Informal Meeting with representatives of educational institutions 19 th of October 2010, Constanta

Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme STRATEGIC GOAL To bring together the people, communities and economies of the border area to participate in the joint development of a cooperative area, using its human, natural and environmental resources and advantages

Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Accessibility Improved mobility and access to transport, information and communication infrastructure 2. Environment Prudent exploitation and protection of the intrinsic quality and value of the area’s outstanding natural resources 3. Economic & Social Development Economic and Social Development by joint identification and enhancement of the area’s comparative advant ages 4. Technical assistance

Total budget of the RO-BG Programme (without Priority Axis 4 –Technical Assistance) Priority axis Community Funding (ERDF) National Public funding National private funding Total value (a)(b)(c)(a)+(b)+(c) Priority Axis 1 - Accessibility 80,594,79013,795,9321,036,21995,426,941 Priority Axis 2 - Environment 76,238,31513,319,282326,73689,884,333 Priority Axis 3 - Economic and social development 47,921,2278,372,120205,37756,498,724 Total 204,754,33235,487,3341,568,332241,809,998 4

First call for proposals  52 projects submitted  21 projects proposed to be financed (by the assesement working group)  18 projects selected for a total amount of ~ 8 mil. Euro; 2 projects with partners from educational field  15 subsidy contracts signed by MA and partners  1 subsidy contracts signed only by MA  2 Lead Partners decided not to sign the contract due to current economic situation Launched: 8 th July 2008 Deadline: 30 th September 2008 Launched: 8 th July 2008 Deadline: 30 th September 2008

Second call for proposals (1) Intermediary deadline 31 st of January:  28 submitted projects  19 projects selected, 1 project with partners from educational field - 10 projects – BG LPs with a total value 5,198,534 euro - 9 projects – RO LPs with a total value 5,020,750 euro  13 subsidy contracts signed by MA and partners  3 subsidy contracts signed only by MA  1 Lead Partner decided not to sign the contract  2 projects with problems Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010 Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010

Second call for proposals (2) Intermediary deadline 31 st of : Intermediary deadline 31 st of March:   11 submitted projects  6 projects selected: - 4 projects – RO LPs with a total value 8,712,372 euro - 2 projects – BG LPs with a total value 466,225 euro  5 subsidy contracts signed by MA and partners  1 project sent to MA Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010 Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010

Second call for proposals (3) Intermediary deadline 31 st of : Intermediary deadline 31 st of April:   74 submitted projects  44 projects selected, 6 projects with partners from educational field  21 signed projects,  9 projects sent to AM,  2 projects under the MA’s internal approval process  12 in pre-contracting phase following:  1 Lead Partner resigned from the project due to internal reasons,  2 projects with problems Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010 Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010

Second call for proposals (4) Intermediary deadline 31 st of July:  67 submitted projects – in evaluation Intermediary deadline : Intermediary deadline 30 th of October:  154 submitted projects – in evaluation Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010 Launched: 30 th September 2008 Deadline: 30 th April 2010

First Call for strategic projects  2 projects submitted - 11,905,860 euro  1 project selected - 5,979,460 euro  Subsidy contract signed by MA and partner – 5,071,777 euro  Cofinancing contracts - 777,329 euro Launched: 15 th December 2008 Deadline: 15 th January 2009 Launched: 15 th December 2008 Deadline: 15 th January 2009

Second Call for strategic projects  4 strategic projects submitted under the Second Call for Strategic Project: - 1 strategic project submitted within the Priority Axis 1 Accessibility, Key area of intervention 2; - 2 strategic projects submitted within the Priority Axis 2 Environment, Key area of intervention 1 and Key area of intervention 2; - 1 strategic project submitted within the Priority Axis 3 - Economic and Social Development, Key area of intervention 1. Launched: 25 th March 2010 Deadline: 14 th May 2010 Launched: 25 th March 2010 Deadline: 14 th May 2010

Contracting Stage  9 projects with partners from the educational field have been selected for funding, with a total value – , projects – RO LPs with a total value ,86 euro - 5 projects – BG LPs with a total value ,15 euro  3 contracts concluded between MA and the Lead Partners

Signed contract Project title: Caravan of the Health and Education Lead Partner: Ovidius University Constanta General Objective: Improving the quality of life for rural population; The improvement of the cross border cooperation in the field of Oro dental health and reducing disparities between rural and urban in Romania and Bulgaria in cross-border area; Transfer of know-how and best practices in training of doctors in border area; The Development of common structures of cooperation Romanian Bulgarian in the field of health and education. Implementation period: Total value of the subsidy contract: ,53 euro Number of partners: 4 partners (Municipality of General Toshevo,Tervel Municipality,Topalu Local Council,Gradistea Local Council)

Signed contract Project title: Common strategy to prevent the Danube’s pollution technological risks with oil and oil products Lead Partner: National Research & Development Institute For Gas Turbines COMOTI Bucharest, Romania General Objective: Approaching the scientific communities, of people from cross-border region of Romania – Bulgaria aiming to solve a common environmental problem, like the one of Danube water pollution with oil products. Romanian - Bulgarian activities harmonization by creating a common structure for crisis situation management. Common strategy to prevent technological Danube pollution with oil products based on a new solution by one step centrifugal processing and separation in ecological products. Implementation period: – Total value of the subsidy contract: ,33 Euro Number of partners: 1 partner - University of RUSE “ANGEL KANCHEV”

Signed contract Project title: TRANS-TOUR-NET- Creation and Marketing of Pilot Cross Border Tourist Products in Dobrudzha Lead Partner: HIGHER SCHOOL”INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE”, Dobrich, Bulgaria General Objective: To develop 5 integrated pilot tourist products (tourist routes) based on Dobrudzha’s 50 most attractive objects To increase the capacity of the administration of the identified 50 tourist objects and the related businesses to offer better services and advertise their products To raise the awareness of local population and the potential tourists of the tourism advantages of Dobrudzha region Implementation period: – Total value of the subsidy contract: ,72 Euro Number of partners: 4 partners - Ovidius High School Constanta, Constanta Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Shipping and Agriculture, Ovidius University Constanta, Regional Museum of History – Dobrich.

In 2010, the JTS organized until now 6 information and promotion events in the framework of the Programme, as follows:  1 Event related to May 9 th, 2010 – Europe`s Day, Calarasi;  1 Workshop with the Lead Partners/Partners, 11 th of May 2010, Ruse;  1 Formal Meeting with the theme “Expertise transfer from Phare to the Structural Funds for the programming period ”, 2 nd of June 2010, Calarasi;  1 “Project Cafe” Meeting regarding the Public Procurement, 21 st of July 2010, Craiova;  1 Informing session regarding the equal opportunities within Romania-Bulgaria Cross Border Cooperation Programme , 28 th of July 2010, Craiova;  1 Conference with the european multipliers of information, Calarasi September 21 st, Information and promotion (1)

Community Funding (ERDF) National Public funding Information and promotion (2) WorkshopsProject Cafe Technical meetings Informal meetings Annual Conference Conference with the european multipliers of information 10/22/2010 Constanta 10/20/2010 Svishtov 11/01/2010 Vratza 10/29/2010 Ruse 11/18/2010 Ruse 11/01/2010 Dobrich 11/15/2010 Craiova 10/21/2010 Veliko Tarnovo 11/02/2010 Pleven 11/30/2010 Silistra 11/22/2010 Constanta 11/03/2010 Razgrad 12/07/2010 Drobeta Turnu-Severin 12/08/2010 Slatina 12/09/2010 Alexandria Future events

Other activities developed by the JTS within the Programme  To ensure the secretariat support for the Joint Management Structures of the Programme;  To elaborate the documents necessary for the implementation and management of the Programme;  To organize the evaluation and selection of the applications submitted within the Programme;  To prepare the financing contracts to be concluded between the beneficiaries and the Managing Authority;  Monitoring visits to determine the projects implementation status.

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