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MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC
WORKS
DIRECTORATE GENERAL PROGRAMMING OF REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Operational Programme
Regional Development 2007-2013
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OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT:
TOTAL BUDGET - 1,601 billion euro
European Regional Development Fund – 1, 361 billion euro
National funding – 240 million euro
OVERALL OBJECTIVE:
Enhancing the quality of life and working environment with better
access to basic services and creating new opportunities for
improved regional competitiveness and sustainable development
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The Operational Programme provides opportunities
for support of activities under 5 priority axes:
1.
Sustainable and integrated urban development - 839 mln euro (52.4 %)
2.
Regional and local accessibility
- 400 mln euro (25 %)
3.
Sustainable tourism development
- 218 mln euro (13.62 %)
4.
Local development and cooperation
- 89 mln euro
(5.6 %)
5.
Technical assistance
- 54 mln euro
(3.38 %)
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Priority Axis 1
Sustainable and Integrated Urban
Development
Operation 1.1: Social Infrastructure
Operation 1.2: Housing
Operation 1.3: Organisation of Economic
Activities
Operation 1.4: Physical Environment and
Risk Prevention
Operation 1.5: Sustainable Urban
Transportation Systems
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Priority Axis 2
Regional and Local Accessibility
 Operation 2.1: Regional and Local Road
Infrastructure
 Operation 2.2: ICT Networks
 Operation 2.3: Access to Sustainable and
Efficient Energy Resources
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Priority Axis 3
Sustainable Tourism Development
 Operation 3.1: Enhancement of Tourist
Attractions and Related Infrastructure
 Operation 3.2: Regional Tourism Product
Development and Marketing of Destinations
 Operation 3.3: International Tourism Marketing
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Priority Axis 4
Local Development and Co-operation
 Operation 4.1: Small-scale Local Investments
 Operation 4.2: Inter-regional Co-operation
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Priority Axis 5
Technical Assistance
 Operation 5.1: Management, Monitoring,
Evaluation and Control
 Operation 5.2: Communication, Information
and Publicity
 Operation 5.3: Capacity Building of OPRD
Beneficiaries
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November 5th 2007 – Approval of the OPRD by the
European
Commission
with
Decision
No
C(2007)5440/05.11.2007;
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November 14th 2007 – Official start of OPRD in Sofia:
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Parallel conferences in the 6 regions of Bulgaria
November 15th 2007 – first official session of the
OPRD Monitoring Committee:
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 Established and functioning Structures of Managing Authority of
the OPRD are:
 6 regional departments in the centres of the regions – Sofia, Plovdiv,
Burgas, Varna, Ruse, Vidin. Within each department there is division
of the functions and responsibilities, respectively – communication
and publicity experts, implementation experts, financial experts,
monitoring experts;
 At central level – Programming and Assessment Department,
Monitoring Department, Implementation of Programme Priorities
Department, Financial Management and Control Department,
Legislation, Risk Assessment and Irregularities Department,
Organizational Development, Information and Publicity Department.
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 Announcements of 16 Grant Schemes with a total amount of 1 472
300 069 BGN:
 BG161PO001/1.1-01/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and
reliable educational, social and cultural infrastructure contributing to
development of sustainable urban areas.
 BG161PO001/1.1-02/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and
reliable state educational infrastructure contributing to development of
sustainable urban areas
 BG161PO001/1.1-03/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and
effective state social infrastructure contributing to development of
sustainable urban areas
 BG161PO001/1.1-04/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and
effective infrastructure of labour offices contributing to development of
sustainable urban areas
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 BG161PO001/1.1-05/2008 Support for provision of appropriate and
reliable state cultural infrastructure contributing to development of
sustainable urban areas
 BG161PO001/1.4-01/2007 Support for restriction and prevention of risk
and damages caused by fire in urban agglomeration areas
 BG161PO001/1.4-02/2008 Support for improvement of urban environment
 BG161PO001/1.4-03/2008 Support for establishment and strengthening of
small scale infrastructure for land slides prevention in urban
agglomerations
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 BG161PO001/2.1-01/2007 Support for rehabilitation and reconstruction
of second class and third class roads
 BG161PO001/2.1-02/2007 Support for sustainable and integrated urban
development through rehabilitation and reconstruction of municipal
road network
 BG161PO001/3.1-01/2008 Support for cultural monuments of national
and world significance contributing to sustainable tourism development
 BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 Support for effective national marketing of
tourist product and improvement of information services
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 BG161PO001/4.1-01/2007 Support for provision of appropriate and
reliable educational infrastructure contributing to sustainable local
development
 BG161PO001/4.2-02/2008 Support for interregional cooperation and
exchange of good practices
 BG161PO001/4.1-02/2008 Support for establishment and strengthening of
small-scale infrastructure for landslides prevention
 BG161PO001/5.1-01/2007
Technical
assistance
for
preparation,
management, monitoring, evaluation, information, control and
strengthening the administrative capacity for implementation of OP
Regional Development 2007-2013
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1%
 Announced
procedures under
OPRD Priority
Axis 1:
Sustainable and
integrated urban
development
1%
5%
2%
42%
49%
43%
2%
4%
BG161PO001/1.1-01/2007 Educational, social and cultural infrastructure - 245 260 750 лв .
BG161PO001/1.1-02/2007 Public educational infrastructure - 11 509 442 лв .
BG161PO001/1.1-03/2008 Public social infrastructutre - 5 480 687 лв .
BG161PO001/1.1-04/2008 Labour offices infrastructure - 5 480 687 лв .
BG161PO001/1.1-05/2008 Public cultural infrasturcture - 28 773 608 лв .
BG161PO001/1.4-01/2007 Preventing damage to life and property from fires and fire hazards - 13 690 810 лв .
BG161PO001/1.4-02/2008 Improvement of urban environment - 244 096 886 лв .
BG161PO001/1.4-03/2008 Small scale infrastructure measures for prevention against floods - 24 220 647 лв .
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Results of Grant Scheme BG161PO001/1.1-01/2007 Support for
provision of appropriate and reliable educational, social and
cultural infrastructure contributing to development of
sustainable urban areas :
Number of submitted projects
274
Number of approved projects
109
Number of contracts signed
57
Grant Scheme amount of contracts
signed
222 169 734,80
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125 272 850,00 BGL
 Announced
procedures
under OPRD
Priority Axis 2:
Regional and
local
accessibility
501 091 393,00 BGL
BG 161 PO 001/2.1 -02/2007 ”Support for reconstruction and rehabilitation of
municipal roads”
BG161PO001/2.1-01/2007 ”Support for reconstruction and rehabilitation of II
and III class roads”
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 Submitted and
approved projects
under Grant Scheme
BG161PO001/2.1 02/2007 Support for
sustainable and
integrated local
development through
rehabilitation and
reconstruction of
municipal road
network
120
86,57
100
78,48
62,59
80
60
34,25
27,2
40
15,31
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20
14
8
7
13
6
5
2
11
5
7
3
0
СЗР
СЦР
СИР
ЮИР
ЮЦР
ЮЗР
Брой подадени проекти
Брой сключени договори
Реконструирани и рехабилитирани пътища четвъртокласна пътна мрежа в км.
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Grant Scheme BG161PO001/2.1-02/2007 results
TOTAL
NW
NC
NE
SE
SC
SW
Number of submitted projects
73
7
8
14
13
20
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Number of contracts signed
28
2
5
6
5
3
7
15.31 62.59
78.48
34.25
Reconstructed and rehabilitated
roads/ fourth-class road
network in km.
304.80
27.20 86.57
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22 394 085,00 BGL
 Announced
procedures under
OPRD Priority
Axis 3:
Sustainable
tourism
development
63 983 109,00 BGL
BG161PO001/3.1-01/2008 Support for cultural monuments of national and world importance
- Ministry of Culture
BG161PO001/3.3-01/2008 Support for effective national marketting and improvement of
information services - State Agency for Tourism
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On January 27th, 2009 the Ministry of Culture submitted a Midterm framework investment programme and 5 project fiches. The
programme amount is to the extent of 22 376 294,30 BGN and the
project fiches are at an amount of 7 641 608 BGN.
On September 30, 2008 the State Tourism Agency submitted a
Mid-term framework investment programme and 6 project fiches.
The Mid-term framework programme and 6 project fiches
successfully passed all stages of evaluation and on December 9,
2008 a Framework agreement and six contracts were signed for at
the amount of 39 519 260 BGN.
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12 527 285,00 BGL
 Announced
procedures
under OPRD
Priority Axis 4:
local
development and
cooperation
13 805 860,00 BGL
48 856 413,00 BGL
BG161PO001/4.1-01/2007 Support for interregional cooperation and transfer of know -how and best practices
BG161PO001/4.2-01/2008 Support for establishment and reinforcement of smallscale infrastructure for
prevention against floods and cleaning of river beds"
BG161PO001/4.1-02/2008 Support for providing of adequate and effective educational infrastructure,
contributing to the local development
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 Submitted and
approved projects
under Grant
Scheme
BG161PO001/4.101/2007 Support for
the provision of
appropriate and
reliable educational
infrastructure
contributing to
sustainable local
development
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14 000 000,00
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29
30
25
12 000 000,00
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8 479 522,90
11 991 836,65
11 043 535,20
10 000 000,00
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20
15
8 000 000,00
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14
13
5 722 063,83
6 000 000,00
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10
9
6
3 888 559,90
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1 967 902,63
4 000 000,00
2 000 000,00
2
0
0,00
СЗР
СЦР
СИР
Number of projects submitted
ЮИР
Number of contracts
ЮЦР
ЮЗР
Size of the grants in BGL
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Grant Scheme BG161PO001/4.1-01/2007 results
TOTAL
NW
NC
NE
SE
SC
SW
Number of
submitted projects
156
33
27
19
17
29
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Number of
contracts signed
52
13
7
10
2
14
6
49 021 579, 86
12 021 566,
86
6 806 812,
59
9 390 788, 57
1 967 902,
63
13 100 845, 34
5 733 663, 87
Number of
children from
Roma minority
3901
1408
307
1275
346
259
306
Number of
children from
Turkish minority
3799
320
339
1363
1447
330
61 467,833
4291,316
6091,385
2518,722
43 686,166
3515,34
Amount of funding
for contracts
signed
Economy of
energy (Megawatt
Hours per Year)
1364,904
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Grant scheme BG161PO001/4.2-01/2008 Support for interregional
cooperation and exchange of good practices
Deadline: 30.10.2008
Received project proposals: 126
Grant scheme BG161PO001/4.1-02/2008 Support for establishment
and strengthening of small-scale infrastructure for landslides
prevention
Deadline: 9.01.2009
Received project proposals: 24
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BG161PO001/5-01/2008 Technical assistance for preparation,
management, monitoring, evaluation, information, control and
strengthening the administrative capacity for implementation of
OP Regional Development 2007-2013
 Component 1 Programming, management, monitoring, assessment
and control – 47 180 657 BGN
 Component 2 Communication, information and publicity – 19 558 300
BGN
 Component 3 Capacity building for OPRD beneficiaries – 39 116 600
BGN
 23 projects submitted
 Projects that passed successfully the stage of evaluation – 14
 Approved projects – 13
 Projects not approved for funding – 1
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Priority Axis
1. Sustainable and
integrated urban
development
2. Regional and local
accessibility
Total budget Number of
Grant Scheme
of the Priority
projects
Grant Scheme Number of
amount for
Axis (mln. approved for
amount for
contracts financed projects
BGN)
financing approved projects signed
(in BGN)
1 641 074313
782 955302
3. Sustainable tourism
development
426 554051
4. Local development
and cooperation
175 381989
5. Technical
assistance
105 855557
Total
110
931 912 390,95
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235 860 544,80
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206 508 867,48
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122 877 726,69
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39 519 260,00
6
39 519 260
99
91 949 499,79
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48 856078,68
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13 402 310,00
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13 402 310,00
259 1 283 292 328,22
157 460 515 920,17
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PAID FUNDS FROM MA OPRD 2007-2013 TO BENEFICIARIES
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1
85
5,
13
5,
7
42
41
7,
62
0,
21
3,
29
72
1
1
79
1,
04
9,
25
7,
55
34
54
7
29
29
65
5,
65
5,
34
9
9
53
53
52
0,
52
0,
-
79
6
4
7
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October 2008
7
18
19
54
November 2008
28
9,
57
33
8
5
December 2008
75
1
8
38
39
January 2009
6
26
26
February 2009
500 000,00
October 2008
1 000 000,00
November 2008
Intermediate payments
1 500 000,00
2 000 000,00
2 500 000,00
3 000 000,00
December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
7 797,25
7 423,21
6 759,28
Advance payments
349 530,52
547 295,65
1 186 551,79
388 297,41
1 261 575,85
Paid Funds
349 530,52
547 295,65
1 194 349,04
395 720,62
1 268 335,13
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PAID FUNDS FROM MA OPRD 2007-2013 TO BENEFICIARIES BY PRIORITY AXIS
8
88
4,
14 8
8 ,8
17 144
17
Priority axis 5
1
1
7
50
7
4
79
51
09
88
55
0,
80
7,
25
7,
Priority axis 4
Priority axis 3
1
1
7
94
3
1
42
95
69
11
24
2,
45
5,
21
3,
Priority axis 2
2855
9,3, 3
7532 ,8
6 4 82
101 0
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Priority axis 1
-
500 000,00
1 000
000,00
1 500
000,00
2 000
000,00
2 500
000,00
3 500
000,00
Priority axis 4
4 000
000,00
Priority axis 1
Priority axis 2
6 759,28
7 423,21
7 797,25
Advance payments
104 323,55
1 943 692,24
1 507 090,55
178 144,88
Paid Funds
111 082,83
1 951 115,45
1 514 887,80
178 144,88
Intermediate payments
Priority axis 3
3 000
000,00
4 500
000,00
Priority axis 5
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POSSIBILITIES FOR COOPERATION
The possibilities for cooperation with Italian Government can be outlined in the
following key areas:
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The Italian business can participate as subcontractor of contracted grants of
the OPRD that will be published periodically on the internet site of the Ministry
of Regional Development and Public Works. Call for project proposals for
operations 1.1 Social Infrastructure, 1.4 Improvement of Physical Environment
and Risk Prevention, 2.1 Regional and Local Road Infrastructure. 3.1
Improvement of Tourist Attractions and the Related Infrastructure are expected
to be launched.
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The partnerships can be established in the area of regional cooperation in the
framework of the operation 4.2 Interregional Cooperation with the aim to be
encouraged regional and local innovations and exchange of good practices.
The regional and local stakeholders could gain significantly from acquiring
knowledge and skills, particularly appropriate when finding solutions for the
development through access to experience.
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ITALIAN EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE
COOPERATION
 The experience of the Italian experts can be used
for reinforcement the capacity of the MA staff and
its regional departments for monitoring, evaluation,
information and control of the OPRD through
elaboration of training materials, organization of
trainings, study visits and discussions for
exchange of experience as part of the activities for
support of the operation 5.1: Management,
Monitoring, Evaluation and Control
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ITALIAN EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE COOPERATION
The Italian experience would be useful in reinforcement of the OPRD beneficiaries’ capacity
for successful participation in OPRD implementation and SF absorption through:
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Elaboration and implementation of action plans for strengthening the administrative
capacity of the OPRD beneficiaries;
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Elaboration and implementation of training programmes for capacity building in
elaboration and implementation of integrated urban regeneration plans and strategies;
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Elaboration and implementation of programmes for capacity building in implementing
energy efficiency measures and using the potential of the renewable energy resources.
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Elaboration and implementation of training programme for capacity building in
environmental issues concerning OPRD projects as Environmental Impact Assessment,
SEA, NATURA 2000 issues and their integration in OPRD projects preparation and
implementation, etc
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Public Procurement Agency
www.aop.bg/?page_id=6&ln=1
Announcements of Tenders are published in the
web-site of “State Gazette”
http://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/index.faces;jsessionid=8C21E9FE8DE
7293BE48834331CBC1DB0 (in Bulgarian)
And in the EU Official Journal
Two regulations:
 Public Procurement Law;
 Ordinance for the award of small Public Procurement contracts
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MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND PUBLIC WORKS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
INVESTING IN YOUR FUTURE
WWW.MRRB.GOVERNMENT.BG; WWW.BGREGIO.EU
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