Transborder cooperation Mr. Ján Kozoň, Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic, Regional Office in Prešov

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The Prešov Region absolute values% Surface area in km ,3 Population ,9 Population density per km 2 110,089,2x Number of municipalities of which towns General characteristics of the Slovak Republic in 2006

Number of publications Distribution printed publications CD - ROM electronic, mail (PDF, xls, doc) Comprehensive publications 6Yes- Demography 4Yes Tourism 1Yes- Publications edited in the Regional Office of the SOSR in Prešov in the year 2006 (Acording the Catalogue of Publications)

 The Prešov Region is predestined to transborder cooperation for it’s geographical position  The Prešov Region borders Poland to the north and Ukraine to the east  The most intensive transborder cooperation is with the colleagues from Poland  Cooperation of transborder areas on the Slovak – Poland border is consistent with an inter-government agreement closed in 1995 between the Governments of Slovak Republic and Poland Transborder cooperation

In year 1999 the Prešov Region became the member of an inter regional society - Carpathian Euroregion which consists of the part of Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania

 Cooperation on the statistical field started in 1993  Statistical cooperation from it´s beginning consisted of mutual introducing meetings, both-side consultations and change of statistical materials  The result of these consultations in 1994 was the first Slovak-Poland statistical publication: “Selected statistical data in the year 1992”  After successful edition of the first common publication the contacts have became more intensive  Today the cooperation includes not only invitations to an international statistical seminars and conferences, but also social and sports events Transborder cooperation

Issued publications Transborder cooperation

Information of border districts of the Slovak Republic and Poland Data for the year 1992 Basic information about towns in the Carpathian Euroregion Fulfills cognitive and popularizative function Data of the areas of demography, services, health, trade and tourism Tourism in border areas

The first of series of the publications about demography in the Carpathian Euroregion Data over the years Basic information of districts in Slovak-Polish border Data over the years Information of diversity of towns of the Carpathian Euroregion Makes a draft of directions of their next development

Basic data of tourism in the districts of the Slovak-Polish border Information of tourist attractions and services The second publication of the series about demography in the Carpathian Euroregion Data over the years Analysys of the Labour market - similarities and differences between the Slovak Republic and Poland Data from Population census in 2001

Basic data of the number and structure of the entities in Carpathian Euroregion Data are published separately for each country The third of series of the publications about demography in the Carpathian Euroregion Data over the years

LAST First edition of „Statistical Bulletin – Podkarpackie Voivodship, Prešov Region and Košice Region“ The purpose of this publication is to compare social and economic potencial of neighbouring areas – Podkarpackie Voivodship and East Slovakia The publication highlights information concerning, among other things, demographic situation, enviromental protection, labour market, entities of the national economy, gross domestic product, agriculture and tourism. Time period covers the yers 2005 – 2006 Making comparisons is facilitated by indicators presented in the tabular part as well as by maps and graphs Data are provided with explanations which can be found in the general notes given at the beginning of the book and before each thematic chapter CD – ROM ONLY

Meetings, conferences and Seminars Transborder cooperation

Type: Working meeting Topic: Change of skills and preparation of the first publication Place: Poland, Krosno, 1994

Type: International Conference Topic: The Carpathian Euroregion – Potential and Development Conceps Place: Poland, Iwonicz Zdroj, 1998

Type: Working meeting Topic: Making plans for next transborder cooperation Place: Slovakia, Regional Office of the SOSR in Prešov, 2000

Type: Bilateral meeting Topic: Meeting of heads Representatives of Slovak and Polish Stistical Officies to problems about transborder cooperation Place: Slovakia, High Tatras, 2002

Type: Work meeting Topic: Recollections of 10 years transborder cooperation of Statistical Offices in Poland and the Slovak Republic (1993 – 2003) Place: Slovakia, Regetovka, 2003

Type: Conference Topic: „STATISTICS AND INTEGRATION“ Place: Slovakia, Bardejovské Spa, 2004

Type: Bilateral meeting Topic: Planing future cooperation in the area of publication in next two years Place: Slovakia, Prešov, 2006

Type: Demographical conference Topic: „MIGRATION “ - Migration trends, Migration for work, Migration policy Miesto: Slovakia, Slovak Paradise, 2007

Social and sports events Transborder cooperation

Type: Touristic meeting – RAJD I. Topic: Meeting of statistitcians and interchanging of specific skills as well as the beginning of personal friendship Place: Slovakia, The High Tatra, 1998

Type: Social meeting Topic: Slovak-Polish statistitcians like human chain, as a symbol of gradual cancel all of the borders Place: Poland, Areal Czudec, 1998

Type: Touristic and sport meeting - RAJD II. Topic: Unforgettable touristic meeting of statistitcians, interchanging of specific skills as well as the sports meetings (football, volleyball...) Place: Slovakia, The High Tatra, 2005

Honours Transborder cooperation

The highest honour of the Central Statistical Office in Poland was awarded to Mr. Ján Cuper  for his personal addition in development of cooperation between Statistical Officies in Poland and SO in The Slovak Republic  as well as for considerable share in development of transborder cooperation in the Carpathian Euroregion.

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