RUSE 10th September

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RUSE 10th September
ROMANIA BULGARIA CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
PROGRAMME 2007-2013
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• ELIGIBLE AREA

• 7 counties from Romania
• 9 districts from Bulgaria

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STRATEGIC GOAL To bring together the people,
communities and economies of the Romania-Bulgaria
border area to participate in the joint
development of a cooperative area, using its
human, natural and environmental resources and
advantages in a sustainable way.
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Programme Budget single budget for the two
member states / 7 years
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Priority Axis 1 ACCESIBILITY Improved
mobility and access to transport, information and
communication infrastructure in the cross-border
area Eur 95,5 mil. (37 of the ERDF
allocation to the Programme)

• Key Areas of Intervention
• Improvements to land and river cross border
  transport facilities
• 2. Development of information, communication
  networks and services within the cross border area

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Priority Axis 2 ENVIRONMENT Sustainable use
and protection of natural resources and
environment and promotion of efficient risk
management in the cross-border area
Eur 90 mil. (35 of the ERDF allocation to the
Programme)

• Key Areas of Intervention
• Development of joint management systems for
  environmental protection
• 2. Development of joint infrastructure and
  services to prevent the impact of natural and
  man-made crises, including joint emergency
  response services

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Priority Axis 3 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT Economic development and social
cohesion by joint identification and enhancement
of the areas comparative advantages
Eur 56,5 mil. (22 of the ERDF allocation to
the Programme)

• Key Areas of Intervention
• Support for cross-border business cooperation and
  promotion of a regional image and identity
• Cooperation on human resources development
• 3. People to people cooperation

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1. Underperforming overall area
economy 2. Overall peripheral character 3.
Insufficient development of local business
infrastructure 4. Competitiveness and
technological gaps compared to national economies
and to EU. 5. Agriculture and industry
uncompetitive in European markets 6. Limited
cross-border economic cooperation experience
with few initiatives owing to a lack of
information and coordination and support
facilities. 7. Insufficiently explored and
recognised potential of intellectual property
and creative industries for the economy and the
competitiveness of the region. 8. Owing to its
geographical, historic, economic and cultural
development, the Ro-Bg border region has never
been a homogenous region.
IDENTIFIED WEAKNESSES of the REGION
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Statistics on the number of submmited
applications and approved projects
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Project Characteristics in CBC
Concrete estimates from all partners Mix of
working cultures and languages Mix of partner
types expertise Remote team work Programme
rules and requirements Pre-finance more
complex project management!
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cooperation
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