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Brno Metropolitan Area:

Czech example of metropolitan cooperation and governance

Ondřej Cmoriak, City of Brno

Department of Strategic Development and Cooperation

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Population

Number of municipalities and districts

184 municipalities

732 000

14 districts

1 978 km²

Brno Metropolitan Area

350 inhabitants per km²

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Formed by suburbanization

Population change 2010-2023

Brno as the center of commuting for work �(70 % economically active inhabitants commute to Brno on daily basis)

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Economic landscape of metropolitan area

GDP per capita above the EU average �(BMA = 111,4, EU = 100),
The second richest metropolitan area in Czechia
Low unemployment in the whole metropolitan area (2,6 % in 2023)
Brno – centre of Electron microscopy, information technology, game industry, space technology, cybersecurity

GDP per capita (2022)

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Vision and strategic topics

TOGETHER we will strive to ensure that the Brno metropolitan area develops in SUSTAINABLE and BALANCED way into a PLEASANT and PROSPEROUS place to live.
Integrated approach in four development topics:

Mobility

Environment

Public services

Development coordination of residential and commercial building

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Informal cooperation, based primarily on Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) managed by the City of Brno.
ITI is a tool of EU Cohesion Policy for the use of EU funds.
The cooperation started in 2013.
Members of the highest authority (Steering Committee):

8 public authorities (7 town and region),
1 association of NGOs,
2 innovation institutions,
1 Regional Chamber of Commerce,
1 agency for social inclusion,
11 permanents hosts (academia, etc.).

Governance structure of BMA

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Governance structure of BMA

WG Sustainable mobility

WG Environment

Social area

Education

Horizontal

Steering committee of Brno Metropolitan Area

Sub-department of ITI and metropolitan cooperation

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Resources and results

8 bln CZK (330 mil. EUR) through ITI instrument (2021-2027).
Finances for integrated projects (230 projects since 2014).

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Integrated solutions

New district Trnitá - transport and technical infrastructure

(modernization of the bus station Zvonařka, tram Plotní, replacement of steam pipelines for hot water pipelines)

Flood protection measures

(23 km of river will be revitalised)

A network of cycle paths

(14 km of network of cycle paths in Šlapanice region)

65 integrated solutions (connecting two programming periods)

Tram line to Brno Campus

(1 km of new line, 619 metres in tunnel)

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New topic for our metropolitan area:

Food cooperation (thanks to the MECOG-CE project).

Promotion of metropolitan topics and projects.
Metropolitan data (crucial to have metropolitan projects).

Beyond the ITI tool

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Cooperation with metropolitan areas in CZ:

Informal platform of all 13 metropolitan areas �and agglomerations managing ITI -> coordinated �approach and joint positions on certain topics.
From 2025 – visual style and identity.
In 2026 – formalisation of this platform.

Cooperation at national level:

Mainly with Ministry of Regional Development.
We are involved in formal discussions between territorial partners and national level.

Cooperation at European level:

Members of METREX and Eurocities.
Ad hoc cooperation with other European metropolitan areas.

Cooperation with other levels

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Need of institutionalization – metropolitan entity at the level of Brno Metropolitan Area

Enhance more sustainable development through other diversified resources (RRF, national programmes etc.) and in new MFF

Metropolitan areas and agglomerations as an active companion for national level to tackle challenges

Necessity to find other solutions for strengthening metropolitan cooperation and governance

Four steps for better metropolitan cooperation

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Thank you for your attention

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