The overall objective of the project is to improve joint risk management in the cross-border area by increasing the responsiveness of specific actors in the fight against forest fires in the cross-border area Dolj-Lom, Montana, thus strengthening institutional and technical management capacity in case of disaster and emergency response.

941,964.13 euro, from which 800,669.50 euro FEDR

Lead beneficiary (LB): Dolj County Council

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Lom Municipality

Beneficiary 3 (B3): INSPECTORATE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS OLTENIA, Dolj

Beneficiary 4 (B4): "Mihai Bravul" Dolj County Inspectorate of Gendarmerie, Dolj

Start date: 21.07.2020

End date: 29.12.2023

Duration: 41 months and 9 days

Montana (BG)

Dolj (RO)

• Increasing intervention capacity in fighting forest fire in the cross border area;
• Experience exchange in forest fire joint risk management;
• Establishing joint partnerships in the field of risk management situations generated by fire;
• Raising awareness campaign;
• Setting up Lom fire brigade Volunteers for prevention and fire fighting;
• Communication.

Programme outputs: Population benefiting from forest fire protection measures: 46 700 persons; Number of joint partnerships in the field of joint early warning and emergency response: 4;

Programme results: The quality of joint risk management in the CBC area: 3;    

Current Project Status:

The project was implemented until 29.12.2023, and subsequently, it was completed with the beneficiaries' own funds on 30.04.2024.

All the activities within the project have been finalized and all the equipment have been purchased.

The main investment of the project was the acquisition of the warning-alarming system and 6 electronic sirens for which it was responsible LB. The warning alarming system is kept at the headquarters of Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Oltenia, Dolj County. The 6 electronic sirens were installed within 6 localities from Dolj County (Plenita, Farcas, Bratovoiesti, Sadova, Cetate and Brabova) and are functional.

The second investment of the project was the reconstruction of a building that now serves as the headquarters of the Volunteers’ Fire Brigade from Lom, which has been realized by B2. In addition, the building has been properly endowed.

During the period 05-08.12.2023, LB organized the elaboration and signing of the following joint partnerships in the field of risk management situations generated by fire:

a) Partnership agreement concluded between Dolj County School Inspectorate and Regional Department of Education – Montana;

b) Partnership agreement concluded between Dolj County and Lom Municipality;

c) Partnership agreement concluded between "Mihai Bravul" Dolj County Inspectorate of Gendarmerie and Voluntary Unit Civil Protection – Lom;

d) Partnership agreement concluded between Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Oltenia, Dolj County and Voluntary Unit Civil Protection – Lom.

B3 and B4 purchased equipment specialized in fighting against forest fires, for an efficient management of the emergency situations.

The final press conference was organized by LB in Craiova on 15.12.2023.

To improve the infrastructure on the both sides of the Danube river in order to maintain the navigability on the Danube.

5,946,041.76 euro, out of which 5.054.135.48 euro ERDF

Lead Beneficiary (LB): Territorial Administrative Unit – Calarasi County

Beneficiary 2 (B2): Silistra Municipality

Beneficiary 3 (B3): Territorial Administrative Unit – Calarasi Town

Start date: 30.03.2019

End date: 15.10.2024 (since the beneficiaries needed additional time for the complete completion of the investment objective achieved by Beneficiary 3 in Borcea Arm and for the operationalization of the navigation system through the full use of the created infrastructure, the project was included on the list of non-functional projects, with a new deadline for completion on 15.10.2024).

Duration: 66 months and 16 days

Silistra in Bulgaria

Calarasi in Romania

• Strategies and action plans to improve the safety of the navigation on the Danube;
• Works in Calarasi County – to facilitate the direct access of the boat owners from one community to another, offering an open area of ​​navigation on the inside Borcea arm;
• Works in Silistra District – rehabilitation of Riverside fortification walls;
• Promotional activities focus on providing project information, transparency and effective communication with stakeholders, as well as presenting the results of project activities and target groups and local stakeholders working in the cross-border region;
• The transport waterway between Calarasi and Silistra will be improved by installing beacons on 5 km inland waterway on the Borcea – secondary arm of Danube. Two river station will be developed, one for each side of the Danube. Two river buses of medium size will be purchase for passengers transportation.

Programme outputs: Total length of new and improved inland waterway – 11 km;

Programme results: 2.34 % of the RO-BG CBC Danube length and Black Sea where safety of the navigation have been improved.

The project implementation period was completed on 31.12.2023, but due to the fact that, the investment works were not completed, the project was included on the list of non-functional projects, with a new completion date of 15.10.2024.

The following results have been reported so far:

LB – The contract for the technical design was signed (investments for Borcea arm). The Start Order for elaboration of the Technical Project was issued in the middle of November 2020. The development of the Technical Project together with all obtained permits was completed in the end of March 2021. In addition, contract for the purchase of an Amphibious was signed and the respective equipment was officially receipted and tested by the LB in the end of November 2023, still being in process of registration under Romanian flag and for obtaining the Registration certificate.

B2 – Based on the received permission for construction, B2 started the works execution in Port of Silistra in the end of May 2023 and finalize it in the end of December 2023. Furthermore, B2 succeed to sign also a contract for delivery of a Catamaran for 28 passengers, which was officially delivered and tested from B2 in the middle of November 2023 and is also in regime of testing along the Danube waters. The final reception of the works execution in Port Silistra took place on 31.07.2024.

B3 - LB has started the procedures to clear the land of the investment, demolishing the existing constructions on site. A contract for execution of the construction works in Borcea arm was signed in November 2021 and the Start Order for works execution was issued in the middle of December 2021. So far, the works execution level as a percentage has reached approximate 92%.