130 likes | 463 Views
Session “Northern Dimension” 13th Baltic Development Forum (BDF) Summit 24-26 October 2011, Gdansk. Slava T. Khodko, Vice-President and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Association North-West, Russia. Northern Dimension. Territory. Northern Dimension. Organizations.
E N D
Session “Northern Dimension”13th Baltic Development Forum (BDF) Summit 24-26 October 2011, Gdansk Slava T. Khodko, Vice-President and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Association North-West, Russia
Northern Dimension. Problems • Lack of central project coordination • Lack of clear and transparent financial mechanisms • Weak development of the Northern Dimension institutions
Programmes of cross-border cooperation of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument Kolarctic (2007 - 2013) : € 28,241,000 Karelia (2007 - 2013) : € 23,203,000 South-East Finland-Russia. (2007 - 2013) : € 36,185,361 Estonia-Latvia-Russia (2007 - 2013) : € 47,775,000 Lithuania-Poland-Russia (2007 - 2013) : € 132,130,000
Southern Dimension. Financial recourses 1991-1996 EIB 1,3 billionECU 1995 MEDA programme 1995-1999 – 3424,5 mln. ECU 1999 – MEDA 2: amount of financing 47 % of €5, 350 billionMEDA 2 Skopje programme: € 1,7 billion EIBfor reconstraction of of the Eastern Mediterranean: € 6,425 mln. EIB nonborrowed reserves: € 1 billion «Interregional and Mediterranean Partnership»: € 0,775 billion 2007 – 2013 ENPI programme
Recommendations It’s necessary to form a clear structure for the governing bodies of the Northern Dimension, as well as providing them with regular meetings, sessions, summits, etc. There should be continuous formation of precise goals and objectives for specific program times. Action plans It’s necessary to determine the precise mechanisms for financing priority projects of the Northern Dimension. Nowadays one of the main sources may be a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument.
Regions of the North-West Federal District of the Russian Federationtowards Russian presidency in the Council of the Baltic Sea States The North-West region: proposals for the Russian Presidency. Main priorities: Infrastructure development Environment protection Transport and logistics Maritime policy Strengthening cooperation in tourism sector Cooperation in the field of energy efficiency