To improve the joint risk management in DJ-VR cross-border area.

5,935,643.42 euro, out of which 5,045,296.89 ERDF

Target at the half of the implementation period: 31,811 euro for Lead Beneficiary, 0 euro for Beneficiary 2 and 908,859 euro for Beneficiary 3.

Lead beneficiary (LB): Territorial Administrative Unit – Dolj County (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Oltenia (Romania)

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Municipality of Vratsa (Bulgaria)

Start date: 22.12.2017

End date: 30.04.2024

Duration: 76 months and 9 days

Dolj County, Romania

Vratsa District, Bulgaria

• Establishment of the Unit for Emergency Situations Interventions in cross-border area – Craiova UESI;
• Emergency intervention equipment endowment of the Unit for Emergency Situations Interventions in cross-border area – Craiova;
• Establishment of a cross-border point for improving the mitigation capacity of authorities in emergency situations and disasters in Vratsa;
• Joint exercises for simulating cross-border disasters in Dolj and Vratsa;
• Raising awareness campaign in case of risk situations;
• Organizing press conferences at the beginning,midterm and end of the project in Vratsa and respectively in Dolj;
• Elaboration of information and publicity materials (temporary and permanent billboards, roll-up banner for events with public/stakeholders participation, personalized folders, notepads, pens, leaflets and brochures);

Programme outputs:

- 793,504 people benefiting from actions of risk management, 793,504 people benefiting from flood protection measures, 1 joint partnership in the field of joint early warning and emergency response

Programme results: increased quality of joint risk managementin the CBC area

The end date for the project implementation period was 21.12.2023, but due to delays in the implementation of activities by the Lead Beneficiary, the project was included in the list of un-finalized projects, according to the provisions of OG 36/2023, by the Decision of the Program Monitoring Committee Interreg V-A RoBg, no. 313/14.11.2023. The new project completion date is 30.04.2024.

2 Fire fighting vehicles 9,000 l were delivered to LB and the Vehicle for heavy extrication and the ambulances of type C and B will be covered by the distribution of the vehicles purchased through the project carried out by the IGSU, they are in operational reserve at the level of the inspectorate.

At the request of Craiova International Airport, BL relocated the Intervention Unit due to the fact that another project of strategic importance at the regional level consisting in the construction of a new passenger terminal as well as a cargo terminal will be implemented on the spot on which it was planned building UESI. The new location has been identified nearby and LB has already signed the contract for the execution of works on the new site, the works to be completed in a period of 14 months from commencement of works.Although the works were completed according to the works contract, following the on-site visit of the ISU representatives, the need for additional works was found, and for this reason it is necessary the beneficiary to obtain a new construction permit in order to change the theme.

IT and electronic equipment were purchased and delivered to equip UESI Craiova.

The following equipment was purchased by B3: "Medical equipment for monitoring vital signs", "Emergency transport ventilation system for command and assisted ventilation with integrated oxygen cylinder", "High capacity 4x4 pickup truck", "Specialized vehicle for transport of blood products and human organs for transplantation' and 'Ambulance with incubator for the transport of newborns'. The contracts are signed for "Heavy vehicle for intervention in case of truck accidents", "Technical vehicle for rescue", "Vehicle with snow plow and device for spreading sand and salt" and "RIB boat (Rigid inflatable boat) with trailer for Transport".