“ “ Focusing on Europe” Focusing on Europe” Maximising European Maximising European Opportunities & Funds Opportunities & Funds Laura Leonard Laura Leonard European Manager European Manager NI Best Practice Scheme Belfast City Council Best Practice Day, 29 November 2005
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““Focusing on Europe”Focusing on Europe”
Maximising European Opportunities Maximising European Opportunities & Funds& Funds
Laura LeonardLaura Leonard
European ManagerEuropean Manager
NI Best Practice Scheme
Belfast City Council Best Practice Day, 29 November 2005
Background to BCC EU Unit
Unit Structure
Key Priorities
Some Examples of Our Best Practice
Introduction
1990s – Ad hoc activity
Increasing activity / Eurocities
Making the Case
Formal Establishment
Background to UnitBackground to Unit
Strategic Fit
Eurocities Strategic Objectives
Northern Ireland Programme for Government
Corporate Plan
Capital City
Unit Structure
European Manager
2 European Officers
1 Regional Project Officer
Admin Support
Key Priorities
Information Dissemination European Awareness City Promotion Networking Lobbying Project Delivery Trade Opportunities
3 Examples of Unit’s Best Practice
Unit Priorities:
• Networking
• Promoting Belfast in Europe
INTRODUCTION
What is Connect?What is Connect? Peace II Funding – Measure 4.1Peace II Funding – Measure 4.1 To support development links with other To support development links with other
European Regions (including Central and European Regions (including Central and Eastern European Europe) to facilitate the Eastern European Europe) to facilitate the exchange of best practice and lesson exchange of best practice and lesson learning in the context of approaches to learning in the context of approaches to economic, social, urban development and economic, social, urban development and local governancelocal governance
CONNECT AIMS & OBJECTIVES
To establish a European Regional Network To establish a European Regional Network To encourage dialogue and foster links and co-To encourage dialogue and foster links and co-
operationoperation To engage in European NetworkingTo engage in European Networking To promote the image of the Comet Region and To promote the image of the Comet Region and
share the regions unique experienceshare the regions unique experience To ensure that urban affairs are placed high on To ensure that urban affairs are placed high on
European Unions Policy AgendaEuropean Unions Policy Agenda
CONNECT PARTNERSHIP
COMETCOMET
VALENCIA (Spain)VALENCIA (Spain)
Rybnik (Poland)Rybnik (Poland)
Stockholm (Sweden)Stockholm (Sweden)
Vilnius (Lithuania)Vilnius (Lithuania)
PROJECT DELIVERY
Planning MeetingsPlanning Meetings
Recce VisitsRecce Visits
Inward VisitsInward Visits
Outward VisitsOutward Visits
Reporting and Information DisseminationReporting and Information Dissemination
PROGRESS TO DATE
Valencia ExchangeValencia Exchange
Rybnik ExchangeRybnik Exchange
Stockholm ExchangeStockholm Exchange
NEXT STEPS
Pursue Opportunities from Valencia and Pursue Opportunities from Valencia and