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COOPERATION COOPERATION OF SERBIAOF SERBIA
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COOPERATION COOPERATION OF SERBIAOF SERBIA
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Edita StojiEdita Stojić-Karanovićć-KaranovićEdita StojiEdita Stojić-Karanovićć-Karanović
Third Bilateral Round-Table Conference – September 2009Third Bilateral Round-Table Conference – September 2009
The strategic orientation of the Republic of Serbia is to join the European Union. It implies to build conditions
for free circulation of persons and goods between Serbia and its’neighbors.
The strategic orientation of the Republic of Serbia is to join the European Union. It implies to build conditions
for free circulation of persons and goods between Serbia and its’neighbors.
At our first Round-Table conference I gave definitions and plead for internal
regionalization in Serbia as also a precondition for successful regional and
cross-border cooperation (in my presentation under the title:
The Importance of Regional, Sub-regional and Inter-regional Cooperation for Serbia)
DefinitionsDefinitions
Regions inside a country International regions
Regionalisation inside a country
Regional cooperation of neigbouring countries
International cooperation of regions:
Euro-regions – the cross-border regional cooperation Regional cooperation among the states
Cooperation of international regions
Regions inside the countriesin Europe
As one of the form of cross-border cooperation it was presented the form of Euro-regions, with the first one established with Vojvodina Province of Serbia ↓ ↓
Euro-region Danube-Karaš-Maroš-Tisa (DKMT)
When Hungary enteres the EU in 2004, the Neighborhood Program of the Union started to function on the new external borders of the EU.
When Hungary enteres the EU in 2004, the Neighborhood Program of the Union started to function on the new external borders of the EU.
Border counties and districts from which it was possible to apply for project support for the promotion of cross-border cooperation between Hungary the new EUmember and Romania then candidate, or SCG as a non-member country.
At our second Round-Table I tried to gave arguments for
The Importance of Japan’s Support in Regional Cooperation of Serbia
Prof. Dr. Edita Stojić-KaranovićInstitute of International Politics and Economics
There are some huge cross-border projects realised in earlier period
ISF “DRC” www.danube-cooperation.comESK/2008
The most significant the “Iron Gate” Hydro-Energetic and Navigation
System between Serbia and Romania
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It was estimated that the investment will amount to €95m, the length of the bridge should be 1,080 m, the width should amount to 24.2 m, access roads should be 1,200 m long, whereas access bridges should be 660 meters long. The
bridge was planned to be a classical one, with beams, and this bridge be also used as a railway bridge.
The official opening of the bridge was planned for in 2010.
To build a new bridge on the Danube River
(European Corridor 7) was planned. It would improve transport in the region on European Corridor 10 and
planned to be a contribution of Japan to regional development in
SEE.
Dealing with the topic of cross-border Dealing with the topic of cross-border cooperation of Serbia under the cooperation of Serbia under the
Neighborhood Program of the European Neighborhood Program of the European Union at this, the third round-table Union at this, the third round-table
conferenceconference,, the existing forms and the the existing forms and the open possibilities for furthering cross-open possibilities for furthering cross-
border cooperation Serbia's with its border cooperation Serbia's with its neighbors neighbors shouldshould be treated. The analyze be treated. The analyze includes the levels of the governmental includes the levels of the governmental (national and local) as well as the non-(national and local) as well as the non-
governmental level of cooperation forms governmental level of cooperation forms (for example the SME cooperation).(for example the SME cooperation).
Dealing with the topic of cross-border Dealing with the topic of cross-border cooperation of Serbia under the cooperation of Serbia under the
Neighborhood Program of the European Neighborhood Program of the European Union at this, the third round-table Union at this, the third round-table
conferenceconference,, the existing forms and the the existing forms and the open possibilities for furthering cross-open possibilities for furthering cross-
border cooperation Serbia's with its border cooperation Serbia's with its neighbors neighbors shouldshould be treated. The analyze be treated. The analyze includes the levels of the governmental includes the levels of the governmental (national and local) as well as the non-(national and local) as well as the non-
governmental level of cooperation forms governmental level of cooperation forms (for example the SME cooperation).(for example the SME cooperation).
EUROPEAN UNION AND THE INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT
EUROPEAN UNION AND THE INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT
In my paper that will be delivered for the collection of papers I am analyzing in more detailed way:
In my paper that will be delivered for the collection of papers I am analyzing in more detailed way:
Border Management in Serbia encompas the following 11 fields of activity:
Border Management in Serbia encompas the following 11 fields of activity:
I am proposing a project in the field of Human resources and training for the period 2010 – 2015, asking in it cooperation with
experts from Japan, too.
I am proposing a project in the field of Human resources and training for the period 2010 – 2015, asking in it cooperation with
experts from Japan, too.
Serbia have to do some more steps toward the EU membership. One important tool for going up is the cross-border cooperation, that hand in hand of Serbia’s cooperation with other countries in the world could ensure the desirable goal: the better life in this corner of Europe,too, that has the burdens of so called Balkanization in the recent history.
Serbia have to do some more steps toward the EU membership. One important tool for going up is the cross-border cooperation, that hand in hand of Serbia’s cooperation with other countries in the world could ensure the desirable goal: the better life in this corner of Europe,too, that has the burdens of so called Balkanization in the recent history.
Dr. Edita Stojic-Karanovic
Dr. Edita Stojic-Karanovic