Project “Bulgarian Border Dialogue” v.2

For the 2009 – 2014 period, the Territorial Cooperation Management Directorate at the MRDPW of the Republic of Bulgaria was a beneficiary under the Project “Bulgarian Cross-Border Dialogue. Development of a regional database for cross-border cooperation", funded under the BG 11 Programme “Capacity Building and Institutional Cooperation" within NFM. The main aim of the project is to increase the le

vel of knowledge and understanding of cross-border processes between Bulgaria and its neighbouring countries (the Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey and Serbia). The specific objectives of the project were focused on assembling and generating relevant data on cross-border relations and borderland developments and making this data more accessible through the establishment of an online CBC Data Centre. The achieved results under the project were very useful, and in particular - the creation of a web portal Patchwork Balkan with a database for the territory of the three IPA CBC Programmes as well as the partnership with the Norwegian Barents Secretariat. The general project goal of the project Bulgarian Cross-Border Dialogue v.2 is to encourage the development of regional cooperation through the transfer of experience and good practices from the Kingdom of Norway in order to accelerate European territorial cohesion and more effective and efficient management of territorial cooperation programmes in which Bulgaria participates. The project will set out an upgraded and functional web portal for the cross-border regions of Bulgaria and its neighbouring countries (Turkey, Serbia and Republic of North Macedonia) with possibilities to collect and process information and progress data on performance indicators under the three programs as well as on the impact of operations financed under the programs on the regions covered by them, visualize information on needs and attitudes of regions in relation to programming for the next programming period as well as results of finalized projects etc. These objectives will be completed through data visualization tools and practices, which will continue and improve upon already build cooperation and partnership between the Ministry of regional development and public works and Norwegian Barents Secretariat and will further promote dialogue, exchange and dissemination of good practices in the area of management and implementation of the European Territorial Cooperation programmes.