BG-RO E-GoverNet (ROBG-168)
Development of an information network to ease the cooperation between public authorities, NGOs, business and citizens in the cross-border region Bulgaria-Romania
What’s the goal?
| The project aims to establish an efficient and effective innovative tool for better cooperation/coordination among public and private stakeholders at cross-border level |
What’s the budget?
1,489,666.82 euro, out of which 1,266,216.80 euro ERDF
Who?
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Beneficiary 2 (B2): Ruse Regional Administration (BG) - withdrawn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)
When?
Start date: 20.04.2017
End date: 19.04.2019
Duration: 24 months
Where?
Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Vidin, Vratsa, Ruse and Dobrich in Bulgaria (+ Sofia).
Giurgiu, Mehedinţi, Calarasi, Constanta, Dolj in Romania (+Bucharest)
How?
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Results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
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
Project status
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After the partnership reorganization following B2 officially withdrawn from the project, the activities were carried out and the project results were reached, including: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.
E4YLM e-MS code ROBG – 169
“Entrepreneurship for Youth Labor Mobility”
What’s the goal?
| The project aims to increase the youth employability and labor mobility in the cross-border (CB) area |
What’s the budget?
288,951.06 euro, out of which 245,608.40 euro ERDF
Target at the half of the implementation period: 34 998 euro for LB, 26 033 euro for P1, 21 350 euro for P2, 24 658 euro for P3, 21 008 euro for P4
Who is doing it?
Lead beneficiary (LB): Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture Calarasi
Beneficiary (B2): Secondary Vocational School of Economics, Administration and Services "Atanas Burov”
Beneficiary (B3): NGO ‘Paralel-Silistra’
Beneficiary (B4): Economic College Calarasi
Beneficiary (B5): Association Partners 2000
When is it happening?
Start date: 20.06.2017
End date: 19.12.2018
Duration: 18 months
Where is it happening?
Silistra, Bulgaria
Calarasi, Romania
How is it going to happen?
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What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 10 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area, 3500 young people participanting in joint educational and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across borders
Programme results: 3500 people with access to joint employment initiatives
Project status
The was finalized on 19.12.2018.
The following results has been achieved during the implementation period:
- 1 Joint Educational Scheme on ‘Entrepreneurship Education without Borders’
(JES on EEwB) developed
- 1 network and agreement
- Joint trainings and webinars of teachers and students
- 1 joint educational competition Innovation Camp on Enterprise without Borders
- 2 language courses with joint linguistic practice
- 1 joint fair on CB students’ companies
- 1 easily accessible paper and on-line information tool (brochure
“Entrepreneurship education without borders: a road to youth employment
and social inclusion in the cross border region Bulgaria Romania”, available
on paper and on line at: www.e4ylm.eu).
- 1 joint Learning Management System (LSM) and web-site, available at
ROBG-170 MOWEUP (ROBG-170)
MObility of Workers and unEmployed Upgrade
What’s the goal?
To contribute to creating an integrated eligible area in terms of employment and labor mobility; to make the workforce seize cross-border jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities; to create measurable outcomes for enabling the area to be a region to live, study and work.
What’s the budget?
399.360,85 euro, out of which 339.456,72 euro ERDF
Who?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Dobrich (Bulgaria)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): NPO European Institute for Cultural Tourism EUREKA (EICT EUREKA) (Bulgaria),
Beneficiary 3 (B3): Constanta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Shipping and Agriculture – CCINA Constanta (Romania)
When?
Start date: 23.05.2017
End date: 22.05.2019
Duration: 24 months
Where?
Constanta in Romania
Dobrich, Ruse in Bulgaria
How?
- Conducting studies - “World of carriers and jobs”; “World of skills and education improvement”
- Elaboration of self-assessment tools
- Establishment of network of stakeholders
- Platform information architecture and content development
- Web based platform development and operation
Results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 4 initiatives that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area; 25 000 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training;
Programme results: 30 000 will have access to joint employment initiatives
Project status
The project implementation was finalised in June 2019 and the output and results achieved by the project consist in:
- MOWEUP web-based platform, available at https://moweup.eu offering access to studies on employment and education, various tools elaborated within the project - carrier development videos, job video tips, 3 self-assessment tools for personality, carrier interests, transferable carrier skills, which based on 1 matching mechanism determine the most suitable career and job, as well as a comprehensive collection of information, intended to foster the employability and labour mobility of the jobseekers in the eligible area; The web-platform has attracted by the end of the project at total of 822 registered users and 1623 visitors.
- MOWEUP network of stakeholders, including 67 organisations, registered on the platform as partners, participating in the round tables and contributing to the large collection of information available on the web-platform. They are also intended to play crucial role in the future promotion and ensuring the sustainability of the platform, providing access to information and other tools in the field of employment and labour mobility and promoting the platform in their initiatives;
- 15 round tables in each region of the cross-border area (7 in Romania and 8 in Bulgaria), attracting a total of 313(153 in Romania; 160 in Bulgaria) representatives of the target group and aimed at facilitating the informational exchange between the relevant stakeholders and ensuring sustainable provision of information sources and access to the joint data base with information and advice;
- 15 pilot trainings in each region of the cross-border area - 7 in RO and 8 in BG - attended by a total of 432 (207 RO and 225 BG) participants from the target group, 174 of each 29 years or younger, aimed at informing and demonstrating them how to benefit from the content of the web platform.
PARC eMS 17
Development and promotion of a common natural heritage tourism product: Route “Protected natural heritage within the cross-border region Romania-Bulgaria
What’s the goal?
| Development of a common natural heritage tourism product: Route “Protected natural heritage within the cross-border region Romania-Bulgaria” and campaign on the preservation, promotion and development of the common route |
What’s the budget?
754,518.55 euro, out of which 641,340.77 ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead beneficiary (LB): Association of Danube River Municipalities “Danube” (ADRM, Bulgaria)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): „Living Nature" Foundation, Calarasi
When is it happening?
Start date: 03.02.2016
End date: 02.02.2018
Duration: 24 months
Where is it happening?
Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Vidin, Vratsa, Ruse, Montana, Silistra and Dobrich in Bulgaria
Giurgiu, Mehedinţi, Calarasi, Constanta, Dolj, Teleorman in Romania
How is it going to happen?
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The project aims at developing and promoting of a common natural heritage product (new integrated tourism product), namely the route “Protected natural heritage within the cross-border region Romania-Bulgaria” and campaign on the preservation, promotion and development of the common route. 8 round tables and 1 conference will be organized, 1 common preliminary study on natural heritage will be developed as well as 2 common strategies: 1 on the development and 1 on marketing of the natural heritage tourism product. Also, 1 set of tourism product promotional materials will be created. Thus, the natural sites in the cross-border region will become more recognizable to interested tourist groups that will lead to an increase in the number of tourists’ overnights. |
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 40,000 of visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction (COI), 1 integrated tourism product, 2 common strategies for valorising the cultural and natural heritage
Programme results: increase with 40,000 of tourists’ overnights in the CBC
Project status
Project is finalized and all activities were realized.
All relevant public procurement procedures were launched and contracts were signed for: organization of 8 round tables and 1 conference; elaboration of a preliminary study on natural heritage; elaboration of a common strategy on development, enhancement and innovation of a tourism product; elaboration of a common marketing and promotion strategy of a natural tourism product; elaboration of tourism product promotional materials; implementation of information and publicity; implementation of translation and interpretation services.
A preliminary study in natural heritage has been elaborated.
8 common round tables were organized by the beneficiaries where the results of the primary study were presented.
The common strategy on development, enhancement and innovation of a tourism product was contracted. Currently the contract service is under implementation.
The common marketing and promotion strategy of the natural tourism product was elaborated.
DANRiSS (ROBG-172)
Development of common database and legal framework for ships inspections for the common Bulgarian-Romanian stretch of the Danube River with interface to the national River Information Service (RIS)
What’s the goal?
| To Increase the level of coordination between Bulgarian Executive Agency „Maritime Administration” and Romanian Naval Authority. |
What’s the budget?
1,441,974.96 euro, out of which 1,225,678.72euro ERDF
Who is doing it?
Lead beneficiary (LB): Bulgarian Executive Agency „Maritime Administration” (Bulgaria)
Partner 2: Romanian Naval Authority (Romania)
When is it happening?
Start date: 11.05.2017
End date: 10.01.2020 following 6 month extension and 2 months suspension of the implementation period
Duration: 32 months (implementation period suspended during 15.08.2018 – 14.10.2018)
Where is it happening?
Constanta in Romania
Vidin, Ruse, Sofia in Bulgaria
How is it going to happen?
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What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 5 supported cross border mechanisms to enhance cooperation capacity;
Programme results: increase in the level of co-ordination of the public institutions in the eligible area that will positively affect the ship owners and operators, transport companies and related administrative institutions - taxation, customs, border police etc.
Project status:
The project implementation period ended on 10.01.2020. The main outputs of the project are:
One Framework Agreement on the inspections performed under the river supervision regime in the common Bulgaria-Romania stretch of the Danube River has been signed by the project partners.
Also, a risk assessment methodology for river supervision following the analysis of the maritime events occurred during the period 2007-2017 was elaborated.
The Work on the specific rules for the navigation in the common Bulgarian-Romania stretch of the Danube River inspections was completed.
Main important procurement IT Tool - “Integrated System for Ships Inspection - electronic database software package and equipment” was created and supplied. The LB component covering the BG part of Danube river is interconnected with B2 component covering the RO part of Danube river, this creating the common system for the verification and inspection of the vessels.
Information about the Integrated System for Ships Inspection and the project available at: https://danriss.rna.ro/#/
