16 November 2011, St. Petersburg

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Impact of the ENPIon development of Pskov Oblast

Dmitriy Ravikovich,Chairman,State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development, industry and trade

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Pskov Region is an exclusive subject of the Russian Federation which borders on three states

LENGTH OF BOUNDARIES:with Belarus . . . . . . . 305 kmwith Estonia . . . . . . 254,4 kmwith Latvia . . . . . . . 274,6 kmDISTANCE FROM PSKOV:

to Riga . . . . . . . . 260 kmto Tallinn . . . . . . 350 kmto Vilnius . . . . . . . 400 kmto Minsk . . . . . . . . 450 km

to Helsinki . . . . . . . . . . 700 kmto Warsaw . . . . . . . . . . 850 kmto Stockholm . . . . . . . . 860 kmto Berlin . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 kmto Moscow . . . . . . . . . . 689 km

PSKOV

Cross border region

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For life For business

Developed transport and social infrastructure

Border location near the two capital cities: Moscow and Saint-Petersburg

Considerably low living costs Pure environment Free education Rich historical and cultural

heritage Implementation of ISO 9000

standards by the leading industrial companies

Qualified working force Raw materials : timber, torf,

clay, limestone, drinking water Availability of not occupied

industrial and agricultural plots

Reserve of electrical capacities

Business-oriented education system

Competences of the authorities in cooperation with western and local business mentalities

Tax exemptions

Equal conditions for life and business

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Pskov region is the «starting point» for penetration of foreign business into Russian market:

unique border location near both capitals: Moscow and Saint-Petersburg;

qualified and comparatively cheap labor force;

reserves of land and energy resources;

business-oriented administration

Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020

Transport and

logistics

Tourism

Agriculture

Strategic focus:

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Priorities of the region:

- tourism development - transport and logistics - agriculture - SME support - ecology solutions - road networking - energy efficiency - health care - education - sport - culture and heritage - youth policy - social sphere

Strategy for socio-economic development till 2020

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Pskov region partners actively participatedin the INTERREG 3B INTERREG 3A

Priority North Programme

In the frame of the INTERREG Programmes 17 projects with

partners from Pskov Region has been realized.

Summarized benefit of these projects comprises more than

2 million Euro(35% of the respective

project budgets)

Experience in CBC EU-Russia programmes

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Basic criteria for the prioritized regional project:

- to be within the Regional Strategy for socio-economic development of the Pskov region till 2020 and within the priorities of the regional development programmes;

- to include infrastructural part;

- to establish logical partnership;

- to demonstrate prolonged effect

“Estonia – Latvia - Russia” - regional development tool

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Synergy of priorities

Priorities of the Programme:1: Socio-economic development(fostering of socio-economic development and encouraging business and entrepreneurship, transport, logistics and communication solutions, tourism development)

2: Common challenges (protection of environment and natural resources, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, improvement of energy efficiency and promotion of renewable energy sources)

3: People to people cooperation (development of local initiative, increasing administrative capacities of local and regional authorities, cooperation in spheres of culture, sport, education, social and health)

Priorities of the region:

- tourism development - transport and logistics - agriculture - SME support - ecology solutions - road networking - energy efficiency - health care - education - sport - culture and heritage - youth policy - social sphere

State Committee of the Pskov regionfor economic development, industry and trade

Large Scale Projects

- Cross border road infrastructure improvement - Protection of environment and natural resources in five municipalities in Peipsi area - Reconstruction of the border crossing points - Development of the air transport services

4 LSPs with about 10 MEUR will benefit the development of the Pskov region:

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1st call results in figures52% of submitted projects

88% of infrastructural projects

48% of projects recommended for granting

5 MEUR for the implementation of the actions

20% of available programme funding

40% of the related project budgets

24 partner organizations

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1st call results input

12 projects: - transport – 1 - tourism and heritage – 3 - ecology – 3 - social sphere – 5

including

9 projects with infrastructure component:- transport – 1- tourism and heritage – 3- ecology – 2- social sphere – 3

Priorities of the region:

- tourism development - transport and logistics - agriculture - SME support - ecology solutions - road networking - energy efficiency - health care - education - sport - culture and heritage - youth policy - social sphere

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1st call results geography

PSKOV

Gdov

PechoryPalkino

OstrovPytalovo

Krasnogorodsk

Sebezh

9 municipalities will receive benefits and will host projects

all EE and LV border related territory of the region involved in cooperation

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2nd call expectations

Priorities of the Programme:1: Socio-economic development(fostering of socio-economic development and

encouraging business and entrepreneurship, transport, logistics and communication solutions, tourism development)

2: Common challenges (protection of environment and natural resources, preservation and promotion of cultural heritage,

improvement of energy efficiency and promotion of renewable energy sources)

3: People to people cooperation (development of local initiative, increasing administrative capacities of local and regional authorities, cooperation in spheres of culture, sport, education, social and health)

Priorities of the region:

- tourism development - transport and logistics - agriculture - SME support - ecology solutions - road networking - energy efficiency - health care - education - sport - culture and heritage - youth policy - social sphere

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State Committee of the Pskov region for economic development,

industry and trade

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