CENTROPE – The Region CENTROPE – The region
6.5 Mio. Inhabitants 8 Regions 9 Cities 4 Languages CENTROPE Characteristics
Facts 25 universities more than 250,000 students CENTROPE Initiators & Partners
Austria Federal Provinces of Burgenland, Lower Austria, Vienna Cities of Eisenstadt, St. Pölten, Vienna
Czech Republic South Moravia Region City of Brno
Hungary Gy ır-Moson-Sopron County, Vas County Cities of Gy ır, Sopron, Szombathely
Slovak Republic Bratislava Region, Trnava Region Cities of Bratislava, Trnava CENTROPE Objectives & Benefits
> gain international attractiveness and visibility
> achieve sustainable integration on the basis of diversity
> establish a cross-border location with high economic dynamics and quality of life
> implement a professional cross-border co-operation management the project structure
2002-2003: pre-CENTROPE era Platform Europaregion – Multilateral Round Tables 2003-2006: CENTROPE I Interreg III A project BAER – Building a European Region – co-financed by Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland 2006-2007 : CENTROPE II – Complementary projects Interreg III A project CENTROPE 2006 plus (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland) Interreg III A project CENTROPE, co-financed by the Slovak Cities and Regions of Bratislava & Trnava CENTROPE activities co-financed by the Czech and Hungarian partners – under consideration
2008 plus: CENTROPE III – joint projects Joint projects under the new objective “European Territorial Cooperation” the political dimension
2003 Declaration of Kittsee: “Building a European Region” as an opportunity to position ourselves in the Europe of regions, the signatories wish to create special impulses towards the early development of a common European Region. 2005 Memorandum of St. Pölten: “We grow together – together we grow” includes for the first time joint statements of all partners on specific topics like labour market, infrastructure and lobbying on EU level. 2006 Memorandum of Vienna: “We shape the future” agreement on future cooperation in 4 thematic areas and the establishment of a decentralised cooperation management based on the document “Vision CENTROPE 2015” CENTROPE 2006 plus
Conference „We shape the future“: Exhibition „Route CENTROPE“
2 March 2006, Vienna City Hall the work structure
CENTROPE Advisory Board representatives of all partner regions and cities multilateral consultations on form and substance of CENTROPE
CENTROPE Working Groups multilateral working groups dealing with specific topics of cross-border cooperation
CENTROPE Steering Committee made up of representatives of the three Austrian Federal Provinces co-financing the current CENTROPE project responsible for the performance of the project
CENTROPE Consortium currently consisting of three institutions located in Austria conducting the project in accordance with the Steering Committee and the Advisory Board CENTROPE 2003-2006
Agenda Setting Political Commitments Public Awareness Marketing in the region Future Agenda 2015 Results of CENTROPE 2003-2006
CENTROPE Regional Development Perspective common guideline document elaborated by the regional development authorities in CENTROPE Biosphere Growth Region & Learning Region CENTROPE Sectoral Development Perspectives economy & innovation labour & qualification education, science & research culture tourism communication cooperation management Vision CENTROPE 2015 politically agreed published as brochure based on the CENTROPE Regional Development Perspective and the sectoral development perspectives, further analysis & multilateral consultation CHALLENGE Co-operation Principles
Basic Co-operation (all partners) political co-operation for the over-all development profiling and deepening the network common marketing and public awareness mobilising and supporting strategic alliances
Strategic Alliances (some partners) sectoral driven projects (application oriented) public / public and public / private constellations projects of different dimension and duration CENTROPE Activity Scheme
CENTROPE Innovation Logistic Award HUB CENTROPE Regional Spatial Planning CENTROPE Masterplan Data Base Economy, R & FloodD Opera protection Festival Infrastructure, Space
Labour MarketRoute Centrope Tourism, Culture Basic Co-operation
2008 - 2010 2011 -2013 2014 -2015 CENTROPE Management 2007
CZ SK
existing decentralised co-ordination units with regional focus
projected decentralised co-ordination units with regional focus
Consortium CENTROPE 2006plus acting as a provisional multilateral co-operation management
AT HU CHALLENGE Management 2008+
CZ SK Decentralised Co-ordination Units with regional Focus Internal Co-ordination Communication & Marketing Internal Lobbying Multilateral responsibility for sectors
Multilateral CENTROPE Co-Operation Management : Political co-ordination Multilateral consulting & networking Initiative & service for expert boards, strategic alliances, controlling implementation business plan Over-all Communication & Marketing AT HU Joint virtual secretariat Thank you for your attention www.centrope.info