305,525.97 euro, out of which 259,697.08 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Association Civil Aliance for Development (Association CUD, Pleven, Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Alexis Project Association Filiasi (Romania)

Start date: 19/03/2016

End date: 18/03/2018

Duration: 24 months

Vidin, Vratsa, Montana and Pleven in Bulgaria

Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt and Teleorman in Romania

Programme outputs: 3000 increase of the visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction; 6 integrated tourism products; 1 common strategy for the development of boutique tourism in the project area.

Programme results: minimum 1350 increase of the number of tourists’ overnights in the project area9supported cross border mechanisms to enhance cooperation capacity: 1 strategy, 1 website, 1 online platform, 2 blogs, 4 study visits

The project was finalized.

Results:

-      1 new tourist route “The path of the clay” developed

-      1 training in sculptural technique – for 50 youths was organized

-      2 art workshops in Cherven Bryag, BG and 2 in Calafat, RO were organized 1 festival in BG and 1 festival in RO were organized

-      The Open Air Museum of Clay Art in Cherven Bryag, Pleven and in Calafat, Dolj were organized

-      Audio guides of elements of the joint integrated tourist product were elaborated

-      The followings documents were elaborated: 1) common strategy for the development of tourism boutique, 2) tourist route "The Path of Clay", 3) Catalog with clay artwork

-      1 Media tour – for 50 persons, including media representatives and bloggers was organized

-      The information are available to the public on the website http://www.thepathoftheclay.eu/

Preservation and promotion of historically and culturally significant sites from the lower part of the Roman Limes, a UNESCO World Heritage site candidate. 

494.928,67 euro, out of which 420.689,37 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary: University of Ruse Angel Kanchev (UR) (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Ruse Regional Museum of History (RRMH) (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 3 (B3):Museum for National History and Archeology Constanţa (MINAC) (Romania)

Start date: 05.04.2016

End date: 04.10.2017

Duration: 18 months

Ruse in Bulgaria

Constanta in Romania

• Categorization and selection of the ancient roman heritage sites;
• Digitalization of the available resources about the selected sites;
• On-site aerial and ground photoshoots, data processing and creation of the information database;
• Development of the web-based information platform and mobile application;
• Training events and dissemination activities;
• Information and publicity.

Programme outputs:

- 2 integrated tourism products;

- 1 common strategy.

Programme results:

- 4,500 tourists per year in the targeted sites.

The project is finalized. The following results were achieved:

A joint strategy for popularisation of the Roman cultural and historical sites was elaborated.

2 management plans were developed as well, one for raising the level of awareness and one for preservation and conservation of Roman historical and archaeological locations.

All three documents are available on the project website:  https://www.archiverobg.eu/en/documents.

16 Roman sites from the Ro-Bg cross-border area were further digitalized.

3D digital models of artifacts and objects were created and are available at the permanent exhibitions established at the headquarters of B2 and B3.

An interactive web-based information platform was created and is available at www.romanforts.eu.

-The RomanForts mobile application was developed and is available for free download from the Android and iOS app stores.

 To achieve these results, specialized equipment was purchased by the project partners including 3D printers, 3D scanners, drones, professional video cameras and others.

Informative materials were designed, produced and distributed among the participants to the project events.

Two training events have been conducted with a focus on Unmanned aerial vehicles (March 2017 in Constanta) and on 3D scanning and printing technologies (April 2017 in Ruse). The possibilities to implement these technologies for the digitalization, visualization and popularisation of the ancient Roman cultural heritage were presented to the general public and the project target groups.

Two dissemination workshops were organized in Ruse and Constanta.

- The results of the project implementation were presented in many events in Bulgaria, Romania and in other countries, including the Annual conference of the CBC in 2016 (Romania), the Museums Night events in 2016 and 2017 (Bulgaria and Romania), the Ancient Heritage Festival "Eagle on the Danube" in 2017 (Bulgaria), the Scientific Conferences Telecom 2016 (Bulgaria), EEVP 2016 (Bulgaria), ITHET 2017 (Macedonia) and EAEEIE 2017 (France), the National Forum “3D Printing - the Forerunner of the 4th Industrial Revolution", etc.

The project results were presented to the Minister of Tourism, the Minister of Education and Sciences and government representatives of Bulgaria.

More information may be found on the project website available at the link www.archiverobg.eu.

Increase the local public awareness regarding hazards related to large scale infrastructure (LSI) through training and communication.

810,143.41 euro, out of which 688,655.90 ERDF

Lead beneficiary (LB): Horia Hulubei National Institute for Research and Development for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Romanian Association for Technology Transfer and Innovation

Beneficiary 4 (B4): Business Innovation Centre Innobridge

Start date: 03.02.2016

End date: 02.02.2018

Duration: 24 months

Giurgiu, Mehedinţi, Calarasi, Constanta, Dolj in Romania (+Ilfov).

Ruse, Bulgaria.

• Developing a comprehensive inventory of public and private LSI
• Assessing LSI generated vulnerabilities, hazards and calculated risks
• Creating a training system for professional LSI managers
• Improving the LSI cooperative development planning capacities
• Info days organized by selected LSIs
• Design and implementation of high tech communication tools for selected LSIs and cybersecurity
• Best practice identification in the Danube Region
• Curricula development, Learning materials, peer review
• Methodologies, experimental workshops, Case studies

Programme outputs: 100.000 people benefiting from actions of risk management.

Programme results: Improved joint risk management in the cross-border area.

Project is finalized.

• The project web site was created: www.robg-risckmanagement.eu.
  
• 12 movies and 3 books (Best practice book; Proceedings of kick –off conference; Training and communication skill book) were elaborated and are aviable on the project web site;
• 2 studies were elaborated: “Large Scale Infrastructures, relevant in the cross-border area Romania-Bulgaria” and “Study on Assessment Methodology and Defining Impact Indicators for Large Scale Infrastructures” related to the assessment of LSI generated vulnerabilities, hazards and calculated risks;
• Trainings, conferences, workshops with main actors involves in the risck management at the large scale were held.
• 93,008 people have benefit from actions of risk management by participation to the events, trainings, meetings organized within the project and by information using the media chanel

To facilitate a common approach on the sustainable use of cultural and natural heritage, in order to determine the growth and creation of jobs in the border area RO–BG, by improving tourism sector.

334.181,00 euro, out of which 284.053,85 euro ERDF

Target at the half of the implementation period: 102,500 euro.

Lead beneficiary (LB): Constanta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Shipping and Agriculture (Romania)

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

Start date: 03.02.2016

End date: 02.02.2018

Duration: 24 months

Constanta and Dolj in Romania

Dobrich and Ruse in Bulgaria

• elaboration of the strategy for developing of a heritage-friendly business environment;
• establishment of the strategy implementation frame for CCIs and other business associations;                                                                                                                                
• pilot implementation actions of the strategy in Constanta and Dobrich areas;
• visibility and publicity of the project.
  

Programme outputs: 

-1 strategy for a heritage-friendly business environment in the Romanian – Bulgarian border area

-1 network of institutions to implement the strategy for a heritage-friendly business environment in the Romanian – Bulgarian border, trained and well equipped with implementation tools (guidelines, on-line tools, training modules, multi-annual action plans and a communication plan).

Programme results: 200.000 more tourists overnights in the CBC region.

Project is finalized. All the results mentioned above were achieved.

The project website is http://heritagerobg.eu.