Socio-economic condition and evolution of
the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Area
between 2009 – 2015
Strategic project
Priority axis no. 3
Key area of intervention no. 1
Partners
• Foundation for Democracy, Culture and
Liberty, Calarasi Branch (FDCL), Romania Lead Partner
• Association of the Danube River
Municipalities “Danube” (ADRM), Belene,
Bulgaria - Partner 2
• The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and
Agriculture Calarasi (CCIA Cl), Romania Partner 3
Programme
• Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation
Programme 2007-2013
Sources of financing
• Managing Authority: Ministry of Regional Development
and Tourism, Romania
• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
• National Authority: Ministry of Regional Development
and Public Works, Bulgaria
• Applicants
Location
Implementation period /
Project value
Implementation period: 2009 – 2016 (78
months)
Total value: 5 979 460 Euros
ERDF: 5 071 778 Euros
National Co-financing: 907 682,02 Euros
State Budgets Contributions: 777329,8 Euros
Own Contributions: 130352.2 Euros
Target groups
 The population within the cross border area
(Romania- Bulgaria)
 Local public administrations and also public
services from the cross border area
 Romanian and Bulgarian companies from the cross
border area including consultancy companies in
attracting European structural funds
 Foreign investors acting in the cross border area
 Mass media
General objective
 To provide a comprehensive and
accurate overview of the socioeconomic conditions and the evolution
of the Romania-Bulgaria cross-border
area 2009-2015.
Specific objective no.1
 Developing a set of instruments to asses
the socio-economic situation and its
evolution in the cross-border area
(methodology, set of indicators and data
base)
Specific objective no.2
Increasing the administrative capacity of the
MA, NA, JTS by using the instruments that
are especially created to generate the
premises for achieving the Territorial
Cooperation Objective of the Cohesion
Policy
Specific objective no.3
Improving the citizens’ level of
understanding concerning the projects
financed by CBC European funds
Project context (1)
 Most of the data necessary for the analysis were
missing from the official statistics and the
existing data were obsolete (mostly from 2004).
 The area is now lacking any regional identity
and has limited access to investment
 Low GDP and low dynamism in the economy
 The agricultural sector is in great need to
modernize its outdated equipment and facilities.
Project context (2)
 Business opportunities that will create wealth
and a new identity of the region, including
tourism
 The SMEs as the main engine of change – a
large public support for development
 Opportunities for innovative networks between
SMEs, research institutes, universities and local
administration
 The cultural heritage
Main activities of the project
I. Defining a system of indicators
relevant for the purpose of the project:
Sustainable development indicators for the
RO-BG CBC region
Indicators for the evaluation of the Romania
Bulgaria CBC Cooperation Programme.
II. Defining and implementing
a methodology
for
data collection, processing and reporting
III. Making an inventory
of the similar studies, statistics etc.
existing at the cross - border level
IV. Designing and implementing an IT
application
for data management and processing
(including a database)
- one stop shop for the cross – border
area instead of hundreds of sources -
V. Producing reports according to the
methodology
VI. Implementing the communication plan
 Promoting the project by organizing 12
conferences every 6 months in all eligible area.
 A start-off and a close-up conference
 Media information campaigns
 Own media production
 Partnerships with local media
 Focus on the local and international on line media
 Newsletters
 Publicity campaigns (on lines, local radio
stations, local newspapers)
– useful or useless for the
Program? (1)
1. Offering an overview of the cross – border area
2. Generating the capacity to focus on specific
target group or relevant social - economic detail
3. Measuring the results of the Program
4. Informing the public opinion, from an
independent source about the EU and national
governments programs in the region
– useful or useless for the
Program? (2)
5. Supporting the private sector in understanding
the evolution of the area and the priorities for
investment
6. Reducing the time for discovery the relevant
data about the area – one stop shop
7. Supporting the governmental efforts for strategic
development
8. Offering an objective base for planning the next
stage of development 2014 - 2021
Thank you for your attention
Contact us:
Dragos Seuleanu – project manager
dseuleanu@rdsmail.ro
Iuliana Velniciuc – communication manager
Iuliana.velniciuc@gmail.com