Business Development Opportunities at External EU Borders

Programme 2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Date of latest update: 2024-05-18

Description

Description (EN):

The objective of this activity is analysis on the challenges and opportunities for development of entrepreneurship and attracting investments for business development in the cross-border areas at the EU external border of Latvia, Lithuania and Romania as pilot territories. More concretely, the objective of this activity is to satisfy the stakeholders’ knowledge need as defined below:- What are the main challenges faced by the local businesses in the cross-border areas at the EU external border?- Why the existing policies and business support mechanisms have not been efficient in delivering the expected socio-economic development results? What has worked and what has failed?- What are the development perspectives and added value that closeness to the EU external border can provide in terms of attracting investments and conquering new markets thus stimulating socio-economic development?- What policies need to support these processes taking into account the socio-economic and geopolitical circumstances?- What concrete support mechanisms need to be developed that could stimulate entrepreneurs to develop their businesses in the cross-border areas by using this specific location and other conditions as an asset? What concrete actions this would imply?- What kind of cross-border cooperation among the EU countries and the neighbouring countries across the EU border could stimulate development of entrepreneurship on the external borders of the European Union?- What kind and what level of business knowledge local entrepreneurs have? How to increase the knowledge of local entrepreneurs about business related topics, especially trade near by the border area.Disparities in socio-economic development among national/regional centres and remote cross-border regions, especially those near the EU external borders are substantial. And, since the existing policies and support mechanisms for business development in the territories located on the EU external borders have not provided the expected improvement, new approaches that could stimulate business development by utilising the cross-border potential need to be found. The main outcome of the service should be:- Analysis of the existing business environments at the EU external border in the project stakeholder territories, indicating main challenges and opportunities;- Assessment of territorial effects of existing policies and business support mechanisms in the project stakeholder territories;- A framework for common territorial strategies at EU external borders, pointing out how the opportunities of being close to the EU external borders can help attract investments and improve economic development;- Recommendations on what concrete policies and support mechanisms need to be established, with proposals for the necessary financial interventions and activities that could be funded by the EU funds, including those supporting territorial and cross-border cooperation.

Achievements (EN):

Being peripheral in their own countries the EU eastern external border regions face particular development challenges and less entrepreneurship than in other parts of the same country. The density of businesses may even be half the national average, as seen in Latgale region, Latvia with investments in fixed assets even four times lower. ESPON BusDev (Business Development Opportunities at External EU Borders) study analysed three pilot regions on the EU external border with Russia, Belarus and Moldova and concluded that border realities rather exacerbate than mitigate business disadvantages within these regions. Closeness to the border does not outweigh the shortcomings of periphery, at least not in the territories studied in this research. Shared identity across the border enhances moderate openings of the economic dimension. However, border effects on the development perspectives of an EU Member State are largely defined by the political situation on the other side of the border. Prodemocratic and pro-European neighbours can be a game-changer for business development, while the opposite situation has a strong closing effect. Hence, the socio-cultural dimension is a constant business determinant while the political dimension is a definite variable. Addressing opportunities and challenges of territories at the EU external land frontier implies that border realities are taken into account. While investments are useful to develop a critical mass of activity in some sectors, they are one of several elements and policies needed to enhance socio-economic development in the stakeholder territories. The focus should be on endogenous potential development. The effectiveness of business support depends largely on whether the interventions succeed in tackling the origins of challenges rather than the symptoms, have a long-term perspective and are linked to territorial needs and structures. Place-based integrated interventions strengthening local endowments are more relevant and effective than national sectoral policies. Development strategies at EU’s external border regions need to be built on the following guiding principles: multi-level governance, place-based approaches, coordinated sector policies and territorial cohesion.

Website: https://archive.espon.eu/

Expected Results (EN):

The objective of this activity is analysis on the challenges and opportunities for development of entrepreneurship and attracting investments for business development in the cross-border areas at the EU external border of Latvia, Lithuania and Romania as pilot territories. More concretely, the objective of this activity is to satisfy the stakeholders’ knowledge need as defined below:- What are the main challenges faced by the local businesses in the cross-border areas at the EU external border?- Why the existing policies and business support mechanisms have not been efficient in delivering the expected socio-economic development results? What has worked and what has failed?- What are the development perspectives and added value that closeness to the EU external border can provide in terms of attracting investments and conquering new markets thus stimulating socio-economic development?- What policies need to support these processes taking into account the socio-economic and geopolitical circumstances? What concrete support mechanisms need to be developed that could stimulate entrepreneurs to develop their businesses in the cross-border areas by using this specific location and other conditions as an asset? What concrete actions this would imply?- What kind of cross-border cooperation among the EU countries and the neighbouring countries across the EU border could stimulate development of entrepreneurship on the external borders of the European Union?- What kind and what level of business knowledge local entrepreneurs have? How to increase the knowledge of local entrepreneurs about business related topics, especially trade near by the border area. Disparities in socio-economic development among national/regional centres and remote cross-border regions, especially those near the EU external borders are substantial. And, since the existing policies and support mechanisms for business development in the territories located on the EU external borders have not provided the expected improvement, new approaches that could stimulate business development by utilising the cross-border potential need to be found.The main outcome of the service should be:- Analysis of the existing business environments at the EU external border in the project stakeholder territories, indicating main challenges and opportunities;- Assessment of territorial effects of existing policies and business support mechanisms in the project stakeholder territories; - A framework for common territorial strategies at EU external borders, pointing out how the opportunities of being close to the EU external borders can help attract investments and improve economic development;- Recommendations on what concrete policies and support mechanisms need to be established, with proposals for the necessary financial interventions and activities that could be funded by the EU funds, including those supporting territorial and cross-border cooperation.

Thematic information

Regional planning and development SME and entrepreneurship

Specific Objective: Upgraded knowledge transfer and use of analytical user support

Thematic Objective:

(11) enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration through actions to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administrations and public services related to the implementation of the ERDF, and in support of actions under the ESF to strengthen the institutional capacity and the efficiency of public administration.

Investment Priority: (11 ETC) ETC specific for transnational cooperation: enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and efficient public administration by developing and coordinating macro-regional and sea-basin strategies

Partners (3)

Lead Partner: Spatial Foresight Gmbh

Address: 7, rue de Luxembourg, 7330 Heisdorf, Luxembourg

Legal status: private

BGI Consulting Ltd

Name: BGI Consulting Ltd

Address: Didzoji str.25-6, 1128 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: private

Lideea Development Actions SRL

Name: Lideea Development Actions SRL

Address: Dr. Victor Suiaga Street, no. 22, room no, 1, 330161 Deva, Romania

Legal status: private

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Summary

Project name (EN): Business Development Opportunities at External EU Borders

Project acronym: BUSDEV

Project start date: 2019-10-03

Project end date: 2021-01-29

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 245 300.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 200 582.79

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 200 582.79.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

BusDEV - Business Development Opportunities at External EU Borders - Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

BusDEV - Business Development Opportunities at External EU Borders - Scientific Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Annex I Stakeholder territory report Latgale, Latvia

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Annex II Stakeholder territory report Utena+2, Lithuania

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Annex III Stakeholder territory report of the Romanian CBC area with the Republic of Moldova

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Annex IV Business support policies in other EU Member States Good practice examples for inspiration

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Annex V Framework for territorial strategies at EU external borders

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Annex 1 Interviews with the stakeholders

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Regional Operational Programme (ROP) 2014-2020 Support to microenterprises

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Regional Operational Programme (ROP) 2014-2020 Support for creation and expansion of advanced production capacities and services development

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Start-up Nation

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Regional Operational Programme (ROP) 2014-2020 – ROP Support to business incubators

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Competitiveness Operational Programme (COP) 2014-2020 Supporting innovative enterprises, start-ups and spin-offs

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Competitiveness Operational Programme (COP) 2014-2020 Large R&D infrastructures

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Human Capital Operational Programme (HCOP) 2014-2020 Creation of start-ups

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The National Rural Development Programme (NRDP) 2014-2020 Business Support in agri-food industries or for diversifying the rural economies for microenterprises and small enterprises

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund: Operational Programme for Romania (EMFF OP) 2014-2020

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

THE FREE ECONOMIC ZONE (FEZ) GALAȚI

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Cross Border Cooperation at the external borders of the European Union (EU) Joint Operational Programme Romania – Republic of Moldova 2014 – 2020

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-01-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Project’s final reports

BusDEV - Business Development Opportunities at External EU Borders - Final Report

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Project’s final report

Data source: https://www.espon.eu/bus

Publication date: 2023-08-07

Document date: 2021-02-15

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 ESPON 2020

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2024-03-04

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

68 / 69 (98.55%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

353 / 370 (95.41%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data from 3 projects ((MRS. ESPON TOOL, SoET and CPS 2.0) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2024-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.espon.eu), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-21 and 2023-01-03.

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