INTERNAL SEMINAR “TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN EUROPE

AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD TO FOSTER GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS”

ESPON 2013 PROGRAMME2002-2012 A DECADE OF TERRITORIAL EVIDENCE

Elena BelovaICSER Leontief Centre Secretary General

Paphos - Cyprus, 5 and 6 December 2012

BALTIC SEA TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION

OF EU AND RUSSIAN REGIONS

VASAB 20th anniversary

“We are united by the Baltic Sea but from most other aspects we are separated. This must change. But this change can not come if we don’t invent a common strategy. And for that we need a daring and far-seeing vision”

Ms Gorel Thurdin, Swedish minister for physical planning, the founder of VASAB

20-21 August 1992,  Karlskrona, Sweden

VASAB 20th anniversary

“The VASAB 2010 process served as an eye-opener for EuropeIt demonstrated :-transnational political interest in shaping common territorial strategies for a macro-region the Baltic Sea Region- the high spirit of transnational cooperation between stakeholders representing different sectors, regions and cities, enforcing the competitive potential of the region This drive stimulated the decision at European level to enlarge the EC INTERREG Programme

with a new strand for transnational cooperation, leading to pan-European coverage of transnational areas of cooperation “

Peter Mehlbye, Director of the ESPON Coordination Unit Danish official in the VASAB process 1992-1997  

Danish official in the VASAB process 1992-1997  

СOMMON MACROREGION-the strand for transnational cooperation

Baltic Sea Region – Strategic for EU-RUSSIA Cooperation • 8 EU Member States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, northern parts of Germany• Norway• NORTH-WEST REGIONS OF RUSSIA• Belarus

• 100 million inhabitants• 11 languages

INVOLVEMENT OF RUSSIA IN TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION

How transnational cooperation in the Baltic Sea has been developing? Involvement of Russia in transnational cooperation in the Baltic SeaRegion is changing depending on the available instruments: BSR INTERREG II C: 45 PROJECTS/15 with participation of RU PARTNERS mainly

as observers BSR INTERREG IIIB NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMME 2000-2006: 129 PROJECTS /78 with participation of RU PARTNERS integrating two different

political agendas and financing instruments of ERDF and TACIS CBC BALTIC SEA REGION PROGRAMME 2007-2013: Russian organisations participate

in 48 projects out of 65 approved projects in three calls in the status of associated organisations without ENPI funding

BSR INTERREG III B PROGRAMME 2000 – 2006: Benefits from both EU and non-EU countries:

strengthen the grass-root involvement of Russia in the Baltic problems and issues, better tackle the East-West divide and create better climate among the citizens of

North-West Russia towards EU enlargement bring new economic stimuli to the development of the North West part of Russia

thanks to increasing face to face international contacts at local and regional level in the framework of concrete project,

encourage Russian regional and local decision-makers to change their developmental patterns and behaviors to the more entrepreneurial ones (orientation towards financial engineering, inventing/conceptualizing and building of transnational projects),

ensure involvement of NW Russia in the economic and social development of the BSR,

contribute to better implementation of the Northern Dimension Action Programme.

BALTIC SEA REGION PROGRAMME 2007-2013

The first call for proposals (25 February – 30 May 2008)o 84 applications out of 110 involved Russian actors that

requested in total 31.12 million EUR!o 24 approved projects , including 19 with RU participation 48 out of 65 projects approved in three calls attract RUSSIAN

ACTORS to their partnerships as associated organizations. Russian organisations demonstrated high interest in

participation in joint transnational cooperation projects in the Baltic Sea Region, even with no funding available for their participation.

To make the Baltic Sea region an attractive place

to invest, work and live in

Priority 1. Fostering innovations

RU CONTRIBUTION: CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

Priority 2. External and internal accessibility

Priority 3. Baltic Sea as a common resource

Priority 4. Attractive and competitive cities and regions

RU CONTRIBUTION: SOCIAL AGENDA

BALTIC SEA REGION PROGRAMME 2007-2013: Priorities and thematic focus

BALTIC SEA REGION PROGRAMME 20014-2020

Under auspices of the Office of the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to NWFD the Research «The Baltic Sea Region in the focus of the strategies of development of the European Union and the Russian Federation» was carried out

Methods:• Comparative analysis of the Strategy for the North-West

Federal District 2020 and EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region• Inquiry of the subjects located in North-West Russia• Expert interviews

AT GLANCE COMPARISON

THEMATIC FOCUS OF THE FUTURE PROGRAMME 2014-2020

JOINT PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE METHOD• analysis of strategic reference documents

• questionnaire survey with the Reference Group

• internal evaluation of current projects

=> Prioritisation of 11 thematic objectives as basis for collecting national views

THEMATIC FOCUS OF THE FUTURE PROGRAMME 2014-2020

Prioritized thematic objectives:TO 1 Strengthening research, technological development and innovation Support

from 10/11 countries (BY, DE, EE, FI, LT, LV, NO, PL, RU, SE)

TO 6 Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency Support from 10/11 countries (BY, DE, EE, FI, LT, LV, NO, PL, RU, SE)

TO 7 Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

Support from 11/11 countries (BY, DE, DK, EE, FI, LT, LV, NO, PL, RU, SE)

Joint Programming Committee meeting, Riga, 27-28 November 2012

• exchange of experiences and best spatial planning practices for sustainable development of the territories , settlements and cities;

• developing a joint approach to maritime spatial planning, based on the methodology of integrated management of maritime activities;

• exchange of experiences and best practices in the development of rural-urban relations and partnerships;

• supporting actions to ensure accessible transport and energy networks in the regions;• studying of cross-border co-operation for improving policies and cross-border coordination

mechanisms, providing strategic direction and development of mutually beneficial cooperation instruments between the Baltic Sea, especially in the area of spatial (territorial) planning.

These priorities are formulated in the logic of continuity of the German Presidency and focusing on preparing the Ministerial Conference in 2014.

Priorities of the Russian VASAB presidency 2012-2013

Report of the 59th CSPD/BSR Meeting Potsdam, 20-21 June 2012

XI ALL-RUSSIAN FORUM STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE REGIONS AND CITIES OF RUSSIA

XI ALL-RUSSIAN FORUMSTRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE REGIONS AND CITIES OF RUSSIA

Round TableIntegrated Development of Rural and Urban Areas: Experience of the Baltic Sea Region

www.forumstrategov.ru

Round Table

Strategies for Coastal Zones

www.forumstrategov.ru

XI ALL-RUSSIAN FORUMSTRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE REGIONS AND CITIES OF RUSSIA

V Round Table

International Cooperation for Regional DevelopmentBSR-TEMO-Territorial Monitoring for the Baltic Sea Region first presentation!

www.forumstrategov.ru

XI ALL-RUSSIAN FORUMSTRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE REGIONS AND CITIES OF RUSSIA

Forum Green Day:1: Green Planning Instrument and Strategies2: Nordic-Russian Greenways3: Sustainable Hubs and Cleantech Cluster

XI ALL-RUSSIAN FORUMSTRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE REGIONS AND CITIES OF RUSSIA

Forum Green Day – Potential for Green Integration

EU LEADERSHIP IN ACCELERATING GREEN GROWTH

THE EU/RUSSIA PARTNERSHIP FOR MODERNISATION, • launched by Presidents Van Rompuy and Barroso with former President

Medvedev in 2009, and endorsed by them with President Putin at the last EU/Russia summit in St Petersburg in June, has as one of its key objectives the creation of a diversified, competitive and sustainable low-carbon economy.

• A number of joint projects are under way to promote energy efficiency, energy saving and the use of renewable energy sources. The CBSS, Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Russian Green Growth Arena Network are playing an important role in promoting these objectives

• It is crucially important to set targets, provide funding and keep transition to the prosperous global green economy at the top of Transnational Agenda, leading and driving forward national and regional green growth agendas and prosperity opportunities

Join us in 2013!