854.258,96 euro, out of which 726.120,10euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Tsenovo Municipality (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit Hotarele Commune (Romania)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Territorial Administrative Unit Greaca Commune (Romania)

Start date: 31.07.2018

End date: 30.07.2021

Duration: 36 months

Giurgiu (Romania)

Ruse (Bulgaria)

Programme outputs: 10,975 Population benefiting from flood protection measures

10,975 Population benefiting from forest fire protection measures

Programme results: increase of the quality of the joint risk management in the CBC area

The project is finalized and the main achievements are as follows:

- 1 joint partnership have been concluded between the 3 Project Partners;

- The Strategy on better co-ordination and efficient reactions of a joint CBC partnership have been elaborated;

- 3 round tables have been organised, one on 09.12.2019 in Tsenovo Municipality, another one on 12.12.2019 in Hotarele Commune and the third one on 13.12.2019 in Greaca Commune for Key stakeholders (regional and local authorities and institutions, etc.) within the Ruse-Giurgiu cross-border region;

- All of the intervention equipment in the field of hazard management and disaster resilience foreseen within the project have been delivered to the Beneficiaries, namely: 1. On behalf of LB - a specialized automobile with a 4x4 wheel formula, high clearance to perform tasks in severe weather conditions and heavy terrains, flooded areas, forest areas and fires, along with a blade for snow removal, a sandblasting device and a special equipment that will be used to clean drainage and irrigation channels, ditches, banquets, drainage, grass and shrub removal, and maintenance of fire bands;

2. On behalf of B2 - a backhoe and a tractor equipped with all the necessary technical accessories in order to intervene in case of floods;

3. On behalf of B3 – a tractor, along with a snowblade, snow blower and a trailer;

- The Common Study on risk management in the Romania-Bulgaria cross-border region have been elaborated;

- The project web platform that will provide assistance for risk prevention, mitigation and coordination have been developed and can be found on http://teoszansoft.ro/tact/;

497,763.43 euro, out of which 423,098.90 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Agency for Regional Development and Business Center – Vidin (ARDBC Vidin) - Bulgaria

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Local Employers’ Association for Small and Middle Enterprises (LEASME) - Romania

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Association Consult-Group - Bulgaria

Start date: 01.08.2018

End date: 30.06.2020

Duration: 23 months

7 counties in Romania

8 districtsin Bulgaria

Programme outputs: 735 expected number of visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction, 1 integrated tourism product, 1 management plan for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage

Programme results: increase of the number of overnights in the cbc area with 2000

The following main achievements have been reported so far:

- 2 press conferences have been held, in Calafat on 25.09.2018 and in Vidin on 11.10.2018;

- The project website has been elaborated and it can be found on http://dragonboats.eu/bg/

The overall objective of the project is to promote local authentic culture in the field of authentic dances, singing and traditional cuisine in the cross-border area.

499,366.01 euro, out of which 424,461.10 euro ERDF

Target at the half of the implementation period:

48,481 euro for LB, 19,500 euro for B2 and 25,686 euro for B3.

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Association “Regional partnerships for sustainable development – Vidin” (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Cross Border Association E(quilibrum) Environment(Romania)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Regional Development Agency and Business Center 2000 (Bulgaria)

Start date: 01.08.2018

End date: 31.01.2020

Duration: 18 months

Dolj in Romania

Montana and Vidin in Bulgaria

• Selection of participants
• Joint cross-border management plan for valorization of authentic culture
• Cross-border trainings for dancing, singing and cooking
• Traveling festivals of authentic culture
• Nationwide cross-border fair for authentic folklore
• Promotional campaign.

Programme outputs: 2 integrated tourism products, 1 common management plan for valorising the cultural heritage

Programme results: 2,000 tourist overnights in the CBC region.

The project implementation was finalized in January 2020. The final implementation report is yet to be submitted (deadline for submission in June 2020).

The most active and attractive holders of authentic culture in the 3 categories (dances, songs and cuisine) to take part in trainings, traveling festivals and cross-border fair later on in the project implementation were selected.

The project beneficiaries prepared the joint cross-border management plan for valorisation of authentic culture. 3 offers centered around existing cultural events were developed and presented via e-mail to tour operators for development of “ready for use” tourism products.

All three cross-border trainings in dancing, singing and gastronomy were organised in Montana, Vidin and Craiova. Authentic folklore costumes were handed over to the selected target group for their participation in the travelling festivals and Nationwide cross-border fair for authentic folklore.

The partner representatives and 7 dancers of Dancing club of village Barzia took part in the International cultural tourism fair in Veliko Tarnovo in period 18-20.04.2019 as part of the fair’s accompanying programme.

The overall objective of the project is to create common innovative touristic products on the brand NATBIOT and to improve the quality and marketing of services in tourism

465,066.26 euro, out of which 395,306.31 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Romanian Movement For Quality

Beneficiary 2 (B2): National Center for Information Service Association)

Start date: 31.07.2018

End date: 30.01.2020

Duration: 18 months

Dolj, Olt, Mehedinți counties in Romania

Montana, Vratsa, Pleven districts in Bulgaria

• 1 study on natural and cultural heritage
• thematic seminars, meetings, promotional materials
• 4 joint tourism packages under NATBIOT concept
• 1 smartphone application, web page
• 4 NATBIOT touristic packages film production
• events
• mass-media campaign (TV spots)
• 2 joint strategies
• NATBIOT conference
• procurement of equipment

Programme outputs: 6 integrated tourism products/services created, 160.000 expected number of visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction, 3 common strategies/policies/plans for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage

Programme results: increase of the number of overnights in the CBC area with 160.000

The project is finalized.

Results:

- The joint Study on the Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Cross-border area of Dolj, Olt, Mededinti (RO) - Vidin, Montana, Vratsa and Pleven (BG) was elaborated, translated in English and Bulgarian languages. The joint study elaborated has been printed, as a brochure, in Bulgarian and English languages and was distributed during the raising awareness regarding the advantage of services using specific natural resources and bio products, available also on the project website www.natbiot-travelling.eu. 4 packages in eco-tourism has been identified;

- 1 smartphone application “Natbio travelling” was elaborated and is available for both IOS and Google Play in RO, BG and EN and can be downloaded from the project website;

- 1 project website was elaborated, available at www.natbiot-travelling.eu;

- 2 joint strategies were elaborated, namely marketing strategy for eco-bio products and joint strategy for increasing the quality of eco-bio products.

173,902.36 euro, out of which 147,817.00 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB):Vidin fund "Chitalishta" - Bulgaria

Beneficiary 2 (B2):Territorial Administrative Unit Cetate Commune -Romania

Start date: 11.07.2018

End date: 10.07.2019

Duration: 12 months

7 counties in Romania

8 districts in Bulgaria

Programme outputs: 5 integrated tourism products/services, 1 strategy for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage

Programme results: increase of the number of overnights in the cbc area with 700

The project has been finalised on 10.07.2019 and the following main achievements have been achived:

- A communication plan has been elaborated;

- The „Joint Strategy for the Safeguarding, Popularization of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Vidin - Dolj cross - border region“ has been elaborated and can be found on http://human-treasures.org/category/%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b4%d1%83%d0%ba%d1%82%d0%b8/ ;

- All of the events foreseen within the project have been organized: the Trainings for successful applications, the info tours and the two Living Human Treasures Festival in Cetate and in Vidin;

- The film "Living human treasures of the cross-border region" has been aired through the local online media "Vidin vest" and can be found on: http://human-treasures.org/ro/category/produse/ ;

- The Catalogue of living human treasures of the cross-border region have been created and can be found on: http://human-treasures.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Katalog.pdf ;

- The tourist route of the living human treasures of the cross border region and can be found on: http://human-treasures.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Tourist-route-ENG.pdf ;

- The project website have been created and can be found on: http://human-treasures.org/en/home/ ;

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.

1,494,037.68euro, out of which 1,269,932.02euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Shabla Municipality (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit - Cernavoda Town (Romania)

Start date: 27.07.2018

End date: 26.11.2023

Duration: 64 months

Dobrich (Bulgaria)

Constanta (Romania)

Programme outputs: 1 integrated tourism products/services created; 2 common strategies, policies or management plans for valorizing (including raising awareness) the cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion for sustainable economic uses

Programme results: 40,000 tourist overnights in the CBC region

The project was finalized on 26.11.2023. The following main results were achieved:

1. The project management teams have been established. 2 Press Announcements for the project start were posted on the websites of Shabla and Cernavoda Municipalities;

2. The technical design for the development and reconstruction of the "Archaeological Park Durankulak-Hamangia” in Shabla, has been elaborated by the LB. The contract for works execution was signed on 13.04.2023, the construction site was opened on 21.04.2023. The construction works were finalized on 18.10.2023 (Act no. 15/18.10.2023). In addition, the works included placement of a Ticket Center, extension of the Visitors Center and construction of a connecting pedestrian walkway. The Archaeological park “Durankulak - Hamangia” is opened to the public, having the following work schedule:

Wednesday - Sunday, 10.00 am - 5.00 pm.

Monday and Tuesday – non-working days.

3. The technical design for the Development of the Hamangia Centre in Cernavoda Town, including the two existing buildings allocated for the development of Hamangia Centre and Atelier Ganditorul (Thinker Workshop), has been elaborated by B2. The contract for works execution was signed on 04.08.2021, the construction site was opened on 25.08.2021. The construction works were completed on 31.10.2023. The commissioning process was finalized on 28.12.2023. The Hamangia Center and Thinker Workshop are opened to the public having the following work schedule:

Hamangia Centre – museum site: daily, 8.00 am - 4.00 pm.

Thinker Workshop: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11.00am – 4.00 pm.

4. The project website was developed and is available at www.hamangia.eu in Bulgarian, Romanian and English language;

5. It was developed the joint study on “Hamangia” culture and its impact in the target CB region;

6. The thematic conference "Hamangia" was organized online on 16^th of December 2021, through ZOOM platform;

7. There were organized 4 thematic working meetings, during which the cultural and historical heritage sites of Hamangia existing in the target cross-border region, which were included in the joint tourist route, were discussed:

a) Meeting no. 1 in Cernavoda Town, on 28.10.2022

b) Meeting no. 2 in Shabla Town, on 25.11.2022

c) Meeting no. 3 in Cernavoda Town, on 05.12.2022

d) Meeting no. 4 in Shabla Town, on 06.12.2022.

8. The joint tourist route “Hamangia” was developed. The tourist product includes visits to archaeological sites and museums, as well as hands-on experiences such as pottery making workshops and traditional culinary classes. The tour is designed to provide an immersive and educational experience for visitors interested in learning about the history and culture of the region. The joint tourist route starts at the Durankulak-Hamangia Archaeological Park in Shabla Municipality, Bulgaria and ends at the "Hamangia" Centre in the town of Cernavoda, Romania;

9. The guiding tour service based on 50+50 wireless headsets – 90 radio spots (30 in Bulgarian, 30 in Romanian and 30 in English language) was developed by the LB. The service was accepted by the LB on 03.11.2023 and the guiding tour was uploaded on the 100 pcs of MP3 players with headphones, purchased by the both project partners;

10. The virtual tour on the objects of the joint tourist route Hamangia was developed by the LB. The service was accepted by the LB on 17.11.2023. The virtual tour is uploaded on the project website available at the following link https://hamangia.eu/en/home-english/;

11. The LB purchased 18 all-in-one virtual reality glasses. The equipment was accepted by the LB on 12.10.2023. The virtual reality glasses are located at the archaeological complex “Durankulak - Hamangia”;

12. The development of the joint integrated marketing strategy was finalized. The strategy is uploaded on the project website available at the following link:

https://hamangia.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Strategy_EN.pdf;

13. The development of the joint integrated management plan of the tourism product "Hamangia" was finalized. The joint management plan is designed to be relevant and applicable to both partners and is accessible on the project website at https://hamangia.eu/en/results/.

988,827.18 euro, out of which 840,503.09 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Territorial Administrative Unit Ovidiu Town (Romania) - 420,897.40 euro

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Shabla Municipality (Bulgaria) – 409,407.64 euro

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Idein Development Foundation (Bulgaria) – 158,522.14 euro

Start date: 24.07.2018

End date: 23.04.2021

Duration: 33 months

Ruse, Dobrich, Constanta

Programme outputs: 18,711 people benefiting from actions of risk management; 18,711 people benefiting from flood protection measures; 5,580 people benefiting from forest fire protection measures

Programme results: increase of the quality of the joint risk management in the CBC area

The Project has been finalized and the main achievements are as follows:

- A vehicle for fire intervention, an ambulance, a vehicle for the transport of 10 or more persons and a rescue boat have been delivered to the LB along with a special equipment for alerting the population in emergency situations, such as earthquakes and fires, all of the equipment is foreseen to be used in case of emergencies, such as floods fires earth quakes, by the volunteers on behalf of LB;

- A rescue boat and a special vehicle for intervention in snowstorms and floods have been delivered to B2, all of the equipment is foreseen to be used in case of emergencies, such as floods fires earth quakes, by the volunteers on behalf of B2;

- The Hazard Maps has been fully developed and can be found at www.hazmaps.eu;

- The volunteers team of 10 persons has been appointed at LB and B2 level and the equipment foreseen within the project for them, in order to be able to communicate between them, receive alerts on cell phones from the warning system, observe and store data from the hazard maps, as well as to be used in trainings and workshops, have been delivered. The trainings of the teams have been organised and performed by the B3.

7,689,268.62 euro, out of which 6,535,878.32 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Territorial Administrative Unit - Dolj County (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Road Infrastructure Agency (Bulgaria)

Start date: 11.07.2018

End date: 31.12.2023

Duration: 65 months and 21days

Dolj in Romania

Montana in Bulgaria

Programme outputs: 19.84 km of upgraded road, 3 joint mechanisms to facilitate the connection of tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure

Programme results: 13,546 people served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T

The project is completed

Lead Beneficiary:

The execution works were completed, and the reception for the investment objective of LB "Modernization of County Road DJ 561B, km.12+130 - 24+260" was carried out on 15.01.2024. The Solar radar panels were installed on the modernized road. The Solar radar panels are used to calm the speed, thus contributing to increase the degree of safety on the upgraded road sector within the project. Also, within the project, the road map of Dolj County and Montana District was made, which aims to highlight the black spots on the roads in order to warn drivers about possible accidents. This was printed in 500 copies being used in dissemination activities.

Beneficiary 2:

Construction work for the investment objective of B2 "Improvement of Road II-81 from km 86+289 to km 94+000" is completed. The authorization to use the modernized road was issued on 01.02.2022. Also, on the modernized road sector, 4 solar radar panels were installed to measure and display speed, with the same aim of increasing traffic safety.

The project aims to improve the sustainable use of natural heritage and resources by developing common tourism products based on amateur fishing. This will be achieved by raising awareness in the cross-border area of the social and economic benefits of tourist fishing tourism and the development and promotion of two new tourist products based on natural resources.

421,888.15 euro, out of which 358,604.92 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Idein Development Foundation (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Association for Sustainable Development Slatina (Romania)

Start date: 04.07.2018

End date: 03.01.2020

Duration: 18 months (extended from initial 15 months)

7 counties in Romania

8 districts in Bulgaria

• Develop a common awareness-raising strategy
• Developing a common marketing strategy
• Development of an interactive GIS platform "Danube Fishing Routes"
• Map of the best / most popular fishing spots in the CBC area
• Organizing the Fishing Festival "Danube Fishing"
• Organizing awareness campaigns
• Publishing promotional materials.

Programme outputs: 2 integrated tourism products / services created, 2 common strategies, policies or management plans for valorisation (including awareness raising) of cultural and natural heritage through its restoration and promotion of sustainable economic use

Programme results: 6,000 overnights in the CBC area.

The project implementation was finalized in January 2020.

The project launched with a press conferences held in Ruse and in Slatina.

LB developed a joint strategy for awareness raising of the social and economic benefits of recreational fishing tourism within the cross-border Bulgarian-Romanian region. B2 was responsible for the development of a Common Marketing Strategy together with the related implementation and financial plan.

The best/most popular fishing and boating spots in the CB area (132 in total) were mapped out by both beneficiaries. They are available at the interactive GIS based-platform "Danube fishing routes"- https://www.fishmap.online/.

The first edition of the “Angling along the Danube” annual fishing festival was organized between 07-08 September 2019, in Dobrosloveni, Olt and 21-22 September 2019 in Lipnik, Ruse. More information on the fishing festivals can be accesed here: http://www.fishingfestival.eu/.

15 awareness raising and promotional events have been organized in the eligible area: 8 events in Bulgaria in the period 10-31.10.2019 and 7 events in Romania in the period 23.04-29.08.2019.

The main objective of the project is to develop 2 integrated tourism products based on green and healthy activities. The new integrated tourism products will be focusing on hiking trips and marathons. Through the project, tracks for hiking and marathons will be created and promoted through pilot actions and all the technical and safety equipment will be purchased.

498.884,65 euro, out of which 424.051,94 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Association Sport Club ACTIS (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): ARETE Sport (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Association for Improving Human Relations Harald Gormsson (Romania)

Start date: 19.07.2018

End date: 18.01.2020

Duration: 18 months

Calarasi, Teleorman (Romania)

Vratsa (Bulgaria)

• Creation of 2 new integrated tourism products: trails for hiking along the Danube and Danube marathons;
• Development of 2 strategies to improve the sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage: 1 common strategy to identify the trails/circuits for green and healthy tourism along the Danube and 1 common strategy to promote the integrated tourism products.
• Development of promotional materials (flyers, brochures, maps of cycling routes and paths etc.);
• Developing a web portal to promote the integrated tourism products including SEO (search engine optimization) and of a mobile application with trails;
• Purchase of specific equipment
• Organization of 10 pilot actions in the eligible area of the Programme during the project implementation: 6 Experimental hiking expeditions (3 days each) and 4 Experimental marathons.

Programme outputs: 2 integrated tourism products/services created, 2 common strategies, 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: 5,140 tourist overnights in the CBC region.

The project is finalized. The Final Implementation Report has been processed by JS and submitted to the MA on 05.03.2021.

Results:

- The common study for identify the routs for health tourism along the Danube has been elaborated both in RO and BG version.Two types of tourism package were identified: trails for hiking along the Danube and Danube marathons, also available at the project website:www.greentourpro.eu.

- The Common strategy to identify trails/ circuits for green tourism along the Danube was elaborated and uploaded on the project website:

https://www.greentourpro.eu/assets/docs/strategy_identify_green_healthy_tourism_danube.pdf;  

- The Common strategy to promote the integrated tourism products was elaborated by the project beneficiaries, uploaded on the project website on the following link:

https://www.greentourpro.eu/assets/docs/strategy_promote_integrated_tourism_products.pdf;

- The web portal www.greentourpro.eu was created, available in Ro,BG and Eng.

- Mobile application and interactive tourism maps have been elaborated. The mobile application is available at: Magazin play (Android) App store (IOS) with name: “greentourpro” and the tourism maps are available at www.greentourpro.eu;

- 10 pilot actions were organized in the eligible area:

6 Experimental hiking expeditions:

1. Hike for FUN Island Trail, organized in Calarasi during the period 13-16.06.2019

2. Hike for FUN – Danube Trail Adventure, organized in Calarasi during the period 27-30.06.2019

3. Hike for FUN Danube Boilers Trail, organized in Orsova during the period 06-09.08.2019

4. Hike for FUN Belogradchik Trail Adventure, organized in Belogradchik during the period 09-12.09.2019

5. Hike for FUN – Belogradchik Fall Adventure, organized in Belogradchik during the period 01-04.11.2019

6. Hike for FUN Balkan Adventure Tour organized in Belogradchik during the period 01-04.11.2019.

4 Experimental marathons:

1. Run for FUN Calarasi 2019, organized in Calarasi, on 13.04.2019

2. Run for FUN Mamaia 2019, organized in Constanta, on 14.04.2019

3. Run for FUN – Belogradchik Trail Marathon, organized in Belogradchik, on 16.11.2019

4. Run for FUN – Belogradchik City Marathon, organized in Belogradchik, on 17.11.2019.

- 2 integrated tourism products were created during the project implementation:

1. Hiking trails in Romania/Bulgaria;

2. Marathon trails in Romania/Bulgaria.

- Two touristic centres, located Belogradchik, Vidin district, 31, P. Yavorov street, in the building “Sport hall Belogradchik” and in town of Calarasi, 50B, Republicii Boulevard, have been established by the LB and B3. The equipment for trails purchased within the project are located in the both touristic centres (a part of the equipment purchased by the LB is stored in Cuza Voda Commune, Ceacu village, Calarasi County).

For better promotion of the project activities, it was developed project Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/greentourpro and project Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/greentourpro/.

The overall objective of the project is to ensure the protection and safety of the population in the Svishtov-Zimnicea cross border region by ensuring a rapid and adequate response to the emergency situations caused by fires and natural disasters.

989.404,57 euro, out of which 840.993,87 euro ERDF.

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Svishtov Municipality (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit – Zimnicea Town (Romania)

Start date: 28.07.2018

End date: 27.10.2020

Duration: 27 months

Svishtov, Veliko Tarnovo District, Bulgaria

Zimnicea, Teleorman County, Romania

1. The joint partnership will be created through several project technical meetings in order to clarify and elaborate the technical documentation and the recommendation for the:

- Guide for developing a common cross border approach regarding managing emergencies based on the processes and activities initiated under the USES project;

- Design and dеvеlоpmеnt of the Joint Аctiоn Plan covering disaster resilience, mitigation and awareness raising campaigns for the cross-border population on the hazards and risk. The following results are expected: hazard management and current rescue service for flood prevention measures, risk management system and cross border rescue services/system; joint disaster risk prevention and management as one of the main cross border priorities; enhance the shared management of common risks at a cross border level; about 40 pages;

- Prevention and alarm guide in Romanian and Bulgarian language printed in edition of 3000 units (1500 Bg and 1500 Ro), A4 booklet, interior 15 glossy paper;

- Guideline for a joint cross border approach for handling emergency situations and Action plan will be contracted by the LB using external service. The Prevention and alarm guide will be developed by B2. All 3 items will be published on the partners websites and transmitted to all relevant organizations from the region in order for the target group to have free access to the information.

2. Purchase of equipment;

3. Information and promotion activities:

- 2 press conferences;

- Web site;

- Information and promotion materials:

Programme outputs:

- 65.000 people benefiting from actions of risk management;

- 1 joint partnership in the field of joint early warning and emergency response and exchange of experience;

Programme results: to increase the quality of joint risk management in the cross border area;

The Project Implementation period have ended on 27.10.2020.

According to the reported information so far, all project activities were implemented according to the approved application and the following progress has been registered:

- 2 press conferences have been organized – one in Zimnicea on 11th of December 2018 and another one in Svishtov on the 19th of February 2019;

- All of the equipment for the improvement of the Crisis Center Ovcha Mogila on behalf of LB have been delivered;

- All of the training equipment for the Training Center in Crisis Center in Ovcha Mogila on behalf of LB, has been delivered;

- All of the vehicles and specific machineries have been delivered on behalf of LB:

1 vehicle/van (16+1 persons) and 1 vehicle (4+1 persons) for transporting of voluntaries and distress people, 1 Wagon trailer with a total weight of up to 3500 kg with notification system / siren orange colour equipped (Portable computer, Thermal Imaging Camera, Video Drone, Tent - 4 seats, Inflatable tent, Chain saw for wood, Motor circular for metal, Motorized chainsaw for chippers with a single-handed, Auxiliary ropes - 30 meters and 60 meters, Towing steel ropes, Pneumatic lifting pillows, Extendable ladder, Stairs - four shafts, Folding ladder, Drainage pumps, Air breathing apparatus + 2 bottles, Generator 12.5 kw, Compressor for compressed air, Mobile rechargeable lighting fixtures, Lighting mast - Bulk type, Dedicated firefighter tools for ripping and cutting, Radio stations, Binoculars, Megaphones, Fire extinguishers - P5, P6, Fire extinguishers - G5, G6, Water fire extinguisher 9 litters, First aid medical kit, Gas masks), 1 tractor, 1 snow rake, 1 Mulcher for tractor (with a telescopic shoulder for mowing grass, shrubs, branches, as well as for cleaning road banquets), 1 Water Carrier vehicle and 1 Auto aerial platform vehicle;

- All of the vehicles and specific machineries have been delivered on behalf of B2:

1 auto aerial platform vehicle, 1 bobcat/mini frontal loader, 1 vehicle/van (16+1 persons) for transporting of voluntaries and distress people, 1 tractor, 1 Excavator-backhoe, 1 vehicle (4+1 persons), 1 Tractor tow, 1 Snow blade and 1 Salt spreader;

- Most of the foreseen equipment on behalf of B2-T.A.U. Zimnicea City have been delivered, namely, Metal dressing rooms, Protective suits for firefighters, Protective boots for firefighters, Helmets with visor, Belts for firefighters, Flashlights for firefighters, Protective gloves for firefighters, Reflective vests, Video and acoustic detector and Life jackets;

The overall objective of the project is to improve joint risk management in the programme area by increasing the joint response in case of emergency situations (flood management, forest fire protection etc.)

1,008,946.32 euro, out of which 857,604.36euro ERDF

Target at the half of the implementation period: 10,000 euro for LB, 97,675 euro for B2

Lead Beneficiary (LB): General Inspectorate for Emergency Situation (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Directorate General Fire Safety and Civil Protection –Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria)

Start date: 16.05.2018

End date: 15.01.2023

Duration: 56 months

7 counties in Romania

8 districtsin Bulgaria

vProcurement of specialized equipment;

vImprovement of training center for conduction of trainings for height and diving rescue activities;

vElaboration of the common training curricula and the joint partnerships;

vProviding common trainings and joint exercises;

vReviewing of the Joint Intervention Plan;

vElaboration of 3 contingency plans.

Programme outputs: 4 779 754 people benefiting from actions of risk management, 4 591 666 people benefiting from flood protection measures, 4 779 754 people benefiting from forest fire protection measures, 6 joint partnerships in the field of joint early warning and emergency response

Programme results: increased quality of joint risk management in the CBC area

The project implementation period ended on 15.01.2023.

All the activities are completed.

The main objective is to streamline the joint response in emergency situations in the cross-border area through common trainings in specialized polygons, procurement of specialized equipment and by improving common cross-border operational framework for emergency situations.

- Through the procurement of specialized equipments (water diving equipment, dive boat), the common trainings for search and rescue mission from aquatic environment that took place in the polygon in Balchik and the joint exercise conducted, the quality of the joint response in case of floods management was improved.

- Common trainings in the dedicated polygon in Craiova and joint exercise that took place in this project, raised first response efficiency to forest fires and in general to fires.

Three emergency plans were developed aimed at regulating the cooperation between the intervention resources belonging to the GIES and the DGFSCP to ensure operative intervention at a specific site;

A joint disaster intervention plan between GIES and DGFSCP was realized;

A joint partnership/plan was signed between GIES and DGFSCP regarding the joint training program which consists in the regulation of bilateral cooperation between GIES and DGFSCP in the field of training intervention personnel.

To stimulate the labor mobility and job opportunities through providing favorable conditions for development of joint business and entrepreneurships in the cross-border region.

598,785.51 euro, out of which 508,967.67 euro ERDF

Lead beneficiary (LB): Municipality of Belene (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Ovidius University (Romania)

Start date: 17.04.2018

End date: 16.07.2022

Duration: 51 months

Constanta and Teleorman in Romania

Pleven in Bulgaria

• Development of a joint strategy;
• Development of a web based platform with mobile internet version in Bulgarian, Romanian and English language to encourage the joint business initiatives in the CBC region and to stimulate employment opportunities;
• Development of a web based training platform with mobile internet version in Bulgarian, Romanian and English language and preparation of webinars;
• Organization of training workshops;
• Organization of 6 joint forums.

Programme outputs:

- 25 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area; 1400 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint trainings 560 participants in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders

Programme results:

            - 111,174 persons will have access to joint employment initiatives in the CBC region

The project was finalized and during its implementation, the following results were achieved:

- 16 two-day training workshops were organized for the unemployed and inactive people in the cross-border region with topics related to finding a job, developing a business and marketing, as follows:

30.05-31.05.2019 in Belene, with 34 participants;

24.06-25.06.2019 in Svishtov, 54 participants;

19.09-20.09.2019 in Pleven, 10 participants;

03.10-04.10.2019 in Nikopol, 29 participants;

14.11-15.11.2019, in Svishtov, 63 participants;

06.07-07.07.2020 in Belene, 19 participants;

08.07-09.07.2020 in Pleven, 4 participants.

5 trainings workshops in period 18.11-22.11.2019 in Alexandria, 250 participants;

2 training workshops in period 20-21.01.2020 in Turnu Magurele, 100 participants;

17.08-19.08.2020in Rosiori de Vede, 50 participants;

18.08-20.08.2020in Rosiori de Vede, 50 participants.

- 6 joint forums were organized in connection with ideas of initiatives about the need for business, ideas of Romanian-Bulgarian initiatives and improvement of public services, as follows:

04-05.09.2019 in Svishtov, 118 participants;

29-30.11.2019 in Pleven, 134 participants;

21-22.10.2019 in Belene, 172 participants.

15.11-16.11.2019 in Alexandria, 100 participants;

31.01-01.02.2020 in Turnu Magurele, 113 participants;

21.08-22.08.2020 in Alexandria, 100 participants.

- A joint strategy has been developed on the mobility of labour force and the integration into the labour market of disadvantaged people in the Romania-Bulgaria cross-border region;

- 1 web based platform with mobile internet version in Bulgarian, Romanian and English language available at the address: https://projectintegration.belene.bg/and 1 web based platform in behalf of Beneficiary 2 – Ovidius University Constanta, available on https://increase-employment.com/;

- 1400 persons participated to the joint employment initiatives (training workshops and joint forum).