The Romania-Bulgaria Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 outlines the implementation status and results as of June 2015, including absorption rates and financial data. Key achievements include improved accessibility for over 922,000 people, environmental improvements affecting 2 million individuals, and participation of nearly 167,000 individuals in employment training. The program has engaged in extensive communication efforts through media campaigns and informational events to increase awareness and promote project results.

1. Romania-Bulgaria Cross Border CooperationRomania-Bulgaria Cross Border Cooperation
ProgrammeProgramme 2007-20132007-2013
Status of Implementation

2. Absorption rateAbsorption rate
1st of June 20151st of June 2015
Certified expenditure to EC vs. ERDF Programme allocation

3. Financial dataFinancial 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

4. Contracted ERDF/per capita

6. ROMANIAN FIRST LEVEL CONTROLROMANIAN FIRST LEVEL CONTROL
Main 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

7. Indicators (finalizedIndicators (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%

8. Indicators (finalizedIndicators (finalized
projects – end of 2014)projects – end of 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%

9. Main results (finalized projects)Main results (finalized 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

10. Main results (finalized projects)Main results (finalized 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

11. Main results (finalized projects)Main results (finalized projects)
Tourism and promotion
•546 promotional
materials/events promoting
the image of the area inside
and outside its boundaries
• 37 integrated tourism
products

12. Main results (finalized projects)Main results (finalized 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

13. Communication and informationCommunication and information
activities 2014-up to dateactivities 2014-up to date
•On air
•On TV
•Media campaign –
focus on results
•We keep you
permanently informed
•Events
•Close to us - contest
•Conclusions

14. Media campaignMedia 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

15. 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.

16. 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).

17. Promoting resultsPromoting results
Media campaign
We are on social media:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.co
m/RomaniaBulgariaCbcPro
gramme?fref=ts
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ROBG
Programme/

18. 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,
Călăra i, Silistraș )
– Annual Conference (Veliko Turnovo)
– Information session for mass-media
representatives (Ruse)

19. Events in 2014Events in 2014
• 31 workshops,
technical meetings,
round tables – for
beneficiaries
(Craiova, Calarasi,
Ruse etc.)
• 2 events for the
programme structures

20. Events in 2015Events in 2015
• We celebrated the
Europe day in Silistra
– 9th
of May
• 3 meetings with our
beneficiaries
(Calarasi, Ruse)

21. WhatWhat changechange would youwould you
like tolike to seesee contest?contest?
 We keep our
beneficiaries close to us!
 Contest – launched on
May, deadline – 20 May
 Applications: 4

22. ConclusionsConclusions
• 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

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

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