Reconstruction and display of iconic cultural sites with high tourism potential in the Euroregion Ruse-Giurgiu

General information about the project:

The project is financed from non-refundable European funds, through the INTERREG V-A Romania Bulgaria Program 2014 – 2020, Priority Axis 2 – A green region.

Project submitted in partnership:

                -Project leader: Ruse Municipality (BG)

                -Partner: Giurgiu Municipality (RO)

The total eligible budget of the project is 1,426,760.12 Euro:

• The eligible budget of the project for the Municipality of Giurgiu is 498. 577.94 Euro
• The eligible budget of the project for the Municipality of Ruse is 938,182.18 Euro

The budget consists of:

                – financing through the European Regional Development Fund in percentage of 85%

                – financing from the State Budget in percentage of 13%

                – it represents the beneficiary’s own contribution to the eligible expenses in percentage of 2%.

                The project “Reconstruction and display of iconic cultural sites with high tourism potential in the Euroregion Ruse-Giurgiu”, initiated by Ruse Municipality (BG) and Giurgiu Municipality (RO) aims to provide opportunities for the durable usage of cultural heritage and the development of tourism, in order to create long-term socio-economic benefits for local communities. It approaches two important common challenges in the program area, namely the lack of investment in the conservation and modernization of valuable historical monuments and cultural sites in the CBC region, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, the insufficient number of tourists, products, services and policies.