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ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
The ASSOCIATION (ACT EDJ) is a non-governmental entity, founded in April 2009, by public institutions, from Romania: Galati County Council, Braila County Council and Tulcea County Council, from Ukraine: Odessa Regional Council, Odessa Regional State Administration and Reni District Council and from Republic of Moldova: Cahul District Council and Cantemir District Council, with the GOAL: to assist the sustainable development of the administrative-territorial units that constitute the Association, through the enlargement of the cooperation between members and the development of the profitable relations in all areas of common interest.
ASOCIAŢIA DE COOPERARE TRANSFRONTALIERĂ „EUROREGIUNEA DUNĂREA DE JOS ”
Continuous Sustainable The promotion improvement of The development of of public and the transportation The integrated development, all the private and OBIECTIVES cross-border modernization administrative- investments communication economic and (I): territorial units and increased infrastructure development improvement of that constitute access to within and public services the Association resources between the border regions
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Providing consultancy and counseling to the interested persons, in the field of cross- The border elaboration of The efficient cooperation, The efficient specialty and integrated The development human right and integrated strategies, management OBIECTIVES of cross-border observance, the management of programs, of issues tourism and of development of (II): the area’s studies and related to the third sector civic conscience, potential investigations environmental sustainable with cross- protection economic border impact development, environmental protection and also other fields of general interest
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
ASSOCIATION STRUCTURE:
1. General Assembly 2. President and Vice-presidents Since 13.12.2012, the President of the Association is Mr. Horia Teodorescu – President of the Tulcea County Council.
3. Managing Board 4. Association Secretariat – executive structure 5. Specialty Commissions
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Commission for Commission for facilitating the Commission for regional activities environmental Romania development and concerning and exception cross-border people’s safety situations cooperation and fight against crime
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Commission for Commission for Commission for local economic education, Republic of cultural activities development and science and Moldova and interethnic strategic sportive relationship planning activities
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Commission for the development Commission for Commission for and the transport, Ukraine health and social promotion of communications activities cross-border and energy tourism
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Project portfolio 1. Inventory, assessment and remediation of the anthropogenic sources of pollution in the “Lower Danube” Region of Romania, Ukraine and Republic of Moldova
Total buget: 5,819,540 euro, the value of the grant is 5.181,782.42 euro Implementation period: 28 months Beneficiary: Odessa State Department for Environmental Protection, Ukraine;
Partners: Romania: ACT EDJ, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority Tulcea, Eco-Counselling Galati; R.Moldova: Environmental Pollution Prevention Office of the Ministry of Environment of Moldova; Ukraine: Ukrainian Scientific Centre of Ecology of the Sea of Ministry of Environmental Protection, Institute of Market Problems and Economic and Ecological Research, National Academy of Sciences; General objective: to reduce the environmental impact of chemical dumps and wastewater discharges in the Lower Danube region as well as enhance environmental monitoring of soil and water pollution and make the information publicly available.
ASOCIAŢIA DE COOPERARE TRANSFRONTALIERĂ „EUROREGIUNEA DUNĂREA DE JOS”
2. Regional Business Incubators’ Network “Black Sea BI-Net”
Total budget: 578,530 euro, the grant value: 520,400 euro Implementation period: 18 months
Beneficiary: Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises Sector Development; Republic of Moldova
Parteners: Romania: ACT EDJ; Greece: European Regional Framework for Co-operation Inter-Regional Development Organization; Armenia: Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National Center; Ukraine: Regional Fund for the Support of the Entrepreneurship of Zaporîzhye region; Turkey: Middle Black Sea Development Agency;
General objective: To accelerate the development of a productive and competitive economy and improve cooperation in the Black Sea region.
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
3. Innovative instruments for environmental analysis in North Western Black Sea Basin (Black Sea E-eye)
Total budget: 769,265 euro, the grant value is 692,340 euro Implementation period: 18 months
Beneficiary: Galati “Lower Danube Euroregion” University, Romania;
Parteners: Romania: ACT EDJ, Danube Delta National Institute for Research & Development; Armenia: European Integration Organization; Republic of Moldova: Cross-border Cooperation and European Integration Agency; Ucraina: Agency for Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube Euroregion, Izmail;
General objective: Supporting the development of durable environmental policies by deploying innovative research initiatives focused on the analysis, monitoring and investigation of physical-chemical and biological parameters of surface aquatic systems in North Western Black Sea Basin.
ASOCIAŢIA DE COOPERARE TRANSFRONTALIERĂ „EUROREGIUNEA DUNĂREA DE JOS”
4. Citizen engagement in the prioritization, design and implementation of local development policies (SolveNet)
Total budget: 498,020 euro, grant value is 448,213 euro Implementation period: 18 months
Beneficiary: SMART Development Center, Romania;
Parteners: Romania: ACT EDJ; Republic of Moldova: The Institute of Public Policy; Armenia: European Integration Organization; Ukraine: Agency of Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube” Euroregion;
General objective: Capacity building for organizations of civil society in order to strengthen their role in the prioritization, design and implementation of local and regional development public policies.
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
5. Sustainable Tourism Development in the Lower Danube Region of Ukraine, Moldova and Romania
Total budget: 2,495,000 euro, grant value is 2,245,860 euro Implementation period: 24 months
Beneficiary: Regional Development Agency, Ukraine;
Parteners: Romania: ACT EDJ; Eco-Counselling Center Galati; Republic of Moldova: Republican Environmental Association for Quaternary Research "INQUAMoldova”, ECOMOLDTUR; Austria: Friends of Nature International; Serbia: Danube Competence Centre; Ukraine: State Department for Environmental Protection in Odessa Oblast, Department of Culture and Tourism, Odessa City Council, Agricola, Odessa Oblast Branch of Association for Promotion of Rural Green Tourism in Ukraine, “Odessa-Basket” Sports Club for Disabled People; General objective: To improve the economic performance of the border area through the diversification and modernisation in a sustainable manner of cross-border tourism in the Lower Danube region of Ukraine, Romania and Moldova.
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Association visit card:
Finance: Implementation of a project portfolio with a grant value of aproximative100,000 euro, domains tackled: culture and human resource development Project contracted or in contracting phase, with a grant value of aproximative 590.000 euro, intervention areas: environmental protection, economic development, good governance, sustainable tourism, with an implementation period of maximum 28 months;
Visibility: National and European level: member of Romanian NGDO Platform – FOND which is also a member of CONCORD (The European NGO confederation for relief and development) and member of Danube Competence Centre – Belgrad;
Events and Partnerships National and International events: NGO Forums at the Black Sea, since 2010 as participant and in 2013 as part of the organizing team, “Smart Cities, smart regions – Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs event, June 2012, TRIALOG Forum , Viena 2013, Partnerships with NGO from 15 European countries and 3 non European countries.
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Our contact data:
Collection House, Galati History Museum
Romania, Galati City, Eroilor Street no. 64, postal code 800119 Phone/Fax: 0040 236 411 022 E-mail: [email protected]
ASSOCIATION OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION “LOWER DANUBE EUROREGION”
Our motto:
”We are transforming CHALLENGES into OPPORTUNITIES!”
THANK YOU!