IMPLEMENTATION OF THEDANUBE STRATEGY
István Joóministerial commissioner
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
17th April 2015, BudapestMINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE
The EUSDR was launched during the Hungarian EU presidency in
2011.
„The most international river of the World”
14 countries (9 EU + 5 non-EU) 100 million
inhabitants 1/5 share of the EU’s
area
GDP per capita in the Danube Region (2013, USD)
Source: World Bank
Coordinating development policiesin 4 pillars and 12 areas
Connecting the Danube Region
PA 1/a
Improve mobility – waterways
Austria and Romania
PA 1/b
Improve mobility – Rail, Road, Air
Serbia és Slovenia
PA 2To encourage more sustainable energy
Hungary and Czech Republic
PA 3 Culture and tourismBulgaria and Romania
Protecting the environment in the Danube Region
PA 4 The quality of watersHungary and Slovakia
PA 5 Environmental risksHungary and Romania
PA 6
Biodiversity, landscapes, and the quality of air
Bavaria and Croatia
Building prosperity in the Danube region
PA 7Knowledge society
Serbia és Slovakia
PA 8 CompetitivenessBaden-Württemberg and Croatia
PA 9Invest in people and skills
Austria and Moldova
Strengthening the Danube region
PA 10
Institutional capacity and cooperation
City of Wien and Slovenia
PA 11 Security
Bulgaria and Germany
Main objectives of the implementationin Hungary
I. Supporting projects that foster the harmonized development of the region’s economy by increasing competitiveness.II. Assistance to the EU-integration process of non-member states by sharing experience.III. Supporting water diplomacy objectives (preventing/minimizing the economically harmful qualitative and quantitative water damage is only possible with efficient share of information)
Mapping out the main challanges
Create a regional network
Consortiums for specific projects
Execution of planned projects
Efficient allocation of sources
Preparation Projects
„The region’s power lies in the intensive cooperation amongst countries.”
Objective: efficient utilization of the development opportunities in the 2014-2020 programming period
first years
Result: balanced development of the region
Economic impacts and results I.
Energy Priority Area(PA2) Danube Region Gas Market Modell and gas storage analysis Biomass Action Plan macro-regional project led by Szent
István University with the participation of 8 countries Geothermal report macro-regional project led by Geological
and Geophysical Institute of Hungary with the participation of 10 countries
Training programme for the Rep. of Moldova: sharing practices how to adapt and implement elements of the EU law
Energy Union Study: how the Energy Union affects the Danube Region (market integration, energy safety, climate change)
Economic impacts and results III.
Water Quality Priority Area(PA4)Danube river basin sediment management project (SEDIMENT) led by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics
The project aims to analyze the basin-wide sediment transport having impact on both flood risk management, drinking water production, hydropower generation and navigation
Tisza river basin management project cooperation between key actors of water management,
flood management and spatial planning in the Tisza River Basin
identifying preventive investments reflect to the needs of the river basin the utmost
Environmental Risks Priority Area (PA5)
Example: flood damages along the Danube in 2013
Economic impacts and results IV.
Casualties Damages persons million EURGermany (BW) 23.00Germany (Bavaria) 1300.00Austria 5 870.00Czech Republic Slovakia 12.14Hungary 58.00Croatia Serbia 0.28Romania 4 46.10Bulgaria 0.30
Economic impacts and results V.
Environmental Risks Priority Area (PA5)
Example: flood damages affected the Sava basin in 2014
Country Affected Evacuated
Casualties
Damage Cause
Serbia 1.6 million 32,000 51(25
drown)
1.35 billion €
Torrents, landslides, levee breach
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1 million 90,000 25 2 billion € Torrents, landslides, levee breach
Croatia 38,000 15,000 3 297.6 mil €
Levee breach
Economic impacts and results VI.
Environmental Risks Priority Area (PA5), achievementsDanube Region Operative Flood Management and Cooperation Programme (DR Oper&Cooper)
Extensive flood survey in all 14 Danube region countries: experience and development goals concerning the recent floods
Concrete projects (e.g. synchronization of the flood forecasting systems) for preventing the water damages affecting the economy
Promoting integrated flood management in the framework of the EUSDR (river basin approach)
Supporting the EU integration of non-EU member states:
Training for water management experts in Bosnia-Herzegovina
HU-UKR flood management programme: common river basin management plans are elaborated
Economic impacts and results VII.
Knowledge Society Priority Area (PA7)Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund (DRRIF)
DRRIF is a Flagship project of PA7 with the primary objective to identify, mobilize and coordinate existing funding schemes in order to support the development of R&I activities in the Danube countries;
EUREKA Danube-call has been launched to support innovative SME-s („E!DI“ – EUREKA Danube Initiative) – financed by 11 Danube countries including HungaryOn the initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research a common fund supporting the preparation of research, development and innovation projects was set up;
Danube Strategy Toolbox 2014-2020in Hungary
7 cross-border
Budapest Danube Contact
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LIFE+
HORIZON 2020
Central Europe
Danube OP
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