Biele Karpaty Region has succeeded in theprojectcalledExchange ofknowledge and approvedmethodstowardssustainabledevelopmentofcrossbordercooperationofV4countrieswithinthe standard grantsofthe International VisegradFund.
Objectiveoftheprojectis to helpeachother to develop in the long term ownborderregions and the area ofCentralEurope as awholeuntil and aftertheyear 2013 by meansofexchangingthebestexperiences and specificfeaturesacquiredfromthedevelopmentoftheborderregionsof SK-CZ, SK-PL, SK-HU.
Outcomeoftheprojectwillbethedefinitionofcommontopics, specificfeatures, needs and trends in crossbordercooperationofV4countrieswhich – due to theirsize – havethelongestborders in Europe.
Durationoftheproject:January – December 2010
Amountofthe grant: 15,000,- €/50 % oftheproject/
Project partners: RegionBílé Karpaty Zlín, CZ * Zwiazek Euroregion „Tatry“ NowyTarg, PL * NógrádMegyeiKereskedelmiésIparkamaraSalgótarján, HU * Trenčianska obchodná apriemyselná komora SOPK Trenčín, SK * Obchodní ahospodářská komora Uherské Hradiště, CZ * Kelet-Közép-EurópaiKisésKözépvállalkozóksSzövétsége, Vecsés, HU
Differences in approach to crossbordercooperation and to neighbourly relations on thebordersofV4countriesbringalongvariedexperiences and challengeswhich are to benamedwheretheyarise – on theregionallevel. Project participantswithlongerexperiences in crossbordercooperationhaveagreed on theimportanceofexchangeofthebestexperiences and specificfeatures in bordercooperation, on commondesignationofneeds and trends in territorialcooperationuntil and aftertheyear 2013, by meansofcarryingouttwomainactivities – holding aconference and publishingofficialdocuments as follows:
A.1. Arranging and holding a1.5 dayinternationalconference
2 timespreparatoryconferencecommittee
Arranging and holding theconference and accompanyingactivities
Conferencetitle: EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND APPROVEDMETHODSTOWARDSSUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT OF CROSSBORDERCOOPERATION OF V4COUNTRIES
Time and place:21st – 22ndOctober 2010, Trenčín, SR
Objectiveoftheconferenceisidentical to theprojectobjective
Target group:EuroregionalassociationsofSK, CZ, PL, HU,chambersofcommerce and industry, public administrationauthorities, regionalexperts,representativesofregionaluniversities, regionalunionsoftowns and communities, entrepreneurs.
Guests: fromtheCommitteeof EP regions, AEBR
Chieftopicsofthe agenda:
I -Humanpotential, innovations and entrepreneurialactivities in borderregions
II-Crossborderprogrammesoftouristindustry
III - Long term specificprogrammesofcrossbordercooperation
IV -Futureofcrossbordercooperation in the EU and CentralEurope
Theresultsoftheconferencedefinefurtherindividual /bordersbetween SK-CZ,SK-PL,SK-HU/ as well as commonproceduresofpresentpartners in thecrossbordercooperation by meansoffurtherprojectsuntil and aftertheyear 2013. Theconclusionswillbesent to partners, to theCommitteeoftheregionsof EP, AEBR, intergovernmentalcrossbordercommissions, responsiblenationalministers, to regionalauthorities and mass media.
Accompanyingactivities:
- Exhibitionofpanels and publicity materialsoftheprojectpartners
- awardingtheVITRUM PRO FUTURUM ER BBKPRIZE
- exhibitionopeningofacknowledgedmastersofglassobjects and studentsfromglassmakingschoolsfrom ER BBK in theGalleryof M. A. Bazovský in Trenčín
Documentfromthecontributionsdeliveredattheconferencewillbeedited on aCD /in Slovak,Czech, English/.
A.2. Eurogionof Bílé-Biele Karpaty – experiences and CBCfuture
Processing and publishinglongerexperiences and visionsofthefuture in crossbordercooperation in ER BBK. Withinthescopeoftheprojecttwoworksessionsofthe team ofauthorswillbeheld, chaptersofthepublication and itsgraphic design willbeprepared. Printing and Englishversionofthe textissubject to anotherproject.
Outcomeoftheproject:definedcommontopics, specificfeatures, needs and trendsofcrossbordercooperationofV4countries. Mutualassistanceofparticipatingmembersleadingtowards long term sustainabledevelopmentofownborderregions and CentralEuropean area as awholeuntil and aftertheyear 2013 by meansofsucceedingprojectswillberealized by exchangingthebestexperiences and specificfeaturesfromthedevelopmentofborderregionsof SK-CZ, SK-PL, SK-HU. Theconferenceresultswillbe open to the public fromtheregionalthroughnational up to Europeanlevel. PrintedSlovak-Czech-Englishpublicationaboutexperiencesofcrossbordercooperationwill make V4countries´ experiencesaccessible to western part of EU and model solutionsaccessible to arisingEuroregionsoutsidetheeast EU border.