Ministry of Regional Development MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 14 Ministerial Conference of European Conference of Ministers Responsible

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MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

14 Ministerial Conference of European Conference of Ministers Responsible for Spataial/Regional Planning CEMAT“Networks for sustainable spatial development of the European

continent: Bridges over Europe”Lisbon (Portugal) 26-27 October 2006

Jerzy KwiecińskiBogumiła Olkowska

Central European Transport Corridor – establishment of a regional cooperation network in Europe


• Accession of Central and Eastern Europe states to the European Union

• The expected dynamic economic growth of the Baltic Region states

• Search of new markets by the developed Skandinavian regions

• Possibilities of a more intensive use of the shortest ferry connection via the

Baltic Sea

• The need to maintain the significance of Polish ports in Szczecin and

Świnoujście

• Beneficial conditions for the development of multimodal transport and

establishment of a balanced transport system

• The need to balance the east-west communication systems with north-south

connections

• The need to boost the economic development of the area situated along the Oder

and further to the south

Premises of the initiative


The Central European Transport Corridor


Skåne, SwedenREGION SKÅNE

Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship, Poland

Lubuskie Voivodship, Poland

Dolnośląskie Voivodship, Poland

Hradeckokralovy Region, the Czech Republic

Bratislavsky Samospravni Region, the Slovak Republic

CETC is an initiative of six regions

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Interregional agreement on establishing Central European Transport Corridor was signed on 6 April 2004 in Szczecin

• Aim: Establishment, through joint activities, favourable transport and development conditions for the Central European Transport Corridor, benefiting the regions – Parties to the Agreement – and their citizens.

• Parties to the Agreement: Region Skania, Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship, Lubuskie Voivodship, Dolnośląskie Voivodship, Region Hradec Kralove, Region Bratislawa.

• Coordinating body: Interregional Streering Committee.

• The Agreement was concluded for an undetermined period .

• The Agreement is open for other regions situated in the area of the Central European Transport Corridor.

• The organizational service is provided by the Technical Secretariat CETC in Szczecin.


Pan-European Transport Corridors and the CETC


CETC influence area


Programme aims and assumptions of the CETC Initiative

Creating an area of infrastructure connections, in particular transport and economic connections

Stimulation of the economic growth in the regional and local aspect providing a sustainable development of the regions in the CETC area

Strenthening the spatial and social competitiveness of the CETC area in comparison to the neighbouring areas

Development of interregional cooperation in the scope of higher education, development planning and promotion of regions and regional initiatives

Promotion and development of intermodal sea-land and land transport connections

Modernization of the transport infrastructure; promotion of more environment-friendly rail transport

Development of sea and land tourism


Development of economic and scientific cooperation of states and regions within the scope of CETC influence and coordination of spatial planning

Creation of fast development zones on the basis of endogenic resources of the regions and the CETC communication connections

Creation of a balanced, universally accessible and integrated transport system – competitive for the parallel north-south connections

Future plans

Now – „Blue Banana” and in the future – „Orange Banana”(?)


2001 and later – initial interregional arrangements, working contacts between the regions

April 2004 – signing the Interregional Agreement on Establishing the Central European Transport Corridor by representatives of 6 regions

2005 – establishing the framework of regions’ cooperation, the CETC Initiative Steering Committee action plan, and the principles of financing the CETC Technical Secretariat; the CETC support for the A-B Landbridge Project (permanent railway connection Adriatic Sea-Baltic Sea)

May 2006 – the Region of Györ-Moson-Sopron in Hungary announces its candidacy for the member of the Agreement; Zagreb (Croatia) expresses its interest

September 2006 – approval of the Framework Program of Actions of CETC Partners – a document for the European Commission containing a proposal of undertaking an international research project financed by the EU; in the meeting of the Steering Committee the representative of Region Jihoczeski Kraj (the Czech Republic) took part

Until 8 September 2006 ten meetings of the Steering Committee took place, in 5 regions belonging to the Interregional Agreement.

Development of the CETC Initiative


Investment priorities for the years 2007-2013 in Poland

Building and modernization of the European road E65 (in Poland – the express road S3 Świnoujście-Lubawka) and its connections with other roads with an overregional and international significance

Modernization of north-south railway lines, airports, the project of reconstruction of navigation infrastructure on the Oder river

Moving part of the cargo transport from roads to intermodal sea-land connections, with a greater use of railway

Building and extending the enterprise development zones along the main communication routes and routes connected with them


Thank you for your attention.

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