Romania-Bulgaria Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013: Status of implementation

Romania-Bulgaria Cross Border Romania-Bulgaria Cross Border Cooperation Programme Cooperation Programme 2007-20132007-2013

Status of Implementation

Absorption rateAbsorption rate

1st of June 20151st of June 2015

Certified expenditure to EC vs. ERDF Programme allocation

Financial data Financial data

1st of June 20151st of June 2015

Payments at Programme level vs.

ERDF Programme allocation

RC submitted by the beneficiaries vs. ERDF Programme

allocation

Contracted ERDF/per capita

ROMANIAN FIRST LEVEL CONTROLROMANIAN FIRST LEVEL CONTROLMain figuresMain figures (2009 - may 201(2009 - may 20155))

Our work in 7 lines!Our work in 7 lines!

Requests for first level control – 1,484

Amount verified – 112,938,000 Eur

Amount validated – 107,857,000 Eur

Non-eligible expenditures – 4.5%

Average time for verification – 16 working days

Average value/request – 76,839 Eur

First level controllers - 10

Indicators (finalized Indicators (finalized projects – May 2015) projects – May 2015)

39 Programme indicators: • 24 indicators have already reached their target • 4 indicators more than 75%• 11 indicators below 75%

Indicators (finalized Indicators (finalized projects – end of projects – end of

2014) 2014) 2014 vs. 2015 (cumulated values): • 22 vs. 24 indicators have already reached their

target: 2 indicators have reached their target in 2015

• 6 vs 4 indicators more than 75%• 11 vs. 11 indicators below 75%

Main results (finalized Main results (finalized projects) projects)

Intrastructure: Improved accessibility

•922,534 people with access to ICT facilities•640,634 people using ICT facilities (actually using)

• 168.76 km of modernized/build road

Main results (finalized Main results (finalized projects) projects)

Environment and emergency

•25 projects - improving prevention and readiness to respond to risks • 70% of the Danube already covered by joint early warning emergency activities

• 14 joint management systems implemented on environmental protection

• 2 million people informed on environmental protection

Main results (finalized Main results (finalized projects) projects)

Tourism and promotion

•546 promotional materials/events promoting the image of the area inside and outside its boundaries

• 37 integrated tourism products

Main results (finalized Main results (finalized projects) projects)

Human resources (employment and training)

•3,660 people graduating cross border training courses •46,146 people participating in people to people actions

• 167,756 people informed on employment opportunities

Communication and information Communication and information activities 2014-up to date activities 2014-up to date

•On air•On TV•Media campaign – focus on results•We keep you permanently informed•Events •Close to us - contest •Conclusions

Media campaign Media campaign

We were on air!

What: Radio spot – broadcasting 1 radio spot (Romanian language)

When: 30 July – 26 August 2014

Where: Radio Romania Actualităţi and EUROPA FM stations, 168 spreads (84 sprads on each station)

Results: the radio spot was heard by the targeted group (“11 years+ National level”) by 75,157,000 times

MediaMedia campaigncampaign

We were on TV! What: TV spots – broadcasting 7 TV spots for Romanian counties

When: September 1 to October 5, 2014

Where: National TV and TVR 1, between the hours 19.00-21.00.

Results: 9,349,500 views, out of which approximately 2.77 million viewers had contact with the campaign at least once and about 860,154 people entered at least 3 times in contact with the broadcasting campaign.

Promoting resultsPromoting results

Media campaign – focus on results!

When: From April - end of 2014

Where: Programme Facebook page, www.cbcromaniabulgaria.eu

What: a campaign to promote the results of the projects already finalized. In total, 37 projects were presented

How: Each week, on Monday, a project was promoted. (info: projects’ budget, partners, objectives and results, pictures).

Promoting resultsPromoting results

Media campaign

We are on social media:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/RomaniaBulgariaCbcProgramme?fref=ts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ROBGProgramme/

Events in 2014Events in 2014• 9 events regarding the

information and communication

the Programme results were presented during our information events, inter alia: – Open Day - May 9th

– Two “On site visits” (Pleven and Constanta)

– European Cooperation Day (Razgrad, Călărași, Silistra)

– Annual Conference (Veliko Turnovo)– Information session for mass-media

representatives (Ruse)

Events in 2014Events in 2014

• 31 workshops, technical meetings, round tables – for beneficiaries (Craiova, Calarasi, Ruse etc.)

• 2 events for the programme structures

Events in 2015Events in 2015

• We celebrated the Europe day in Silistra – 9th of May

• 3 meetings with our beneficiaries (Calarasi, Ruse)

What What changechange would you would you like to like to see see contest?contest?

We keep our beneficiaries close to us!

Contest – launched on May, deadline – 20 May

Applications: 4

Conclusions Conclusions

• Supporting the beneficiaries smooth project implementation

• Significant improvement in the communication with the beneficiaries

• Kept the beneficiaries permanently informed • Increased the Programme image in the eligible

area (through the information campaign and events)

• Promoted the Programme results at regional and national level

What’s ahead? What’s ahead? Closure. Closure.

31st of December 2015 – final date for payments

Beneficiaries: informed and alerted (Instruction no. 66 – guidance on closure)

Working Group for Closure –established

Action Plan for Closure

Thank you!

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