Transcript CA Latvia Program Cities

Client’s and Country Office’s
View on Latvian Cities
Network Project
Dina Grube, Latvia Country Office Manager
Latvia – new EU Member state since May 1, 2004
GDP per capita in PPS (in relation to
EU25=100) - 47.3
GNI per capita ( WB Atlas Method) – 4070
USD
Average registered unemployment (EU25 =
9) - 9.8
in Riga – 4.4%, in Liepaja - 12.8%
Population – 2.32 million
urban – 69%, rural – 31%
CA Latvia Program Cities
Cities
Population
GDP %
Riga
740 000
53.8
Daugavpils
113 000
4.4
Liepaja
87 000
3.8
Jelgava
66 000
2.1
Jurmala
55 000
1.6
Ventspils
44 000
4.3
Rezekne
38 000
1.3
Valmiera
28 000
1.9
50 % of Latvia
73.2 % of Latvia
CA Latvia Program
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Includes 8 biggest Latvian cities
CA budget 458 427 USD ( total 940 849 USD –
facilitates use of local staff/consultants)
Focus of CDS program:
LED - enterprise growth and job creation
Improved governance – partnerships between local
governments and civil society
Capacity building within planning teams, also
through networking process
CA Latvia Program Outputs
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Reports :
Rapid Municipal Data Assessment for 8 cities
ministate of Cities Report
CDS for 5 cities (2 cities had from Cities of Change
program, capital Riga on its own schedule)
Sector strategies ( employment, marketing)
Processes
Stakeholder participation- citizen forums –
community foundations
Training of municipal employees – LED, CIP, EU
funds
Networking of city development teams
CA Latvia Program Outputs
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Publications
Linkages :
to NDP or SPD 1 Program 2004-2006
to SPD Program 2007-2013 – ongoing
cooperation with Ministries of Regional
Planning and Finance responsible for
strategic planning of national development
SPD 2004 – 2006 –Chasing EU funds
Promotion of rural areas and fisheries:
EAGGF 93.33 million Euro, FIFG 24.33 million Euro
Development of Human Resources and Employment
Promotion
ESF 138.70 million Euro
Promotion of Enterprises and Innovation
Promotion of Territorial Cohesion ( tourism, transport
infrastructure, communication technologies and soft
infrastructure)
ERDF 369.20 million Euro
SPD 2007-2013 Chasing Growth?
The National Development Plans under preparation
for 2007-13 should be improved relative to existing
plans
In addition to rapid growth (external convergence),
countries also aim for balanced regional development
(internal convergence), but there may be a trade-off
in the medium term.
EU aid and national co-financing should be
directed toward the highest long-run economic
returns. This likely includes investment in human
capital and key infrastructure projects, particularly in
support of emerging, market driven growth
poles
CA Latvia Cities Program – Enabling
Cities Growth
Enabling central government – to have understanding
of local economic development processes and have
negotiating power in discussions with EU about
designing of urban components for next
programming period
Enabling local authorities – to have CDS promoting
city competitiveness and becoming part of national
development strategy
Enabling civil society – to form partnerships with local
authorities in order to incorporate developmental
objectives of society into CDS