Cooperation Bolintin Vale and Strazhitsa (ROBG-184)
Cross Border Partnership between Bolintin Vale Municipality and Strazhitsa Municipality in order to improve decision – making system – rows of bridges and gates
What’s the goal?
The project aim is sustainable improvement and streamlining of local government capacity and cooperation in the Danube area through an online platform which will be functioning as a communication and cooperation mechanism.
What’s the budget?
299.325,66 euro, out of which 254.426,81 euro ERDF
Who?
Lead beneficiary (BL): Municipality of Bolintin Vale (Romania)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Municipality of Strazhitsa (Bulgaria)
When?
Start date: 20.06.2017
End date: 19.10.2018
Duration: 16 months
Where?
Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria
Giurgiu in Romania
How?
- Development of an online platform which will enable cooperation in the region, between users (via a forum section) and with NGO’s
- Workshops organized in both Romania (on public administration) and Bulgaria (on European funds)
- Purchase of equipment necessary for the smooth progress of activities and good collaboration in the region
Results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 4 supported cross border mechanisms (agreements, networks, regulations, studies, policies, strategies, information exchange tools) to enhance cooperation capacity
Programme results:increased level of coordination of the public institutions in the eligible area
Project status
Project is finalized.
The main results of the project:
One partnership was signed for implementation of the project and, also for further cooperation of the two municipalities with multiple ramifications in various areas, important to both sides of the Danube, which in time should lead to the development of joint or separate projects, the sharing of successful projects and also to lessons learned.
The main activity that was implemented by the project is related with the creating an on-line platform which functions as a communication and cooperation mechanism for the two municipalities,Bolintin Vale and Strazhitsa municipalities.
The platform can be accessed at the following address: https://documenta.bolintin-vale.ro:8443/portal/#static/ro-RO/zona_industriala.html and it provides an important instrument for sustainable improvement of cooperation, streamlining the local government capacity and cooperation in the Danube area.
The personnel of the two municipalities was trained in fields related to future cooperation, namely one workshop on public administration, which was organized between 19-24.11.2017 in Constanta and one workshop on European funds, which was organized between 05.09.2018-20.09.2018 in Balchik.
Last, but not least, the two municipalities were endowed with the necessary equipment for proper functioning and communication and information of the public authorities, therefore, enhancing the cooperation capacity (computers, laptops, printers).
