Transcript Mykhaylo Bizilya (UKR)

Meeting of the Approval Authorities
EUROPEAN GROUPING FOR TERRITORIAL COOPERATION
DEPUTY HEAD OF THE REGIONAL STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSCARPATHIA, UKRAINE
Volodymyr PRIHODKO
TRANSCARPATHIAN EXPERIENCE IN
TERRITORIAL & CROSS BORDER
COOPERATION
21st-22nd February, 2013
Budapest, Károlyi-Csekonics Residence
Meeting of the Approval Authorities
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THE REGIONAL STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF
TRANSCARPATHIA
- GENERAL INFORMATION TRANSCARPATHIA (Zakarpatska oblast) is an administrative region of Ukraine. It has been
established on 22 January, 1946.
Besides its geopolitical, economic, science and natural potential, the region is considered to be the
center of international cultural exchanges.
Regions development priorities are defined by the
Regional Council:
 Establishment of a
sustainable economy;
 Human development
standard of living;
competitive
and
raising
and
the
 Strengthening of the cross-border and
euroregional cooperation;
 Development of tourism and recreation
sector;
 Providing the spatial
environmental protection.
harmony
and
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- REGIONAL AUTHORITIES & STRUCTURE THE REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION
of
Transcarpathia is the local state body, which is a part of the
executive branch. Regional administration within its authority
exercises executive powers at the territory of the region
(oblast), as well as implements powers delegated to it by the
relevant regional council.
THE REGIONAL COUNCIL of Transcarpathia is the local
government representing the common interests of territorial
communities of villages, towns and cities within the powers
established by the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine
‘On Local Self-Government in Ukraine’ and other laws and
powers assigned to it by village, town, city councils.
Transcarpathian region is administratively subdivided into 13 districts, as well as 5 cities
(municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the regions government.
The region has 13 district councils, 6 municipalities of regional significance, 19 town and 307 village
councils. Interests of local communities are represented by 108 members of the regional council, 664
members of district councils, 394 members of city councils and 5768 members of village and 532 town
councils.
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- GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENT Transcarpathian region covers an area of 12.8 thousand m², which is 2.1% of the total territory of
Ukraine. It is located in the southwestern Ukraine, occupying the territory of the southern slopes of the
Carpathian Mountains and a part of Tysa Lowland.
Transcarpathia is the only part of Ukraine located beyond the Carpathian Mountains that makes up
part of the Pannonian Basin. Accessible to the main territory of Ukraine through numerous mountain
passes, it joins Ukraine with the part of East-Central Europe. Moreover, along the southern rim of the
Carpathians and the upper Tysa River (the Maramureş Basin) a route connects Transcarpathia with
Slovakia to the west and with Transylvania and Moldova (within Romania) to the east.
About 80% of the territory of Transcarpathia is covered by
mountains, including the highest point of Ukraine – the Goverla
(2061 m). Forests and mineral water springs are the main wealth
of the region.
There are 137 natural lakes on the territory of this land, as well
as 9429 brooks and rivers. The biggest river is Tysa. About a
quarter of hydroenergy potential of Ukraine is concentrated on
the rivers, which provides the opportunity for development of
small hydropower engineering.
Transcarpathia is rich in natural resources, especially mineral
water springs. The water and picturesque landscapes still
represent a largely undeveloped potential that is rapidly gaining
popularity in the area of health resorts and tourism.
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- POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHY Population of Transcarpathian region is 1.2 million people.
Population density – 101 persons per km²
Actual density – 240 persons per km²
Urban population – 522.3 thousand people (42%)
Rural population – 754 thousand people (58%)
Region has 712 thousand able-bodied people
Historically Transcarpathia has belonged to many different
countries and has a mix of ethnicities and languages. Thus
over 100 nationalities and ethnic groups live friendly
together at the territory of Transcarpathia. The ethnic
composition of the region is indeed complex.
It includes:
majority of Ukrainians (80.5 per cent);
significant minority of Hungarians (12.1 per cent);
minorities of Russians (2.5 per cent);
Romanians (2.6 per cent);
Roma (1.1 per cent);
Slovaks (0.5 per cent);
Germans (0.3 per cent) and others.
- Ukrainians
- Hungarians
- Romanians
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- GEOPOLITICAL LOCATION Transcarpathia has a unique geopolitical and geographical location in central Europe. Due to its
geographical features Transcarpathia for long time has been a convenient junction between the countries
of Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Europe.
In the northeast, east and southeast region is
bordered by Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk
regions of Ukraine.
Northwest, west and south border of the
regions is the state border of Ukraine, with a
total length 467.3 km including the borders
of Hungary (130.0 km), Romania (205.4
km), Slovakia (98.5 km) and Poland (33.4
km).
‘Central
European’
identity
of
Transcarpathia was ‘officially’ confirmed by
the Viennese Geographical Society, which in
1911 identified the ‘Centre of Europe’ in the
Carpathian foothills just above the city of
Rakhiv at the territory of Transcarpathia.
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- TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Well-developed transport and communications
infrastructure of Transcarpathia is an
increasingly important condition for the
region’s further integration in global trade.
Transport infrastructure includes:
Railways – with the total length of 606 km
Roads – with the total length of 3,5 thousand km
Region is crossed by two roads of national
importance, including Kyiv-Chop Highway
(132.9 km) and V Pan-European transport
corridor Venice – Trieste/Koper – Ljubljana –
Maribor – Budapest – Uzhgorod – Lviv – Kiev
(1,600 km long).
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- BORDER CHECKPOINTS Currently, there are 19 actually working border crossing
checkpoints at the territory of Transcarpathia. Additionally,
there are 4 promising checkpoints that require reconstruction.
UKRAINIAN-HUNGARIAN BORDER AREA includes 8 acting and 2
promising checkpoints:
Solomonovo-Derechke
Velyka Palad-Kishpalad
UKRAINIAN-SLOVAK BORDER AREA includes 6 acting and 1
promising checkpoint
Zabrid -Ulich
UKRAINIAN-ROMANIAN BORDER AREA includes 5 acting and 2
promising checkpoints
Hyzha-Tarna Mare
Yablunivka
UKRAINIAN-POLAND BORDER AREA includes 1 promising
checkpoint
Lubnia-Volosate
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- CONSULAR MISSIONS There are 3 consular missions located at the territory
of the Transcarpathian region:
 Consulate General of Hungary in Uzhgorod
 Consulate General of the Slovak Republic in
Uzhgorod
 Honorary Consulate of the Slovak Republic in
Uzhgorod
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- REGIONAL & CROSS BORDER COOPERATION Due to its geographical location, the
Transcarpathian region of Ukraine is successfully
developing
regional
and
cross-border
cooperation, promotes economic relations and
works closely with many regions of neighboring
countries in the economic, cultural and educational
spheres, implements a number of investment
projects.
The aim of the national policy in the field of
cross-border cooperation, as it is stated in the Act
on Cross-border Co-operation is
‘the establishment of favorable conditions for the efficient and mutually
beneficial involvement of the Ukrainian entities in cross-border co-operation,
the fostering of socio-economic development of the regions of Ukraine and the
improvement of people’s quality of life’.
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Development of
INTERREGIONAL and CROSS-BORDER
COOPERATION
of Transcarpathian region is aimed at:
• improving the neighborhood relations;
• address common challenges;
• ensure efficient and secure borders;
• protecting the rights of minorities;
• increase in the economic capacity for development of
border areas;
• increase in the standard of living of the population on
both sides of the border;
• promote people-to-people cooperation.
Currently, Transcarpathian communities have
over 185 bilateral agreements on
cooperation and good neighborhood signed
with the regions of more than 15 states of the
world including Hungary, Slovakia, Poland,
Romania, Austria, Finland, Germany, USA
and others.
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Permanently, TRANSCARPATHIAN COMMUNITIES
develop, promote and encourage cooperation in:
 Encouraging entrepreneurship, especially the development of
SMEs, tourism, culture and cross-border trade;
 Improving joint management of natural resources;
 Supporting links between urban and rural areas;
 Improving access to transport and communication
networks;
 Developing joint use of infrastructure;
 Administrative, employment and equal
work opportunities;
 Exchanging best practices.
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Annually due to efforts of the Transcarpathia Regional State Administration the Good
Neighborhood Days between neighborhood states are conducted at the territory of the region.
Traditionally the meetings of Hungarian-Ukrainian and Slovak-Ukrainian Intergovernmental
Commissions on Cross-Border Cooperation are held in Transcarpathian region.
Transcarpathian community is also an
active member of the Carpathian
Euroregion. Together with its partners
it shares the same wide-ranging goals
of:
• promoting cross-border trade and
cooperation;
• cultural contacts;
• mutual understanding and historical
reconciliation between peoples
divided by international borders.
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- THE EU STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION Transcarpathian region is a part of the area of cooperation determined as a functional
area defined by its river basin.
Communities of the region submitted 4 projects for approval within the framework of
the Strategy:
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The development of navigation on the Tysa River. Constructing a river port in
Transcarpathia
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Reconstruction of the existing water and sewer systems in Mukachevo city
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Construction of the wastewater treatment facilities in Mizhgirya town.

Tokaji – Transcarpathia Cross-border Tourist Wine Route
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- CBS / ENPI PROGRAMMES Transcarpathian region participates in the following
CBC / ENPI Programmes:
• The Poland-Belarus-Ukraine Programme
• The Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programme
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There is a great number of successful projects implemented at the territory of Transcarpathia together
with its European partners.
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For already 5 years Regional State Administration of Transcarpathia has an agreement on cooperation
with KRAJ VYSOCINA of Czech Republic. Within the framework of the agreement there were
more than 25 joint projects implemented in social field, tourism, ecology during this period. Among
them reconstruction of kindergartens, schools, medical institutions, social rehabilitation centers, with
the total cost of over 1.5 million euro.
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1.Lazeschina village, Vinogradivskyi district
2.Strymba village, Mizhgirskyi district
3.Shyroke village, Vinogradivskyi district
4.Nove Davydkovo village, Mukachivskyi district
5.Mizhgirskyi district
6.Bogdan village, Rakhivskyi district
7.Mukachevo city
8.Stuzhitsa village, Velykobereznianskyi district
9.Volovets city
10.Chynadievo village, Mukachivskyi district
11.Nevitske village, Uzhgorodskyi district
12.Babychi village, Mukachivskyi district
13.Velykyi Bychkiv village, Rakhivskyi district
14.Dubove village, Tiachivskyi district
15.Velyka Kopania village, Vynogradivskyi district
16.Svaliava city
17.Rodnykivka village, Svaliavskyi district
18.Skotarske village, Volovetskyi district
19.Lypovets village, Khustskyi district
20.Bene village, Beregivskyi district
21.Uzhgorod
22.Hyzha village, Vynogradivskyi district
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Within the framework of the EU’s Eastern Partnership
initiative, pursuant to the agreement on cooperation between
the Regional State Administration of Transcarpathia and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary agreed to
reconstruct together more than 60 schools in almost every
district of Transcarpathia, with a total cost of the project - 1
million USD.
Association of Students-Economists of Transcarpathia
was a partner in the implementation of the Economic
Educational Territorial – Structure project approved
within the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme. The
project responds to the general lack of coherence
between the connection of the educational system to the
leading edge of technology and business practices, being
one part of the Lisbon ‘employment’ agenda.
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- EGTC We take this opportunity to welcome your efforts to reinforce economic and social cohesion by
redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural
adjustment of regional economies, including the conversion of declining industrial regions and
regions lagging behind, and support for cross-border, transnational and interregional
cooperation.
However, we conclude, on the basis of the information gathered, that the difficulties in
launching the EGTC as a Community legal institution lie overwhelmingly in the procedural
field, since the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 is not coordinated, either
independently between the Member States, or through a Community authority.
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Thank you for your attention.
I will be pleased to answer your questions.