1,441,974.96 euro, out of which 1,225,678.72euro ERDF

Lead beneficiary (LB): Bulgarian Executive Agency „Maritime Administration” (Bulgaria)

Partner 2: Romanian Naval Authority (Romania)

Start date: 11.05.2017

End date: 10.01.2020 following 6 month extension and 2 months suspension of the implementation period

Duration: 32 months (implementation period suspended during 15.08.2018 – 14.10.2018)

Constanta in Romania

Vidin, Ruse, Sofia in Bulgaria

Programme outputs: 5 supported cross border mechanisms to enhance cooperation capacity;

Programme results: increase in the level of co-ordination of the public institutions in the eligible area that will positively affect the ship owners and operators, transport companies and related administrative institutions - taxation, customs, border police etc.

The project implementation period ended on 10.01.2020. The main outputs of the project are:

One Framework Agreement on the inspections performed under the river supervision regime in the common Bulgaria-Romania stretch of the Danube River has been signed by the project partners.

Also, a risk assessment methodology for river supervision following the analysis of the maritime events occurred during the period 2007-2017 was elaborated.

The Work on the specific rules for the navigation in the common Bulgarian-Romania stretch of the Danube River inspections was completed.

Main important procurement IT Tool - “Integrated System for Ships Inspection - electronic database software package and equipment” was created and supplied. The LB component covering the BG part of Danube river is interconnected with B2 component covering the RO part of Danube river, this creating the common system for the verification and inspection of the vessels.

Information about the Integrated System for Ships Inspection and the project available at: https://danriss.rna.ro/#/