Cross Border Cooperation

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Cross Border Cooperation
www.rpknis.rs www.rpkle.rs
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Zoran Stojanovic Secretary general Regional
Chamber of Economy Ni zoran.stojanovic_at_rpknis.rs
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Ni region

• 7,861 km2
• 642,000 inhabitants
• 3 districts
• 14 municipalities the City of Ni (5
  municipalities)
• 5,000 companies
• 10,000 entrepreneurs (sole traders)

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Leskovac region

• 6,289 km2
• 500,000 inhabitants
• 2 districts
• 13 municipalities
• 2,400companies
• 13,000 entrepreneurs (sole traders)

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Cooperation with Bulgarian Chambers
Burgas Chamber of Commerce and Industry Plovdiv
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Pernik Chamber
of Commerce and Industry Vratsa Chamber of
Commerce and Industry Vidin Chamber of Commerce
and Industry Sofia Chamber of Commerce and
Industry
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Cooperation with Bulgaria

• Bulgarian enterpreneurs in Ni region

• Nova master d.o.o.Babunica
• GIDDimitrovgrad
• Vili grupDimitrovgrad

• Vulkan
• MIN FAM
• MIN Inenjering
• MIN Modelara
• MIN Obojeni metali
• MIN LIV MIN

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Cross Border Projects
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Importance of EU projects for Regions

• Institution capacity building
• Creating the basis for sustainable local
  development
• Improvement of social and economic development of
  the Region
• Ensuring equal regional development
• Cross-border economic integration and EU
  integration
• Development of SMEs and entrepreneurship
• Adopting EU standards

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Cooperation with Bulgaria - Ni

• EU funded Cross Border projects with Bulgaria
  2004-2006

• Municipality Pirot 2 projects
• Municipality Dimitrovgrad 2 projects
• Municipality Babunica
• Association for Creative Development Aleksinac
• NVO 2 projects

• RCE Ni 3 projects
• Protekta Ni 2 projects
• City Municipality Palilula
• City Municipality Nika Banja
• SME Regional Development Center

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Cooperation with Bulgaria - Leskovac

• City of Leskovac 
• Production of the master plan regarding the
  development of tourism with special purposes
  Djustendil Leskovac
• Business and technical cooperation in the area
  of economic development Djustendil Leskovac
• Cultural cooperation Pernik Leskovac

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Cooperation with Bulgaria - Leskovac

• REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LESKOVAC
• Creating Conditions for Setting up Business
  Zones in Border Area - Chamber of Commerce
  Djustendil RCC Leskovac
• Strengthening Local Developmental Initiatives
  and Entrepreneurships in Municipalities -
  Costinbrod (Bulgaria) and Leskovac (Serbia)
  through establishing information exchange and
  capacity building Costinbrod RCC Leskovac
• Creating Balkan Business Center in the City of
  Djustendil - partnership RCC Djustendil RCC
  Leskovac

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Cooperation with Bulgaria - Leskovac

• REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LESKOVAC
• Cross-border Bridges Strengthening the
  Capacity of Organization for Local Development
  and Creating Developer Networks - partnership
  RCC Vidin RCC Leskovac
• Centers for the Development of Women
  Entrepreneurship - Cross-border network for the
  future the project carrier is RCC Nis
• Centers for Business Support shortcut to
  cross-border cooperation, project carrier RCC Nis
• The beginning of project realization is
  expected.
• Neighboring organizations and corporations
  capacity building and mutual progress
  partnership with the chamber of Vrace, Vidina,
  Zajecar

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Cooperation with Bulgaria

• Vranje
• Cultural Exchange with Municipality of Dupnica
  Dupnica the city of Vranje
• Surdulica
• The First Step in a Series municipality of
  Radomir Surdulica
• Project to Sustainable Development -
  municipality of Trn Surdulica
• Window to Europe municipality of Trn
  Surdulica

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• http//www.e-embrace.net http//www.embrace-obser
  vatory.net
• Objective
• Improvement of socio-economic development in
  disadvantageous areas through InformationKnowledg
  e Society
• Target groups
• SMEs in rural and underdeveloped areas, local,
  national and European stakeholders
• Time frame October 2006 June 2008
• 11 partners 9 countries Czech republic,
  Slovakia, Italy, Slovenia, Albania, Greece,
  Montenegro, Bulgaria, Serbia

INTERREG IIIB CADSES - EU funded project managed
by EAR
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Young2Young

• http//www.young2young.org
• Objective
• establishing cross-border connections between
  the young by facilitating information flow,
  cultural exchange and educational activity
• Target group
• young people aged 15 27
• Time frame
• February 2007 February 2008
• Partner
• CCI Pernik Bulgaria

EU funded project managed by EAR
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Business Support Centres
http//www.cb-centres.net

• Objective
• Establishing a network of centres for providing
  information on EU in the border region of Serbia
  and Bulgaria
• Target group
• SMEs in the border region
• Time frame
• February 2007 February 2008
• Partners
• CCI Vraca Bulgaria,RCE Zajecar and RCE Leskovac

EU funded project managed by EAR
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CWE A Cross-border Network for the Future
http//www.cwe-network.org

• Objective
• Contribute to the socio-economic development and
  cohesion in the border region by supporting full
  inclusion of female population in economy
• Target group
• Women entrepreneurs and SMEs owned by women
• Time frame
• March 2008 August 2009
• Partners
• CCI Pernik Bulgaria, CCI Vraca Bulgaria, RCE
  Zajecar and RCE Leskovac

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Sustainability

• Excellent cooperation with Bulgarian General
  Consulate in Ni and H.E. Mr Georgi Jurukov
• 20 Bulgarian journalists visited RCE Ni on March
  28th 2008
• Serbian Bulgarian Business Forum on May 14th
  2008
• Bulgarian Internship in RCE Ni

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Thank you

• Regional Chamber of Economy Ni
• Dobricka 2
• 18000 Ni
• Serbia
• t 381 18 510 999
• f 381 18 255-472
• www.rpknis.rs
• rpknis_at_rpknis.rs

Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Leskovac Stojana Ljubica 12 16000
Leskovac Serbia t 381 16 250 011 f 381 16 212
203 www.rpkle.rs leskovac_at_rpkle.rs