347.854,79 euro, out of which 295.676,57 euro ERDF

Lead beneficiary (LB): Free Youth Centre (BG)

Beneficiary (B 2): Vasiliada Association (RO)

Start date: 26.04.2017

End date: 25.04.2019

Duration: 24 months

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

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

Programme outputs: 1 supported cross border mechanism

Programme results: increased level of coordination of the public institutions in the eligible area

The project is finalized.

For the development of the project the partners have mapped the available official information for existing social service providers, covering an area of 13 administrative units - Vratsa, Pleven, Veliko-Tarnovo, Ruse, Silistra and Dobrich districts in Bulgaria, Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Călărași and Constanta counties in Romania. As result of this activity, a data-base was created with basic information about every structure and social service – e.g. name, contact details, scope of work, target groups, capacity, best practices, needs, etc. and a consolidated report about current situation of social systems and needs assessment in participating regions for capacity building in provision of social services was developed.

The information is available, in Bulgarian, Romanian and English languages on the project website, www.fyc-vidin.org. . The website contains a section with the social structures from the entire eligible area (data base elaborated within the project), a section with a map which contains all the structures from the data base, a section with national legislation in social field from both countries, and the comparative research of the social systems in the Bulgarian-Romanian border region, elaborated within the project.

For increasing the level of coordination of the public institutions in the eligible area, there were organized 10 thematic exchange of experience forums, 10 training sessions and 6 exchange visits, with participation of 12 organizations/institutions selected on a competitive basis were organized.

1,489,666.82 euro, out of which 1,266,216.80 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Business Support Centre for Small and Medium Enterprises – Ruse (BG)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Ruse Regional Administration (BG) - withdrawn

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Eastern Danube Convention & Visitors Bureau Association (RO)

Start date: 20.04.2017

End date: 19.04.2019

Duration: 24 months

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

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

Programme outputs: 9 supported cross border mechanisms: 5 cooperation agreements, 1 network, 1 study, 1 strategy, 1 information exchange platform

Programme results: increased level of coordination of the public institutions in the eligible area

The project is finalized.

After the partnership reorganization following B2 officially withdrawn from the project, the activities were carried out and the project results were reached, including:

A joint study on the current situation on public e-services in RO and BG has been made.

The strategy for improvement of the environment regarding public services in the CBA Bulgaria-Romania under E-GoverNet project, was drafted based on the outcomes of the study and analysis previously carried out by both LB and B2. The strategy and its full translation in EN has been uploaded on the web platform E-GoverNet.

The teams of both project partners held meetings with representatives of public authorities in the CBA and encourage them to take part in the project activities and join the Network. 13 cooperation agreements with different public authorities or NGOs from the cross-border area, were signed.

Promotional activities were carried out by the project partners, including elaboration of promotional materials and organization of meetings with stakeholders for disseminating the project results.

Outside of the regular activities of the project, the E-GoverNet project was among the four selected projects which were promoted to the workshop with the theme “Boosting cross-border regions with eGovernment solutions”, event organized by DG Regio on 09.10.2018 in Brussels during the European Week of Regions and Cities.

The E-GoverNet web platform has been developed and is available in all three languages at the link https://www.e-gover.net/index.

372.178,65 euro, out of which 316.351,84 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Territorial Administrative Unit- Lumina Commune

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

Beneficiary 3 (B3):Territorial Administrative Unit–Mihail Kogalniceanu Commune

Beneficiary 4 (B4):General Toshevo Municipality

Beneficiary 5 (B5): Kavarna Municipality

Start date: 08/06/2017

End date: 07/12/2018

Duration: 18 months

Dobrich in Bulgaria

Constanta in Romania

Programme outputs: 9supported cross border mechanisms to enhance cooperation capacity: 1 strategy, 1 website, 1 online platform, 2 blogs, 4 study visits

Programme results: increased level of coordination between local public authorities, schools, district authorities and employers

All activities were finalized.

Results:

- 1 Cross Border Strategy regarding the role of local public authorities in providing counselling and support for pupils as future citizens of local communities was developed for both regions, Constanta and Dobrich including action plans for each of the project partners;

- 1 website, online platform as a web based resources network among the pupils/teachers/professional counsellor/ parents/employers/public institutions, and 2 blogs available at the address www.proiectlearn.ro;

- 30 local Agreements with employers from local (20 agreements) and county/district level (10 agreements);

- 40 local workshops organized with local employers (8 workshops for each project partner) and 10 county/district level workshops organized with county/district level employers (2 workshops for each project partner);

800 bilingual brochures “Find your vocation”;

- 4 study visits developed in Constanta county, Romania and Dobrich district, Bulgaria, by mixt delegations formed by pupils, teachers and project partner’s representative;

- 5 local Vocational Ateliers completely furnished and equipped;

- 218 pupils engaged in the Strategy related to the local workshops;

- 3 types of counselling for pupils (psychological, career and group counselling);

- 250 pupils engaged in psychological counselling;

- 250 pupils engaged in career counselling;

- 250 pupils engaged in the group counselling (parent, pupil, teacher);

- 218 pupils engaged in the training regarding the use of project’s website, online platform and blogs.

To increase the capacity of the educational institutions through collaboration within the cross-border region. 

145,020.62 euro, out of which 123,267.52 ERDF

Target at the half of the implementation period: 60,338 euro for Lead Beneficiary and 28,731 euro for Beneficiary 2.

Lead beneficiary (LB): First Elementary School “Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov”, Berkovitsa (Bulgaria)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Gimnasyum School „Zaharia Stancu”, Roșiori de Vede (Romania)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Regional Management of Education Montana (Bulgaria)

Start date: 07.06.2017

End date: 06.12.2018

Duration: 18 months

Berkovitsa, Montana,Montana District, Bulgaria

Roșiori de Vede, Teleorman County, Romania

• Creation of cross-border web-portal named “Entrepreneurship Spirit at Schools” and virtual manual for entrepreneurship training at school;
• Coordination of instruments, methods and best practices for assisting teachers in their classes of entrepreneurship;
• Development of joint innovative entrepreneurship curriculum and textbook suitable for training in elementary schools;
• Modernization of school facilities in designated entrepreneurship zones at school;
• Information and publicity: t-shirts, posters, leaflets, brochures, , indoor banner, notepads, pens, folders, information boards; organizing 2 conferences in Romania and Bulgaria;

Programme outputs:

- 6 supported cross border mechanism to enhance cooperation capacity –1 joint curriculum, 2 joint textbooks printed, 1 web-based virtual manual jointly developed, 1 joint web portal, 1 joint network between two educational institutions created;

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

The implementation period of the project was finalized on 06.12.2018.

The following objectives have been achieved:

A joint partnership has been established by the project partners;

A web portal (www.ro-bg.eu ) was created, which provides comprehensive information about the two partner schools and reference information for the relevant education ministries and regional education inspectorates in the Montana and Teleorman district centers in three languages - English, Bulgarian and Romanian.

The experts and teachers in entrepreneurship learnt about two interesting models and European practices that have not been applied so far in the field of professional training of teachers in entrepreneurship in school.

The curriculums and the textbooks have been developed and they can be found on: http://en.edu.ro-bg.eu/resources . The content of the curriculums enables the acquisition of basic knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship and new business management.

The curriculums has been developed in three parts:

1. Curriculum in ceramics

2. Curriculum in weaving and embroidery

3. Curriculum in wood carving

Along with the curriculums modernization of the two schools which are partners within the project have been performed, namely B22, has equipped the existing cabinets for teaching entrepreneurship with furniture, air-conditioning system, TV, 1 computer, 3 laptops, refrigerator, info board, exhibition stand, video projector with projection screen, 3 security cameras, 2 mobile phones, 20 flash memory storage devices, 1 laser printer, 1 multifunctional device, 1 magnetic board and 1 flipchart, while the LB have designated the following areas in entrepreneurship called "New Old Crafts" - pottery, carpet weaving and embroidery, wood carving and have equipped them with furniture, exhibition stand, wall with creative paint, CCTV system, roller for clay boards, ceramic oven, laboratory island, lathe, mobile laboratory, demonstration table, 10 Digital scales, 6 Vessels to extract dye, 2 Portable stand for brochures, 2 air-conditioning systems, binding machine, paper cutting machine, laminator and machine for embossing and cutting;

A web-based virtual manual has been elaborated and it could be found on: http://en.edu.ro-bg.eu/index.php?q=static&page=etg-content ;

440.393,19 euro, out of which 374.334,21 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary: Territorial Administrative Unit – Giurgiu County(RO)

Partners:

B2:Ruse District administration(BG)

B3:Tsenovo Municipality (BG)

Start date: 20.05.2017

End date: 19.05.2019

Duration: 24 months

Ruse District and Giurgiu County

Programme outputs: 4 cross border mechanisms: 1 Working Group - information exchange tool (which will be organised and function based on a regulation) its activity resulting in the elaboration of an Action Plan, 1 network of CBC actors (from Ro, Bg & visited countries, etc., 1 analysis (Research and analysis of the current situation regarding the implementation of GE in two areas (RD-GC); 1 integrated sustainable energy efficiency strategy at the level of RD-GC region

Programme results: increased level of coordination of public institutions in cross-border area

The project is finalized.

As Beneficiary 2 faced problems in ensuring the necessary financial resources for the project implementation, a new partner -Tsenovo Municipality – was brought in the partnership, taking over B2 budget and the respective share of the project activities. Beneficiary 2, in turn, remained involved in the implementation of the project activities without a minor financial contribution.

The Level of co-ordination of the public institutions participating in the project – Giurgiu County, Ruse District Administration and Tsenovo Municipality improved as a result of the implemented project activities, which contributed to creating an administrative and institutional framework for cooperation in areas of common interest such as regional importance investments and green economy.

A joint advanced training programme for the staff of the beneficiaries was organized, consisting of:

• A Mentorship Programme organized in Ruse in the period April 23-27, 2018 and in the period June 18, 2018 in Giurgiu;
• A training “Management of public investments" held in Constanta in the period August 06-11, 2018;
• A Training course on Green economy  organized in the period March 24-29, 2019 in Veliko Tarnovo;

Both beneficiaries – Giurgiu County and Tsenovo Municipality also purchased the necessary IT and communication equipment for ensuring a modern framework for the activity of their administrations.

A study visit for exchange of good practices was organized for representatives of the beneficiaries administration in 2 EU Countries - Sweden in the period 24-29.06.2018 and Austria in the period 09-14.09.2018 .

The project contributed with a 4 cross border mechanisms enforcing the cooperation capacity of the 3 partners, namely:

• A Working Group comprising members of all 3 beneficiaries, set-up as a common mechanism for supporting and strengthening investments with the aim to deliberate on the priorities of the cross-border region. As a result, Action Plan for improving conditions at the administrative level in the Giurgiu-Ruse region, which was adopted via a Partnership Agreement signed by the 3 project partners;
• A Network of CBC actors, representing a list of potential partners from Giurgiu County, Ruse District, as well as the visited countries Austria and Sweden intended to facilitate future collaborations between organisation from the cross-border area Ruse-Giurgiu and made available on the website of the 3 partners;
• A Research and analysis of the current situation regarding the implementation of the Green Energy in the Giurgiu-Ruse cross-border region, investigating the existing opportunities for using wind energy, sun energy, water energy, biomass and waste in the region, good practices, as well as the training needs of the partners’ staff. It has thus provided the 3 partners with the necessary data and concentrated perspective on how planning could be put in action.
• Integrated sustainable energy efficiency strategy at the level of RD-GC region designed to guide the project beneficiaries and relevant stakeholders in the Giurgiu-Ruse cross-border region in the field of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. A Cross-border Committee for Strategy Monitoring comprising members of the 3 partners, was set-up as the main organisation structure, responsible for the Strategy management, monitoring, evaluation and updating. Two round tables - in Ruse on 03.10.2018 and in Giurgiu on 04.10.2018 were organized as part of the Strategy development process. Also 2 dedicated seminars were held in Ruse and Giurgiu in view of disseminating the developed Strategy among the stakeholders.