER
38
Over 8.8 mio.
IPA CBC CRO – B&H
13
Over 3.4 mio.
IPA CBC CRO – HUN
1
200.000
IPA IIIC
4
Over 3.1 mio.
IPA IV
14
Over 1.8 mio.
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
Cooperation and Capital Investments
Gabrijela Žalac
Head of Department
Address: Županijska 9, 32 000 Vukovar, Croatia
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +385 32 454 604
www.vukovarsko-srijemska-zupanija.hr
Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments