SWOT-Analysis - FLAVIA

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- Rail: o Cierna nad Tisou (SK) to Chop (UA) o Iasi (RO) to Ungeny (MD) o Medyka (PL) to Mostiska (UA) o Svilengrad (BG) to Edirne (TR) Freight and Logistics Advancement in Central/South- East Europe - Validation of trade and transport processes, Implementation of improvement actions, Application of coordinated structures A close cooperation in the developing process of the transport infrastructure would lead to a logical and efficient network. Uncoordinated planning approaches mean a fragmentation of the whole network. O2 Potential for a sustainable and cooperative policy development Evaluation B: Investing in infrastructure and new businesses is not enough for sustainable relations. A stable political and legal framework has to be established between the EU and the countries of TRA- CECA. This in turn is one requirement for long lasting trade relations. On the following fields of intervention is a need for action: - Facilitating trade regulations (e.g. customs clearance, cross border procedures, payment terms) - Harmonizing of legal regulations - Institutional support - Technical assistance for authorities involved in trade and transport transaction O4 common transport planning group/platform Evaluation B: The linkage of the <strong>FLAVIA</strong> corridor (as part of the TEN-T) and the TRACECA corridor has to be coordinated and monitored by a common working group. The platform could support and monitor the merge of both networks. The benefit of such a platform is the opportunity to plan new infrastructure projects in a cooperative way. This shall avoid solo runs by the construction of new projects. For instance, a new railway line should not end at a border point of the EU. The route should continue beyond with an approximate equal quality. New planned projects affecting both corridors have to be identified by the EU and TRACECA. As result an agreed list should be prepared including all relevant projects. Information which might be provided: - Rough description of the project - investment volume, - time horizon, - route profile, - responsibilities. - 24 -
Freight and Logistics Advancement in Central/South- East Europe - Validation of trade and transport processes, Implementation of improvement actions, Application of coordinated structures O3 Processing of higher quality raw materials for the EU market Evaluation B: The export of highly demanded raw materials is a profitable business. Especially the Western part of TRACECA is focused on this trade due to its valuable and huge deposits. But in the long run a more innovative and a more engineered economy is needed. The processing of the raw materials within the own country would mean an increased net product. The setup of a supply industry for high developed products manufactured in the EU is imaginable. Also a good argument is that those highly engineered products consists more and more of rare raw materials like seldom earths and gold. But the transformation from a pure raw material exporting country to an engineered industry requires investments and know-how. This could be delivered by European companies. In the end it is a matter of fact that the resource deposits are limited. A sustainable and long-termed concept is needed. 5.2.4 Threats T1 Unstable political environment Evaluation A: Basic legal elements of political orders and regular policies are not harmonized. This is necessary to emphasize as they act as a mutual trust between the regions. Further, there are prerequisite for the future integration process required. Due to unsteady situations in some TRACECA countries, there is a little functioning transport infrastructure. Consequently, the establishment of basic elements of a political order like transport policies can bring improvements. T2 missing infrastructure and intermodal facilities Evaluation A: Especially the construction of cargo handling stations and intermodal terminals can be seen as bottleneck for the region. In general, shippers require specific frequencies of operation to different destinations. In fact, these operations need to be provided on a cost- and time-efficient way to facilitate rail transport. Therefore, certain infrastructural requirements have to be met. Especially several problems with the secondary rail network in the mentioned region can cause problems to guarantee the flexibility of rail operations. Also the used equipment of the single cargo terminals brings bad transport conditions. This is why specific transport solutions cannot be provided. T3 language barriers Evaluation A: Official Languages spoken in the area of interest are Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Georgian, Persian, Kazakh, Russian, Moldovan, Romanian, Turkish, Ukrainian and Uzbek. Through the high diversity, communication problems may arise on a permanent basis. T4 corruption, crime and mismanagement Evaluation A: The corruption perceptions index scores countries on how corrupt their public sectors are seen to be. In 2011 the following figure can be seen. - 25 -
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