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Western Macedonia Regional Operational Programme 2000-2006

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ROP Budget

Total Cost:	595,986,426	euro
Public Cost:	520,239,265	euro
Community Participation:	390,179,449	euro
National Participation:	130,059,816	euro
Private Participation:	75,747,161	euro

Strategic Objectives

The strategic development objective for Western Macedonia over the period 2000-2006 is to contribute to the creation of a dynamic region that will utilise its natural reserves and its position in the western Balkans to create a competitive and productive climate, as well as new employment opportunities.

This strategic development objective is achieved through a number of actions and measures (36) which are included in the following 7 priority axes:

n              Increased employment opportunities - reduction of unemployment

n              Utilisation of Trans-European Networks by the region's urban and productive centres

n              Support to urban areas

n              Restructuring of the local economy - encouraging businesses to be more outward-looking

n              Agricultural development

n              Integrated development of mountain and lakeside areas

n              Technical assistance

Selected Basic Indicators

The basic results expected from the completion of the programme are as follows:

n              Construction of 28 km of separated highway

n              Improving the skills of 3,100 unemployed individuals

n              Support for 600 agricultural holdings

n              Construction – improvement of 135 km water supply network

n              Construction – improvement of 5 waste water treatment plants

Implementation Progress

345 projects have been approved up to date, their total public cost amounting to 65.9% of the overall public cost of the programme. Total budget contracted (legal commitments) corresponds to 49.8% of the total public cost of the programme, while expenditure to date on the whole programme amounts to 27.7% of the overall public cost of the ROP.

Important projects have already been completed or are now approaching completion, including:

n              "Improvement of the Amyntaio-Kozani railway line", with a budget of €25,000,000

n              "Deskati water supply", with a budget of €4,575,201

n              "Completion of sections of the Egnatia Highway; vertical axis, Kostarazi-Argos Orestiko section", with a budget of €36,683,785

n              "Integrated waste management system – Equipment supply – Automatic disposal", with a budget of €1,379,310.