FOREIGN RELATIONS
The most extensive project that the Region launched in connection with the Czech Republic’s accession to the EU is “Partnership for Vysočina”. The objective of the project is to prepare all the potential applicants in the Region (municipalities, entrepreneurs, farmers, non-profit organizations, microregions, etc.) as well as the Region as a whole for drawing subsidies from the European funds during the period from 2007 to 2013.
Preparation for drawing from the EU funds requires, in particular:
formation of local partnerships and preparation of a Regional Operational Program;
identification of development priorities and search for quality project plans;
education of organizations in the Region in issues concerning the European funds
improvement of the quality of public administration, in order to assert the principles of partnership more effectively, both on local and regional level
In the process of preparing the next program period, EU 2007–013, the Vysočina Region cooperates with so-called local partnerships, i.e., informal work groups comprised of the representatives of microregions, local action groups, municipalities, local organizations, institutions, enterprises, and active individuals.
Thus, the “Regional Operational Plan of the Vysočina Region” was jointly drafted and used as one of the support materials for elaboration of the “Regional Operational Program NUTS II Southeast”.