Cross Border Co-operationSummer Academy on

Szombathely29.06.2005 - 08.07.2005

The Zala Mission 4-5 July 2005

„Why not? It’s a big

FUN!!!”

Laura „Körli” Bertalan

Agents 001001

Laura „Körli” Bertalan Judit „Ditta” Ormos

Agents 002002

Laura „Körli” Bertalan Judit „Ditta” Ormos Mihály „Little Boy”

Komornoki

Agents 003003

Laura „Körli” Bertalan Judit „Ditta” Ormos Mihály „Little Boy”

Komornoki András „Grinya” Grosz

Agents 004004

Mission Target Destinations

Regional Waste Depot in Zalaegerszeg Construction of Zalaegerszeg Bypass Road

No 74 Salla Bath and Health Centre in Zalalövö Rural development and village renewing

in Zala county

Mission Area

The take off with the Batmobil

In the Batmobil

Arriving to Zalaegerszeg, check the first location

at Köztársaság str. (as the paper said).Having some time, lets have some coffee.

Why not? It’s a big FUN! (not so easy, some disturbing SMSs)

Mission Impossible?Why don’t we find the first location?

At 10:00 recognise that the location is wrong. Remember, we have to find Megyeháza

(County Hall)! Where is Megyeháza? At Kossuth str.? Nobody knows…

No, at Kosztolányi Str.Find Megyeháza. Wrong location again.

Ring our contact person. Next target is Városháza (Town Hall)

Mission Impossible?Why don’t we find the first location?

1st target – Regional Waste Depot in

Zalaegerszeg

Initiation: Zala County, 1995 Executor: Local Municipality of Zalaegerszeg Tender: 1996, Start: 2001 Aim: establishment of communal waste

depot Experts: administration, reports,

international tenders, investment following Activities: construction, machine purchasing

The Depot File

Main dataArea: 3 hectareTotal capacity: 408.000 m3

Capacity/year: 30.000 tCover region: Zalaegerszeg 48 settlements (20-25 km)

Phare support: 1.200.000 ECU Own resources: 20,3 %

(Hungarian Environmental Fund, Target subsidy)

No financial contribution from the individual settlements

Financial problems: currency rate change (weak HUF)

Planned costs: HUF 320 M Final costs: HUF 650 M (more than double)

The Budget

No cross-border partnership, no Austrian partner

No direct cross-border effects

Some indirect impacts (less environmental pollution, increase in tourism, environmental consciousness)

Partnership

Impacts

Solves waste disposal for 20 years

Enviromental impacts:– Water quality

protection– Less air pollution

Better opportunities in tourism and the economy

Operational profit ensures further development: Selective waste collection pilot project Overall selective waste collection system

in the region: 282 settlements, within ISPA

Sustainability – future projects

The crime scene

Project: success

File closed

2nd target - Construction of Zalaegerszeg Bypass Road No 74

History: need for bypass in the ’70s (the south part of it was built in 1977)

Initiation: Zala County, 1995 1996 Zalaegerszeg Local Municipality tender

for preparation, preparation works 1997-1999 Road Management Public Limited

Company in Zala County tender for construction

2000 (March) Foundation-stone 2001 (October) Deliverance of road for public

The Bypass File

The plan ….

… under construction ….

… and after

Main data

3500 m 2x1 traffic lane road3 traffic circles4 bridges (in the Zala valley and

above the railway to Slovenia)Many other objects for passangers, cycles, animals etc.

10.000 traffic unit per day

Total costs: HUF 2.000.000.000 Phare support: HUF 900.000.000 Contribution:

– UKIG: finance the transfer of public utilities

– Zalaegerszeg Municipality: transfer of necessary area and dirt for construction (some HUF 200-300 million)

The Budget

No Austrian partner, no cross border co-operation Phare tender on bypass road No 76 (unsuccessful,

different priorities, no cross border co-operation) Important international traffic Larger impacts after the constructions connected

to this projects

Cross Border Co-operations and Impacts

Decrease of traffic in the city (from 18.000 unit down to 10.000 unit), opportunities for future development in the city centre (walking streets)

Continously growing traffic on the bypass road

Effects and impacts

New constructions implemented:– Construction of Pózva Bypass Road

(Hungarian national resources)– Construction of Zalaegerszeg Bypass Road No

76 (Széchenyi + programme resources)

No transit traffic through the city Safe and faster traffic in the region

Effects and impacts

Direct impacts –

Construction of Pózva

Bypass Road

Direct impacts – Construction of Zalaegerszeg Bypass Road No 76

Modification of the general and detailed order plan of the surroundings of the new bypass roads

New areas for industrial and commercial use along the new bypass roads (new industrial sites)

New areas for residental zones near to the new bypass roads

Effects and impacts

Future projects

Many new construction projects connected the implemented bypass roads:

Study on new road between Bagod and Zalalövö (Phare CBC) – with Slovenian partner

Authorisation plan for road network upgrading in Hetés area (Interreg IIIA) – with Slovenian partner

Planning process for Murakereszttúr-Letenye road (Interreg IIIA) – with Croatian partner

Planning process for Bagod-Hagyárosbörönd (Nr 76) bypass road (Interreg IIIA) – with Austrian partner

Project: success

File closed

A Hard Day’s Night

Location: Belgian Pub Activity: Recreation (some beerl)

3rd target – Salla Bath

„Imperium magnum est, multas provincias habet.”

(The first sentence in the latin workbook)

„The Newest Jewel of the Roman Empire” File

Bath, health and leisure centre Named after Salla the antic castrum Salla

(now called Zalalövö) Thermal well from 1960 The Local Municipality of Zalalövö received

the thermal well in the 90s After 1996 the main goal is the turistic

utilisation of this resource

The Phare CBC Project

Preparation works of Salla Bath and Health Centre

2001 Application to the Phare Small Project Fund for the feasibility plan, development concept, marketing plan, business plan

Further opportunities in connection with the implementation of the plans (NFT II)

The Budget

Preparation works:– Support: EUR 259.040 – Own contribution: 10%

The estimated costs of the whole investment– First step: Hotel and Bath Centre HUF 8

billion– Total costs: HUF 45 billion

The 3 phases of the planned develepment New, separated part of Zalalövö Lesasure facilities, wellnesshotels Corso and Forum 8 blocks of flats, 11 resorts, 2

pensions, 2 shopping centre

Regional development effects Create new jobs Increasing attraction capacity Strengthening the region

Partnership Austrian side

Raab NatureparkBeindorf Metall & BäderbanNo real partnerships

Hungarian sidePannon Thermal

ClusterZalalövö MunicipalityRegional Tourism

Board

Project: success

File closed

Last target

HUMAN Project –

Rural develpoment

Association for Villages in County Zala

Projects:

Rural development and village renewing – on this and on the other side of the border (Hungary-Austria Small Project Fund 2000)

Rural development and village renewing – without borders (Hungary-Slovenia Common Small Project Fund 2002)

Initiation: Association for Villages in County Zala

Aims: Generating partnerships and common project ideas between small settlements in the border region

Activities: trainings, studytours, conferences and Villagebooks

The Human File

Partenships The most important role in the whole

project!!!! Austrian partner: FrauenManagement Nikitsch

(Burgenland) Slovenian partner: Drustvo ZITEK (Slovenia)

Impacts

Capacity building in rural areas Network building among

representatives of small settlements in the border region

Community building Real co-operations, new future

projects ideas and initiatives Increase in number of cross border

contacts

Sustainability – Future projects

Rural development and village renewing Croatia (Interreg)

And many more… (it’s sure)

Project: success

File closed

A Hard Day’s Lunch Location: Erdögyöngye Activity: Recreation (food and beer)

The Agents return to their secret HQ …

… to start to work on their report!