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Flanders Cooperation Programme for Central and Eastern Europe: A Comprehensive Overview

Explore the evolution, milestones, objectives, and operational targets of the Flanders Cooperation Programme for Central and Eastern Europe from 1992 to 2008. Learn about its impacts, financial details, and future prospects. Discover how this initiative promotes knowledge transfer, capacity building, and economic integration.

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Flanders Cooperation Programme for Central and Eastern Europe: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. Flanders cooperation programme for Central and Eastern Europe1992 - 2008 An overview

  2. Original objectives 92-2000 • Transfer of knowledge, capacity building • Replication and promotion of best practice • Spread and adaptation of procedures • Gain and give information in pre-market or not yet competitive economical conditions • Value oriented rather than profit oriented • Promote concept of multi-level multi-national governance • Promote international integration of economy Driven by Flemish regional autonomy in foreign affairs

  3. Milestones • 92 – 2000 420 projects, 60 mio euros volume • 2000 • Pre-accession treaties with COE countries • Financing Foreign Affairs (85%) + 15% < partner • 5 priority sectors agriculture - SME - social – environment - ports • quota per country / country helps with selection • 92 – 2000 - Image effect, export for Flanders

  4. Post 2000 Objectives • EU policy convergence, compliance • Institutional stability • Democratic decision making • Social market economy • Multiple stakeholders balance • Long term planning • Identify like-minded actors • Social (e-)quality

  5. Evolution 2001:        46                                      6.172.000          2002:        45                                      6.172.0002003:        47                                      5.720.0002004:        37                                      2.920.0002005:        24                                      2.820.0002006:        40                                      2.452.0002007:        33                                      2.920.000 2008:        32                                      2.650.000

  6. Evolution 1992-2000 total 59.000.000 euro 2001-2008 total 33.000.000 euro 1992-2007 in Hungary 20.480.000 euro 2001-2007 in Slovenia 1.106.000 euro 1992-2007 in Czech Repb 7.900.000 euro 1992-2007 in Slowakia 5.300.000 euro

  7. Situation 2009 2004 • EFRD effect • Downward scale in size • Max subsidy 50% of project 2008 • 0,250 mio unused funds • Shift in focus of Flemish promoters mostly 2009 • Area 1 (EU27 members) – 1,170 mio euros • Area 2 (KRO, MAC) - 1,900 mio euros • Area 3 (MOL, UKR) 0,450 mio euros

  8. Operational targets • Knowledge transfer • Training civil servants • Capacity development, leverage improvement • Social model of consensus decision making • Empowering non-state economical actors • SME • Federations and interest clusters, ngo’s • City and regional executive bodies • Regulators (infrastructure, utilities) • Ecological compliance • Cross border cooperation • Long term stability • Confirmed by Plato project

  9. Flemish Hungarian cooperation today • Bilateral agreement expires end 2012 • Active focus areas remain • Education – Universities – Scholarships • Research FP7 – medicine, imageing, diagnostics • Governance and planning in agriculture • Waste management, cleantech • Heritage • Room for expansion and input • Social inclusion • Academic exchange • Scholarships

  10. Flanders economic policy criteria today • Vlaanderen in Actie 2020 • Strategic investment & development plan 2008-20 • Key sectors, breakthrough goals and targets • Export driven, innovation, R&D • Health care technology, database, web-based • Traffic and mobility management • Logistics, transportation • Green cities, energy sustainability, waste, recycling • Social responsibility • Permanent learning

  11. Hungarian foreign policy focus Central European Initiative ‘13 Visehrad (V4 economic area) ‘13-’14 • Positive role of Central Europe • Transport integration • Sustainable growth • Mobility • Inclusion

  12. Hungarian foreign policy focus • Positive role of Central Europe • Transport integration • Sustainable growth Cleantech, waste management, energy efficiency • Mobility Migration, Schengen border, student mobility • Inclusion Minorities, disabled

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