Implemented by IMI

Project “RoBulUs: Tools for Enhancing Youth Engagement in Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation”

RoBulUs: Tools for Enhancing Youth Engagement in Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation

Active citizenship is a very practical notion. But we need to know how to use effectively the legal mechanisms that empower us to influence the life and development of our communities besides elections. As civic organizations, we are bound to prepare our youth to pick up the baton.

(Tzvetalina Genova, Chairperson, International Management Institute, Bulgaria)

Period of implementation: 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021
Project main objectives:

With the beginning of 2021, IMI initiated the implementation of a new project called RoBulUs: Tools for Enhancing Youth Engagement in Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation, (Grant Agreement: 2020CE16BAT118). Duration of the project is 12 months and is realized with the finance support of European Union.

The project RoBulUs aims at improving the involvement of young people in the planning and implementation of the Cohesion Policy 2021-2027 at the regional and local level focusing on the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-border Cooperation Program. 

Who the project is for:

The RoBulUs is expected to contribute to the improvement of communication and cooperation between citizens and local administrations, increase the sustainability of regional public policies and investments and improve the participatory culture of young people in shaping new EU policies in Bulgaria and Romania.

Project's expected results:
    • Organizing various events – focus groups, seminars and conferences to present the opportunities for civic participation and the best achievements in the field of cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania.
      • a practical Outline of the Mechanisms through which citizens can engage and participate in the development and future implementation of operational programs at a regional and local level in Bulgaria and Romania;
      • a Mobile App for raising young people’s knowledge on the Cohesion Policy and the new priorities of the program for territorial cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania;
      • Creating an online step-by-step guide for young people to participate in the decision-making process, at a regional and local level, regarding the planning and implementation of the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Program 2021-2027.

Grant agreement No.: 2020CE16BAT118
This project has been funded with support from the European Union. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.