Founded in the framework of Adriatic New Neighbourhood Programme INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Pearl EU project (Platform Enhancing Adriatic Region Links in Europe) has been designed within the framework of the “Adriatic new neighbourhood programme” INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE, with the goal of creating an Adriatic Euro Region.
Through interactions between the local authorities of the Adriatic Basin, and dialogue between its citizens, European territorial cooperation in accordance with the objectives of the European Commission’s reform proposals for economic and social cohesion policies for 2007-2013 can be achieved.
Specifically, the strengthening of common competencies between the Italian and Balkan public administrations through this innovative project is a viable way by which to increase local economic and sustainable development, increase the communication of best practice exchanges and solutions, and in addition, aid in the improvement of communication between administration and citizens.
Within the framework of this new project will be held conferences and seminars, exchange of best practices and study-visits. Also foreseen is the establishment of a technical assistance network, at the service of all the partners, for constant support from experts on the issues of the project.
We will try also to involve the civil society through conferences and seminar, participation in solving case studies and a competition addressed to the citizens.
The project PEARL.EU has begun officially last May and will continue through May 2008.
A brochure of the project is also available in .pdf format: brochure cover, internal information.
ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT
The project’s actions have been designed on the basis of the local needs identified through the indications provided by every single municipality involved in the partnership and on the experience in the field that the Local Democracy Agencies. Needs assessment has been carried out using the bottom-up approach: with the involvement of local communities.
AT. 1 Deep analysis and elaborations of proposals about homogenisation of public administrations mechanisms in the Adriatic basin
AT. 2 Common and strategic lobby actions towards the legislator in order to harmonise public administration policies and legislation
AT. 3 International conference about the launch of the project (Lecce, Puglia Region)
AT. 4 International seminar in the middle phase of the programme in order to verify the implementation of the programme (Tavagnacco, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region)
AT. 5 Final international conference of the programme (Ravenna)
AT. 6 Constitution of a permanent monitoring group in order to verify the implementation of the project.
AT. 7 Promotion of the programme and spreading of the information: AT.7.0, Participation at the COM-PA event in Bologna; A. 7.1, International Fair in Sisak
AT. 8 Exchange of best practices and seminars
AT. 9 Exchange programmes for administrators from Italian and Balkan administrations for short-term periods
AT. 10 Constitution of a network among the partners to offer technical assistance on the topics of the programme
AT. 11 Support to existing partnerships and establishment of stable partnership agreements among Italian and Balkan local authorities and support to the Agencies of Local Democracy in the context of their work of network of multilateral co-operation
A. Study-visits from IAR partners to EAC countries
B. Support to LDAs
C. Signature of partnership’s agreements
AT. 12 A concrete example of local democracy laboratory: creation of an LDA in Albania
AT. 13 Meetings with civil society
A. 2 meetings in the 2 selected EAC, Mostar
B. 1 meeting in selected IAR, Udine
AT. 14 Identification and solving of a case-study through participatory planning process method
AT. 15 Final publication
THE PARTNERS OF THE PROJECT ARE:
Partner leader of the project:
Municipality of Lecce
www.comune.lecce.it
In Italy:
Municipality of Gorizia
www.comune.gorizia.it
Municipality of Monfalcone
www.comune.monfalcone.go.it
Municipality of Tavagnacco
www.comune.tavagnacco.ud.it
Municipality of Trieste
www.retecivica.trieste.it
Municipality of Udine
www.comune.udine.it
Municipality of Venezia
www.comune.venezia.it
Municipality of Ravenna
www.comune.ra.it
Municipality of Bari
www.comune.bari.it
Province of Bari
www.provincia.ba.it
Province of Brindisi
www.provincia.brindisi.it
Region Puglia
www.regione.puglia.it
Partner leader for Bosnia-Herzegovina:
Municipality of Zavidovici
www.zavidovici.ba
Partner leader for Croatia:
Municipality of Sisak
www.sisak.hr
In the Balkans:
Municipality of Prijedor
www.opstinaprijedor.org
Municipality of Mostar
www.mostar.ba
County Baranja Osijek
www.obz.hr
Municipality of Brtonigla-Verteneglio
www.tzo-brtonigla.hr
LDAs involved in the Pearl.EU project:
LDA Brtonigla-Verteneglio
www.lda-verteneglio.hr
LDA Mostar
www.ldamostar.org
LDA Prijedor
ldaprijedor@aldaintranet.org
LDA Zavidovici
www.lda-zavidovici.it
LDA Osijek
www.lda-osijek.hr
LDA Sisak
www.lda-sisak.hr
