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GOVERNMENT OF ROMANIA
MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND
HOUSING
REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
2007-2013
Final Version
2007
Romania – Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing
Regional Operational Programme 2007-2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.......................................4
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................6
EX-ANTE
EVALUATION
PROCESS:
ASSESSMENTS
&
CONCLUSIONS.........................................................................................11
1. CURRENT SITUATION ANALYSIS.....................................................16
1.1 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND DISPARITIES BETWEEN REGIONS
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Entrepreneurial development..............................................................................................23 Population and employment................................................................................................27 Unemployment....................................................................................................................34 Transport Infrastructure......................................................................................................35 Infrastructure for health care, social and public safety services............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Education......................................................................................................................... . . .46 Tourism...............................................................................................................................53 Urban Development............................................................................................................57 Environment........................................................................................................................61

1.2.
REGIONS’
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
CHARACTERISTICS
AND
DISPARITIES WITHIN REGIONS.....................................................................66

North-East Development Region................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 South – East Development Region......................................................................................71 South Development Region.................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 South –West Development Region.....................................................................................81 West Development Region..................................................................................................87 North-West Development Region.......................................................................................92 Centre Development Region............................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Bucharest-Ilfov Development Region.......................................................................... . . . .102

1.3 LESSONS LEARNED FROM PRE-ACCESSION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PHARE ESC AND NATIONAL FUNDED PROGRAMMES 2000-2006.........................................107

2. SWOT ANALYSIS..................................................................................116
3. STRATEGY........................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
3.1. OBJECTIVES................................................................................................121
3.2 PRIORITY AXES................................................................................. . . . . . . . . .123
3.2.1. Priority Axis 1: Support to sustainable development of urban growth poles..........123
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3.2.2. Priority Axis 2: Improvement of regional and local transport infrastructure..... . . . .127 3.2.3. Priority Axis 3: Improvement of social infrastructure............................................130 3.2.4. Priority Axis 4: Strengthening the regional and local business environment.........138 3.2.5. Priority Axis 5: Sustainable development and promotion of tourism.....................143 3.2.6. Priority Axis 6: Technical assistance................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

3.3. COHERENCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH COMMUNITY AND
NATIONAL POLICIES.......................................................................................152
3.3.1 Community policies......................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
3.3.2 National policies................................................................................................... . . .158
3.4.
COMPLEMENTARITY
WITH
OTHER
OPERATIONAL
PROGRAMMES AND OPERATIONS FINANCED BY EAFRD AND EFF. 159
4. FINANCIAL PLAN.................................................................................163
5. IMPLEMENTATION.............................................................................168
5.1. ROP MANAGEMENT..................................................................................168
5.2. MONITORING AND EVALUATION.........................................................173
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5.3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL......................................179 5.4. IRREGULARITIES......................................................................................183 5.5. INTERNAL AUDIT.................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184 5.6 INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY............................................................185 5.7 THE SINGLE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM...................186

6. PARTNERSHIP......................................................................................188 ANNEX 1 - TABLES...................................................................................191 ANNEX 2 – REGIONAL PROFILES.......................................................194

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ANNEX 3 - SWOT ANALYSES BY REGIONS............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 ANNEX 4 - REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES............. . .225 ANNEX 5 - INDICATIVE BREAKDOWN OF THE COMMUNITY

CONTRIBUTION BY CATEGORY IN THE ROP.................................242 ANNEX 6 – PARTNERSHIPS CONSULTATIONS...............................243 ANNEX 7 – HIGH POTENTIAL TOURISM AREAS............................251

ANNEX 8 – NATIONAL TOURISM INFORMATION AND
PROMOTION CENTRES..................................................................... . . . . .252
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