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Flanders cooperation programme for Central and Eastern Europe 1992 - 2008 An overview. Original objectives 92-2000. Transfer of knowledge, capacity building Replication and promotion of best practice Spread and adaptation of procedures
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Flanders cooperation programme for Central and Eastern Europe1992 - 2008 An overview
Original objectives 92-2000 • Transfer of knowledge, capacity building • Replication and promotion of best practice • Spread and adaptation of procedures • Gain and give information in pre-market or not yet competitive economical conditions • Value oriented rather than profit oriented • Promote concept of multi-level multi-national governance • Promote international integration of economy Driven by Flemish regional autonomy in foreign affairs
Milestones • 92 – 2000 420 projects, 60 mio euros volume • 2000 • Pre-accession treaties with COE countries • Financing Foreign Affairs (85%) + 15% < partner • 5 priority sectors agriculture - SME - social – environment - ports • quota per country / country helps with selection • 92 – 2000 - Image effect, export for Flanders
Post 2000 Objectives • EU policy convergence, compliance • Institutional stability • Democratic decision making • Social market economy • Multiple stakeholders balance • Long term planning • Identify like-minded actors • Social (e-)quality
Evolution 2001: 46 6.172.000 2002: 45 6.172.0002003: 47 5.720.0002004: 37 2.920.0002005: 24 2.820.0002006: 40 2.452.0002007: 33 2.920.000 2008: 32 2.650.000
Evolution 1992-2000 total 59.000.000 euro 2001-2008 total 33.000.000 euro 1992-2007 in Hungary 20.480.000 euro 2001-2007 in Slovenia 1.106.000 euro 1992-2007 in Czech Repb 7.900.000 euro 1992-2007 in Slowakia 5.300.000 euro
Situation 2009 2004 • EFRD effect • Downward scale in size • Max subsidy 50% of project 2008 • 0,250 mio unused funds • Shift in focus of Flemish promoters mostly 2009 • Area 1 (EU27 members) – 1,170 mio euros • Area 2 (KRO, MAC) - 1,900 mio euros • Area 3 (MOL, UKR) 0,450 mio euros
Operational targets • Knowledge transfer • Training civil servants • Capacity development, leverage improvement • Social model of consensus decision making • Empowering non-state economical actors • SME • Federations and interest clusters, ngo’s • City and regional executive bodies • Regulators (infrastructure, utilities) • Ecological compliance • Cross border cooperation • Long term stability • Confirmed by Plato project
Flemish Hungarian cooperation today • Bilateral agreement expires end 2012 • Active focus areas remain • Education – Universities – Scholarships • Research FP7 – medicine, imageing, diagnostics • Governance and planning in agriculture • Waste management, cleantech • Heritage • Room for expansion and input • Social inclusion • Academic exchange • Scholarships
Flanders economic policy criteria today • Vlaanderen in Actie 2020 • Strategic investment & development plan 2008-20 • Key sectors, breakthrough goals and targets • Export driven, innovation, R&D • Health care technology, database, web-based • Traffic and mobility management • Logistics, transportation • Green cities, energy sustainability, waste, recycling • Social responsibility • Permanent learning
Hungarian foreign policy focus Central European Initiative ‘13 Visehrad (V4 economic area) ‘13-’14 • Positive role of Central Europe • Transport integration • Sustainable growth • Mobility • Inclusion
Hungarian foreign policy focus • Positive role of Central Europe • Transport integration • Sustainable growth Cleantech, waste management, energy efficiency • Mobility Migration, Schengen border, student mobility • Inclusion Minorities, disabled