14 June 2012, Petrozavodsk State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade «Green» projects of cross-border and international cooperation of Pskov Region Maria Bulatova, Consultant of the external relations department, State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

Pskov Region is an exclusive subject of the Russian Federation which borders on three states LENGTH OF BOUNDARIES: with Belarus km with Estonia ,4 km with Latvia ,6 km DISTANCE FROM PSKOV: to Riga km to Tallinn km to Vilnius km to Minsk km to Helsinki km to Warsaw km to Stockholm km to Berlin km to Moscow km PSKOV Cross border region State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

Stage : - INTERREG III B (6 projects) 2 “greens”: East Wind (wind energy development) Greenhouse (encouraging SME) - INTERREG III A (17 projects) 3 “greens”: WATERS (WWTPs improvement) PeipsiMAN (water management) Appropriate waste management in Pskov region (ecology solutions) Eco-Education (awareness rising) Results of Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

Achieved results The Nordic-Russian Exchange Programme for Local Civil Servants -Pskov Region participants: The City of Pskov Municipality, Krasnogorodsky District, Pytalovo District Municipality Nordic Council of Ministers State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

Pskov region is the «starting point» for penetration of foreign business into Russian market:  unique border location near both capitals: Moscow and Saint-Petersburg;  qualified and comparatively cheap labor force;  reserves of land and energy resources;  business-oriented administration Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

Priorities of the region: - tourism development - transport and logistics - agriculture - ENERGY EFFICIENCY - ECOLOGY SOLUTIONS - SME support - road networking - health care - education - sport - culture and heritage - youth policy - social sphere Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

Programmes and instruments for cooperation: - Baltic Sea Region Programme - Northern dimension (NDEP: ЕBRD, NEFCO) - CBSS - CBC ENPI «Estonia-Latvia- Russia» Programme - Nordic Council of Ministers Priorities for cooperation State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade project “ Baltic Climate” “Baltic Challenges and Chances for local and regional development generated by Climate Change”/ “Угрозы и возможности муниципального и регионального развития стран Балтийского моря, вызванные изменением климата” Partners from Pskov region: - Administration of Pskov region - Administration of Bezhanitsy area - Pskov stat university Partners (23) Baltic Sea region Programme Project duration: 2009 – 2012

«Pure water» project Partners: Pskov municipality Pskov vodokanal Budget: 1,000 mln. RUB Activities: - building of an underground water intake; - reconstruction of sewage system; - reconstruction of networks of the water drain of Pskov and modernization of the treatment facilities of the water drain. Northern dimension (ЕBRD, NEFCO) State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

… from 2010 two “greens” under discussion: - Reduction of nutrient load on water bodies and increase of the surface water quality in Lake Peipsi basin (Снижение биогенной нагрузки на водные объекты и улучшения качества природных вод, расположенных в бассейне Псковско- Чудского озера) - Development of small energetics in the Pskov region (Развитие малой энергетики в Псковской области) CBSS (Council of the Baltic Sea States) State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

Basic criteria for the prioritized regional project: - to be within the Regional Strategy for socio-economic development of the Pskov region till 2020 and within the priorities of the regional development programmes; - to include infrastructural part; - to establish logical partnership; - to demonstrate prolonged effect ENPI CBC “Estonia – Latvia - Russia” State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

1 st call results geography PSKOV Gdov Pechory Palkino Ostrov Pytalovo Krasnogorodsk Sebezh 9 municipalities will receive benefits and will host projects all EE and LV border related territory of the region involved in cooperation 12 projects: - transport – 1 - tourism and heritage – 3 - ecology – 3 - social sphere – 5 including 9 projects with infrastructure component: - transport – 1 - tourism and heritage – 3 - ecology – 2 - social sphere – 3 State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade ENPI CBC “Estonia – Latvia - Russia”

Tourism - “Tour de Latgale & Pskov” Environment - “Water Management Project of Peipsi, Pihkva, Lämmijärve, Saadjärve and Veskijärve Lakes” - “Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Lake Peipsi area” (Large Scale Project) Urban development - “Tartu, Rezekne, Pskov: Green Management for Urban Development & Planning in EE-LV-RU Border Capitals” Education - “Promoting nature education as efficient mean of awareness raising” «Green» running projects: State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade ENPI CBC “Estonia – Latvia - Russia”

State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade LSP 3 «Common Peipsi» RU Partners: 5 Peipsi lake related municipalities, State Committee for nature resources and environment protection of the Pskov region Budget RU side: 4.5 M€ Activities RU: - WWTPs and WWTFs construction and renovation in 5 Peipsi lake related municipalities; - monitoring of the wwtps and wwtfs of the municipalities of the Pskov region, update of the regional programme “Pure water ” ENPI CBC “Estonia – Latvia - Russia”

Expectations from “Green Growth Arena” 1 subproject “Green planning” Number of regional targeted programmes and international projects in field of energy efficiency, economic development, eco management as a platform for good practice exchange 2 subproject “Green tourism” CBC initiatives and regional tourism priorities for common routes within “Green Arena” 3 subproject “Green business hubs” State regional SME support instruments and techno park “Moglino” as a pilot initiatives Nordic Council of Ministers State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

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