1. Short term secondment to BDCP
Christina Diegelmann, State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg

2. Framework conditions of the secondment
Political agreement in October 2011 before BDCP was actually created
No specific mission
3 month full time secondment from January to March 2013

3. What we made out of it…
Strategic partnership between Baden-Württemberg and Hungary
Thematic focus on energy project
Exchange of experience between BDCP and the Baden- Württemberg Danube Service Office
Establishing various contacts between EUSDR actors in Baden- Württemberg and Hungary

4. Thematic focus on energy projects
Smart Grids
Energy Contracting
Joint contribution to the development of the EPCDR project
Preparation of a mission of Hungarian Experts to BW
Assessing the possibilities of a project on demand response
Further areas of cooperation in the field of energy

5. Lessons learnt
Working together on a daily base is different than meeting from time to time at conferences
Working in Budapest is different then working in Brussels
Close cooperation over a certain time helps to better understand each other and to boost joint projects
BW will take over the concept of short term secondments and is happy to welcome experts from other Danube countries

6. Thank you for your attention!
Christina Diegelmann Ministry of State Baden-Württemberg Unit “Interregional and Cross Border Cooperation, European Strategy for the Danube Region”