Viii annual international conference cross-border cooperation: the russian federation

Draft 13.06.2012

September, 6-7, 2012, Pskov

VIII ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION: THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, THE EUROPEAN UNION AND NORWAY

V ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “tRILOGY” (TRANSPORT. INVESTMENTS. LOGISTICS.)

PRESENATION OF THE PROJECTS OF THE ESTONIA-LATVIA-RUSSIA ENPI CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMME 2007-2013

September 5, Wednesday

Time	Event
19.00-21.30	Unofficial meeting of the Ministers and other senior officials responsible for cross-border cooperation of the Russian Federation and neighbouring states	Unofficial meeting of the Deputy Ministers responsible for cross-border cooperation of the Russian Federation and neighbouring states

September 6, Thursday

Time	Event
08.00-09.00 Pskov Regional Philharmonic Hall	Registration
09.00-10.00 Pskov Regional Philharmonic Hall	Welcoming speeches. Moderator – Slava T. KHODKO, Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Association for economic interaction of the subjects of the North-West region of the Russian Federation (Association North-West) Invited to the discussion: - Andrey TURCHAK, Governor of Pskov oblast - Oleg Govorun, Minister for regional development, Russian Federation - Nikolay VINNICHENKO, Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-West Federal District - Halldor ASGRIMSSON, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers - Fernando VALENZUELA, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Russia
10.00-11.00 Pskov Regional Philharmonic Hall	Plenary session 1. Cross-border cooperation. Current situation and search for appropriate development models. Moderator – Fernando M. VALENZUELA, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Russia Key topics: 1. Russian and European perspective of cross-border cooperation development. Ways of increasing efficiency of cross-border cooperation. 2. Facilitation of human contacts on the border territories. 3. Bilateral cooperation programmes of the border regions. Invited to the discussion: - Maxim TRAVNIKOV, Deputy Minister for regional development, Russian Federation - Walter DEFFAA, Director-General, DG Regional Policy, European Commission - Erkki TUOMIOJA, Minister for foreign affairs, Republic of Finland - Liv Signe NAVARSETE, Minister of local government and regional development, Kingdom of Norway - Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA, Minister of regional development, Republic of Poland - Artūras MELIANAS, Minister of the interior, Republic of Lithuania
11.00-11.30	Coffee-break. Briefing.
11.30-12.30 Pskov Regional Philharmonic Hall	Plenary session 2. Cross-border cooperation of the North-West Federal District. Focus – Pskov oblast. Moderator – Dmitry V. RAVIKOVICH, Chairman of the State Committee on economic development, industry and investment, Administration of Pskov oblast Key topics: 1. Social and economic development of Pskov oblast. Cooperation with the neighbouring territories. Solution of common problems in the spheres of economy, transport and logistics, small and medium business. 2. Joint planning of territorial development. 3. Implementation of the cross-border cooperation programmes of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument. Invited to the discussion: - Gennadiy BEZLOBENKO, Deputy Governor of Pskov oblast - Sergey ZIMIN, Deputy Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-West Federal District, Investment Plenipotentiary to the North-West Federal District - Edmunds SPRŪDŽS, Minister for the environmental protection and regional development, Republic of Latvia - Siim Valmar KIISLER, Minister for regional affairs, Republic of Estonia
12.30-13.30 Pskov Regional Philharmonic Hall	Plenary session 3. Cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The Russian Federation presidency programme in the Council of the Baltic Sea States 2012-2013. Moderator - Jan LUNDIN, Director-General of the Secretariat, Council of the Baltic Sea States Key topics: 1. Presidency priorities of the Russian Federation. 2. Synergy of activities in the Baltic Sea region. Presidency continuity of Germany, Russia and Finland in 2011-2014. 3. The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea region and Russia: common interests and projects. Invited to the discussion: - Victor TATARINTSEV, Director, Second European department, Ministry of foreign affairs, Russian Federation - Gerhard ALMER, Ambassador of the Federal Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, Head of the task force of German presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States - representative of the Ministry of foreign affairs, Republic of Finland - Franz THÖNNES, member of the Committee on foreign policy of the German Bundestag, Chairman of the German Bundestag Delegation to the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference  - Anders LINDHOLM, National Expert, DG Regional Policy, European Commission - Hans BRASK, Director of the Baltic Development Forum - Martin GUILLERMO, Secretary General, Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)
13.30-14.30	Lunch for the participants of the conference	Dinner on behalf of the Minister for regional development of the Russian Federation
14.30-16.00 Administration of Pskov oblast	Round table 1.1.Curent state of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument cross-border cooperation programme Estonia - Latvia - Russia 2007-2013. Moderator – Dmitry RAVIKOVICH, Chairman of the State Committee on economic development, industry and investment, Administration of Pskov oblast Key topics: 1.Current situation of the programme implementation. 2.Results of calls for proposals. 3. Large-scale projects in the programme. 4. Further activities to be implemented and their indicative schedule. 5. Presentation of the large scale project of Estonia-Latvia-Russia ENPI Programme „Economically and environmentally sustainable Lake Peipsi area”. 6.Discussion. Speakers: - Krista KAMPUS, Head, European territorial cooperation bureau, Ministry of the interior, Republic of Estonia - representative of the Republic of Latvia - Mikhail VINOGRADOV, Deputy Director, Department on international relations and cross-border cooperation development, Ministry of regional development, Russian Federation - Representatives of ecology organizations
16.00-16.30	Coffee-break
16.30-18.00 Administration of Pskov oblast	Events in parallel
	Round table 1.2. Tourism development as priority direction of cross-border cooperation. Moderator – Yulia BELOBORODOVA, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on tourism, investment and spatial development, Administration of Pskov oblast Key topics: - presentation of Tourism project of Estonia-Latvia-Russia ENPI Programme: the unique Narva-Ivangorod trans-border fortress ensemble as a single cultural and tourism object. - presentation of Tourism project of Estonia-Latvia-Russia ENPI Programme "Tour de Latgale & Pskov". - Tourist and recreational cluster "Pskovskiy". - presentation of project “Via Hanseatica”. Invited to the discussion: - Representatives of the Latgale planning region - Representatives of non-commercial partnership "Tourism Development Center of Pskov" - Representatives of Vidzeme Planning Region
	Round table 1.3. Business cooperation on the border territories. Moderator – Dmitriy BYSTROV, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on economic development, industry and investment, Administration of Pskov oblast Key topics: 1. 2. 3. Invited to the discussion: - Representatives of border municipalities - Representatives of business community
	Visit to the cooperation projects financed by the EST-LAT-RUS programme located in Pskov or in proximity to Pskov (By invitations)
18.00–19.00	Transfer of the participants to the evening reception
19.00-21.00 Prikaz Chambers	Official reception on behalf of the Governor of Pskov oblast

Meeting of the Coordination Council on cross-border and interregional cooperation by the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation to the North-West Federal District will take place during the conference.
The trade show of project ideas and implemented projects within the framework of the ENPI cross-border cooperation programmes will be presented during the whole day.

September 7, Friday

Time	Event
08.30-09.30	Registration
9.30-10.15 Administration of Pskov oblast	Opening of the conference “Trilogy”. Sergey A. ARISTOV, State secretary – State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Plenary session 1 “Large-scale projects in the field of transport and logistics. Border infrastructure development”. Moderator – Unda OZOLIŅA, Head of the Joint Technical secretariat Key topics: 1. Border infrastructure modernization. 2. Presentation of the large-scale projects of Estonia-Latvia-Russia ENPI Programme: - Improvement of traffic and border crossing possibilities in Varska-Pechory mоnastery road - Complex reconstruction of border crossing points in Ivangorod and in Narva - Reconstruction of border checkpoint „Vientuli” (LAT) and arrangement of border checkpoint „Brunishevo” (RUS) - Pskov – Daugavpils aviation communication. Invited to the discussion: Dmitry V. RAVIKOVICH, Chairman of the State Committee on economic development, industry and investment, Administration of Pskov oblast Mikhail G. SMOLKIN, , Head of the North-West territorial department of Rosgranitsa Viktor V. STEPOV, Head of the Oktyabrskaya railway — JSC “Russian Railway” Representatives of the projects executers
10.15-11.30 Administration of Pskov oblast	Nordic Council of Ministers' activities in North West Russia. Projects in Pskov oblast. Moderator – Mika BOEDEKER, director of the Nordic Council of Ministers' Information Office in Saint-Petersburg Key topics: -project “Green Growth Arena of Nordic countries and North West Russia”. - Nordic Council of Ministers’ Knowledge Building and Networking programme in North West Russia. Invited to the discussion: - Elena G. BELOVA, Scientific secretary of the International centre for social and economic research "Leontief Centre" - representatives of the Pskov oblast Administration - Nordic Council of Ministers Representatives	Plenary session 2. “Transport and logistics complex of Pskov oblast. Potential and development directions”. Moderator – Key topics: Development of the logistic complex of the Pskov oblast. Current situation, problems and perspectives of the transport and logistics in the cross-border cooperation. Development of the aviation in the Pskov oblast. Investment potential of the transport and logistics complex of the Pskov oblast. Development of the railway service in the Pskov oblast Invited to the discussion: Vladimir N. KNYAGININ, Director of the Foundation “Center of the strategic workings “North-West” Viktor B. SEMENOV, Head of the Union of the Motor transport enterprises of the public transport of the Pskov oblast Igor A. SILCHENKOV, Head of the State Committee of the Pskov oblast for transport and communications Igor A. SMIRNOV, Deputy Director General of the JSC “Pskovavia” Natalia A. TRUNOVA, Head of the State Committee of the Pskov oblast for tourism, investments and extensional development
11.30-12.00	Coffee-break
12.00-13.00 Administration of Pskov oblast	Events in parallel
	Implementation of the ENPI programmes. Experience exchange. Preliminary summarization of the programmes. Perspectives of the future programme period 2014-2020. Key topics: 1.presentations of the Legal Framework of ENPI programmes. 2.Views, expectations, positions of the participating countries . Invited to the discussion: - Markus CORNARO, Director on Neighborhood Policy, Directorate-General for development and Cooperation, European Commission - Krista KAMPUS, Head, European territorial cooperation bureau, Ministry of the interior, Republic of Estonia - Rafał BALIŃSKI, Deputy Director, Territorial cooperation department, Ministry of regional development, Republic of Poland - Gediminas ČESONIS, Head of the Unit on regional development, Department on regional policy, Ministry of the interior, Republic of Lithuania - Petri HAAPALAINEN, Senior Counsellor, Regional development unit, Ministry of employment and the economy, Republic of Finland - Päivi EKHDAL, Programme Director, Managing Authority, Kolarctic ENPI CBC - representative of Joint Managing Authority, Lithuania-Poland-Russia ENPI CBC Programme 2007-2013	Plenary session 3 “Transport and logistics in the Baltic Sea region. Accessibility as a priority”. Moderator – Key topics: Role and place of the Pskov oblast at the development of the international cooperation in the region Development of port facilities and navigation in the Baltic Sea Possibilities for the extension of the international cooperation in the Baltic sea region Invited to the discussion: Yury V. CHIZHKOV, Head of the North-West branch of the International Transport Academy Toomas HAIDAK, Transport Development and Investments Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Republic of Estonia Arenijus JACKUS, Director of the Transport Policy Department, of the Mininstry of Transport and Comunications, the Republic of Lithuania Tomi-Pekka JUHA, Managing Director of the Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics LOGY Igor V. KABASHKIN, Professor, President, of the Transport and Telecommunications Institute, Latvia Alexander L. KUZNETSOV, Professor, Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA) Andris MALDUPS, Director of the Transit Policy Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Latvia Alexander S. ROLBINOV, Mininster of infrastructure development, the Kaliningrad region
13.00-14.00 Administration of Pskov oblast	Closing session of the conference. Summarizing. - Slava T. KHODKO, Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Association for economic interaction of the subjects of the North-West region of the Russian Federation (Association North-West) - Maxim A. TRAVNIKOV, Deputy Minister for regional development of the Russian Federation - Gennadiy A. BEZLOBENKO, Deputy Governor of Pskov oblast
14.00-15.00	Informal discussion. Conference closing reception
15.00-16.00 Izborsk	Informal consultations on cross-border cooperation management in the period 2014-2020. ENPI CBC programme Estonia - Latvia – Russia development prospects (by invitation)