Project partner
Name	Harghita County Council (Consiliul Judeţean Harghita)
Address	Piata Libertatii nr. 5 530140 Miercurea Ciuc ROMANIA
Phone number	+40 266 207 700
Fax number	+40 266 207 703
E-mail	office@cchr.ro
Website	www.hargitamegye.ro
Contact person
Name	Mrs. Emese Máté
Position	Consultant
Phone number	+40 266 207 701/1114
Fax number	+40 266 207 703
E-mail	mateemese@hargitamegye.ro

The Council is responsible for the development of the local economy and has a big impact by coordinating, financially assisting local projects and investments in infrastructure and other socio-economic fields. The county is economically underdeveloped; therefore, major importance should be accorded to improving education, to R&D activities, innovation, to the exchange of information. The R&D performance is low, one of the major causes being the lack of business infrastructure and supportive services, such as financial and marketing consultancy. In order to fasten economic development, initiatives were taken regarding the establishment of business parks in the region, but due to the lack of experience in the area, these initiatives have not been well implemented. The Council can involve about 20 qualified employees to the program and has a wide range of necessary equipments (PCs, fax, copier, projectors etc.) and has conference rooms to provide an effective contribution to the project.

Hargitha's previous experience in EU-funded projects:

• INTERREG III C projects: Health ClusterNET – Europe's Health economies' Exchange – associate partner. 13 European regional partners. Link between health and economic activity. Four work streams: procurement, employment, capital investment and innovation.
• INEXTEX (Grundtvig) – Innovative Exchange of knowledge, experiences and methods based on cultural heritage of textile – project partner. New and innovative methods how to provide new opportunities to adult learning.
• FONTES (Leonardo da Vinci project) – Thematic Network to Validate and Disseminate Good practices and Quality Models of Vocational Training in Rural Areas – project partner. Project finalized in 2007, which consisted of a partnership of 7 institutions. Project outcomes: International Observatory, Learning Platform, Training Manual on Rural activities, vocational training.