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Kraslava municipality 4 July, 2012 Kraslava, LATVIA. Cross roads on 5 borders of Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia and Estonia. Latvian office or Euroregion “ Country of lakes ”. About us. Euroregion “ Country of lakes ”. Euroregion “ Country of lakes ”. 20 12 Belarus – 8
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Kraslava municipality 4 July, 2012 Kraslava, LATVIA Cross roads on 5 borders of Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia and Estonia Latvian office or Euroregion “Country of lakes”
About us Euroregion “Country of lakes”
Euroregion “Country of lakes” 2012 Belarus – 8 Latvia – 14 Lithuania - 7
Strategicpriorities2008-2013 • Social-economical development • Development of infrastructure • Tourism • Evvironment protection
Co-operation partners • Embassies and consulates • Lithuanian ministry of Interior • Latvian ministry of environment protection and regional governments • NGO "Peipsi project, Pskov" , Russian Federation • Euroregion «Pskov-Livonia» • Euroregion “Belovezskaja Puscha” • Euroregion “Saule” • Krasnogorodskij, Sebezskij, Nevelskij, Kunjinskij, Strugo-Krasnenskij, Usvjatskij districts of Pskov oblast, Rusian Federation
Short history I • 1998-first meetings • 1999-first CBC project • 2000-strategy • 2001-culture, business development • 2003-Culinary heritage • 2005-Discover the Baltic Country of lakes
Short history and future II • 2007-Exciting cycling net • 2009-LATLIT TRAFFIC • 2010-GREEN INVESTMENTS • 2011-CURED BY ANIMALS • 2012-2014-ESTLATRUS TRAFFIC, GREEN MAN, NEIGHBOURS ROAD, 3rd STEP
Project example NEIGHBOURS ROAD 4 project partners Lead Partner: Kraslava municipality
Latvia-Lithuania Programme Latvia: Kurzeme, Zemgale, Latgale Covers 65% of the total territory of state Effect on 42% of total state population Lithuania: Klaipėda, Telšiai, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Utena, Kaunas(adjacent region) Covers 63% of the total territory of state Effect on 61% of total state population BUDGET: EUR 60 mln. (2007–2013) Shares 588 km of the border between two countries Effect on 3 million people
Project example CURED BY ANIMALS 17 project partners Lead Partner: Euroregion “Country of lakes”
Where we are? 52 cross border cooperation programmes
ENPI CBC Land border, Sea Crossing and Sea Basin Programmes 2007 –2013
Estonia-Latvia-Russia Programme area Estonia Kirde-Eesti, Lõuna-Eesti, Kesk-Eesti;adjoining: Põhja-Eesti Latvia Latgale, Vidzeme; adjoining: Riga City and Pieriga Russia Leningrad Region, Pskov Region and Saint Petersburg
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.
Priority 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.
Priority 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.
Project example LATLIT TRAFFIC 16 project partners Lead Partner: Euroregion “Country of lakes”
ESTLATRUS TRAFFIC • Increasing traffic system’s capability within EE-LV-RU international importance transport corridors
Project example ESTLATRUS TRAFFIC ~20 project partners Lead Partner: Latvian office or Euroregion “Country of lakes”
Thank You for attention! Ilze Stabulniece Manager of Latvian office of Euroregion “Country of lakes” Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus Manager of Estonia-Latvia-Russia project “ESTLATRUS TRAFFIC” Brivibas 13, Kraslava LV-5601, Latvia Mob. Tel. +371 29472638 Email: ilze@kraslava.lv 34