ESTLATRUS TRAFFICESTLATRUS TRAFFIC

Latvian office or Euroregion “Country of lakes”

Steering Committee meeting

23-24 May 2012Pskov, Russia

Where we are?

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52 cross border cooperation programmes

ENPI CBC Land border, Sea Crossing and Sea Basin Programmes 2007 –2013

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Estonia-Latvia-Russia Estonia-Latvia-Russia Programme areaProgramme area

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EstoniaKirde-Eesti, Lõuna-Eesti, Kesk-Eesti;adjoining: Põhja-EestiLatvia

Latgale, Vidzeme;adjoining: Riga City and PierigaRussia

Leningrad Region, Pskov Region and Saint Petersburg

Priority I Priority I

• Priority I: Socio-economic developmentPriority is dedicated to strategic development of border region’s competitiveness through support to business and labour market development, improvements in communication networks and exploring region’s potential for tourism as well as maintaining efficient and safe borders.

• Measures:• Measure 1.1 Fostering of socio-economic development and

encouraging business and entrepreneurship;• Measure 1.2 Transport, logistics and communication

solutions;• Measure 1.3 Tourism development.

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Priority IIPriority II

• Priority II: Common challengesPriority aims at addressing common problems and initiating and continuing joint actions in the areas of common interest on both sides of the border.

• Measures:• Measure 2.1 Joint actions aimed at protection of

environment and natural resources;• Measure 2.2 Preservation and promotion of cultural

and historical heritage and support of local traditional skills;

• Measure 2.3 Improvement of energy efficiency and promotion of renewable energy sources.

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Priority IIIPriority III

• Priority III: Promotion of people to people cooperationPriority is focussing on small scale activities for improving the cooperation of the border region supporting wide range of activities to be performed by regional and local municipalities and various actors of the society, which have been identified as being of crucial importance to a more integrated region.

• Measures:• Measure 3.1 Development of local initiative, increasing

administrative capacities of local and regional authorities;

• Measure 3.2 Cooperation in spheres of culture, sport, education, social and health.

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Background of the projectBackground of the project

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LATLIT TRAFFICLATLIT TRAFFIC

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Project example

LATLIT TRAFFIC

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Approximate total Project budget:

EUR 3 720 307.84

ERDF co-financing:

EUR 3 162 261.66

Project Duration: 01/2009 - 01/2011

Direction: Improvement of Internal and External Accessibility of the Border Region

EUSBSR: Priority area 11To improve internal and external transport links

Lead Partner:Euroregion “Country of lakes”

16 project partners

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Euroregion “Country of

lakes”

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• Increasing traffic system’s capability within EE-LV-RU international importance transport corridors

PartnershipPartnership

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PartnersPartners

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• Associated partners: Latvian ministry of Interior Latgale region state police department, Road Traffic Safety Directorate (Latvia), Rally club "Ajags LATVIA“, Võru Police Station (Estonia)

•Karsava local municipality (Latvia)•Kraslava local municipality (Latvia)•Rezekne City Council (Latvia)•Preili local municipality (Latvia)•Ludza local municipality)Latvia)•Vilani local municipality (Latvia)•Pskov regional public organization "Lake Peipsi Project (Pskov)" (Russia)

The Administration of the Pskov district (Russia)The Administration of the Krasnogorodsky district (Russia)The Administration of the Pytalovo district (Russia)The administration of Pechory district (Russia)Võru Town Government (Estonia)Tartu City Government (Estonia)

• Strategic partners: Estonian Road administration, “Latvian state roads”, State inspection of traffic safety of Pskov Region

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24 months24 months

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Total budget: 1 876 570,00EUR

Programme co-financing:

1 688 913,00 EUR (90%)

Project co-financing: 187657,00 EUR (10%)

ProblemsProblems

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international transport corridors with increased traffic intensity as a threat for young traffic participants and as a reason for deterioration of public streets;

common traffic safety problems on the border (tired drivers, differences in traffic rules, traffic accidents, lack of car parking places, bad quality road information infrastructure, lack of operational information on criminal border crossings, aggressive road users);

insufficient traffic safety awareness and performance;

border roads have low priority for national funds supporting the road reconstruction mainly in the cities with higher traffic intensity.

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ObjectivesObjectives

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Overall objective

To increase the transport system’s sustainability, capability, accessibility and competitiveness of the Estonian-Latvian-Russian border region as the sphere of national interests through exchange and capacity building in visible traffic safety solutions and development of transport and road information infrastructure.

Specific objective

To mobilize more cross-border resources for traffic safety, to improve and implement innovative cross-border traffic safety performance measures, at the same time increasing the public awareness on the traffic safety issues and establishing international cooperation network on traffic safety issues at the cross roads between the European Union and Russian Federation To contribute to sustainable transport and public space development by innovative streetscape design solutions and improvements in the transport and road information infrastructure in 12 Estonian, Latvian and Russian settlements located on the strategic transport corridors of international importance

Activities and expected Activities and expected results Iresults I

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Transport and road infrastructure improved in 12 Estonian, Latvian and Russian settlements located on the strategic transport corridors of international importance:

roads and pedestrian roads reconstructed; traffic signs, info stands and welcoming signs installed; recreation areas, parking places, bus stops arranged; marking streets, barriers and crossings including lightening organized;

Activities and expected Activities and expected results IIresults II

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3-days International Forum "Safe Wheel" for 72 bicycle riders:presenting regions, competitions in different "countries", presentation of new traffic safety methods.

Installment of 6 traffic education parks in in Karsava, Rezekne, Pskov, Krasnogordosk, Pitalovoand Vory. 6567m2 territory reconstructed, 5 training equipment sets, 16 training materials sets, 1 testing equipment set, 140 FEST-children's safety sets, training methodology;

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Activities and expected Activities and expected results IIIresults III

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Four international campaigns: "Sleep and drive!" (4 weeks)flyers distributed to 2500 drivers crossing border on both sides of borders (6stands for border crossing points purchased).

"Know the traffic regulations abroad"(4weeks), consulates and border guards, spreading 5000 flyers to drivers and travelers.

"Father,mother and me - protected family"(1week), min.12000 children will be involved, 12000reflectors disseminated to school children.

"Love life" (2 days) for 120 new drivers, new traffic safety methods presented.

Activities and expected Activities and expected results IVresults IV

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3 cross-border study (3-days) visits introducing with equipment, testing new drivers system, training to safe driving in extreme situations. Test common borderpatrolling for police. Cross-border network established for min.15 traffic safetypolicemen;

Study tour to European traffic safety laboratory, Germany (10persons, 5 days);

2-days Traffic safety Forum-project Conclusion event for 50 participants;

Nearest activities June- Nearest activities June- September, 2012September, 2012

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AP1 Work group in Kraslava, LV (25pers: coord+bookkeepers.)Purchasing office equipment, softwares (PP1,8,14)AP2 Work with partner project profiles (updating, change of publications, transl.)Press releasesAttracting radio, TV, social web channels for the project eventsEdition of awareness materials (roll-up displays, give-aways, handouts)Edition of the flyers "Sleep and then drive!" 2500pcsEdition of the flyers "Know the traffic regulations abroad!"5000pcsPurchasing of 12 000 reflectors with Programme logoAP3 Study tour&road meeting to European traffic safety laboratory, Dusseldorf, GEInternational campaign "Tired Drivers Crossing Border“AP4 Edition of Handbook and web-based catalogue "Innovative Streetscape Design...“Improvement of transport infrastructure

Role of partnersRole of partners

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Grant Contract

Partnership Agreement

Agreement on Financial conditions

1st Amendment to the Partnership Agreement between Beneficiary and Russian partners

Beneficiary-leading partner

Partner 8 “Peipsi center” – Russian coordinator

Financing conditionsFinancing conditions

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Initial pre-financing

40% of the forecast budget for the first 12 months of the project

Further pre-financing instalment–together with initial pre-financing not exceed 80% of the project grant

Balance payment–not exceed 20% of the project grant. Will be made in 45 days after approval of the Final Report

Partner Name of organisation TOTAL BUDGET 1st YEAR77%

TOTAL GRANT90%

RECEIVED40%

1.Latvian ofice of Eiroregions„Country of lakes”

208794 162427 146183.60 58475.04

2.Karsava local municipality 51390 39570 35613 14245

3.Kraslava local municipality 147862 113854 102469 40987

4.Rezekne City Council 67069 51643 46479 18592

5.Preili local municipality 46654 35924 32332 12933

6.Ludza local municipality 263545 202930 182637 73055

7.Vilani local municipality 165759 127634 114871 45948

8.Pskov reg.org.”Lake Peipsi Project”

117484 90463 81417 32567

9.The Adm.of the Pskov dist 58364 44940 40446 16178

10.Adm.Krasnogorodsky dist 227124 174885 157396 62958

11.Adm. Pytalovo dist 54807 42201 37981 15192

12.Adm.Pechory dist 53961 41550 37395 14958

13.Voru Town Govemment 208802 160778 144700 57880

14.Tartu City Govemment 204955 157815 142033 56813

TOTAL 1876570 1446614 1301952.60 520781.04

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Thank You for attention!

Ilze StabulnieceManager of Latvian office of Euroregion “Country of lakes”

Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

Manager of Estonia-Latvia-Russia project “ESTLATRUS TRAFFIC”Brivibas 13, Kraslava

LV-5601, LatviaMob. Tel. +371 29472638

Email: ilze@kraslava.lv42