Ferenc ANTAL CEO, Sportrendszer Nonprofit Ltd. 26th of November, 2014 Macro-Regional Strategies Across Europa Eu strategy for the Danube Region Ferenc ANTAL CEO, Sportrendszer Nonprofit Ltd. 26th of November, 2014

Stakeholders 14 countries 100 million people 1/5 of the territory of the EU 9 EU Member 5 non-EU countries

Why do people converge? Common natural capabilities Common identity through nationalities, history, traditions The answers are the macro regions!

Environmental connections (e.g.) Environmental protection Clean water Protection from flood Managing water resources

Different economic development Based on per capita GDP in 2013 data

Identity based connection Developing the economy New ways of well-being Common strategy Common solutions Common problems Common questions

Types of connections in a macro region Nongovernmental connections and cooperation between EU-members on macro regional level: Chambers of Commerce, Industry etc. Sport associations Healthcare organisations Environmental protections programs Communication with Non-EU countries For Example Serbia in the Danube Region Strategy

Human resource relations Specific education Elite education in the issues of the region’s strategic areas One country can be a member of several macro regions.

A new map of Europe Segmentation through natural possibilities Segmentation through common identity

New structural models Financing a macro region’s strategy could be more effective than financing independent countries strategies with the same purpose. New, economy developing action plans, based on the macro region’s strategies. Real possibilities for the nongovernmental and civil sector. More attention for proposals from underdeveloped areas Value for money Effective use of development resources

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