Local SWOT analysis: Internal factors positive factorsnegative factors Strengths/SWeaknesses/W Geographical position reflected by the proximity to the border of Romania and Hungary, generating major pole position for transit of goods and people; City with multicultural and multieducational traditions; Historic old town; City with significant international links; Inter-modal transport infrastructure uncorrelated centers at ensuring economic interconnectivity (networks and junctions, rail and air) with the vicinity of the European community;

Local SWOT analysis: Internal factors positive factorsnegative factors Strengths/SWeaknesses/W Market town with traditional meanings and therefore direct investment in recent years due to increased attractiveness of large positioning "retailers" in the commercial wholesale and retail; Well developed Banking services network; Good connectivity to European and national networks of roads, rail-roads and flights; Road traffic which "suffocates" the city, especially as regards the transit of goods and people, in the absence of detours to simultaneously create internal corridors of economic development, and small number of parking opportunities; Local Airport with limited international destinations; Manufacturing in major decline, focusing mainly on the existing road alignment of E60;

Local SWOT analysis: Internal factors positive factorsnegative factors Strengths/SWeaknesses/W Relatively good local road infrastructure, in the process of modernization; Public transport coverage relatively well defined (tram and bus lines), which facilitates access and mobility; Projects under way to materialize in the field of urban regeneration (especially in the historic center); Prospective greenfield still undefined in the absence of zoning plans for installation of new enterprises; Economic fields with underdeveloped value added; Formal areas insufficiently covered, especially qualitatively (eg civil engineering);

Local SWOT analysis: Internal factors positive factorsnegative factors Strengths/SWeaknesses/W Relatively good recreational facilities (Olympic complex, swimming pools, tennis courts and football fields and gyms, fitness centers, bowling, squash, etc, zoos, cinemas, clubs and restaurants); Positioning of the Crisul Repede river, which crosses the city and has the effect of increasing the attractiveness of the natural life; Lack of business incubators to enable a better development of small and medium business sector; Hotel space undeveloped numerical and qualitative; Lack of specialized services (International Business Center, Exhibition Center, etc.);

Local SWOT analysis: Internal factors positive factorsnegative factors Strengths/SWeaknesses/W Regional pole of attraction for light industry and services (trade, tourism, logistics, etc.), due to accessibility; Network of hospitals, dispensaries, etc. Undergraduate educational network locally and regionally important (schools, colleges and post- secondary units); University Center (30,000 students) that offers a wide range of specializations; Heterogeneous basic infrastructure, with differential access both quantitatively and qualitatively; Inadequate upgraded public transport system; Low level of management connectivity of projects and plans relating to direct investments; Low density of green areas (there was no plan on garden design, parks, public recreational places, etc.);

Local SWOT analysis: Internal factors positive factorsnegative factors Strengths/SWeaknesses/W Proximity to Baile Felix and Baile 1 Mai; Ethnic diversity; Diversity of natural environment. Unexploited potential of the urban and natural given microclimate of Crisul Repede river; Inadequate functional and urban framework network of health facilities and of the specialized social services; Uncontrolled expand of urban and architectural places, affecting the environment;

Local SWOT analysis: Internal factors positive factorsnegative factors Strengths/SWeaknesses/W Important regional university, but with less specializations oriented to the labor market Lack of applying the quality and environment standards, as they have been assumed after the certification of all localities.

: Local SWOT analysis: External factors positive factorsnegative factors Opportunities/OThreats/T The existence of Oradea Metropolitan Area, as the engine of modernization and development of road networks, rail and air, enhancing waste management system, integrated public transport network, water supply system, sewerage and wastewater treatment, of integrated management of all services / public utilities; Lack of investment in road transport infrastructure, may create problems for road traffic and economic development in a reduced mode, uneven and inhomogeneous; Lack of a partnership program to support the SME sector can contribute to increased labor migration and / or increasing unemployment, depopulation effects;

: Local SWOT analysis: External factors positive factorsnegative factors Opportunities/OThreats/T Valuing geographical position by attracting direct foreign investment and present a viable bid for public and private services in the improved process; Investments in zonal road infrastructure of transport; Investments in water supply and sanitation; Investments in waste management; Investments in public transportation area; Lack of investment in urban regeneration, and especially in buildings with high architectural value and local symbols may result in loss of tourist attraction of the city, part of its cultural and historical past; In the absence of an international airport, network-wide visibility of business and tourism at European level is reduced, and networking with other "branded" cities can be significantly reduced, increasing the gap between;

: Local SWOT analysis: External factors positive factorsnegative factors Opportunities/OThreats/T Investment in real estate heritage conservation and enhancement of historical and architectural urban center; Investments and local budget allocations for the development of sport, recreation and leisure; Supporting the pubic-private partnerships in areas of public investment (overground and underground garages, residential and business buildings, etc.); In the absence of a clear-cut strategy on cross border tourism may decrease the attractiveness and the European future of the city; In the absence of recreation development projects of Crisul Repede river alignment and of forest sub-zones at the confluence of some neighboring communes, could lose the possibility of obtaining the status of a major tourist city;

: Local SWOT analysis: External factors positive factorsnegative factors Opportunities/OThreats/T Integrated metropolitan development program (portfolio of viable projects for ); Oradea-Brasov highway, Oradea- Arad highway, Oradea-Satu Mare and Oradea-Deva express roads, the basic connectivity with national and pan-European corridors development (R and TEN-TEN-T). In the absence of a development plan for a new road network is likely to congestion the transit traffic and has a direct effect on the environment and a loss of connectivity opportunities with national and European transport networks; Taxation

: Local SWOT analysis: External factors positive factorsnegative factors Opportunities/OThreats/T In the absence of a coherent territorial development plan, urbanization becomes unmanageable, with negative effects on the environment, on potential investment projects in infrastructure and on the major economic development, but particularly on the conditions of life in terms of its quality growth standards; Continuing not to apply the quality and environmental standards, as they were assumed after the certification was provided to all municipalities of the metropolitan area.

Progress in regional cooperation Field of cooperationInitiatorStakeholders involved Framework for cooperation UrbanismPMOSpecialist in the urbanism area Meetings SciencePMOUniversity employesMeetings Urban planningCRS BekescsabaRegional participants in the project Meetings Urban planning PMOArchitects Order from Bihor County Meetings

The results of regional cooperation Actions that supported that progress of your ViTo project: Meetings Exchange of best practices Consultancy The results of those actions: Better urban planning Strategic Committee for Tourism (will be created in nov.)