1. Sustainable and spatial development in the AP Vojvodina
Juhász Bálint
Deputy Secretary for Economy, Employment and Gender Equality
Conference on spatial and urban development of the countries of the Visegrad Four - V4
Segedin, 25/04/2013

2. Themes of the presentation
I Regional spatial plan of AP Vojvodina II Priorities defined by strategic plans of sustainable development of border local governments of AP Vojvodina III The analysis of the participation of subjects from the territory of AP Vojvodina in the first calls of IPA cross border cooperation programmes

3. I Regional spatial plan of AP Vojvodina
Strategic document in accordance with the strategic goals of the Spatial Plan of the Republic of Serbia
Author: Urban and Spatial Planning Institute of Vojvodina
Year of adoption: 2011.
Defines:
Spatial development
Safety/protection
arrangement
And the use of space of APV

4. Vision of spatial development of APV
APV needs to be clearly articulated as one of the regions of the Republic of Serbia within the network of the European regions.
It considers:
activation of regional specificities of APV
mobilizing territorial capital
sustainable usage of natural and man-made resources
long-term reconstruction and development of human resources
traffic accessibility and connectivity with corridors X and VII
infrastructure, energy efficiency, attractiveness for investments, economy and institution development, the protection of natural and cultural heritage

5. General goals of spatial development of APV
decrease in subregional differences in economic and social terms
activation of territorial capital
rural development and strengthening of the village position
arrangement and sustainable use of nature, sites, cultural heritage and natural environment
networking of the Vojvodina region with other regions

6. Covered areas natural system with resources
population, settlements and public services
economic activities and tourism
traffic and infrastructural system
environment, landscapes, natural and cultural resources
use of land
interregional and intraregional functional connections and cross-border cooperation

7. 1. Natural resources agricultural land
forests and forest land ( ha – 6,7%)
mineral resources (oil and gas, reserves and coal exploitation, metallic mineral deposits)
water resources (the Danube, the Tisa, the Sava)

8. 2. Population, settlement and public services
negative population growth in all the regions of APV
settlement network: balanced urban development, extensive network of cities and urban settlements
influence of functional urban areas (FUA)
concept:
integration of space outside FUA
Independent development of space outside FUA
networking of FUA within APV
public services: education, health and social care, culture and sports

9. 3. Spatial development and distribution of economic activities
SME: insufficient compliance with the European and international standards and norms, industrial products not competitive enough, trade deficit
structural issues: unemployment and low total competitiveness of the sectors
industrial sector in the process of restructuring and privatization
spatial distribution of industrial capacity is uneven/unequal

10. 3. Spatial development and distribution of economic activities
According to the needs of accelerated development of AP Vojvodina in the field of economy, it is necessary to:
reconstruct the economy for the purpose of creating competitive economy;
develop modern economic and business infrastructure;
create favorable/suitable investment climate to attract foreign investment;
harmonize education system with the needs of economic development;
support small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurs;
support the introduction of new technologies and the introduction of technological innovations.
Tourism (manifestations, hunting ground, spa tourism)

11. 4. Infrastructural system
Transport infrastructure (road, railway, and waterway transport, air traffic, multimodal transport)
Waterway infrastructure
Energy infrastructure (energy efficiency, renewable sources of energy)
Utility infrastructure (settlements’ water supply and sewerage infrastructure)

12. 5. Environment, sites, natural resources and cultural heritage
Protection and enhancement of the environment
Compromised air quality (energy sector, transport, industry)
compromised water quality (untreated industrial and municipal waste water, landfills, pollution due to navigation)
Conservation/protection and landscaping
Protection of natural resources and biodiversity
Protection, development and improvement of cultural heritage

13. 6. The use of land Tendencies: Reduction of agricultural land
Increase of forest land
Stagnation of floodplains
Increase of construction land
Reform of building land: decentralization and restitution, the question of public ownership, the disposal of construction land in legal ownership …

14. 7. Regional dvelopment Decentralization and regional development
Interregional and intraregional functional relationships and cross-border cooperation (including the EU instruments, IPA (HU, HR, RO, BiH)
Programmes of the Community
Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Developement and Demonstration Activities – FP7
Culture 2007
CIP, EIP
DKMT
The Danube Strategy
TEN and TEM corridors

15. Perspectives of further development
Vojvodina – competitive and territorially-balanced region
Vojvodina – open and connected
Vojvodina – specific and unique
Vojvodina – sustainable and clean
Vojvodina – multicultural and humane

16. Standard of Vojvodina:
II Priorities defined by strategic plans of sustainable development of border local governments of AP Vojvodina
Standard of Vojvodina:
Development strategy until 2020
LER Office
Service center
Local governments which border with Hungary:
Subotica
Kanjiža
Sombor
Novi Kneževac

17. Subotica
Strategy of local sustainable development of the Town of Subotica 2013 – 2020
Priorities:
economic development
Social development
environmental protection

18. Kanjiža
Strategy of local sustainable development of Kanjiža Municipality 2011 – 2020
Priorities:
development of the infrastructure
maximizing energy efficiency
modernization of agriculture
competitive tourism
new jobs
building/making a home

19. Sombor
Strategy of local sustainable development of Sombor Municipality
Priorities:
human resources development (education, youth and sports)
economy, development of the SMEs and entrepreneurship
agriculture and rural development
tourism
ecology and environmental protection
developing social and health care
Investments, infrastructure and urban development

20. Novi Kneževac
Strategy of local sustainable development of the Municipality of Novi Kneževac
Priorities:
infrastructure and environmental protection
development of local economy (agriculture, SME, tourism)
culture, sports, education and informing
social policy
health care

21. 2004 – 2006 RS 1.4 billion € CARDS means, West Balkan 4.2 billion €
III The analysis of the participation of subjects from the territory of AP Vojvodina in the first calls of IPA cross border cooperation programmes
CARDS until 31/03/2003, IPA from 2007.
2004 – 2006 RS 1.4 billion € CARDS means, West Balkan 4.2 billion €
CARDS SRB – RO, 3 calls, 53 projects, from 5.6 million € absorbed 4.6 million € in SRB, APV3 calls, 35 projects, 2.6 million €
CARDS SRB – HU, 3 calls, 3,97 million € absorbed from 4 million €, APV 42 projects 3.2 million €
CARDS APV total of 77 projects, 2.78 million € in EU donation, 5.8 million €

22. IPA
total budget 11,468 billion €, SRB 1.4 billion €, cca 200 million € p.a. (per annum)
II component - CBC: 2007 – 2013 cca 80 million €
partner countries of the APV: HU, RO, HR, BiH
first call 2009, until 01/2012 total of 8 (2 per each country)
after the first call APV ,114 projects 14.8 million €

23. IPA CBC HU - SRB 5 districts from APV, 2 Hungarian counties
allocated funds 16.6 million €
quality projects – approved funds 18.2 million €
APV 70 projects, donation value 8.3 million €
78.5% projects from the scope of economy, education and culture
Local governments, completed 32.5% of the total, amount 2.7 million €

24. IPA CBC RO - SRB
3 districts from APV, 2 regions from SRB, 3 counties from RO
Approved sum, the total of 17.1 million €
SRB 46 projects / 32 APV – 5.08 million €
18 People to People projects, 9 in economic and social development, 5 in environmental protection
Local governments 15 projects, million €, 59.4% of the total approved funds

25. IPA CBC HR – SRB 3 districts from APV, 2 counties from CRO
11 approved projects, million € in total
APV million €
7 projects for economic development, 2 people to people projects, 2 environmental protection projects
In most of the projects the local governments are the project leaders, followed by NGOs and PU (public utility companies)

26. Summary overview HUN – SRB RO – SRB CRO - SRB 1. Open – closed call
29/09/2009
30/04 – 29/07/2009
17/07 – 16/10/2009
Total No. of projects from APV 70 32 11
Total donation value of APV
8,315,044 €
5,089,324 €
1,309,754 €
No. of leading partners from APV 28 14 3
Prevailing type of project partners from APV
NVO – 18
LS – 15
NVO – 6
Biggest value of APV donation
892,628 €
849,936 €
190,110 €
Total No. of projects IPA CBC: 113
Total amount of IPA donation 14,714,122 €

27. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! juhas.balint@vojvodina.gov.rs