The project aims to encourage the integration of the cross border aria in terms of employment and labor mobility in the field of sustainable tourist services.

231.130,48 euro, out of which 196.460,91 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): “Badnina” Community Center (BG)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Civic Resource Centre/CRC (RO)

Start date: 16.05.2017

End date: 15.05.2019

Duration: 24 months

Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Vidin, Vratsa, Ruse and Dobrich in Bulgaria (+ Sofia).

Giurgiu, Mehedinţi, Calarasi, Constanta, Dolj in Romania (+Bucharest)

• 1 analysis and strategic plan
• 1 network for exchange of knowledge and experience
• 1 innovative joint database
• 6 professional trainings conducted in field of tourism services, 150 beneficiaries trained

Programme outputs: 8 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area, 150 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training, 150 participants in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders

Programme results: 24 710 people that have access to joint employment initiatives

The project was terminated.

To improve the cross-border labour market conditions towards an integrated market with better employment rates.

365,754.59 euro, out of which 310,891.41ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Cross Border Association E(quilibrum) Environment (C.B.A.E.E) (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): National Tourism Cluster “Bulgarian Guide”(Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Regional Agribusiness Center-Vidin /RABC/ (Bulgaria)

Start date: 13.05.2017

End date: 12.11.2018

Duration: 18 months

Dolj in Romania

Vidin in Bulgaria

• Emerging occupations in the fields of agriculture, tourism and IT in the CB area;
• Legal and tax framework for creating a business in the CB region;
• Elaboration of two separate Guides “Doing business in CB-region” and “Labor conditions and regulations in the CB-region”;
• Establishment of cross-border SEM-Centres;
• Organization of trainings in Sustainable Employment in the CB region;
• Design, creation and content management of an online training system;
• Joint labor exchange for organizations and job-applicants – Sustainable Employment Job-Fair;
• Information and publicity Campaign (press-conference, press releases, promotional materials: brochures, T-shirts promoting the Sustainable Employment, flash memory storage devices, engraved key-chains, caps, folder, pens;

Programme outputs:

• 12 initiatives (trainings, education schemes, websites, agreements, networks, job-fairs etc.) that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area: 1 joint training platform, 5 joint online trainings, 5 joint regional training, 1 joint job-fair
• 200 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training;
• 200 participants in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders.

Programme results: population that have access to joint employment initiatives – 150,000 participants.

The implementation of the project was finalized on 12.11.2018, achieving the proposed result. A comparative analysis defining the labor market conditions and the economic environment in the cross-border region in Romania and Bulgaria with a focus on the target sectors - tourism, agriculture and ICT - was elaborated by the service providers selected by the LB and B3. The results of the analysis were compiled into a “Strategy for supporting investments and employment opportunities in the CB-region in view of the synergies between the SEM-sectors”. Data for 2 joint labour exchange databases was also collected. 2 Guides "Joint labour conditions and regulations in the CB region” and "Doing Business in the cross-border region" were developed and printed in 3 languages by the LB and Beneficiary 2. The necessary equipment for the establishment of the cross-border SEM-Centres was purchased.

An online training system to host the planned online training courses in the field of Tourism, Agriculture and IT was developed and is available atwww.sem-centres.eu.

To improve the development of the cross-border transport system of the Turnu Magurele – Nikopol tertiary nodes in a better connection with TENT infrastructure for sustainable development of the area.

7,133,523.89 euro, out of which 6,063,495.29 FEDR

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Territorial Administrative Unit - Turnu Magurele Town (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Nikopol Municipality (Bulgaria)

Start date: 09.06.2017

End date: 30.04.2022

Duration: 58 months, 22 days

Turnu Magurele, Teleorman County, Romania

Nikopol, Pleven District, Bulgaria

• Information and publicity of the project: organizing conferences at the beginning and end of the project; press releases for promoting the project; temporary billboards; permanent plaques; leaflets; posters; roll-up banner;
• Procurement and elaboration of the technical projects;
• Works execution in Turnu Magurele - upgrading 10 streets (Calarasi St, Rampa Garii St, Nucilor St, Horea St, Closca St, Crisan St, Avram Iancu St, Mihai Viteazu St, Viitorului St and Access road to the Canned Food Plant) in Romania (6.268 km);
• Execution of works in Nikopol Municipality - modernizing 4.957 km road in Nikopol Municipality - PVN 3123 - / III - 304, Tranchovitsa– Novachene/ Batsova Mahala– Municipal boundaries (Nikopol – Pleven) – Slavyanovo/PVN 2145;
• Setting up the traffic management system;
• Awareness campaign for the traffic management system;
• Setting up an integrated information system for public transport operators: organizing the conference „The public transport – an opportunity for a better connectivity of Turnu Magurele – Nikopol area to TENT network”; the workshop: „How to harmonize the public transport for a better quality of the citizens’ life?” and elaboration of the study „Present and perspectives of the cooperation in public transport in Turnu Magurele - Nikopol cross border area”;

Programme outputs:

- 11.225 km (Turnu Magurele: 6.268 km and Nikopol: 4.957 km) total length of reconstructed or upgraded roads;

- 2 joint mechanism;

Programme results: 29,865 cross-border population served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T.

The project is finalized.

The following have been achieved within the project:

The work execution in Turnu Magurele - Lead Beneficiary is finalized. Ten streets/sections of streets from Turnu Magurele ( 6.268 km) were modernized.

On behalf of Beneficiary 2, the work execution of modernizing 4.957 km of road in Nikopol Municipality (PVN 3123 - / III - 304, Tranchovitsa– Novachene/ Batsova Mahala– Municipal boundaries Nikopol–Pleven – Slavyanovo/PVN 2145) is finalized. The road section between the Border of Municipalities Nikopol-Pleven and Slavyanovo, which is the link between the investment objective of B2 and the TEN-T network, will be modernized.

The traffic management system, defined by the elaborated traffic management plan, is completed. The equipment for the traffic management system is installed and functional.

The activity “Awareness campaign for the traffic management system”was completed on 23.07.2021 when 2000 leaflets and 100 posters were delivered.

Also, the activity “Setting up an integrated information system for public transport operators” was completed on 23.07.2021, LB organizing a conference - “The public transport – an opportunity for a better connectivity of Turnu Magurele – Nikopol area to TENT network” and a workshop - “How to harmonize the public transport for a better quality of the citizens’ life?”.

To improve the connection to the TEN-T network for the communities of the two cities and for the traffic participants in the border region.

7,937,427.41 euro, out of which 6,746,813.30 ERDF

Target at the half of the implementation period: 450,956 euro for Lead Beneficiary and 964,933 euro for Beneficiary 2.

Lead partner: Territorial Administrative Unit - Negru Vodă Town (Romania)

Partner: General Toshevo Municipality (Bulgaria)

Start date: 21.03.2017

End date: 20.03.2020

Duration: 36 months

Negru Vodă Town, Constanța County, Romania

General Toshevo Municipality, Dobrich District, Bulgaria

• 17.58 km of road infrastructure upgraded in Negru Vodă Town;
• 7.95 km upgraded in General Toshevo Municipality;
• Organizing conferences at the beginning and end of the project;
• Elaboration of information and publicity materials (brochures, flyers, indoor banner, outdoor banner, roll-up, temporary panels, permanent panels, radio spot, video spot, information film, cardboard folders);
• Elaboration of two technical projects, on for each beneficiary;
• Elaboration of traffic management studies - a joint mechanism for the two administrations to facilitate the connection of Negru Vodă and General Toshevo, as tertiary nodes, to TEN-T infrastructure;

Programme outputs:

- 25.53 km total length of reconstructed or upgraded roads

- 1 joint mechanism created (a traffic management study, which will be used by the two beneficiaries and by all interested public administration as a joint mechanism to improve the connection of two cities, as tertiary nodes, to the TEN-T infrastructure)

Programme results: Cross border population (12,860 inhabitants) served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T

The project activities are completed.

The following results were achieved:

- All the necessary equipment for the project teams of the project beneficiaries were purchased;

- Both project beneficiaries acquired services for procurement consultancy, management for project implementation, translation & interpretation, information and publicity, works supervision;

- Project beneficiaries developed a joint traffic management study;

- LB acquired a multifunctional vehicle for road maintenance;

- Project beneficiaries modernized 25.59 km (17.42 km in Negru Voda Town and 8.17 km in General Toshevo Municipality).

7.349.963,06 euro, out of which 6.247.468,60 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Ruse Municipality(BG)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit - Giurgiu Municipality(RO)

Start date: 12.05.2017

End date: 30.12.2023

Duration: 79 months and 19 days

Ruse and Giurgiu

Programme outputs: 8 km of improved inland waterway, 1 joint strategy for improvement of safety navigation on the Lower Danube

Programme results: 1.83% of the RO-BG CBC Danube length where safety of the navigation has been improved by joint actions

The project is finalized.

Related to the main investment objective “Rehabilitation of the piers of the passenger terminal Ruse center and improving the navigation conditions of the three berths” on behalf of the LB – Ruse Municipality, the construction works were started in September 2019 and were completed in May 2020. The investment objective was put in use at the beginning of March 2021.

In regards to the main investment objective related to the B2 – TAU Giurgiu Municipality” related to the „The arrangement of a sector of Sfântu Gheorghe Channel in order to improve connectivity in the Ruse-Giurgiu Euroregion” , the core works execution started at the beginning of October 2021 and was finalized in December 2023.

The main project document, namely The Joint Strategy for Enhancing Lower Danube Navigation Safety was developed in close consultation with the Romanian Naval Authority and Lower Danube River Administration Galati - Giurgiu Navigable Cabin section - institution from Romania, and Executive agency for exploration and maintenance of the Danube River and the Specialized Division “Ship Traffic Management

- Danube River” within the State Enterprise “Port Infrastructure” from Bulgaria. As revealed by the developed Action Plan, those authorities are the main responsible institutions for the implementation of the measures envisaged for the implementation of the Strategy.

Following the realization of both investment objectives in Ruse and Giurgiu, there were improved 8 km inland waterway, respectively 1.83% of the RO-BG CBC Danube length where safety of the navigation has been improved by joint actions.