DATOURWAY Transnational Strategy for the Territorial Development of the Danube Area with special regard to Tourism PROJECT HISTORY Kick off meeting Braila 16. February 2010

DATOURWAY Short history of project development Project data Main actions Objectives of the project Partners

DATOURWAY Short history of project development The project idea has been formed gradually in joint preparatory workshops The first draft proposal was completed and discussed in 2007 Search for partners started and transnational meetings were held Expression of Interest was submitted to the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme 1st call in 2008 Our proposal was approved and we were invited to submit a detailed proposal to the 2nd step of the 1st call. Our proposal was approved on the 11th of March Some of our IPA Partners have not been eligible to EU support, and therefore in May we had to re-calculate the finances and change the partnership On the 12th of June 2009 the Monitoring Committee confirmed the approval of our application

DATOURWAY Project data Project Lead Partner VÁTI Hungarian Nonprofit Limited Liability Company for Regional Development and Town Planning Project duration thirty four months ( ) The total requested budget € The total requested ERDF budget ,40 € Requested IPA ,80 € 10% ERDF flexibility rule €

DATOURWAY Main actions to set up a GIS based information system by pooling and integrating the national, regional and, in part, local statistical data and surveys as well as the available studies and programs; to carry out national targeted analyses and to synthesize as well as evaluate their findings; to elaborate, discuss and by means of stakeholder involvement adopt an integrated strategy for the ecologically viable tourism of the south-eastern Danube corridor; to elaborate on a participatory basis pilot projects for strategic transnational areas like the exquisite landscape of Danube bend (HU-SK); a tri-state (HU- SER-CRO) area expecting economic recovery by means of tourism, a site of urban-rural tourism linkages (RO-BG), comparison of river deltas (RO-IT) and for a greenway all along this section of Danube; to set up a tourism inventory for spreading information to the international public on tourist possibilities along this part of the Danube as well as on services which the riverside municipalities can offer

DATOURWAY Objectives of the project The project will be a contribution in the context of the sustainable territorial development of the Danube area and will reflect a common strategic interest in the field of tourism development, by elaborating a set of mutually agreed tourism strategies and implementing different pilot projects tailored to special areas.

DATOURWAY Objectives of the project Specific objectives are the following: To remedy the current environmental condition and improve overall quality of life by international cooperation efforts To promote a balanced territorial development in the region, integration of the marginal, less accessible border areas To harmonize and create a balance between urban and rural settlements, and identify potential development drivers To improve local economic conditions by tourism development particularly in the underdeveloped rural regions To exchange expertise and formulate new and transferable approaches in tourism development planning To widen the settlements’ functions through development of tourism and infrastructure To stimulate trans-national cooperation; To coordinate and promote the private and public investments To enhance the role of Danube in the cultural links through revitalization of traditional links To identify the limits of territorial capacity and the rate of environment sensitivity To transfer the good practices to the benefit of the trans-national community To offer recommendations to the partner countries and their governments

DATOURWAY Partners ERDF partners Lead Partner: VÁTI Hungarian Nonprofit Limited Liability Company for Territorial Devlopment and Town Planning ERDF PP1: Danube Settlements Association HU ERDF PP2: Scientific Association for Spatial Development HU ERDF PP3: Ministry for Small and Medium Sized Companies, Trade, Tourism and Liberal Professions, National Institute of Research-Development in Tourism RO ERDF PP4: National Research and Development Institute for Urban and Territorial Planning – URBANPROIECT RO ERDF PP5: Ministry of Regional Development and Housing RO ERDF PP6: Bulgaria Economic Forum BG ERDF PP7: Regional Development Agency Samorin SK ERDF PP8: DELTA 2000 ITA

DATOURWAY Partners IPA partner IPA PP1: Regional Development Agency of Slavonia and Baranja CRO 10% partners 10% PP1: Regional Agency for Development Small and Medium Enterprises "Alma Mons" Novi Sad SER 10% PP2: PC “Institute for Town Planning in Vojvodina” SER 10% PP3: Tourist Organisation of Vojvodina SER 10% PP4: Provincial Secretariat for Regional and International Co- operation – Executive Council of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina SER 10% PP5: Association “Euroregional co-operation Danube-Drava- Sava” CRO Observer partner OP1: Ministry for National Development and Economy HU

DATOURWAY Thank you for your attention!