The aim of the project is to show that the modern ICT technologies can be used for the wider popularization and the attraction of more tourists in the museums and the CBC area.

479,655.05 euro, out of which 407,706.78 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): University of Ruse Angel Kanchev (Bulgaria);

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Rousse Regional Museum of History (Bulgaria);

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Regional Historical Museum - Silistra (Bulgaria);

Beneficiary 4 (B4): Lower Danube Museum Calarasi (Romania);

Beneficiary 5 (B5): Iron Gates Region Museum (Romania).

Start date: 08.12.2018

End date: 07.10.2021

Duration: 34 months

Ruse and Silistra in Bulgaria

Calarasi and Mehedinti in Romania

• State of the art virtual reality cameras with LIVE streaming capabilities will be used in museums;
• Touch screen terminals will be deployed in the museum;
• A special game application will be developed (NFC/QR codes in the museums);
• 3D mappings shows in Romania and Bulgaria;
• Development of developing of the “Path of the Danube museums” strategy.

Programme outputs:

- 2500 more visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction;

- 6 integrated tourism products/services created;

- 1 common strategy, policy or management plan for valorizing (including raising awareness) the cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion for sustainable economic uses;

Programme results: 2500 tourist overnights in the CBC region.

The project implementation was finalized on 07.10.2021.

All five beneficiaries finalized the technical specifications of the Live Streaming equipment and acquisitioned the systems for LIVE streaming.

The Digital Corners, basic milestones of the Integrated system for LIVE streaming were fully equipped. Each Digital Corner on behalf of all five project beneficiaries consists of an Interactive information kiosk, photo-booth, hologram projector display, visitor chairs, multimedia projector and white screen. Thus, a total of four 360-degree hologram projector displays (LB, B2, B3 and B4) and thirteen 270-degree (LB, B2, B3, B4 and B5) displays are in use and presenting a limited amount of 6 3D models at the premises of each project beneficiary. Nevertheless, the Integrated VR system is now operational and can be used as tourist attraction at the premises of all 5 project beneficiaries.

A contract for the development of the project webpage was signed by the LB and the webpage was elaborated and is available at https://live.robg.eu/ . Further on, a Project Facebook profile was created and information about all project events was posted: https://www.facebook.com/liverobg .

LB, with the assistance of all partners, finalized the development of the "Path of the Danube Museums" joint strategy. The main aspects of the strategy were presented during the 1st Project Round Table in Ruse, as well as during the 2nd Round Table in Calarasi. The developed joint strategy is available at the project webpage – https://live.robg.eu/strategy/ .

The following events were organized:

- First Project Round Table on the 16th and 17th of June 2021 in Ruse. The event was attended by representatives of all project partners and representatives of many culture organizations and museums from Bulgaria and Romania, the local administration of several municipalities, business organizations, etc. Achievements and activities of the projects were promoted through this event to the Bulgarian audience.

- The second Project Round Table in Calarasi, Romania was organized and conducted on the 23rd and 24th September 2021. The event was attended by representatives of the local and national administrations, museums, cultural and educational organizations from Bulgaria and Romania. Achievements and activities of the projects were promoted through this event to the Romanian audience.

- The Project Final Press-conference was organized on the 24th of September 2021, in Calarasi, Romania;

- LB held a project closure press-conference on the 2nd October 2021, in Ruse, Bulgaria,;

- on the 1st and 2nd of October 2021, LB and B2 organized and implemented the planned 3D mapping projection show in Ruse, Bulgaria. The event was held in the evenings both days and was attended by many spectators. The huge media coverage of the event helped promote the project and its activities, with moments from the mapping shows being shown in the national televisions.

-on the 4th and 5th of October 2021, a 3D mapping projection show in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania was organized by the LB and B5. The event was successful and was attended by several hundred people. The Final Project press-conference was held on the 5th of October 2021 in Drobeta - Turnu Severin;

The implementation of the project resulted in the development and integration of six integrated tourism products, represented by the online platform and camera setups for streaming of recorded video and live events, the establishment of the digital corners with a total of 18 information kiosks, 5 photo-booths, etc., the development and installation of 13 270-degree and 5 360-degree hologram displays with 40 3D models from all partners, the interactive online information system (https://info.robg.eu), the Museum Quest 3D interactive mobile game and both 3D mapping projections.

Common development of the MaST (Mathematics, Science and Technologies) field.

994,896.64 euro, out of which 845,662.12 ERDF

Lead partner: School Inspectorate of Călăraşi County(Romania)

Beneficiary (B2): “Emilian Stanev” Secondary school (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary (B3): “Sv. Kliment Ohridski” High school of Mathematics and natural sciences (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary (B4): “Hristo Botev” Secondary School (Bulgaria)

Start date: 27.04.2017

End date: 26.04.2019

Duration: 24 months

Călăraşi Town, CălăraşiCounty, Romania

Veliko Tarnovo Town,Silistra Town, Tutrakan Town, Veliko Tarnovo District and Silistra District, Bulgaria

• Organizing 2 press conferences, ;
• Publicity materials (brochures, a website, permanent plaques promoting the project, roll-ups, promotional pens, folders, press articles);
• Creating the MICS (Innovation and Creativity Studyshops) in high-schools from Bulgaria and Romania;
• Organizing three MICS Expo, two in Calarasi, by the Lead Beneficiary and one in Veliko Tarnovo, by the Beneficiary 2;
• Elaboration of the common strategy on education.

Programme outputs:

- 11 supported cross border mechanisms to enhance cooperation capacity;

Programme results: increased level of co-ordination of the public institutions in the eligible area.

The project is finalized.

The following results were achieved within implementation period:

- The MICS (MaST Innovation and Creativity Study shops) network has been created. 5 high schools from RO (3 from Călăraşi, 1 from Olteniţa and 1 from Lehliu-Gară) and 3 high schools from BG (1 from Silistra, 1 from Tutrakan and 1 from Veliko Tarnovo) are part of MICS;

- All the project beneficiaries have purchased the similar equipment for MICS endowments (educational robots, mini planetarium, mechanic toolbox, electronic toolbox,microscope, telescope, electrostatic demonstrative toolbox, Van de Grafts generator, laser optics,photometer kit, chemical experiment toolbox etc.)

- 3 MICS expositions have been organized, 2 in Calarasi and 1 in Veliko Tarnovo.During the MICS Expo, the students involved in the MICS, have presented projects in the MAST field and the equipment bought within the project;

- 8 educational agreements to use and further implement the MICS were signed between the educational institutions from Romania and Bulgaria;

- A Romanian-Bulgarian comparative study in the field of MaST, a common educational strategy based on MICS activities and a joint curriculum were elaborated, and are available at the project website www.mast-education.eu.

To improve the promotion and valorization of the natural and cultural heritage from the cross-border area by giving children and their families an unique travelling concept in the RO-BG cross-border area: Family Fun Festival and 3 guided tours designed especially for children and their families promoting the tourism attractions and activities in the cross-border area – Fun and Sports Tour, Cultural Tour, Natural Landscapes Tour. The project thus contributes to tourism diversification by introducing 4 new tourism products, leading to an increased number of overnights in the region.

396,912.08 euro, out of which 337,375.25 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Center of Consultancy and Project Management Europroject (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vratsa (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Business Innovation Center Innobridge

Start date: 29.06.2018

End date: 28.12.2021

Duration: 42 months

7 counties in Romania

8 districtsin Bulgaria

•        Development of a management plan for raising awareness and promoting the common RO-BG cultural and natural heritage targeting children and their families;

•        Development of a mobile application that will contain an inventory of the main touristic attractions for families with children;

•        Development of a travel-kit especially designed for children;

•        Organization of 25 events in schools throughout the cross-border area during which the products of the project – the Family Fun Festivals, the 3 self-guided tours and the mobile application - will be presented to the children and their parents;

•        Organization of 4 Family fun festivals which will include tournaments, painting,

crafts, poetry, music, arts and traditions, food from cross-border area. 

Programme outputs: 1,550 expected visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction

4 integrated tourism products/services created

1 common strategy, policy or management plan for valorizing (including raising awareness) the cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion for sustainable economic uses

Programme results: 1,550 tourist overnights in the CBC region

The following results have been reported so far:

- The internal working procedures have been elaborated and established;

- All of the 4 Family Festivals have been organised (2 in Bulgaria in September 2019 and 2 online in December 2021 for Romania on the web address: www.kids-project.eu/targ);

-Was elaborated 1 management plan for raising awareness and promoting the common RO-BG cultural and natural heritage targeting children and their families.

- The 4 new integrated tourism products/services were created. These consist of 3 guided tours - Fun and Sports Tour, Cultural Tour, Natural Landscapes Tour and 1 - Family Fun Festivals. The 3 guided tours are also presented in the mobile application.

- LB and B3 have developed 1000 (500 each) travel-kits especially designed for children, which have been disseminated among pupils during the organised 25 events in different schools in Romania and Bulgaria;

- A mobile application have been developed within the project and can be found on www.kids-project.eu or via Google Play Store under the name Kids Project;

- 2 press conferences have been organized, in Vratsa on 09.10.2018 and in Slatina on 23.11.2018;

- The project website have been elaborated and can be found on: www.kids-project.eu.

The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the sustainable and safe mobility of people and goods in the CBC area by applying coordinated cross-border actions for the improvement and maintenance of the road infrastructure connected to the TEN-T network and using joint mechanisms for planning and common actions in the field traffic safety and security.

6,326,447.21 euro, out of which 5,377,480.12 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Ruse Municipality

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit – Giurgiu Town

Start date: 15.08.2018

End date: 14.02.2022

Duration: 42 months

Giurgiu (Romania)

Ruse (Bulgaria)

How is it going to happen?

• Reconstruction and modernization of 3.1 km of road covering the key for the City of Ruse Blvd. "Treti Mart" and the connected to it Bridge "Sarayski;
• Delivery of equipment for cross-border traffic monitoring and road security in Giurgiu County;
• Development of a Joint Traffic Security Strategy for Ruse-Giurgiu CBC Region;
• Conducting joint awareness campaigns for traffic security education of the population in partnership with relevant stakeholder institutions on both sides of the border.

Programme outputs: 3.1 km of reconstructed or upgraded roads

3 joint mechanisms to facilitate the connection of secondary/tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure (e.g. route guidance, incidents/emergencies detection and management, studies on traffic flows, feasibility studies addressing cross-border.

Programme results: 210,000 Cross border population served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T.

The project implementation period ended on 14.02.2022.

The main project results the main project results achieved so far are:

Under Activity T1 “Implementation of joint mechanisms”, both project beneficiaries performed educational campaigns related to the traffic security education of the population. The LB performed the first educational campaign, in Ruse in the end of October 2020. 50 students and stakeholder representatives took part. The second educational campaign was held in Giurgiu in the middle of May 2021. 58 students and Romanian stakeholder representatives took part at the event.

For the scopes of Activity T.1 “Implementation of joint mechanisms”, B2 – Giurgiu County Council purchased Road Maintenance equipment for the Giurgiu County Road Department, namely Autogreder, Asphalt finisher, Articulated Tandem Vibrating Roller, Asphalt cutter, Pillars Beating Installation For Vehicle Parapet and 8x4 Dump Truck With Snow Removal Equipment. In addition, Road signs were acquisitioned for Giurgiu County Road Administration and Traffic Control (DJTADJCT) and given in free use to the Council Directorate for Transport. Furthermore, 4 TETRA stations were acquisitioned, which were also given for free use to Giurgiu Traffic Police - Giurgiu.

Within the frame of the same Activity T.1 ““Implementation of joint mechanisms”, B2 – TAU Giurgiu County elaborated a joint traffic security strategy in EN and BG language. The final version of the document is available to the general public and the interested stakeholders - Giurgiu County Council official website: https://cjgiurgiu.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Strategia-comuna-de-securitate-a-traficului-pentru-regiunea-CBC- Giurgiu-Ruse.pdf .

The LB – Ruse Municipality modernized the cross border infrastructure through the finalization of Stage 1 – “Treti mart” blvd. from the road junction “Saraya” (km 0 + 341.58) to the intersection with “Kapitan Raycho Nikolov” str. (km 1+551.88)” and Stage II “Treti mart” blvd. from the intersection with “Kapitan Raycho Nikolov” (km 1+551.88) to the connections with road РП I-5 “Ruse - V. Tarnovo” and Stage 3 “Bridge facility at road junction "Saraya", incl. the road connections to the junction”. Theproject is contributing with 3.1 km of road facilitating access to TEN-T network out of total 3.1 km foreseen.

Thus, at Programme level, the number of 166.300 Cross border population is served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T.

Moreover, a traffic light system with 2 LED indicators and 5 road signs have been installed in the zone West of the border crossing point on the Bulgarian side to monitor the traffic on the bridge and prevent the formation of truck tails on it.

At project level, throughout its implementation, there were created 3 joint mechanisms in order to facilitate the connection of secondary/tertiary nodes to the TEN-T infrastructure, represented by 1 Joint Traffic Security Strategy for Ruse-Giurgiu CBC Region, 1 joint mechanism for traffic monitoring and road security realized by the implementation of identical in nature traffic monitoring and security measures and 1 joint mechanism for carrying out joint awareness campaigns for traffic security education of the population in partnership with relevant stakeholder institutions on both sides of the border.