Veneto Region
Veneto Region Brussels Office Av. De Tervueren 67, 1040 Brussels Veneto, is one of the 20 regions of Italy (with legislative powers).
The Region comprises the communities of the population and the Provinces of Belluno, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona and Vicenza. Its chief town is Venice.
The organs of regional government are: The Regional Assembly; The Regional Council; The Regional President The Regional Assembly is the Region’s legislative body defines the political and administrative course of the Region's actions, and has powers of control over their implementation. Ferro-Fini Palace
The Regional Council is the Region's executive body. It shall perform such functions as to promote and implement policies and take initiatives in compliance with the political and administrative guidelines defined by the Regional Assembly.
Balbi Palace
The Regional President presides the Regional Council and coordinates its administrative action.
Luca Zaia, the President Veneto is today among the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy. Veneto is, by far, the most visited region of Italy, with about 60 million tourists every year. Major economic activities in Veneto
Source: Istat 2008
Veneto Region SMEs represent the main socio-economic wealth of the territory, for general sales generated and jobs insured, which result competitive on both home and foreign markets Population
Total population Variable
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Time
Italy
57.888.245 58.462.375 58.751.711 59.131.287 59.619.290 60.045.068 60.340.328 Veneto
4.642.899 4.699.950 4.738.313 4.773.554 4.832.340 4.885.548 4.912.438
Source: OECD (13 may 2013) GDP per capita costant, real prices
Regional GDP per capita, national currency, constant (real) prices (year 2005)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 time
Italy
24.457,32 24.556,51 24.404,91 24.584,03 24.569,29 24.985,89 25.243,34 24.747,23 23.330,09 Veneto
28.816,49 28.451,98 28.635,41 29.052,6 28.917,54 29.257,82 29.746,78 28.693,24 26.839,59
Source: OECD (13 may 2013) Import and Export 2012
Import - Export in 2012 Variable Thousands of Euros 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Time
Italia
373.339.814 382.050.168 297.608.663 367.389.805 401.427.714 378.759.440 Veneto Import
39.844.130 39.502.187 30.624.066 38.320.653 40.736.992 37.575.161 Italia
364.743.919 369.015.556 291.733.117 337.346.283 375.903.832 389.725.037 Export Veneto
50.557.235 50.014.027 39.239.422 45.613.485 50.318.169 51.127.666
Source: Regione Veneto – Directorate Regional Statistic System Tourism
Veneto is the 1st tourist Region of Italy (60 mln of tourists per year)
- Veneto is the 5th Region of Europe for tourists flows
- Veneto offers 7 different opportunities to the tourists thanks to its 7 thematic products (Seaside, Mountains, Cities of Art, hill, Po Delta, Venice brand) UNESCO Sites
Venice and the Lagoon Vicenza and the Palladio Villas The city of Verona The Botanical Garden in Padua the Dolomites Culture
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Biennale
Verona Opera Festival Veneto Region is member of:
CRPM Conference of Peripheral Maritime ERIAF European Regions Regions of Europe for Innovation in Agriculture, Food and Forestry ERRIN European Regions Research and Innovation ENSA European Network of Network Social Authorities
NECTSTOUR Network of ELISAN European Local European regions for Inclusion and Social Action Sustainable and Network Competitive Tourism NEREUS Network of ENAT European Network of European Regions Using Accessible Tourism Space Technologies EGTC “Euregio Senza Confini r.l.” EGCT “Euregio Senza Confini r.l.”
“Euregio without Borders” with the Italian Region Friuli Venezia Giulia and the Austrian Land Carinthia, constitutive act signed in Venice, 27.11.2012
Aim and priorities:
-to promote cooperation in business, social and cultural sectors between the three populations, through shared and sustainable strategies
-to use the new institutional framework to attract more EU funding, especially in Research & Innovation and sustainable development
-to lobby the EU for common interests especially e.g. transport, cohesion policy
-to start new initiatives for territorial cooperation in the area
-to pave the way for the potential adhesion of Slovenia and Croatian counties Thank you!