Kameliya Dzhanabetska - Project Manager for RIEW - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
„Our life insurance, our natural capital“
EU Biodiversity Strategy until 2020
„Let’s Live in Harmony with Nature!“
Strategic plan for Biodiversity 2011—2020
European Union funds constantly encourage the application of the policies in the field of environmental protection on regional level by providing the investments needed for better management, protection and control. The major means of financing relate to the regional development and the common agricultural policy while directing the investments towards overcoming the existing environmental issues brought about by human activity and climate changes such as:
- Extreme floods and draughts
- Extinction of species
- Exhaustion of natural resources
- Pollution
- Desertification
Cross-border partnerships are an integral part of the European Union strategy concerning the Danube river region, their aim being to unite the efforts of both the people and the communities for the protection of the environment by means of environmental risk management, restoration and maintenance of the quality of waters, air and soils as well as the protection and preservation of biodiversity and landscape.
A collective response to these common challenges provides the strategic project „Joint Risk Monitoring during Emergencies in the Danube Area Border“, reference number № 2s-2.2-1, MIS-ETC Code: 166. Eight organisations take part in its implementation. The project itself has been kindly supported by the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Romania-Bulgaria 2007-2013. We have received a grant by the European Regional Development Fund to the amount of 9.7 million euro, out of which nearly 340 000 euro has been allotted to the environmental partner – Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Waters in Veliko Tarnovo. During the draft stage of the project and further during its implementation since 2009 so far we have been applying a common approach to finding the best solutions related to the protection of people from environmental impact and potential risks to their health and well-being.
The Danube river area faces a number of environmental threats – climate change, pollution of waters, floods, direct impact upon biodiversity and a lot of other natural and anthropogenic risks related to the environment. A collective response to these common challenges provides the strategic project „Joint Risk Monitoring during Emergencies in the Danube Area Border“, reference number № 2s-2.2-1, MIS-ETC Code: 166 which is being implemented by eight organisations under Cross-border Cooperation Programme Romania-Bulgaria 2007-2013. The funding approved by the European Regional Development Fund is to the amount of 9.7 million euro, out of which nearly 340 000 euro has been allotted to the environmental partner – Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Waters in Veliko Tarnovo. The joint work under the project started in 2009 and the goals were to build security and friendly environment to both people and their children in future.
The team of experts, dedicated to the project implementation is proud to announce the following results at the end of the second stage: 644 191 levs actually reimbursed, which make 82,34 % of the approved project budget that totals 782 320 levs, and agreed on 701 607 levs. With such a score Veliko Tarnovo environmental inspectorate is the leader among all the partners in relation to the level of sustainable use of the financial resources granted as well as the completion of all the planned actions. The achievement of the project goals has been made possible with the kind assistance of the Ministry of the Environment and Waters and Minister Iskra Mihailova, personally, as well as the stable working partnership with Romanian organisations, customs offices representatives, public authorities, private sector and non-governmental organisations from the cross-border area.
Representatives of RIEW – Veliko Tarnovo, which is the Partner No 4 in the Strategic project „Joint Risk Monitoring during Emergencies in the Danube Area Border“, reference number № 2s-2.2-1, MIS-ETC Code: 166, took part in the Eleventh meeting of the Joint Steering Committee of the project which was held in the town of Giurgiu, Romania on 17th December 2013. During the abovementioned meeting it was announced that Veliko Tarnovo environmental inspectorate is the leader among all Romanian and Bulgarian partners in relation to the level of sustainable use of the financial resources granted as well as the completion of all the planned actions with a total result of 70,2 % used and actually reimbursed funds under the approved project budget. The activities related to the protection of the citizens against environmental impact and risks to their health and well-being have been carried out according to the European Regional Development Fund Grant Agreement in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Waters and Minister Iskra Mihailova, personally. Our ambitions stretch as far as achieving by the end of the third year of the project implementation full use of the project resources reaching the highest possible score in the framework of the Crossborder Cooperation Programme Romania-Bulgaria for the first planning period of our country membership in the European Union 2007-2013. The second place in the level of sustainable use of financial resources at a rate of 65,2 % is occupied by the Partner No 3, that is National Environmental Guard of Romania.
ANNOUNCEMENT for public procurement
SUBJECT: “Supply and maintenance of special equipment”
In implementation of project “JOINT RISK MONITORING DURING EMERGENCIES IN THE DANUBE AREA BORDER” MIS ETC Code 166, Ref № 2s-2.2-1 under Romania – Bulgaria Cross Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013, according to Subsidy contract from ERDF № 45061/ 09.06.2011
The introduction of a model for both risk and environmental impact assessments to be used in planning the control check-ups of enterprises, installations and equipment working with permits and licenses issued under IPPC and SEVESO directives (complex permits and chemical accidents hazards) will lead to the optimization of the system for control concerning the frequency, recurrence and efficiency of the inspections conducted as well as to the reduction of the pollution of the components of environment.
In compliance with the Rules for operation of Crossborder Cooperation Programme Romania-Bulgaria 2007-2013. and the Joint Steering Committee of the project RISK and by invitation from the leading project partner Ministry of Administration and Interior of Romania – General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations a delegation from RIEW Veliko Turnovo lead by Dipl. Eng. Elena Grigorova – Managing director and a member of the Committee, participated for a sixth time in the partners work meeting that took place on 25th September 2012 in Călăraşi, Romania. Discussions that were held according to the agenda were frank and transparent focusing through open dialogue upon issues related to the progress in the project implementation in the determined deadlines, the spending of the funds and the financial management in the last quarter, the presentation of the conclusions made following on-site visits to the partners from the cross-border area, the activities planned for the next quarter as well as the existing risks for the implementation of benefits and achievement of project goals and objectives. Host of the meeting was Ms Oglaksi – project manager from INSOFT DEVELOPMENT&CONSULTING S.R.L. Who insisted on strict observation of all obligations in compliance with the Subsidy Agreement from European regional development fund.
