State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Impact of the ENPI
on development of Pskov Oblast
Dmitriy Ravikovich,
Chairman,
State Committee of the Pskov
region for economic development,
industry and trade
16 November 2011, St. Petersburg
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Cross border region
PSKOV
Pskov Region is an exclusive
subject of the Russian
Federation which borders on
three states
LENGTH OF BOUNDARIES:
with Belarus . . . . . . . 305 km
with Estonia . . . . . . 254,4 km
with Latvia . . . . . . . 274,6 km
to
to
to
to
Riga . . . . . . . . 260 km
Tallinn . . . . . . 350 km
Vilnius . . . . . . . 400 km
Minsk . . . . . . . . 450 km
DISTANCE FROM PSKOV:
to Helsinki . . . . . . . . . . 700 km
to Warsaw . . . . . . . . . . 850 km
to Stockholm . . . . . . . . 860 km
to Berlin . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 km
to Moscow . . . . . . . . . . 689 km
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Equal conditions for life and business
For life
For business
 Developed transport and
 Qualified working force
 Border location near the two
 Raw materials : timber, torf,
clay, limestone, drinking water
social infrastructure
capital cities: Moscow and
Saint-Petersburg
 Considerably low living costs
 Pure environment
 Free education
 Rich historical and cultural
heritage
 Implementation of ISO 9000
standards by the leading
industrial companies
 Availability of not occupied
industrial and agricultural plots
 Reserve of electrical capacities
 Business-oriented education
system
 Competences of the authorities
in cooperation with western and
local business mentalities
 Tax exemptions
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020
Pskov region is the
«starting point» for
penetration of foreign
business into Russian
market:
 unique border location near
both capitals: Moscow and
Saint-Petersburg;
 qualified and comparatively
cheap labor force;
 reserves of land and energy
resources;
 business-oriented
administration
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020
Strategic focus:
Agriculture
Transport
and
logistics
Tourism
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020
Priorities of the region:
- tourism development
- transport and logistics
- agriculture
- SME support
- ecology solutions
- road networking
- energy efficiency
- health care
- education
- sport
- culture and heritage
- youth policy
- social sphere
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Experience in CBC EU-Russia programmes
Pskov region partners actively participated
in the INTERREG 3B INTERREG 3A
Priority North Programme
In the frame of the INTERREG
Programmes 17 projects with
partners from Pskov Region
has been realized.
Summarized benefit of these
projects comprises more than
2 million Euro
(35% of the respective
project budgets)
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“Estonia – Latvia - Russia” - regional development tool
Basic criteria for the prioritized
regional project:
- to be within the Regional Strategy for
socio-economic development of the
Pskov region till 2020 and within the
priorities of the regional development
programmes;
- to include infrastructural part;
- to establish logical partnership;
- to demonstrate prolonged effect
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for economic development, industry and trade
Synergy of priorities
Priorities of the region:
Priorities of the Programme:
1: Socio-economic development
- tourism development
- transport and logistics
- agriculture
- SME support
- ecology solutions
- road networking
- energy efficiency
- health care
- education
- sport
- culture and heritage
- youth policy
- social sphere
(fostering of socio-economic development and
encouraging business and
entrepreneurship, transport, logistics and
communication solutions, tourism development)
2: Common challenges
(protection of environment and natural
resources, preservation and promotion of
cultural heritage, improvement of energy
efficiency and promotion of renewable
energy sources)
3: People to people cooperation
(development of local initiative, increasing
administrative capacities of local and regional
authorities, cooperation in spheres of culture,
education, social and health)
sport,
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Large Scale Projects
4 LSPs with about 10 MEUR will benefit the
development of the Pskov region:
- Cross border road infrastructure
improvement
- Protection of environment and
natural resources in five
municipalities in Peipsi area
- Reconstruction of the border
crossing points
- Development of the air transport
services
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for economic development, industry and trade
1st call results in figures
52% of submitted projects
88% of infrastructural projects
48% of projects recommended for granting
5 MEUR for the implementation of the actions
20% of available programme funding
40% of the related project budgets
24 partner organizations
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
1st call results input
Priorities of the region:
- tourism development
- transport and logistics
- agriculture
- SME support
- ecology solutions
- road networking
- energy efficiency
- health care
- education
- sport
- culture and heritage
- youth policy
- social sphere
12 projects:
-
transport – 1
tourism and heritage – 3
ecology – 3
social sphere – 5
including
9 projects with
infrastructure
component:
-
transport – 1
tourism and heritage – 3
ecology – 2
social sphere – 3
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
1st call results geography
9 municipalities
will receive
benefits and will
host projects
all EE and LV
border related
territory of the
region involved
in cooperation
Gdov
PSKOV
Pechory
Palkino
Ostrov
Pytalovo
Krasnogorodsk
Sebezh
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
2nd call expectations
Priorities of the region:
Priorities of the Programme:
1: Socio-economic development
- tourism development
- transport and logistics
- agriculture
- SME support
- ecology solutions
- road networking
- energy efficiency
- health care
- education
- sport
- culture and heritage
- youth policy
- social sphere
(fostering of socio-economic development and
encouraging business and
entrepreneurship, transport, logistics and
communication solutions, tourism development)
2: Common challenges
(protection of environment and natural resources,
preservation and promotion of cultural heritage,
improvement of energy
efficiency and promotion of
renewable energy sources)
3: People to people cooperation
(development of local initiative, increasing
administrative capacities of local and regional
authorities, cooperation in spheres of culture, sport,
education, social and health)
State Committee of the Pskov region
for economic development, industry and trade
Thank you for your attention!
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for economic development,
industry and trade
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