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“We are not joining STATES, we are unifying PEOPLE”
Jean Monnet - 1952
EUROREGION DANUBIUS
MICRO-LABORATORY FOR EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
The Philosophy of cross-border cooperation and euro-regions establishment
Solving the common problems of the cross-borders regions with the purpose of
promoting the cohesion/economical ,social, teritorial integration
at regional, national and European level
Neighbourhood
Cooperation
Cohesion/Integration
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OPTIMAL CHOICE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
EUROREGION DANUBIUS
MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROPOSAL OF
DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
Strategy for the improvement of the Euroregion’s
capacity in order to generate and support a
sustainable and balanced socio-economic
development
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
1.Internal and regional competitivity
2.Improvement of the environment
quality
3.Higher life standards
PRIORITIES
• Development of the
infrastructure
• Business development
• Rural development
• Human resources
development
Surface 6274 km2
Population 565643 inhabitants
MAIN EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN THE
PROCESS OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION AND THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EURO-REGIONS
• COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN UNION
( regulates/monitors the judicial,
administrative frame, the accordance
with the democracy and the human
rights principles )
• EUROPEAN UNION
(regulates/monitors the political and
financial frame)
• ASSOCIATION OF THE EUROPEAN
CROSS-BORDER REGIONS (ARFE)
Body created to represent the interests
of the cross-border regions and of
consultancy, cooperation, promotion,
support, in/ for the actions in the field,
of the The Council of the European
Union)
THE STRUCTURE OF THE EURO
REGION
PHARE – CBC PROJECTS
Implementated in partnership with Euroregion Danubius
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Objectives
Value
History, traditions and future
in the cross – border GiurgiuRousse Region
The reciprocal knowledge of
the history and culture from
the two regions and the
identification of the
common and specific points
17.960 Euro
The cooperation capacityimprovement of the crossborder capacity from the
Rousse District and Giurgiu
County (PHARE - CBC)
The amplification of the
common development in the
cross-border region
Giurgiu-Rousse
24.000 Euro
The Organization Of Cross-Border
Cooperation Framework To Sustain
The Rural Development in Giurgiu
County (Romania) and Rousse
District (Bulgaria)
The creation of a crossborder network between
associations from the rural
areas
38.014 Euro
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Objectives
Value
The territorial and institutional frame of the
Rousse-Giurgiu cross-border region
Intensification of the strategic coordination
and cooperation policy at euro-regional
level through the establishment of the local
public administration capacity to implement
urban policies
52.126 Euro
The rural cross-border developement - a
chance for the future
Experience exchanges in the local
administration, civil society field, cultural
exchanges and rural tourism The
elaboration of the portal: www.dezvoltare –
rurala. giurgiu – ruse.ro
37.925 Euro
Creation of preconditions for commune
planning in Giurgiu – Ruse Region
Creation and promotion of cross-border
ecumenic tourism relations between
Rousse District, Bulgaria and Giurgiu
County, Romania
Increasing the cooperation capacity
between Romanian and Bulgarian local
actors from Giurgiu County and Rousse
District, by building a cross border projects
portfolio, which will reduce the disparities
between both cross-border regions, for
economical, social and cultural
development.
Intesification of the ecumenic tourism
activities through establishing a touristic
route from St. Dimitri Basarabovski and
Invanovo Monasteries Rousse District,
Bulgaria to Comana Monastery Giurgiu
County ,Romania in the cross-border region
36.130 EURO
35.880 EURO
PROGRAMMES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
The Danubius Euroregion was also partner in other three projects with the Elementary School
“Mihai Eminescu” from Giurgiu and “Mihailovici Brothers” Elementary School from Rousse:
• FRIENDS OF THE BLUE PLANET
•RAINBOW OVER THE DANUBE
•ART THAT UNIFIES
ACTIVITIES THAT WERE DEVELOPED
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Vernishings and expositions ( Sutu Palace- Bucharest):
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Brotherhoods and collaborations between localities from both regions
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Roberto Andreev – grafician
Orlin Nedelcev – architect
Ivanovo – Ghimpati
Borovo – Vedea
Tenovo – Comana
Nocilovo – Fratesti
Trastenic – Branesti (Ilfov)
Theater representations and concerts organised in both countries with
different occasions:
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UNITER Gala – Dramatic Theater from Rousse, Valah Theater and Notara Theater
Winter Holidays– Puppet Theater from Rousse
8 March – fashion show in Giurgiu (10 designers from Rousse)
Film “Retro Ruse, retro world” , realised by the Rousse Television in Bucharest
and Sinaia
Exposition “The Turko-Russian War 1877” reflected in postal cards and
Romanian newspapers,organised in Rousse by the colectors Corneliu Beda and
Serban Dragusan
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Colaboration in different fields :
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Between retirement People Associations from Rousse and Giurgiu
Between the Orthodox priests from Rousse and Giurgiu
Reciprocal visits between the doctors of the hospitals from the two cities
Between the kinder gardens ” Dumbrava Minunata” from Giurgiu and “The lark”
from Rousse
Between the English language high-schools “George Cosbuc” from Bucharest
and Gheorghi Milev from Rousse
“24 May – Day of slavic culture“ – organised together with the Bulgarian
Embassy , The Bulgarian Community from Bratstvo at the Bucharest
Municipality History Museum
Seminar in which it has been discussed the collaboration contract between the
National Archive, organised by the national Archives from Bulgaria and
Romania
Celebration of March 3rd, Bulgaria National Day at the Bulgarian Embassy from
Bucharest
Support granted by the local authorities , after the demands forwarded by
the Danubius Euroregion, in order to solve the problems caused by the
border crossing by the students and the teachers of BRIE College, but
also for the staff involved in the implementation of common projects and
programmes
MODEL OF CROSS-BORDER DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION
EUROREGION DANUBIUS
FACTORS WHICH ARE STIMULATING THE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
• Institutional factors
EUROREGIUNEA DANUBIUS
Association created in 2002
Judicial Personality
• Administrative factors
•Economical factors
•Cultural, historic and Language Factors
AREAS AND ACTIVITY FIELDS OF THE CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
PLANNING AND SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY
• Physical access infrastructure and of the Information Technology
• Environment protection
• Social Infrastructure
• Economics, SME, business, tourism
• Research - development - innovation
• Rural development
ARRANGEMENTS PLANS FOR THE CROSS-BORDER
TERRITORY
CONSULTANCE OF THE EUROREGIONAL FACTORS
Assessment of the cooperation relations intensity
Problems and priorities
• CONCENTRATION
• COOPERATION
• ARMONIZATION / INTEGRATION
STRATEGICAL OBJECTIVES
Type of intervention strategy
Offensive strategy:
Internal and regional
competititvity
–Improvement of the
environment quality
Higher life standards
•Strategy of the RO/BG cross-border cooperation
the Study according with the Study: “Rethinking of
the cross-border cooperation in the Balkans and
Danube Area’ ISIG-Gorizia (Italia) 2003
•RO/BG national development strategies
• Regional development strategies
•RO – region South Muntenia and BG – region 2
North - Central
• Territorial development strategies (Giurgiu County,
Rousse,District) ACTION PLAN
REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
ECONIMICAL
COOPERATION
TOURISM
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
CULTURE
EDUCATION
SME, RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT – INOVATION CENTRES,EXCELLENCE CENTRES,BUSINESS
INCUBATORS
SOCIAL
WELFARE
SPORT
AD HOC GROUP
DEVELOPMENT AND CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES
BUCHAREST
At only ~ 70 km distance from Giurgiu
and Rousse on the Route E70, E85 !!!
Area favorable for week-end , rural, cultural and business
tourism and also for water sports activities
Area attractive for the business environment at
regional and international level (commerce,
transports and energy)
Polarizing area for education and
culture
Interest area for the SME, excellence centres,
research-development – innovation centres,
business incubators
Danube
• International airport
•National, regional,
international Business
Centre
• Universitary centre
“The NATIONALISM will not win through the
INTERNATIONALISM reduced only to the foreign language
knowledge. Nationalism will be defeated through Plurationalism”.
Elias Canetti (1905-1994)
Bulgarian Writer of German Language, born in
Rousse
NOBEL Prize for Literature 1981