Subject: Grant Contracts Awarded During November 2004

MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ______Sofia 1202, Bulgaria, 17-19, Kiril and Methodi Str. phone: +359 2 9405 280, fax: +359 2 987 07 37, e-mail: [email protected]

SOFIA, 15 DECEMBER 2004

SUBJECT: GRANT CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING NOVEMBER 2004

1. PHARE National Programme 2002, Project BG 0202.02 Development of Bulgarian eco-tourism

2. PHARE CBC Programme Bulgaria - Romania 2002, Project BG 2002/000-623-04 Joint Small Projects Fund

3. PHARE CBC Programme Bulgaria - Greece, Project BG 2002/000-624-05 Small Projects Fund. GRANT CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING NOVEMBER 2004

FINANCING SOURCE: BG 0202.02

1. Grants awarded under Call for Proposals BG0202.02/ESC/G/DBET: Development of Bulgarian Eco-tourism published on July 13, 2004 Beneficiary: Action title Action location Action Grant Percentage Name & Address duration amount of total (Months) (EUR) eligible action costs (%) BG, Districts of Veliko Tarnovo and Municipality of Targovishte, Strazhitsa Creation and promotion of Municipalities of regional ecotourism product 12 224,038 100.00% Strazhitsa, 5150 Strazhitsa, 5, "Middle Yantra" Antonovo, "Doncho Uzunov" Str. Zlataritsa and Pavlikeni Municipality of Chepelare Development and promotion BG, Smolyan of ecoturist destination "The District, Chepelare 12 200,892 94.36% 4850 Chepelare, wonderful bridges" Municipality Belomorska str. № 44b Municipality of BG, Municipality of Gabrovo Uzana - the eco-gateway in Gabrovo, Usana the heart of central Stara 18 233,598 97.44% locality,Natural 5300 Gabrovo, 3, Planina park "Bulgarka" Vazrazdane sq. Vitosha – The Great Bulgarian Municipality of Sofia BG, Sofia region, Forest Sofia Municipality, Development of Sustainable 12 230,071 89.48% 1000 Sofia, Natural Park Ecotourism on the Territory of 33,"Moskovska" Str. Vitosha Natural Park Vitosha BG, District of Geopark “Iskar-Panega” Lovetch, Municipality of Lukovit Development of an integrated Municipality of geotourism product for Lukovit, city of 12 189,983 93.83% 5770 Lukovit, 73, enhancing sustainable Lukovit and the "Vazrajdane" Str. economic development in the village of Municipality of Lukovit Karlukovo The magic of the Standing Municipality of Devnya BG, Varna District, stones: Eco-friendly tourism Municipalities development and promotion 12 202,850 86.17% 9160 Devnya, 78 Devnya, Aksakovo with the participation of the Saedinenie blvd. and Suvorovo local communities Municipality of Establishment of eco-park BG, BerKovitsa 22 166,348 100.00% 2 of 6 Beneficiary: Action title Action location Action Grant Percentage Name & Address duration amount of total (Months) (EUR) eligible action costs (%) Berkovitsa "Kom-Petrohan" and municipality, town 3500 Berkovitsa, 4 renovation of existing tourist of Berkovitsa and Slaveikov Sq. infrastructure Barzia

Municipality of Shabla BG, Dobrich "The Lakes of Shabla and District, Durankulak - the wealth of The 15 185,496 100.00% 9680 Shabla, 35, Municipality of Littoral Dobrudsha" "Ravno Pole" Str. Shabla Municipaly of Kotel BG, Sliven District, Eco-tourism in Kotel Mountain Municipality of 20 222,950 100.00% 8970 Kotel, 1 Kotel Vazrazhdene sq. Municipality of Zlatograd BG, Smolyan Destination “Ecotourism In District, Zlatograd 20 221,270 100.00% Zlatograd” 4980 Zlatograd, 1 St. Municipality Stambolov Str. Development of green-path in Southern Rodopi Mountain – Municipality of Dospat BG, Smolyan an instrument for District, Dospat development of environmental 12 197,285 100.00% 4831 Dospat, 3, “Pyrvi and Borino friendly livelihood and Maj” Str. municipalities preservation of local undisturbed natural areas Municipality of Provadia BG, Varna District, Through the eyes of time - Municipality of 12 174,112 100.00% nature and culture Provadia 9200 Provadia, 39, Provadia "Dunav" Str. Municipality of BG, Kyustendil Kocherinovo District, Stob's pyramids Municipality of 11 176,514 100.00% 2640 Kocherinovo, 1, Kocherinovo, "3rd March" Sq. village of Stob Municipality of Apriltsi BG, Lovech Sunny Valley in the Heart of District, Apriltsi 19 132,566 100.00% 5641 Apriltsi, 109 Vasil Balkan Mountain municipality Levski Str. Municipality of Belitsa BELITSA – THE GREEN FAIRY- BG, Blagoevgrad TAIL ABOUT THE MAGIC District, Belitsa 15 182,348 100.00% 2780 Belitsa, 15, MOUNTAINS AND THE Municipality "Georgi Andreichin" Str DANCING BEAR” “Sustainable Development of Municipality of the tourism and complex Koprivshtica establishment of Eco-tourist BG, Sofia District, hinterland in Koprivshtica. 20 179,204 100.00% Koprivshtica town 2077 Koprivshtica, 16, Establishment of a middle "Luben Karavelov" Str. mountain park Bogdan- Bunaia” Municipality of Teteven Traveling around Teteven BG, Lovech mountain - delighted by the District, Teteven 15 136,198 100.00% 5700 Teteven, 1 Sava vergin countryside Municipality Mladenov Square Municipality of Building of a Nature Protection BG, Kardzhali 20 122,749 100.00% Krumovgrad Center “Studen Kladenetz” District, Krumovgrad 6900 Krumovgrad, 5, “ 3 of 6 Beneficiary: Action title Action location Action Grant Percentage Name & Address duration amount of total (Months) (EUR) eligible action costs (%) Bulgaria” sq. Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo BG, Municipality of Arbanassi Parks "Lakoto" Veliko Tarnovo, 18 126,413 100.00% 5000 Veliko Tarnovo, Arbanasi Village 2, "Maika Bulgaria" Sq. Municipality of Godech Developing ecotourism in the Zascoto natural preserve - BG, Sofia District, 19 103,883 100.00% 2240 Godech, 1, accessible to senior citizens Godech Svoboda Square and people with disabilities Municipality of Trojan BG, Lovech District, Trojan Following the trail of Edelweiss 12 202,483 100.00% 5600 Trojan, 1 Municipality, “Vazrajdane” square Village Chiflik Ecological zone for recreation and tourism - eco-path Municipality of "Valyavitsa" (As a beginning Sapareva Banya and first part of the living BG, Kyustendil water ecoroad from the geyser District, Sapareva 15 198,812 100.00% 2650 Sapareva Banya, of Sapareva banya through Banya 1, "Germaneya" Str. the Panichiste Lakes and the Skakavitsa waterfall to the seven Rila Lakes Municipality of Dolna BG, Sofia District, Banya The Eco Zone for Recreation Municipality of 18 131,906 100.00% 2040 Dolna Banya, and Tourism in Dolna Banya Dolna Banya 134, "Targovska" Str. BG, Rousse Municipality of Ivanovo By Canoe to the Wild Nature of District, 7088 Ivanovo village, Natural Park “Roussenski 18 137,612 100.00% Municipality of 75, "Olimpijska" Str. Lom” Ivanovo Municipality of Creating infrastructure for BG, Targovishte Targovishte development of eco-tourism in District, 13 225,555 100.00% 7700 Targovishte, 1 the municipalities of Municipality of Svoboda Sq. Targovishte and Veliki Preslav Targovishte Creation and promotion of BG, Razgrad Municipality of Popovo innovative and marketable District, Popovo 7800 Popovo, 1, ecotourism product"At the Municipality and 13 190,320 100.00% Alexnder Stamboliiski boundary between the Fore- Loznitsa Sq. Balkan and the Danube Plain- municipality plains of Adventure. Municipality of Sliven "The Wealth of the Blue Mountain"-Development of BG Sliven District 12 193,203 100.00% 8800 Sliven, 1 Tsar integrated eco tourism Osvoboditel Blvd. products

FINANCING SOURCE: BG 2002/000-623-04

2. Grants awarded under Call for Proposals BG 2002/000-623-04 Joint Small Projects Fund Bulgaria - Romania published on August 2, 2003

4 of 6 Beneficiary: Action title Action location Action Grant Percentage Name & Address duration amount of total (Months) (EUR) eligible action costs (%) Free Youth Center, Feel Bulgaria, Feel Romania BG – Vidin, 3700 Vidin, Hristo Montana, Vratsa 10 29 120 90 % Botev Complex, Bl. 12, RO – Craiova, Entr. B, App. 8 Kalafat, Bailesti Regional Agro- Developing Bilateral BG – Vidin Business Centre-Vidin, Cooperation Between RO - Dolj 10 38 450 87 % 3700 Vidin, 12 Agricultural Procedures in the Ribarska Str.,P.O.B.27 Districts of Vidin and Dolj National Producer and Danube Bridge for Partnership, BG – Rousse Enterpreneur Crossborder Initiatives and RO – Turnu Association - the Business Cooperation Magurele Bulgarian Choice, 11 67 164 87 % 7000 Rousse, 24 Ferdinand Str., Entr. B, Fl. 1 Evroinetgra - Montana Tourism Forum Montana- BG – Montana Branch, Montana, 19 Aleksandria RO – Alexandria 6 67 234 87 % Verenishka Str., Fl. 3, App.6 Agency for Regional Lets Work Together BG – Vidin, Development and Montana, Vratsa Business Centre-Vidin, RO – Dolj 11 53 126 90 % 3700 Vidin, Saedinenie Complex, Bl. 8, Parter, P.O.B. 66 Friends of Natural Park Establishing a Pilot System for BG – Vidin, Vrachanski Balkan Youth Tourism Between the Montana, Vratsa, Club, Republic of Romania and Oryahovo 10 46 071 88 % 3000 Vratsa, 1 Ivanka Northwest Bulgaria" RO – Bechet Boteva Str., P.O.B. 241 Agency for Sustainable Development of 3 Joint Tourist BG – Rousse Development of Itineraries RO – Giurgiu Rousse Region, 11 22 365 90 % 7000 Rousse, 2 Cherno More Str., Fl. 4, R 46 Seksaginta Prista Bulgarian-Romanian Festival BG – Rousse -2000-Rousse, of Martial Arts RO – Alexandria, 7000 Rousse, Teleorman 7 65 870 89 % Charodeika Complex, Bl. 114, Entr. E District Administration- The Wonderful World of BG – Rousse Rousse, Orlova-Chouka Cave RO – Giurgiu 9 53 241 88 % 7000 Rousse, 6 Svoboda Sq.

FINANCING SOURCE: BG 2002/000-624-05

3. Grants awarded under Call for Proposals BG 2002/000-624-05 Small Projects Fund Bulgaria - Greece published on July 9, 2004

5 of 6 Beneficiary: Action title Action location Action Grant Percentage Name & Address duration amount of total (Months) (EUR) eligible action costs (%) Alliance for Regional BG – Haskovo Cooperation and Sericulture and Silk-means of District Development, living for two close GR – Evros 11 44 261 88% 6300 Haskovo, 2 neighbouring people Prefecture "Vranya" Str., Municipality of Madan, BG – Madan Madan and Keramoti - 4900 Madan, 14 GR - Keramoti 10 33 954 87% Together in Europe "Obedinenie" Str. Municipality of BG – Lubimetz Lubimetz, Compete to win, win GR – Trigono, 6 22 051 88% 6550 Lubimez, 2 friendship Alexandrupolis "Republikanska"Str. Municipality of Kresna, BG – Kresna A mosaic of nature from Pirin 2840, Kresna, 96 GR - Menemeni 11 36 546 87% and Aegean "Macedonia" Str. Agency for Regional BG – Kardjali Economic Information and GR - Komotini Development and communication - the formula 11 28 928 87% Investments – Kardjali, of succesfull cross border 6600 Kardjali, 3 "Pirin" business Str. Foundation "Art BG – Blagoevgrad, Villiges" Smolyan Blagoevgrad, Art Vila - Center for cultural GR - Thessaloniki 11 36 822 85% entrepreneural initiatives 2700 Blagoevgrad, 8 "Alen Mak" Blvd. Tourism Professional BG – Haskovo High School - Haskovo, GR - On both sides of the border Alexandrupolis 11 25 523 84% 6300 Haskovo, 79 "Dobrudja" Str. Municipality of Kardjali, BG – Kardjali Development of the Economic GR - Komotini potential in frontier region - 9 42 170 89% 6600 Kardjali, 41 Kardjali "Bulgaria" Blvd. SWU "Neofit Rilski" BG – Blagoevgrad Blagoevgrad, Local democracy development GR - Serres by means of effective public 11 41 460 89% 2700 Blagoevgrad, 66 management "Ivan Mihailov" Str. Business Incubator BG – G. Delchev Gotse Delchev, GR - Drama Tourist kaleidoskop Euroregion 11 40 290 87% Mesta - Nestos 2900 Gotse Delchev, 14 "Skopie" Str. Municipality of BG – Zlatograd Zlatograd, GR - Hrisoupolis 4980 Zlatograd, 1 Towns of friendship 11 28 050 89% "Stambolov" Str.

Natural Sciences and BG – Haskovo Mathematics High GR - Sufli School Haskovo, Partnership Lessons 11 23 020 88% 6300 Haskovo, 10 "Stefan Stambolov" Blvd. 6 of 6 Beneficiary: Action title Action location Action Grant Percentage Name & Address duration amount of total (Months) (EUR) eligible action costs (%) Municipality of Gotse BG – G. Delchev Delchev, GR – Kato Beyond language barrier 7 13 690 89% 2900 Gotse Delchev, 2 Nevrokop "Tzarica Ioanna" Str. Professional School BG – Haskovo -Electromehanica GR - Drama Professional skils - a way for Haskovo, 11 40 241 89% bringing people together 6300 Haskovo, 46 "Saedinenie" Blvd. Association of Rhodope BG – Smolyan Municipalities GR - Serres Following the steps of Orpheus Smolyan, 10 32 259 89% and Democritus 4700 Smolyan, 14 "Bulgaria" Blvd. Municipality of BG – Harmanli The culture - a fundament for Harmanli, GR – Trigono, sustainable cross border 7 34 409 88% 6450 Harmanli, 1 Evros cooperation in united Europe "Vazrajdane" Sq. Cultural Club "Br. BG – Perich, Miladinovi" Blagoevgrad Balkan Public Folklore and Petrich, GR – Petrici, Serres 11 23 685 89% songs 2850 Petrich, 4 "Al. Stamboliiski" Str. School Board of BG – Smolyan Trusties High School GR - Xanthi "Ivan Vazov" “The Balkans – Our Mutual 11 33 836 87% Smolyan, Home” 4700 Smolyan, 20 "Bulgaria" Blvd. Foundation BG – Smolyan "Rhodopean Vallues" GR - Serres The First Bulgarian- Greek Smolyan, 8 31 994 85% Trade Fair 4700 Smolyan, 80 "Bulgaria" Blvd. Union "Rodopea- BG – Kardjali Balkanika GR - Kalamaria Culture and art without Kardjali, 10 33 955 89% frontiers 6600 Kardjali, 53 "Vazrojdenci" Blvd.

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