Project co-funded by the European Union funds (ERDF, IPA) Roadmap towards the DBS Gateway Region Final Report Vienna, October 2018 WP4 – Regional Action Plan Document Control Sheet Project DBS Gateway Region – regional and Transport Development in the Danube-Black Sea Region towards a Transnational Multiport Gateway Region Code DTP1-050-3.1 Funds ERDF, IPA Document Title Final Report Step II Roadmap + Regional Action Plans Nature Report, Output O4.1 Available Languages English Version 1 Date October 2018 Number of Pages 190 Authors Christina Narval Contributors All partners of the project Checked by LP Approved by SCOM Content 2 WP4 – Regional Action Plan CONTENT 1 Importance of Action – Why a Roadmap? ................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Main challenges ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Danube-Black Sea (DBS) Gateway Region ......................................................................................... 6 1.3 Objectives – Roadmap supporting the Joint Vision 2040 .................................................................. 7 2 Roadmap within the project “DBS Gateway Region” ................................................................................ 9 2.1 Structure of the project ..................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Position of the Roadmap within the project ................................................................................... 10 2.3 Development Process ...................................................................................................................... 11 3 Roadmap .................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.1 Development of measures for the Roadmap .................................................................................. 13 3.2 Overview of fields of interventions ................................................................................................. 14 3.2.1 Legal Framework ..................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.2 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.3 Services .................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.4 Organisation/Cooperation ....................................................................................................... 15 3.2.5 Marketing ................................................................................................................................ 16 3.2.6 Research/Innovation/Technology ........................................................................................... 17 3.2.7 Danube-affine business development ..................................................................................... 17 4 Action Plans ............................................................................................................................................. 19 4.1 Definition of “Port Region” .............................................................................................................. 19 4.1.1 Regional Action Plans .............................................................................................................. 19 4.1.2 Cooperation Action Plan .......................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Selection of measures for the Action Plans ..................................................................................... 20 4.3 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Vienna and Lower Austria Region ...................................... 22 4.3.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................... 22 4.3.2 Description of specific target groups ....................................................................................... 22 4.3.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................... 23 4.3.4 Description of recommended measures ................................................................................. 25 4.4 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Bratislava and Komárno Region ......................................... 44 4.4.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................... 44 4.4.2 Description of specific target groups ....................................................................................... 46 Content 3 WP4 – Regional Action Plan 4.4.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................... 47 4.4.4 Description of recommended measures ................................................................................. 48 4.5 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Budapest Region ................................................................ 65 4.5.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................... 65 4.5.2 Description of specific target groups ....................................................................................... 66 4.5.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................... 67 4.5.4 Description of recommended measures ................................................................................. 69 4.6 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Vukovar Region ................................................................ 102 4.6.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................. 102 4.6.2 Description of specific target groups ..................................................................................... 103 4.6.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................. 103 4.6.4 Description of recommended measures ............................................................................... 104 4.7 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Novi Sad Region ............................................................... 108 4.7.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................. 108 4.7.2 Description of specific target groups ..................................................................................... 110 4.7.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................. 111 4.7.4 Description of recommended measures ............................................................................... 112 4.8 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Bulgarian Inland Waterway Ports Region .................................... 120 4.8.1 Description of the Port Region .............................................................................................. 120 4.8.2 Description of specific target groups ..................................................................................... 121 4.8.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................. 122 4.8.4 Description of recommended measures ............................................................................... 123 4.9 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Burgas Region .................................................................. 129 4.9.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................. 129 4.9.2 Description of specific target groups ..................................................................................... 130 4.9.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................. 130 4.9.4 Description of recommended measures ............................................................................... 138 4.10 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Varna Region .................................................................... 144 4.10.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................. 144 4.10.2 Description of specific target group ...................................................................................... 144 4.10.3 Overview of recommended measures .................................................................................. 145 4.10.4 Description of recommended measures ............................................................................... 147 4.11 Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Port of Galati Region .................................................................... 155 Content 4 WP4 – Regional Action Plan 4.11.1 Definition of the Port Region ................................................................................................. 155 4.11.2 Description of specific target groups ....................................................................................