Regional Development Planning Round Table “Innovative Approaches for Enhancing Local Development and Self Government of the Regions in Europe” Regional Development Planning PRIME CONSULTING
Strategic Planning Documents for the period 2007-2013 National Strategy for Regional Development (2005-2015) National Working Programme for Regional Development Sector Strategies Regional Plans for Development of the Planning Regions District Development Strategies Municipal Development Plans www.primebg.com
Contractual Framework of the EU support for Bulgaria 2007-2009 Agriculture Direct Payments – 431,8 M euro Rural Regions’ Development – 733 M euro Market Interventions – 388 M euro Structural initiatives Big Investment Projects – 770 M euro Regional Development – 1 529 M euro Compensation for the Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Internal policies/administration www.primebg.com
Financing of Regional Development National Funds State Budget Municipal Budgets Private Financing EU Funds Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund PHARE Programme Funds from Donor Programmes www.primebg.com
Main Principles of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund Programming – preparation and implementation of the long-term development plan Concentration – focusing the interventions on sectors and territories that need support Supplementation – the EU funds do not substitute the national financing of the regional development policy Partnership – all stakeholders participate in the regional development process www.primebg.com
Regional Plan for Development of the Southwest Planning Region (2007-2013) Vision: “Strengthening of the leading position of the Southwest Planning Region in the socio-economic development of Bulgaria and transforming Sofia-city into one of the most attractive economic and cultural centers in Southeast Europe” www.primebg.com
Regional Plan for Development of the Southwest Planning Region (2007-2013) Strategic Objectives: Achieving stable economic growth by diverse regional economy Reducing interregional differences and strengthening the linkages between towns and cities Economic and social cohesion to the other EU regions www.primebg.com
Regional Plan for Development of the Southwest Planning Region (2007-2013) Priorities: Increasing the competitiveness of the regional economy Development of the transport and technical infrastructure Improvement of the living conditions Strengthening of the administrative capacity of the local and regional authorities and the level of cooperation among them www.primebg.com
Regional Plan for Development of the Southwest Planning Region (2007-2013) Regions targeted for intervention: Region for economic growth Industrially declining region Underdeveloped rural region Underdeveloped border region Underdeveloped mountain region Sofia municipality www.primebg.com
Challenges in Front of the Local and Regional Authorities Building of planning, programming, implementation, monitoring and assessment capacity Building of capacity for management of the recourses from the Structural Funds Development of partnerships with EU regions Economic development, based on a region’s advantages www.primebg.com
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