Policies & Strategies
EUSDR Governance model
EUSDR Governance model EUROPEAN COUNCIL
Policy level DG MOVE DG ENVI DG ENLARG DG COMP
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Regional Policy
National Contact Points (NCPs)
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Steering Group for each PA
Operational level
High level group (HLG)
Priority Area Coordinators (PACs)
Project leaders / promoters
Source: Franc Žepič, Bridging the Gap in Logistics between the Danube Region Countries
of the Strategy and of Europe 2020 and to prepare the implementation of priorities for the 2014-2020 financing. The groups of the priority axes were required to develop a joint approach for the strategic projects for financing in the next 7 years. The ministers have also expressed their support for setting projects for accessing structural and investment funds. For this purpose, the efficient cross-border interconnection of national vital measures regarding a macro-regional vision is the responsibility of the groups of priority axes. They have been required to develop a joint approach for selecting the strategic projects of EUSDR by the end of 2014. The ministers agreed that the ministers in charge with the strategy can set ministerial reunions and the rotation principle of the Strategy Presidency has to consider the EU presidencies in the Council, presidencies within other macro-regional institutions or based on volunteering. Over the next period, the “National Contact Points” (NCP) should be called National Coordinators to better reflect their role of national coordinator. NC should
Possible financing sources TEN-T Fund, Cohesion Fund, Structural Funds (ERDF, Obj. 1-2-3 programmes incl. Transnational programmes)
IPA ENPI Sectorial EU and national funding
(environment, transport, education, etc.)
International Financing institutions Private banks, Donors
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require regular informal meetings and to be an interface between the political level and that of Priority Axes. Preparing the future annual forum (in Ulm, Germany), the ministers and EC will make their best to have a maximum impact and results with the Strategy and will encourage the groups of the priority axes to develop future strategic concepts to have progress by the middle of 2015, including the adaptation of regional policies and the programmes of the EU 2020 objectives. Also, by the middle of 2015, the criteria of evaluation and performance for priority axes should be presented in cooperation with EC, National Coordinators and Coordinators of Priority Axes. Therefore, an evaluation process will be launched. The coordinators for structural and investment funds can be included within national delegations. As a general rule, meetings must be chaired by the host country of the following Annual Forum. The ministers were notified about EC’s proposal to set a Danube Strategy point in
PA1b and Targets (Only) Three exemplary targets for EUSDR Pillar 1 (Connecting the Danube Region) which are of relevance for EUSDR Priority Area 1b as amended: • Improved travel times for competitive railway passenger connections between major cities; • Implementation of the 4 Rail Freight Corridors crossing the Danube Region as planned within 3 or 5 years and possible inclusion of a new corridor with added value of linking together the EU and non-EU member states’ railway systems; • Development of efficient multimodal terminals at Danube river ports and dry ports to connect inland waterways with rail and road transport by 2020. PA1b and Actions Action (1) - “To bring to completion the TEN-T (rail and road) Priority Projects crossing the Danube Region, overcoming the difficulties and the bottlenecks including environmental, economic and political, particularly in the cross-border sections”. Action (2) - “To implement the Rail Freight Corridors forming part of the European rail network for competitive freight”. Action (3) - “To enhance cooperation between air traffic stakeholders in order to prepare a plan to implement shorter plane routes”. Action (4) - “To ensure sustainable metropolitan transport systems and mobility”. Action (5) - “To improve the regional/ local cross-border infrastructure and the access to rural areas”. Action (6) - “To develop further nodal planning for multimodality”. Action (7) - “To develop further Intelligent Traffic Systems by using environmental friendly technologies, especially in urban regions”.
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order to accelerate cooperation and consolidate the synergies between the Strategy and the programmes. The ministers agreed that the main attributions and the financing of the Strategy point should be defined in advanced. For preparing the future annual forum (in Ulm, Germany), the ministers and EC will make their best to have a maximum impact and results with the Strategy and will encourage the groups of the priority axes to develop future strategic concepts to have progress by the middle of 2015, including the adaptation of regional policies and the programmes of the EU 2020 objectives. Also, by the middle of 2015, the criteria of evaluation and performance for priority axes should be presented in cooperation with EC, National Coordinators and Coordinators of Priority Axes. Therefore, an evaluation process will be launched. Regarding the transport activities and programmes – Priority Axis 1b-PA1b, coordinated by Slovenia and Serbia, 19 events have been organised since the implementation of the Strategy (2011) involving all the 14 countries. For the railway transport sector, PA1b supports this sector as important mode of transport due to its sustainable characteristics. The group supports railway transport by coordinating the activities of different players and their projects, by granting importance to infrastructure improvement (especially to missing links and removing bottlenecks), mostly cross-border infrastructure; the group also supports railway transport pleading for interoperability and removing administrative obstacles which could increase the competitiveness of railway freight transport and the efficiency of operations involving other transport modes too, both in EU and non-EU countries. The necessity of a more active participation of the parties interested in the development of the railway sector, including by projects to be financed within the EU programmes for 2014-2020 remain the most important points in the PA1b agenda.
Дунайская стратегия: акцент ставится на сотрудничестве и совместной работе На протяжении двух дней (26-27 июня 2014 года) в Вене состоялся Ежегодный Форум Стратегии ЕС для Дунайского региона (EUSDR). В данном мероприятии приняли участие министры, представители гражданского общества и деловой среды из 14 стран Дунайского региона, которые обсудили будущие приоритеты стратегии, особенно в контексте недавно принятых соглашений о партнерстве по структурным фондам в рамках инвестиционных планов и программ, направленных на развитие региона. July 2014 | www.railwaypro.com