PRESENTATION: MUNICIPALITY OF VRATSA, BULGARIA Overview of implementation of project activities

CONURBANT - IEE/10/380/SI2.589427 - www.conurbant.eu

An inclusive peer-to-peer approach to involve EU CONURBations and wide areas in participating to the CovenANT of Mayors

PRESENTATION: MUNICIPALITY OF VRATSA, BULGARIAOverview of implementation of project activities

CONURBANT – 3rd Project Meeting

March 30th 2012 - Bruxelles - Avenue de Terveuren, 67


Participation in Centralised Training Session and study tour №1 in Vicenza and Padova (30.05.2011 – 01.06.2011) and № 2 in Alba Julia (02-04.11.2011)

WP 2, Task 2 Centralised training and study tours


Municipality of Vratsa organized two local training sessions on 13.10.2011 and 07.12.2011

WP 2, Task 3 Local training

All presentations are on the web site of the project CONURBANT


For the first local training there were been invited 33 persons from Municipality of Vratsa, Conurbation municipalities, partner – Chamber of Commerce, stakeholders at municipal, district and national level and 22 journalists of regional level.

The meeting was attended 24 people, media representatives excepted. We had participants from 5 conurbation municipalities. Also we had participants from the Ministry of Regional Development and public works, District Vratsa, stakeholders from Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Vratsa, Water power plants.

We hired a conference room and we assured 2 coffee breaks and one break for lunch for all participants.

The Temporary Acting Mayor of Municipality of Vratsa greeted all participants.

Presence (WP 2, task 3 and WP 6, task 1.2 Monitoring and evaluation of local training activities for Trainee municipalities and conurbation towns)


For the second local training there were been invited 39 persons from Municipality of Vratsa, Conurbation municipalities, partner – Chamber of Commerce, stakeholders at municipal, district and national level and 22 journalists of regional level.The meeting was attended 26 people (8 Politicians, 8 Technicians, 8 representatives of Consultancy and 2 representatives of Chamber of commerce), media representatives excepted. We had participants from municipality of Vratsa, 4 conurbation municipalities. Two Mayors, two Deputy Mayors and one Municipality Secretary participated at the event. Also there were stakeholders from Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Vratsa, leading companies in the LED lighting technology, new energy systems and energy efficiency. We hired a conference room and we assured 3 coffee breaks and one break for lunch for all participants.

The Mayor of Municipality of Vratsa greeted all participants.

Presence (WP 2, task 3 and WP 6, task 1.2 Monitoring and evaluation of local training activities for Trainee municipalities and conurbation towns)


Evaluation of the first local training (WP 2, task 3 and WP 6, task 1.2)

GENERAL ASSESSMENT

1 Total dissatisfaction 0%

4 Good satisfaction 5%

2 Bad satisfaction 0%

3 Middle satisfaction 0%

5 Total satisfaction 95%

1 Totaldissatisfaction2 Bad satisfaction

3 Middlesatisfaction4 Good satisfaction

5 Total satisfaction


Evaluation of the second local training (WP 2, task 3 and WP 6, task 1.2)

GENERAL ASSESSMENT

1 Total dissatisfaction 0%

4 Good satisfaction 0%

2 Bad satisfaction 0%

3 Middle satisfaction 0%

5 Total satisfaction 100 %

1 Totaldissatisfaction2 Bad satisfaction

3 Middlesatisfaction4 Good satisfaction

5 Total satisfaction


Municipality of Vratsa prepared a draft version on D2.4 Report on centralised training sessions for EU Municipalities

WP 2, Task 4 Open centralised sessions


WP 3, Task 2 Carrying out the surveys

Municipality of Vratsa carries the surveys of 5 conurbations towns and for Municipality of Vratsa too. We interviewed 15 persons.

Municipality Name Position

Vratsa Angel Valchev Deputy Mayor “Spatial planning”

Irena Statkova Senior expert “Planting and environment protection”

Mezdra Dipl. Eng. Georgi Valentinov Deputy Mayor of Municipality of Mezdra

Galina Ivanova Ecologist

Dipl. Eng. Anton Antonov Senior expert

Oryahovo Ivaylo Ivanov Deputy Mayor

Elka Gulenova Chief specialist "Ecology and Waste Management"

Veronika Tosheva Director Directorate “Municipal Taxes, investments and municipal property”


WP 3, Task 2 Carrying out the surveys

Municipality Name Position

Krivodol Petar Danchev Mayor

Dipl. eng. Ivan Ivanov Head of department "Projects, programs and

humanitarian activities" Dipl. Eng. Elena Tsalovska Chief Specialist “Environmental Protection”

Mizia Valeria Tsurova Senior expert "European programs and projects"

Margarita Konstatinova Senior expert "Ecology"

Kozloduy Dimitar Popov Deputy Mayor

Biliana Simeonova Chief expert “Ecology and Environmental Protection”


22.08.2011

19.08.2011

04.08.2011

26.07.2011

15.12.2011

29.07.2011

WP 4, Task 1 Trainee municipalities and conurbation towns

signed the Covenant of Mayors



Municipality of Vratsa chose 2007 for base year. We started to collect data on energy consumption for

the whole municipality. At the moment we have a data for energy consumption for schools, kindergarten, public lightning and for other building which are municipal property.

We should collect a data for residential buildings.We also help our conurbation towns to collect their

data.

WP 4, Task 2 Energy baseline and SEAP


On 17.03.2012 we and our conurbation towns had a working visit from our tutoring city Alba Julia.

WP 4, Task 2 Energy baseline and SEAP


1. Municipality of Vratsa organized two local training sessions on 13.10.2011 and 07.12.2011 (WP 2).

A) The first local training has very wide media release. 22 journalist from regional media were been invited and almost of them came to the event. The press-information was published in 12 media: 4 newspapers, 1 local TV media, 6 electronic media and 1 local radio station. The information was published on the web-site of the Municipality of Vratsa too.

The dissemination was held through 4 different ways:1.We translated the necessary presentations in national language.2.Through the official website of the Municipality of Vratsa – We have a

banner for the project activities. There is a press-information about the project.3.We prepared and disseminated a press-information about the project to

all local media.4.We distributed informational leaflets which were printed by the partner

Chamber of commerce at the local training and in the municipal centre for administrative services to citizens (it is in the building of the municipality).

WP 7, Task 3 Communication and dissemination material


The second local training has very wide media release. 22 journalist from regional media were been invited and almost of them came to the event. The press-information was published in 8 media: 2 newspapers, 2 local TV media, 4 electronic media and 1 local radio station. The information was published on the web-site of the Municipality of Vratsa too.


The dissemination was held through 6 different ways:

1.We prepared a flyer for all participants;

2.We prepared stickers for folders and for the notebooks, for all participants.


3.We translated the necessary presentations in national language.4.Through the official website of the Municipality of Vratsa – We have a

banner for the project activities. There is a press-information about the project meeting.

5.We prepared and disseminated a press-information about the project to all local media.

6.We distributed informational leaflets which were printed by the partner Chamber of commerce at the local training and in the municipal centre for administrative services to citizens (it is in the building of the municipality).



2. Municipality of Vratsa has on the official web site a link to the web page of project CONURBANT.



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