The overall objective of the project is to increase tourism attractiveness of Ruse-Giurgiu CBC region represented by 2 of the region’s iconic cultural and historic sites the Pantheon in Ruse and the Fortress in Giurgiu.

1,426,760.12 euro, out of which 1,212,746.09 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Ruse Municipality

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit – Giurgiu Town.

Start date: 31.07.2018

End date: 30.04.2024

Duration: 69 months and 1 day

Giurgiu (Romania)

Ruse (Bulgaria)

• reconstruction of the Pantheon of National Revival Heroes in Ruse;
• multimedia presentation;
• developing and equipping of Giurgiu fortress with modern fittings;
• joint management plan;
• joint marketing strategy;
• catalogue and website presenting iconic cultural heritage in Ruse-Giurgiu region;
• integrated tourism route;
• information and publicity activities.

Programme outputs:

- 1 integrated tourism products/services created;

- 2 strategies and management plans for valorizing the cultural and natural     heritage;

Programme results: increase of the number of overnights in the cbc area with 8000.

The project is under implementation.

The LB – Ruse Municipality finalized the works in relation to the Renovation of the Pantheon of National Revival Heroes in Ruse. The Pantheon is functioning and opened for visitors.

B2 – TAU Giurgiu Municipality started the works execution in the Investment objective “Giurgiu Fortress” in the end of May 2021. The construction works within the Giurgiu Fortress were temporary suspended, due to identified need for additional electrical resistivity measurements and electrical tomography measurements, part from the archaeological research authorization.Another problem encountered was related to the connection at the investment objective to utilities (water and electricity), which were not the responsibility of the builder, but of Giurgiu Municipality. In this sense, starting with August 2023, the necessary steps for contracting the services/works of connection to the utilities of the site, were taken and the water and electricity supply works started. Still, in the end of November 2023, the builder announced the full physical completion of the works execution within the Giurgiu Fortress.

Within the frame of activity T1 “Implementation of joint tourism mechanisms and elaboration of tender dossiers”, the Lead Beneficiary has receipt from the service provider the elaborated integrated tourism route, trilingual map, containing the identified tourist sites and catalogue in Bulgarian, Romanian and English. Тhe tourism route is aiming to present the historical past of the communities living in the Ruse-Giurgiu region in a systematic, organised and tourist-friendly way and is highlighting the renovated Pantheon and valorised Fortress.

Furthermore, B2 - Giurgiu Municipality developed a trilingual Joint Management Plan for common preservation, development and utilization of cultural heritage, which was further uploaded on the project web site for presenting iconic cultural heritage in Ruse-Giurgiu CB region, which could be accessed on the link: https://cetate-panteonrobg.ro/ .

To develop the road infrastructure in the cross-border area through improving the access between the secondary and tertiary nodes and TEN-T network in the region.

7,997,947.62 euro, out of which 6,798,255.46 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Dolj County, represented by Dolj County Council (Romania)

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Road Infrastructure Agency (Bulgaria)

Start date: 25.04.2018

End date: 31.12.2023

Duration: 68 months and 7 days

Dolj in Romania

Pleven in Bulgaria

The project envisages modernization of two roads – Road 652A, DN 6 Carcea – DN 65 from km 0+000 to km 6+200, Dolj county, and Road III‑118 Gulianci - Dolna Mitropolia from km 14+786 to km 24+150, Pleven district on a total length of 15.564 km.

The project is developing 5 (five) joint measures, linked to the Programme output indicator:

1. Promote educational activities in the field of traffic safety in kindergartens and schools by providing materials for role-play scenarios, situations that children might encounter on the road;

2. Adult awareness campaign for speed management and human tolerance on the road – brochures, reflective materials, gadgets, etc.;

2. Adult awareness campaigns for speed management and human tolerance - road brochures, reflective materials, gadgets, etc.;

3. Speed indicator panels for drivers will be installed on the road, in this case specifically solar radar speed indicators. These are traffic calming devices, designed for those who drive at very high speeds, thus alerting them to their speed;

4. It is intended to use the resonator marking, sound warning for the marking lines of the road. They will improve rear-view visibility and reflectivity in wet conditions by creating a "relief" that will improve road safety, while offering the added benefit of a warning noise when overtaken;

5. A common approach for both roads regarding the installation of parapets with reflective devices closer together to be more visible at night.

Programme outputs:5 joint mechanisms to facilitate the connection of secondary/tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure (e.g. route guidance, incidents/emergencies detection and management, studies on traffic flows, feasibility studies addressing cross-border; 15.56 km of Total length of reconstructed or upgraded roads;

Programme results: 13,274.00 people of Cross border population served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T.

Current Project Status:

The project implementation period was completed on 31.12.2023, but due to delays in the implementation of activities by the LB, the project was included on the list of unfinished projects, according to the provisions of OG 36/2023, by the Decision of the Monitoring Committee of the Interreg Program V-A Ro-Bg, no. 313/14.11.2023. The new project completion date is 30.04.2024.

LB has completed the modernization works of road 652A, DN 6 Carcea – DN 65 from km 0+000 to km 6+200, Dolj County and is in the process of making the final reception.

B2- The execution works have been completed, the building use authorization no. 162/29.03.2022 for Road III-118 Gulianci – Dolna Mitropolia.

B2 has awarded the contracts for the purchase of the necessary equipment to carry out road safety awareness activities and for advertising, but these activities will be implemented only after the completion of the project works.

To transform and integrate two historical landmarks into a joint military history remembrance route by investing in tourist infrastructure and developing integrated thematic tourism products and services.

1,499,799.44 euro, out of which 1,274,829.52 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Pleven Municipality

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Territorial Administrative Unit Turnu Măgurele

Start date: 06.09.2018

End date: 31.12.2023

Duration: 63 months and 26 days

Pleven in Bulgaria

Turnu Măgurele in Romania

• teambuilding events and seminars;
• fitness boot camps, paintball;
• restoration of historical military events with educational or entertainment purposes;
• festival “Memory Route”;
• military history touristic fair;
• trilingual tourist online platform and smartphone application;
• permanent exhibition;
• mapping of natural and cultural heritage objects and sites;
• construction and supervision works;
• joint marketing strategy;
• joint club for military historical restorations;
• information and promotional activities.

Programme outputs:

- 9 integrated tourism products/services created;

- 8.000 expected number of visits to supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attraction;

- 1 strategy for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage;

Programme results: increase of the number of overnights in the cbc area with 200.

The project implementation was finalized on 31.12.2023.

On behalf of LB – “Reconstruction the Grivitsa Memorial Park” (Grivitsa, Pleven Municipality), started in December 2021 and finalized in September 2023. The main works executed in Grivitsa consist of 15 three-dimensional figures, installed site lighting, created paintball area, in the entrance area is mounted entrance arch and a toilet, the Central memorial alley is cleaned and etc.

On behalf of B2 “Reconstruction of the Turnu Fortress – Stage 2”, situated in Turnu Magurele Town, the investment works were also finalized since the end of October 2023. The works realized within the Stage 2 of the Turnu Fortress are represented from an equipped information center, parking places and the acquisition of a balloon with hot air.

Within the frame of the Activity T.1 – “Developing joint tourism products, services and marketing strategy”, there were several seminars performed with stakeholders for discussion of the strategy content. The strategy is uploaded on the web-site of Pleven Municipality on the following link: https://www.pleven.bg/bg/strategii/savmestna-marketingova-strategiya-za-populyarizirane-na-rayona-na-pleven-turnu-magurele-razrabotena-v-ramkite-na-proekt-marshrut-na-pametta-ustoychivi-transgranichni-turisticheski-produkti-za-memorialen-park-grivitsa-i-krepost-turnu .

In addition, within the frame of the Activity T.2 “Mapping of “Memory Route” sites and development of online platform and smartphone application”, the LB completed the Mapping of thematic objects of cultural and historical military heritage in both municipalities and transformed it into Interactive map and developed a trilingual tourist platform for promotion of thematic cross-border products and services together with application for smartphone, all available on the following link: https://pleven.eu.

In the same, the project beneficiaries conducted the three "brainstorming" seminars of stakeholders in tourism sector – all 3 in Turnu Magurele town.

Within the WP “Communication”, B2 organized the start launching press conference in Turnu Magurele and LB organized the final press conference in Pleven.

The main objective of the project is to improve the joint transport system through effective connection of Giurgiu County and Byala communities with core and comprehensive TEN-T transport network.

7,974,947.04 euro out of which 6,778,704.97 euro ERDF.

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Giurgiu County

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Byala Municipality

Start date: 22.08.2018

End date: 21.12.2023

Duration: 64 months

Giurgiu County in Romania

Byala Municipality in Bulgaria

• Elaboration of a joint traffic management plan;
• Conducting an awareness campaign for the traffic management system;
• Mapping the black-spots for Byala streets and Giurgiu County road and development of module/ application - integrated awareness system for traffic safety measures in both municipalities;
• Elaboration of a traffic study and needs for road infrastructure development for the cross border area;
• Rehabilitation of Giurgiu County road DJ412A: Adunații Copăceni - Dărăști Vlasca - Novaci - Popești – Mihăilești (12,53 km);
• Rehabilitation of streets in Byala Municipality (4,80 km).

Programme outputs: Rehabilitation of the transport infrastructure providing access to the TEN-T network (total length of reconstructed or upgraded roads 17,33 km);

Implementing 5 joint mechanisms to facilitate the connection of secondary/ tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure.

Programme results: 29,450 cross-border population served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T.

The project is finalized.

Lead Beneficiary

The works for "Rehabilitation DJ412A: Adunații Copăceni - Dărăști Vlașca - Novaci - Popești - Mihăilești" started on 15.09.2020 with a deadline of 24 months for their execution and 3 months for design services. The infrastructure works have been finalized from 28.02.2023.

Beneficiary 2

Work in Byala started in early May 2020 and was completed from 05.04.2021.

Territorial Administrative Unit - Giurgiu County and Byala Municipality have completed the activities regarding the development of 2 maps with black dots for areas with dangerous traffic and the traffic study. The development of the traffic management plan was completed on 04.10.2019. The study "New approaches in the field of traffic management and traffic safety measures in the territory of Byala and Giurgiu" was developed on 27.07.2020.

The project website has been created and is available at https://b-ten.info/ for LB and for B2 https://g-ten.info/. The site is a module of an integrated information system for road safety measures and allows the visualization of road accidents that occurred in Giurgiu-Byala area in the last five years in an interactive form - as a dynamic digital map, which in an interface user-friendly can identify areas where these accidents occur. These locations are called "black spots" - points where accidents are more frequent than the average statistical levels for the road infrastructure.