Claudia Ionescu,

Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development

Agency

REGIO 2014 -2020

INFORMATION WORKSHOP

Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest, Romania

March 29, 2016

www.adrbi.ro www.inforegio.ro

1. Investment Opportunities in Bucharest-Ilfov

Region

2. Regional development system

3. BIRDA activitities

4. ROP 2014-2020 (REGIO)

5. Sources

Content

1. Discover Bucharest-Ilfov Region !

• In the middle of the continent

• One of the 276 EU NUTS 2

regions, one of 28 Capital

regions, the richest in Eastern

part of the EU (27.100 €/inh.

Gross domestic product per

capita in purchasing power

standards) – more than all the

Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian,

Slovenian, Croatian regions and

Cyprus, Malta and the Baltic

countries.* *Eurostat, 2010 (published 2013)

Discover Bucharest-Ilfov Region !

BI Region Bucharest Ilfov

% of BI

Region in

Romania

Area 1 821 km2 13.1% 86.9% 0.76

Population 2 272 163 inh. 82.89% 17.11% 11.29

Discover Bucharest-Ilfov Region !

Unirii Boulevard – Palace of Parliament

Bucharest

•Bucharest Henri Coanda and

Bucharest Baneasa Aurel

Vlaicu International Airports

Now:

Subway Network: 70

km, 51 metro stations

Starting point of the

8 national main

railways interlinking

it with all the other

regions of Romania

and neighboring

countries

Intercrossing of 2

Pan-European

corridors: IV (West-

Est) and IX (Nord-

South)

Bucharest-Ilfov transport & modern infrastructure

crossroad

Bucharest Piaţa Victoriei metro station

Infrastructure

Priority projects:

the future Bucharest-

Danube Canal (73 km

long, EUR 1.5 bil.)

Another 11 metro

stations (EUR 2.4 bil.)

Bucharest South Ring

Road (EUR 700 mil.)

TEN-T core network :

Rhin-Danube corridor

Bucharest-Ilfov transport & modern infrastructure

crossroad

Metro line no. 5: Drumul Taberei-Universitate

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region

Infrastructure

Utilities:

development of the

networks in the

outskirts of

Bucharest and in the

rural areas of Ilfov-

all types: water and

waste treatment

according to the

tendencies of

industry

delocalization,

development of

residential areas and

expansion of tourism

Glina Wastewater Treatment Plant

Construction &

real estate:

industrial & retail

structures, office

spaces, business

support centers,

residential parks,

entertainment

centers & parks,

especially in the

North and West of

Bucharest

Bucharest Basarab Overpass

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region

Economic indicators

(1)

GDP in purchasing power

standards - 35600

Euro/inhabitant, twice the

national average (18568

Euro/inhabitant), 131.2%

of the EU28 average* next

Romanian region: 59.2% of

EU average) *) Eurostat 2013

City Gate Towers, Bucharest

Bucharest-Ilfov – the most dynamic Region in RO

Foreign direct

investments (FDI) -

over 35 billion

euro-about 60% of

the national ones

(next 3 regions –

about 7%)***

SMEs-23% of the

national no.

***) In 2012, BNR 2013

Economic indicators (2)

Sky Tower, Northern Bucharest

Bucharest-Ilfov - the most dynamic Region in RO

The most productive region (generates approx. 25% of the national economy)

The most powerful and dynamic economic region of the country

The average net salary is approx. 35% higher than the national average

... and also...

Unemployment

rate: 2,0%, the lowest

nationwide (July 31,

2013)

Density of SMEs in BI

Region: 48 per 1000

inhabitants, being above

both the EU average (42

SMEs/1000 inhabitants)

and national average of

21 SMEs/1000

inhabitants.

West Gate Business Park

Telecomunications,

financial interme-

diation, banking,

education and

research sectors,

transport and

storage, business

services and trade –

activities in retail

and wholesale

R&D&I: BI Region

represents the center

of innovation and

research in Romania:

22,74% of the

innovative active

companies in

Romania.

Siriului Business Centre, Bucharest, REGIO beneficiary

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region - Services sector

IT&C –

support

centers,

technological

parks,

assembling

facilities

included

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region - Services sector

Oracle Headquarters, Bucharest

Specialized

human

resources -

higher

education &

research

capacities

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region - Services sector

The new headquarters of the National University of Political

Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, 2014

Tourism – business,

congress &

exhibition, spa &

wellness, museums,

gardens and parks

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region - Services sector

Cernica Monastery, Ilfov County

Tourism – business,

congress &

exhibition, spa &

wellness, museums,

gardens and parks

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region - Services sector

Palace of the Parliament, National Museum of

Contemporary Art, Bucharest

Tourism – Day and night entertainment

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region - Services sector

Old center, Bucharest

Investment Opportunities for Your Business

in Bucuresti-Ilfov Region - Industry

Food industry, beverages and tobacco

(65% of the turnover generated in this

sector)- Coca Cola HBC, Philip Morris

etc.

machine tools, rubber & chemical

industry-including pharmaceutics &

cosmetics

paper industry, textile and clothing

industry, film industry a.s.o.

using the existing industrial &

technological parks or developing

new facilities on city locations

resulted from delocalization and

division of former industrial platforms

in Bucharest.

Ilfov County ranked 1st in housing

construction in 2013 (9,1%), followed

by Constanţa, Suceava and Timiş

counties.

Tida Ro Ltd., REGIO beneficiary –

outdoor products

101.825 ha farmland,

representing 64,31% of the

Ilfov county total area

Development of bio

production in grains,

vegetables, potatoes,

fodder plants, flowers,

pigs, poultry, fur small

animals and aquaculture in

Ilfov area

Agricultural research

through specialized

institutes (for Vegetable

Growing and Floriculture,

for Biology and Animal

Nutrition, for Cattle, Pig

Breeding etc)

Investment Opportunities for Your Business in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region - Agriculture

ROMANIA - 8 regions for socio-

economic development

Law nr.315 / 2004

Following the principles of EU

regional development and cohesion

policy

CDRBI – decisional body

BIRDA – executive body

2. Regional development system

Non-governmental, public

utility, non-profit body

1999 – NGO for public

utility

2004 – up date regional

development law

2007 – intermediate body

for Regio

Mihai Eminescu nr. 163, Sector 2, Bucuresti

BIRDA provides specific services to the local public

administration as well as to the private sector for the

development of the Bucharest-Ilfov region

3. BIRDA – BUCHAREST-ILFOV REGIONAL

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Information, communication and promotion

Support for the development of projects

Evaluation, selection and contracting of

projects

Projects monitoring

Projects assessment

Technical assistance

ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY BIRDA FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF REGIO

PRIORITIES AXES

(PA) ACTIVITIES

TOTAL

BUDGET

(MIL.

EURO)

BENEFICIA

RIES

PA 2 – SMEs competitiveness

construction / upgrading and expanding the production / services for SMEs, including equipment

with tangible and intangible assets;

17,29

SMEs, Business

incubators and

accelerators

AP 3 – Supporting the

transition to a low carbon

economy

energy efficiency of public and residential buildings, including investments in public lighting;

299,99 Local and central

authorities urban transport (driveways, cycle lanes, eco / electrical friendly transportation, etc.)

AP 5 – Urban regeneration and

the cultural heritage

restoration, protection and conservation of cultural heritage

40,77

Local authorities,

NGOs, religious

organizations

regeneration and revitalization of urban areas (modernization of public spaces, abandoned land

rehabilitation, etc.).

AP 6 – Road transport

infrastructure

modernization / rehabilitation of county roads that provide connectivity, directly or indirectly to TEN

T network 13,30 Local authorities

AP 9 – Marginalized

communities (Community Led

Local Development, CLLD)

Integrated actions: investments in health infrastructure, education, social services, social housing,

social economy activities, degraded urban spatial planning 11,82

Local authorities,

SMEs, NGOs,

religious

organizations etc.

4. Regional Operational Programme 2014-2020 in

Bucharest-Ilfov Region

2

4

• Promovarea sistemelor de transport

durabile si reducerea blocajelor din cadrul

retelelor de transport au fost identificate:

228 proiecte

71.417,48 mil lei

THE BUCHAREST-ILFOV REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES PRIORITY TOPICS

CONSOLIDATING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS

S.O. 1 INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SMEs

1.1. Sustained development of SMEs,

including those that operate in the agriculture

sector and the sectors related to it.

1.2. Supporting innovation in enterprises, the

promotion and implementation of new technologies, including IT&C.

S.O. 2 STRENGTHENING RESEARCH,

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION

2.1. Developing research and development

activities and the innovation and technological transfer infrastructure

REDUCING INTRA-REGIONAL DISPARITIES

S.O. 3 STRENGTHENING SOCIAL AND

TERRITORIAL COHESION WITHIN THE REGION

3.1. Reducing the territorial imbalances

3.2. Reducing social imbalances

S.O. 4 PROMOTING THE SUSTAINABLE

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND

REDUCING THE BLOCKAGES WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS

4.1. Promoting environmentally friendly

transportation

4.2. Modernization and development of the

transportation infrastructure 4.3. Supporting naval transportation.

SUSTAINABLE URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

S.O. 5 IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE

ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTING THE

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUCHAREST-ILFOV REGION

5.1. Improving the quality of the natural

environment.

5.2. Improving the quality of the built environment

S.O. 6 SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION

TOWARDS AN ECONOMY WITH LOW CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

6.1. Supporting energy efficiency measures and investments

BI – Regional Development Plan 2014-2020 (1)

• Promoting sustainable transportation systems and

reducing bottlenecks within transport networks - have

been identified :

• 228 projects

• 71.417,48 mil lei

BI – Regional Development Plan 2014-2020 (2)

Major Project major (more 50 mil Eur) propoused on Major

Investition Operational Program (POIM)

- Modernization of the South

ring of Bucharest- 4 lanes

BI - Regional Operational Program 2014-2020 (3)

• Modernization and rehabilitation of the network of county

roads that provide connectivity to the TEN-T:

• BI alocation BI : 13,03 mil Euro

• The starting date of filing projects:

16.05.2016, hour: 12.00

• Cloding date of filing projects:

16.11.2016, ora 12.00.

YOUR BUSINESS SUPPORT

Bucharest-Ilfov Regional Development Agency

The shortest way to the Local Administration

Authorities in the Region

Your Business HELP DESK in the Region

INTERMEDIARY BODY for REGIO – Regional Operational

Programme of the EU

Your trustful contact for potential partners

Do You need a business solution ?

Keep in touch with us!

Sources

• Eurostat Newsrelease, Regional GDP per capita in the EU in 2010: eight capital

regions in the ten first places , 46/2013, 21 March 2013,

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-21032013-AP/EN/1-21032013-

AP-EN.PDF

• European Union, Eurostat regional yearbook 2013,

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-HA-13-001/EN/KS-HA-13-

001-EN.PDF

• Banca Naţională a Românei & Institutul Naţional de Statistică, Investiţiile Străine

Directe în România în anul 2012, 2013, http://www.bnr.ro/Investitiile-straine-directe-

(ISD)-in-Romania-3174.aspx

•Romanian National Institute of Statistics, 2012

• Ilfov County Council, Internal and International Cooperation Service, Ilfov County, n.

d., foreignaffairs@cjilfov.ro

• ADRBI, Planul de dezvoltare regională al Regiunii Bucureşti-Ilfov 2014-2020, var. 12

iun. 2014, http://www.adrbi.ro/media/9437/PDR-

BI%20varianta%2012%20iunie%202014.pdf

• ADRBI, Strategia de promovare şi atragere a investiţiilor pentru dezvoltarea Regiunii

Bucureşti-Ilfov, proiect în lucru, 2014

•MDRAP, Raport de expertiză Domeniul 12. Ocuparea și utilizarea terenurilor, f.a.

BUCHAREST-ILFOV REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Intermediary Body for Regional Operational Programme

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Phone helpdesk: + 4021.313.80.99

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