1. GOOD GOVERNANCE ON THE REGIONAL LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF CROSS-BORDER AND TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT COOPERATION - THE CROATIAN EXPERIENCE - Ruse / Bulgaria, 10th May 2010 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County

2. CONTENT Vukovar-Srijem County Position and organisation structure Regional Development in Croatia EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Croatia IPA Pre-accession Programme Cross-Border & Transnational Cooperation Programmes Project Cooperation Conclusion Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County

3. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Position in Europe

4. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Position within Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County is the most eastern Croatian county VSC borders with Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina Geostrategic position of VSC: 1.CORRIDOR VII (river Danube 137,5 km) 2.CORRIDOR V C (Budapest – Osijek Sarajevo – Ploče ) 3.CORRIDOR X (highway Zagreb – Belgrade) Port of Vukovar + 2 docking facilities

5. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County VSC organisation structure County Development Agency HRAST Development Agency VURA International Cooperation Local Office TINTL

6. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Regional Development in Croatia  National Strategy for Regional Development According to the Act on Regional Development Basis for development Basis for changes Basis for institutional and administrative capacity building for the absorption of EU funds  Regional Operational Programme 2003 – 2006  County Development Strategy 2007 – 2013

7. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Croatia MFAEI - National Contact Point Working Group for the EU Danube Strategy Croatian NON-PAPER prepared Priorities in Croatia's Danube area: 1.Development of intermodal transport and effective connecting of the Danube region with the Adriatic coast 2.Increasing economic competitiveness through development of entrepreneurship, modernization of agriculture and the development of special forms of tourism 3.Environmental protection, risk prevention and renewable energy resources development 4.Human resources development

8. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County EU Strategy for the Danube Region in Croatia – regional level VSC’s active participation in the Working Group for the EU Danube Strategy Defining the priorities and measures of Croatian NON-PAPER Participation on EC Stakeholder Conferences (Ulm, Budapest, Vienna/Bratislava, Ruse, Constanza….) Regional Working Group for the EU Danube Strategy Partnership meetings Project pipe-line

9. I.Transition Assistance and Institutional Building II.Cross-Border Co-operation III.Regional Development (transport, environment and economic development) IV.Human Resources Development V.Rural Development - IPARD Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County IPA Pre-accession Programme

10. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County  18 counties (NUTS III) bordering with other countries The importance of Cross-Border Cooperation for Croatia

11. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Cross-Border & Transnational Cooperation Programmes Programmes with EU member states  IPA CBC Programme SLO – CRO  IPA CBC Programme HU – CRO  Adriatic CBC (ADR) Programmes with EU non-member states  IPA CBC Programme CRO – B&H  IPA CBC Programme CRO – Montenegro  IPA CBC Programme CRO – SER Transnational programmes  South East Europe (SEE)  Mediterranean (MED)

12. Project Cooperation Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County

13. Overall objective: Research of investment possibilities in VSC and creation of joint- ventures of Italian and Croatian companies in agriculture and food- production and processing sector Project partners: Italian company FINEST and VSC Project value: 755.000 € Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2005 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT AGROKOVAR

14. Overall objective: Plantation of orchards and vineyards, as well as construction of processing and storage capacities (cold-storages) Project partners: CRO - VSC, Municipality of Lovas and Cooperative Lovas ITALY – Confcooperation Union Province of Ravenna Project value: 292.289 € Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2005 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT AGRO-DEV

15. Overall objective: Integration and networking of development agencies aiming at promotion of SME cooperation in the region. Project partners: CRO - Local economic development agency - LEDA from VSC, Istrian Development Agency – IDA ITALY – Sviluppo Marche SPA Project value: 610.455,04 € Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2005 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT ASVIL.LOC.

16. Overall objective: Upgrading tourism offer on the rivers Spačva and Bosut through the construction of tourism infrastructure and education of local tourism stakeholders. Project partners: CRO - VSC, Municipality of Nijemci and International Cooperation office TINTL ITALY – Regions Emilia-Romagna, Codigoro, Massa Fiscaglia, Migliaro, Migliarino, Formignana, Tresigallo. Project value: 200.000 € Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2006 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT E.R.S.P.A.

17. Overall objective: Sustainable and integrated development of vine production and vineyards in Srijem region Project partners: CRO – VSC, International Cooperation office TINTL, Municipalities of Lovas and Tovarnik and City of Ilok ITALY – Province of Ravenna Project value: 166.000 € Financed through: PHARE ADRIATIC CBC 2006 Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT WINE-DEV

18. Overall objective: Strengthening importance of Danube as integrated development strategy of danube regions, cities and ports. Project partners: 19 partners from 7 Danube countries Project value: 2.1 mio. € Financed through: South East Europe Programme Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT DONAUREGIONEN+

19. Overall objective: The project contributes to the sustainable development and represents joint strategic interests by defining joint objectives in tourism development. Project partners: Euro Region Danube – Drava – Sava members Project value: 2.4 mio. € Financed through: South East Europe Programme Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County PROJECT DATOURWAY

20. Projects appliedApproximately € IPA CBC CRO – SER38Over 8.8 mio. IPA CBC CRO – B&H13Over 3.4 mio. IPA CBC CRO – HUN1200.000 IPA IIIC4Over 3.1 mio. IPA IV14Over 1.8 mio. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Overview of VSC projects nominated for IPA funds

21.  Regional differences – challenge for regional development in Croatia  Strategy for regional development – new approach, fostering balanced regional development in line with best EU practice  EUSDR – added value to the development process of the Danube regions  Good defined development priorities  Competence of regional and local authorities  Importance of cross-border & transnational cooperation – good practice for Structural and Cohesion Fund Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County Conclusions

22. Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Republic of Croatia Vukovar-Srijem County THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! Vukovar-Srijem County Department for International Cooperation and Capital Investments Gabrijela Žalac Head of Department Address: Županijska 9, 32 000 Vukovar, Croatia E-mail: vsz-ei@vu.t-com.hrvsz-ei@vu.t-com.hr Phone: +385 32 454 604 www.vukovarsko-srijemska-zupanija.hr