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1 Client’s and Country Office’s View on Latvian Cities Network Project
Dina Grube, Latvia Country Office Manager

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3 Latvia – new EU Member state since May 1, 2004
GDP per capita in PPS (in relation to EU25=100) GNI per capita ( WB Atlas Method) – 4070 USD Average registered unemployment (EU25 = 9) in Riga – 4.4%, in Liepaja % Population – 2.32 million urban – 69%, rural – 31%

4 CA Latvia Program Cities
Population GDP % Riga 53.8 Daugavpils 4.4 Liepaja 3.8 Jelgava 2.1 Jurmala 1.6 Ventspils 4.3 Rezekne 1.3 Valmiera 1.9 50 % of Latvia 73.2 % of Latvia

5 CA Latvia Program Includes 8 biggest Latvian cities
CA budget USD ( total USD – facilitates use of local staff/consultants) Focus of CDS program: LED - enterprise growth and job creation Improved governance – partnerships between local governments and civil society Capacity building within planning teams, also through networking process

6 CA Latvia Program Outputs
Reports : Rapid Municipal Data Assessment for 8 cities ministate of Cities Report CDS for 5 cities (2 cities had from Cities of Change program, capital Riga on its own schedule) Sector strategies ( employment, marketing) Processes Stakeholder participation- citizen forums – community foundations Training of municipal employees – LED, CIP, EU funds Networking of city development teams

7 CA Latvia Program Outputs
Publications Linkages : to NDP or SPD 1 Program to SPD Program – ongoing cooperation with Ministries of Regional Planning and Finance responsible for strategic planning of national development

8 SPD 2004 – 2006 –Chasing EU funds Promotion of rural areas and fisheries: EAGGF million Euro, FIFG million Euro Development of Human Resources and Employment Promotion ESF million Euro Promotion of Enterprises and Innovation Promotion of Territorial Cohesion ( tourism, transport infrastructure, communication technologies and soft infrastructure) ERDF million Euro

9 SPD Chasing Growth? The National Development Plans under preparation for should be improved relative to existing plans In addition to rapid growth (external convergence), countries also aim for balanced regional development (internal convergence), but there may be a trade-off in the medium term. EU aid and national co-financing should be directed toward the highest long-run economic returns. This likely includes investment in human capital and key infrastructure projects, particularly in support of emerging, market driven growth poles

10 CA Latvia Cities Program – Enabling Cities Growth
Enabling central government – to have understanding of local economic development processes and have negotiating power in discussions with EU about designing of urban components for next programming period Enabling local authorities – to have CDS promoting city competitiveness and becoming part of national development strategy Enabling civil society – to form partnerships with local authorities in order to incorporate developmental objectives of society into CDS

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