urban & regional development in romania daniela iulia sgarcitu romania

URBAN & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ROMANIA

Daniela Iulia SGARCITUDaniela Iulia SGARCITU

ROMANIA ROMANIA

Urban & Regional Development PolicyUrban & Regional Development Policy

Objectives: reduction of economic and social dissimilitude amongdifferent regions.

Fields for development:

- economic growth- sector of Small and Middle Enterprises- transports- agriculture- urban development- environment protection- professional forming- education

Regional Development PolicyRegional Development Policy

- Has a strong instrumental character

- Contributes by financing sectors as:

- agricultural policy

- social policy

- environment protection plicy

Introduction to the Ministry of Administration Introduction to the Ministry of Administration

and Interiorand Interior Main duties:

a) in the field of public administration:- Monitors the enforcement of provisions contained by the strategies

and programs of reform and restructuring of the central and local public administration

- Guides and controls the prefect’s activity for the fulfillment of the Governing Program

- Initiates projects of enactments in the field of decentralized public services

- Guides and support the local public authorities in the proper and unitary enforcement of the legal provision and fulfilling their atribution granted by the law

Introduction to the Ministry of Administration Introduction to the Ministry of Administration and Interiorand Interior

Main duties:

a) in the field of public administration:

- Ensures the consulting with non-governmental organizations and with the authorities of the local public administration, under the condition of the law

- Monitors the cooperation agreements and conventions that the authorities of the local public administration conclude with authorities of the local public administration from other countries

- Ensure the setting up and functioning of management units for projects with foreign reimbursable and non-reimbursable financing, provided by foreign financial institutions


Main duties:

b) in the field of public order and safety:

- sets, according to the law, measures for defending the human

fundamental rights and liberties, as well as for defending the public and

private property- according to its competence, it organizes and develops, through

specialized structures, activities for preventing and countering

terrorism, organized crime, illicit trafficking and consumption of drugs,

trafficking in persons, illegal migration, computer crime, as well as other

crimes and antisocial deeds


Main duties:

b) in the field of public order and safety:

- organizes and coordinates the activity of protecting the persons,

goods, objectives and values and organizes the guard of special

importance objectives which are in its competence pursuant to the law - ensures the respect of Romania’s state border regime- organizes and executes the medical and psychological backup of

specific mission


Main duties:

c) other duties:- elaborates, approves and keeps the record of enactments projects

regarding the activity of the ministry and of the units in its structures

and support them in front of the Government and of the Parliament- achieves the human resources management- elaborate the ministry’s draft of budget, organizes and controls the

entire economic-financial activity of loans approval- initiates enactments projects pertaining to the wages of public

servant with special statute


Main duties:

c) other duties:

- exercises, according to the law, its duties regarding the defense

against fires, the civil protection and the environment protection- organizes and coordinates the activity of issuing and general record

of identity and travel documents- organizes and coordinates the activity of issuing and registration of

driver licenses and of road vehicles registration certificates

Present status of the urban and regional Present status of the urban and regional developmentdevelopment

- 1996 – appeared the Regional Development Policy- 1998 – was established the legal framework (Law no. 151/1998)

Law no. 151/1998 - establishes the objectives of the national policy in

this field, the involved institution, the compounds and specific instru-

ments for promoting the regional development policy.

- 2002 – was opened the negotiation Chapter 21


Documents:

The Position Document – the main document of the national

regional development policy in according to community standards

Partnership for Adhesion – signed in 1998

Route Paper – elaborate in the same context


Romanian achievements must demonstrate:

- the existence of a legal framework suitable with the community one.

- a territorial organization similar to the community one.

- programming capacity.

- administrative capacity.

- financial and budgetary administration capacity.


Pre- adhesion instruments:

PHARE:

- Contribute to the economic reorganization of Poland and Hungary

and it is the oldest technical and financial assistance program for the

East and Central European countries

- 1990 – has been extended

- It is the main pre-adhesion instruments


ISPA: - Was created in 1999 – finances the infrastructure projects in

transports and environment fields

Aspects:

- familiarization with the European Union procedures and policies

- alignment to community environment standards.

- connection and extension to the trans-European transport network


SAPARD: - Was created in 1999 to support the countryside and agricultural

development in the candidate states- Finances: - measures regarding the adjustment of the agricultural

production structures

- the products quality and the consumer protection

- countryside development

- environment protection

- technical assistance

Priorities:Priorities:

Represented by:

- the marketing improvement for the agricultural and piscicultural

products.

- the development of the economic activity.

- the improvement of professional forming.

- the development and improvement of the countryside infrastructure.

- the administration of water resources.

- technical assistance measures.

Regional Development Policy

Objectives - are based on:

- the diminution of the existent regional lack of balance, with an

accent on stimulation of the balanced development and the sudden

change for the better for the disadvantageous areas.

- the preparation of the institutional framework to answer to the

integration requirements, in the European union structures.

- the integration of the sectorial policies to regional level and the

stimulation of the cooperation inside the regions in order to develop the

economic and social fields

Principles:

- the principle regarding the decentralizations of decision making

process.

- the principle of partnership, through creating and promoting of

partnership among all the partners involved in regional development

field.

- the planning principle, in order to achieve the established

objectives.

- the co-financing principle, that means the obligation for all the

partners involved to

- contribute in realizing of the regional development programs and

projects

Development regions

In Romania there are 8 development regions:

- reunite counties with: economic

social

territorial similarities

- these regions are: North – East

South – East

South

South – West

West

North – West

Middle

Bucharest

National priority axis for development

Axis 1 - Development of the production sector and connected

services, enforcing the competitiveness of economic activities and the

promotion of the private sector

Axis 2 - Infrastructure improvement and development

Axis 3 - Development of human resources potential and labour

force capacity to adapt to market requests and the improvement of the

quality of social services

Axis 4 - Support to agricultural and rural development

National priority axis for development

Axis 5 - Protection and improvement of environmental quality

Axis 6 - Stimulation of scientific research and technological

development, innovation, communication, information technology and

the creation of the information society

Axis 7 - Improvement of the economic structure of the Region, and

support of balanced and sustainable regional development

Space development policies

Objectives:

- polycentric and balanced development of urban system as well as

achieving the partnership between urban and rural areas

- development of a transport and communications integrated system

in order to set up and to expand the urban system of the polycentric

type and to integrate in this way the economic development regions

within the European economic and political space

- Preservation and development of the natural and cultural heritage

A. Institutional construction

- Development of polycentric urban areas and the relation betweenthe urban and rural environment- Urban rural partnership

B. Status of Bucharest City

C. Access to infrastructure and knowledge

D. Natural capital preservation

E. Preservation and development of cultural diversity

F. Public works and dwellings

Future perspective for Romania

2006 – 2013:

Objectives:

- growth of the competitiveness at the regional level and of the

convergence among regions;

- the development of the urban and countryside areas;

- the promoting of the economy, research, and innovation,

transfrontalier and transnational cooperation.

Conclusion

Romania:

- is meeting the commitments and requirements arising from the

accession negotiations in relation to territorial organization

- of local and regional players as well as efficient inter-ministerial

and cross-sectorial coordination needs to continue its efforts to ensure

full participation

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