SEE 2020 STRATEGY Pillar 1 « INTEGRATED GROWTH » PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME DOCUMENT Renata Vitez Director Strategic Meeting Sarajevo, 19 March 2013

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SEE 2020 Headline targets In order to raise regional competitiveness and future growth prospects, particularly in the face of the global economic crisis, it is hereby agreed that the following regional headline targets should be met by 2020, using 2010 as the basis year: Overall strategic goals unifying the five pillars of SEE 2020: Increase regional GDP PPP per capita from 38% to 46% of the EU-27 average Grow the region’s total value of trade in goods and services by more than 130% Reduce the region’s trade deficit from 14.1 to 11.6 % of regional GDP  Headline targets to support the integrated growth pillar: Increase intra-regional trade in goods by more than 230% Increase overall FDI inflows to the region by at least 120%  Headline targets to support the smart growth pillar: Increase GDP per person employed by 33%  Headline targets to support the sustainable growth pillar: Increase the rate of enterprise creation to 20% Increase exports of goods and services per capita from the region by 130%  Headline targets to support the inclusive growth pillar: Increase the overall employment rate by 12% Add 300.000 highly educated people to the region’s workforce  Headline targets to support the governance for growth pillar: Increase government effectiveness by 20% by 2020.

Stakeholders in the preparation of the draft document on the Pillar 1: Integrated Growth DIMENSION COMPONENTS PRIORITIES STAKEHOLDERS Free Trade Area Free flow of goods Elimination of Tariffs and Quotas SC on Agriculture and SPS Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) SC on NTBs and TBT WG on TBT Facilitation of Trade SC on Customs and RO WG on Customs Risk Management Customs Interconnectivity Free flow of services Liberalisation of trade in services WG on Trade in Services Free flow of investment Fair and equitable treatment and full protection and security of investors CEFTA and SEEIC Coordination of investment policies Competitive Economic Environment Competition Policy Trade Defence Instrument (TDI) free Trade Area Deputy Ministers Intellectual Property Rights Protection of trademarks throughout the Region Public Procurement Regional public procurement market Integration into Global Economy Market Access Single diagonal cumulation zone under the PEM Gradual harmonisation of the MFN duties in the Region towards EU CET Participation in global supply networks Investment concept to enhance participation in regional supply chains and global supply networks Cross-cutting Issues Capacity Capacity building programmes for private sector and public administration CEFTA and other regional actors Transparency Transparency tools in all segments of regional cooperation Notifications where appropriate Data availability and quality Quality of statistics Data collection and analysis in new relevant areas