Presentation to IONAS Project Meeting Brindisi 21/22 January 2005

1. Presentation toIONAS Project MeetingBrindisi 21/22 January 2005 by Roberta Sparvieri Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Cities and Towns

2. IONAS MAP 24 partners involved amongst Municipalities and Port Authorities Vienna Koper 4 networks of Municipalities And Ports Venice EIC Slovenia Port Venice Eurosportello Split Cities on Water Port Split Ancona Port Dubrovnik Pescara Bar Bari Port Bar Port Bari Durres Thessaloniki Brindisi Port Thessaloniki Port Brindisi Port Durres Port Corfu Port Gioia Tauro

3. INTERREG projects developed by the IONAS partners • Ancona: City Ports and AAP2020 • Pescara: Sea Bridge and AAP2020 • Koper: AAP2020 and Ancient Water WAys • Split: AAP2020 • Bar: AAP2020 • Gioia Tauro P.A: Report- Medocc; Port Net Med Plus, and Sestante. • Koper P.A.: from entrepreneurs…. And Establishment… • Venice: Agricultural and fishing production, Tudeslove II, UTN II, • Vivi il Forte, LAHSA, Villes Cinemas, and AAP2020. • Unioncamere Veneto -Eurosportello: the rural development in the • transborder region Italy and Slovenia, AGRISLOVE.NET, LO.DE, • Feasibility study to realize infrastructures of the trans border territory – Belgrado – Bar, INDE, INSERVNET , and B- Cross. • Vienna: IMMO,Bridge - Lebensader Donau, Technologieoffensive Solarthermie, Expertennetzwerk, Solar -net II, and Ökobusinesplan Wien-Györ • Thessaloniki P.A: Purchase of Mechanical Equipment, Translognet, training for employees of the Ports of Thessaloniki, Burgas and Durres, Gilda-net. • Venice P.A: G.I.L.D.A. , Freshlog and AlpFrail.

4. Ancona City ports – Interreg III B Cadses A city network to develop feasible and suistainable logistic solutions through a co-ordinated approach to tackle the city issues of congestion, pollution, and noise. Lead Partner: Regione Emilia Romagna Duration: 12/2000-11/2003 Aap2020 – Interreg III C AAP2020 (Adriatic Action Plan 2020), designed by the Forum of Adriatic and Ionian Cities and Towns in the meetings of Brindisi (2001) and Igoumenitsa (2002), aims at the definition and coordination of policies for sustainable development in the Adriatic region. It assumes the sustainability as a local government’s maker. Lead Partner: Ancona Duration: Aprile 2003-Aprile 2006

5. Pescara Sea Bridge – Interreg III A The main aim is to develop and strengthen the sea transportation networks connecting the Abruzzo Region with the most important European networks like the “Corridor five” and the “corridor eight”. The project intends to increase the cooperation between the two Adriatic shores and the exchanges of persons and goods. The areas involved in the project are the Croatia region with the city of Ploce and the Montenegro region with the Port of Bar. Lead Partner: RegioneAbruzzo Aap2020- Interreg III C Vedi Ancona

6. Koper AAP2020 – Interreg III C Vedi Ancona. AWW – Interreg III A The aim of the project is to encourage the awareness of the natural water system through an updated and complete recollection of the information about the main cultural and historical tradition.

7. Gioia Tauro P.A. Port Net Med Plus – Interreg III B The main aim was to set up an Interregional Network of Good shipping experiences and practices (RICEM) in the Western Mediterranean (MEDOCC). This netwok would have evaluated possible actions to deal with the issues of goods, passengers, economical impact, port services, logistics, database, and security. The main concern was to develop common strategies in the MEDOCC area in order to encourage intermodal transport by sea. Lead Partner: Regione Liguria Duration: ended the 22nd of October 2004 Sestante - Interreg III C Methodologies and ICT Tools for logistics services and the security of ports and interports. Lead Partner: Regione Toscana Duration: ended the 13th of October 2004 Report – Medocc Interreg III B The project aims are: to promote coherent and efficient sea freight in the Western Mediterranean; to foster integrated territorial development; to develop integrated services and ITC; to support Small and Medium-sized enterprises; to promote training; sea safety and support to insular systems . Lead Partner: Regione Liguria Duration: 12/02-10/04

8. Venice Produzioni agricole e ittiche INTERREG III A It aimed at the valorization of agricultural and fishery products in the Venice Lagoon and in Slovenia. • Tudeslove II INTERREG III A • The major aims are: • The integration and development of the fortresse system in the Slovenian territory • A second itinerary including the cultural centers of excellence, tied to the neighboring Italian and Slovenian fortification areas; • The analysis of the product potential markets; • The product promotion; • A product club in Italy and in Slovenia. UTN II- INTERREG III B CADSES The project aims at strengthening the existing network of European cities in order to improve and develop urban technologies in Central Europe.

9. VivilForte INTERREG III A • The project aims at realizing the following activities: • - a network of cooperation between Italian/Slovenian public and private stakeholders within the historical-cultural field; • promotion and valorization of the common historical-cultural patrimony; • sustainable development in the local communities LAHSA - INTERREG III B CADSES Find solutions for the stabilization of the areas with high percentage of council houses, through the realization of integrated urban plans, recovery initiatives of council houses and unused buildings, and through measures promoting job offers. Villes Cinemas - INTERREG III C SUD The aim of the project is to exploit the artistic, cultural and urban resources, and develop the audiovisual industry in the local economy (cinema, television, documentaries, multimedia, photography, etc.) and the related economic-urban activities Adriatic Action Plan 2020 INTERREG III C Vedi Ancona

10. Unioncamere Veneto - Eurosportello Interreg /Leader The rural development in the transborder region Italy and Slovenia. AGRISLOVE.NET - Interreg III A/Italy and Slovenia Lo.de - Interreg III A Creation of “Local Development Points” in the Eastern Adriatic Countries. The Local Development Points will support the Italian entrepreneurs to develop commercial and productive activities. Belgrado Bar – Interreg III A A feasibility study of the railway Belgrade- port of Bar. Inde - Interreg III B CADSES Support to company start-ups and expansions in order to raise confidence among local and international investors.

11. INSERVENET Interreg III B CADSES Support to company transnational, organisational, and technological links, SMEs, regional innovation system, stakeholders and regional/national administrative bodies. B – Cross Interreg III B CADSES Exploitation of the new services by the SMEs. Interreg III B Alpine Space Promotion of the railway as alternative and complemental means of transport.

12. Vienna IMMO – Interreg II A  Testing and Evaluating some models for the emission of inorganic waste. Bridge - Lebensader Donau – Interreg II C Development of the sustainable living – area Danube. Technologieoffensive Solarthermie, Expertennetzwerk – Interreg II A Promotion of Solar energy, setting up a network of experts, know-how transfer. SOLAR -NET II – Interreg III A Promoting the use of thermic solar energy in Vienna and in Hungary. Ökobusinesplan Wien-Györ – Interreg III A Know – how exchange and implementing an EcoBusinessPlan in Györ

13. MARS Interreg II A Monitoring the Alpine Regions Sustainability TAQI -Interreg III B (TAQI) Transnational Air Quality Improvement aims at improving the air quality in the panonnic Region

14. Thessaloniki P.A. Purchase of Mechanical Equipment - Interregg I 4 sea to shore conventional cargo cranes and 1 rail mounted transtainer Purchase of Mechanical Equipment - Interregg II 2 sea to shore container gantry cranes Translognet, Interreg II B, Cadses Education-Specialization of high ranking employees of the Ports of Thessaloniki, Burgas and Durres in state of the art administrative, financial and technical port operations procedures Gilda-net Interreg II B, Cadses Vedi Venice P.A.

15. Venice P.A. G.I.L.D.A INTERREG III B Cadses It aimed at: -      Implementing an information and communication technology infrastructure among ports (the hardware of that particular transport network). -  And consequently it aimed at developing a virtual community serving port – operators/users’ needs (the software of the network). This was meant as a virtual space where supply and demand of transport and logistics services would have met in order to improve the flow of documentations related to the shipping of goods in a door to door perspective.,therefore, increasing productivity and efficiency. The working group was composed by 7 Italian Regions facing the Adriatic sea, Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, General Department of Italian Coast Guard, Adriatic port Authorities and logistics platforms. FreshLogINTERREG III B Cadses It aimed at carrying out a feasibility study for a system of logistics platforms in the CADSES space: a system of specific infrastructures and services for the handling of fresh products.

16. AlpFrailINTERREG III B Alpine space looks for operational solutions for the transalpine railway freight traffic for a sustainable network of the economic areas located in the alpine space. The working group is composed by undertakings and actors of Austria, Germany and Italy, with the possible adhesion of Slovenian representatives.

17. In the Ionas space according to our preliminary survey the following Interreg projects have been carried out: 14 Interreg III A 11 projects + 3 Interreg IIA 14 Interreg IIIB 10 Cadses, 1 Medocc, 1 Alpine space, 2 Interreg Cadses IIB 4 Interreg III C 3 projects + 1 Interreg IC

19. 2.2 Level of INTERREG knowledge at the beginning of the programme unit • According to the available questionnaires (18 out of 24), the IONAS partners have the following level of INTERREG knowledge: • 4 partners said to have no experience • 4 partners claimed some awareness but no experience • 6 partners said to have some experience • 4 partners claimed lots of experience

20. Municipalities and Port Authorities - Level of INTERREG knowledge noneawarenesssome experiencelots of experience

21. Partners with no experience • Split Port Authority • Dubrovnik Port Authority • Municipality of Pescara • Muncipality of Thessaloniki

22. Partners with awareness but no experience • Municipality of Split • Municipality of Durres • Bar Port Authority • Durres Port Authority

23. Partners with some experience • Municipality of Koper • Municipality of Bar • Gioia Tauro Port Authority • Thessaloniki Port Authority • Koper Port Authority • Venice Port Authority

24. Partners with lots of experience • Municipality of Venice • Municipality of Vienna • Municipality of Ancona • Unioncamere Veneto – Eurosportello

25. Main strengths in the implementation of the INTERREG projects • Geographical position • Geographical position (Venice, Ancona, and Thessaloniki P.A.) • Support and cooperation • Administrators and Politicians’ positive attitude towards International relations (Venice, Ancona) • Existing city network to support International cooperation FAICT (Ancona) • Internal Cooperation with the National Ministry of Environment (Durres) and with EIC Koper for technical support and partner search (Koper P.A.) • Cooperation and know-how exchange among the partners (Eurosportello Veneto, Vienna, Koper, Bar, Split, Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik P.A. and Durres P.A.) • Existing conditions • Existing Port Environmental and Personnnel certification (Thessaloniki P.A.) • Previous research carried out on the project fields (Pescara) • Efficient road and railway system to access the Trans European and Pan European networks, and efficient port services and structures (Thessaloniki P.A.)

26. Main weaknesses in the implementation of the INTERREG projects • Municipal weaknesses in complying with the Interreg requests • Failure to comply with the request of administrative documents within the deadlines (Venice, Split); • Lack of communication and know-how exchange among the municipal departments involved in the projetcs (Venice); • Lack of trained staff (Ancona, Split, Dubrovnik P.A. Durres P.A, and Koper P.A); • Lack of time to work on projects (Koper, Split, and Koper P.A); • Some Country lack of Knowledge about the procedure between first level of control (Eurosportello Veneto);

27. Interreg weaknesses • Long and complex proecedures (Eurosportello Veneto and Venice P.A.); • Lack of synergies among the MA and the JTS (Eurosportello Veneto); • Difficulties in collecting the accounting information from the Third countries (Eurosportello Veneto); • Too much time to obtain funds (Eurosportello Veneto); • Sometimes difficulties to get the parallel money in PHARE for Eastern European partners (Vienna);

28. Thank you