Economic development is an area of paramount importance to the Region because of the unemployment rate issue that adversely affects the overall human well-being in the Region. Municipalities are faced with many challenges when it comes to local economic development, particularly in relation to job creation and provision of support for local businesses and investments.
PALJURCI – AMPHITHEATRE
Tourism is one of the main strategic goals in the Programme for development of the South-East Planning Region, which has many tourist locations and opportunities for development of the tourism. Many tourists, who visit the region, stop to rest at the artificial lake Paljurci, which is located near the Municipality of Bogdanci. The lake offers opportunities for recreation, there are conditions for picnics, mountain hiking, and also has historical significance. The area is named Paljurci after St. Paul, who came here to convey Christianity in Macedonia.
ARRANGING THE AREA AROUND MONASTERY SITES St. GEORGE IN v. ORAOVICA AND St. STEFAN IN v. KONCHE
Localities “Oraovicа monastery – St. George” in the village Oraovica and “Konche monastery – St. Stefan” in the village Konche are built during 13-14 century. They have unique natural and cultural values, with a lot of history, legends, myths, religious traditions and events that have contributed over time these localities to become a place for traditional gathering of the people in this region and beyond. This project will enable urban and horticultural arrangement of these two sites, will allow improvement of the conditions for the sense of traditional in the people of this region and beyond, and are also expected to increase the tourist arrivals to these two monastic complexes of the citizens from the South-East and East planning regions, as well as other domestic and foreign tourists.
Objectives of the project:
- Infrastructure arrangement and installation of suitable urban equipment at Oraovica monastery and Konche
monastery; - Development of rural eco-tourism;
- Improvement of the economic situation of the local communities;
- Increasing the number of tourists;
- Additional revenues in the municipal budgets;
- Improvement of the touristic offer in SEPR.
Results of the project
- Complete infrastructure, horticultural and sign regulated sites – Oraovica monastery and Konche
monastery; - Increased number of visitors from the region by 30% by the end of 2016 and thus increased development
of the rural tourism.
Construction of a part of a local road from v. Bansko-Monospitovo
The road from the interchange near the greenhouses in v. Bansko – Municipality of Strumica to v. Monospitovo – Municipality of Bosilovo, extends at a length of 2.368,82 meters and is an unpaved road. Without modern road infrastructure, communication among the population, regional economic development, and easy access to the touristic, cultural-historical and natural rarities near this micro region are made difficult or impossible.
Improving of Road Network for Development of Rural Cross Border Area – AGRAS
The municipalities work to build a system that provides better living standard of the citizens within the process of decentralization. They are to achieve this through introducing functional and efficient local administration, based on the principles for local democracy and sustainable development, as well as through rational resources usage and creation of possibilities for development for the future generations.
ZONES AND ROADS
Well-developed industrial zones are one of the most important preconditions for development of a region. These zones should have well based infrastructure and signalization that is to increase the attractiveness of the zone in front of the potential domestic and foreign investors. The SE planning region has 18 functional industrial zones. In addition to this, 10 more are in urbanization procedures.
EFFICIENT USAGE OF SOLAR ENERGY FOR BETTER FUTURE” – SP FUTURE
In a scope of the project, the partners will work on mitigation of carbon pollution and promotion of enviro-friendly and renewable energies that will support sustainability of ecosystem and protection of the cross-border natural environment.
This project will motivate municipal bodies in the cross-border region to do replication of this project and investment in new eco-friendly power-plants that promotes usage of renewable energies.
Establishment of Cross-border Network among Municipal Experts on Projects and Programmes in the Cross-border Region PM – NET
The project „Establishment of Cross-border Network among Municipal Experts on Projects and Programmes in the Cross-border Region PM – NET” has a clear cross-border character and creates initial contacts between municipal experts and facilitates the flow of information regarding the past, current and future projects of Municipalities.
Reconstruction and reparation of the local road axis from the interchange Karbino, M-6 (Strumica – Shtip)
The Local road, interchange Karbino, M-6 – Dobrashinci is located northeast in length of 5000 meters. The road is planned for two-way traffic on two lanes for all kinds of motor, bike and pedestrian traffic. During the exploration the road is quite burdened because it is going through an active agricultural area and it also leads to the communal
landfill of Strumica and Vasilevo, where heavy specialized vehicles pass every day to carry out the garbage.
Especially important is that this section is an access road to the regional landfill “Dobrashinci” which will be built in place of the existing landfill. The regional landfill is of particular importance since it will be the first of its kind in Macedonia, and will serve Municipalities around the SouthEast region.
Objectives of the project:
- Improving the local road infrastructure in the South-East planning region
- Improving the living conditions for the inhabitants of this micro region;
- Better start positions in the announcement of the public tender procedures for the construction of the regional
landfill, “Dobrashinci”.
Results of the project:
- Reconstructed local road axis from the interchange Karbino,M-6 to the populated place Dobrashinci and the regional landfill in the length of 3918 m.
Arranging the area around Smolare waterfall in the zone of active management
Smolare waterfall is declared as a national monument. The manner, mode of operation and maintenance of the same is fully regulated and entered in the Travel Guide of Great Britain, which means attendance is not only by domestic but also by tourists from European countries. Municipality of Novo Selo and South-East planning region made an arrangement around the area, within their capabilities and made it available to all lovers of nature and natural beauty. In order for tourists to enjoy this beauty, it is necessary to build facilities for rest and recreation that will allow full enjoyment of the blessings that nature created. As a monument in his area, special consideration is taken for preservation of the environment, especially where activities for arranging will be conducted. In the process of construction in the zone of active management exclusively natural materials (stone and wood) will be used, as it was predicted with this project. With full implementation of the activities that are planned with the project, real economic conditions for regional development will be created, because the construction of facilities for rest and recreation will allow creation of real opportunities for increasing the number of tourists. That will also increase the
opportunities for greater economic benefit for the local communities and the municipalities, and therefore greater economic regional development.
Objectives of the project:
- Development of the rural and eco-tourism;
- Improvement of the economic situation of the local communities;
- Increasing the number of tourists;
- Additional revenues in the municipal budgets;
- Improvement of the touristic offer;
- Improvement of the touristic infrastructure in the SEPR.
Results of the project
- Constructed facilities for rest and recreation;
- Created conditions for economic development of the SEPR;
- Increased attendance of tourists in the region.










