ENERGY EFFICIENT REGION

The director of the Centre for the development of the South-East planning region signed the Agreement for the realization of the investment project with a digital component from the Grant scheme of the project “Sustainable and inclusive balanced regional development” – 2 phase, financially supported by the Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Swiss Embassy in total value of 22,899,786.00 denars.

Within this project, the construction of a system of photovoltaic power plants on the roofs of two public buildings OOU “Krste Petkov Misirkov” and SRC “25th MAY” in Radovish will be carried out with a capacity of 430 kw. Also a software digital system will be developed that will allow timely direct insight into the current situation, which will benefit three municipalities from the South-East region, namely: Radovish, Konche and Vasilevo.

Through the digital component, the project will target new software solutions in the area of ​​utilization and production of electricity from alternative energy sources and environmental protection, as well as efficient monitoring and redirection of the produced energy where in a certain moment is needed.

NEW 55 MILLION DENARS FOR PROJECTS IN THE SOUTH-EAST REGION!!!

The director of the Centre for the Development of the South-East Planning Region, Djoko Kamchev, signed Agreements for the realization of two new projects with the Bureau for Regional Development through the Program for Balanced Regional Development for 2022 with indicative planned funds for 2023.

During the past period, CRJIPR also signed Partnership Agreements with the municipalities that are part of these projects.
The total amount of funds provided by the Bureau for Regional Development is MKD 45,193,538.00, and the municipal partners will participate with their own participation of a total of MKD 10,215,350.00 in the projects:
1.”Tourism – the future of the region” for which a total of 35,153,979.00 denars is planned, in which six municipalities appear as partners in which activities will be undertaken that will contribute to the enrichment of the tourist offer in the region and
2.”Cultural wealth – heritage for future generations” for which a total of 20,254,909.00 denars have been provided, in which three municipalities appear as partners, in which activities will be undertaken for the reconstruction of the existing cultural centers in these municipalities.

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In the framework of the “Tourism – the future of the region” project, the following municipalities appear as partners:
– Municipality of Bosilovo, construction of a sports and recreational track along the banks of the Strumica river with the installation of urban equipment in a length of 1050 m, with a value of 7,573,181 denars;

– Municipality of Novo Selo, reconstruction of the existing paths to the Kolešinski waterfalls and construction of a new path to the Mokrina springs intended for people with special needs, with a value of 4,683,363 denars;

– Dojran municipality – marking and widening of a bicycle path, installation of smart boards and purchase of 20 electric bicycles, with a value of 6,657,840 denars;
-Municipality of Vasilevo – construction of road infrastructure to the church “St. Ilija” in the village of Radicevo, in the length of 327 m, with a value of 2,594,653 denars;

-Municipality of Valandovo – marking of a pedestrian and bicycle path and installation of urban equipment and lighting along the local road leading to the village of Pirava, with a value of 3,612,924 denars;

-Radovis municipality – construction of a ring road with a length of 905.66 m, which will connect all road routes with Plachkovica mountain, worth 10,032,018 denars.
The following projects are listed as partners in the “Cultural wealth – heritage for future generations” project:

– Gevgelija municipality – reconstruction of the House of Culture in the village of Moin, with a value of 13,551,139 denars;

-Konche municipality – reconstruction of the House of Culture in the village of Lubnica, with a value of 5,064,584 denars;

– Radovish municipality – reconstruction of the House of Culture “Aco Karamanov”, with a value of 1,639,181 denars.

The project “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting” opened unknown borders and created inseparable bonds for the participants of the trainings

The sixth final activity within the project “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting” has finished. In the last two months, the Centre for the Development of the South-East Planning Region in partnership with the Association of South West municipalities conducted the six specialized trainings intended for professional firefighters and volunteers from the border regions of R. N. Macedonia and R. Bulgaria. The purpose of the trainings was to enrich and expand knowledge, new experiences, practical exercises and use of appropriate equipment in fighting with forest fires, but also other natural and human-caused disasters.

The project made a network of unbreakable friendships and connections, both professional and private. The training consisted of education, exercises and competition. The competition took place in a friendly spirit and was a great opportunity for the participants to present themselves in the best way and show their skills in front of their colleagues.

Although most of them have many years of work experience, all the participants learned a lot and exchanged experiences with their colleagues in the field. The project brought together all volunteer and professional firefighters and left open opportunities for new projects, new ideas and future cooperation.

The real heroes are among us!

The trainings are part of the implementation of the project for “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting” financed by the European Union through the Interreg IPA Programme for cross-border cooperation between R. Bulgaria and R. North Macedonia 2014-2020, project that the Centre for the Development of the South-East Planning Region is implementing in partnership with the Association of South West Municipalities, Blagovegrad, Republic of Bulgaria.

Meeting in Strumica within the project “Business eco system as an integrated system – BI IN”

On November 29 and 30, 2022, in Strumica, the second meeting of representatives of the project teams from the Region of Central Macedonia – Greece, the University “Goce Delchev” – Shtip and the Research Institute of the University of Macedonia, Greece was held for the implementation of the project “Business eco system as an integrated system – BI IN”, a project that the Centre for the development of the South-East planning region has implemented since the beginning of the year within the framework of the Interreg IPA Programme for cross-border cooperation with Greece.

The purpose of the meeting was to present the initial activities and results, activities that should be completed by the end of the current year, as well as planning and coordination for the implementation of future joint activities.

The participants discussed the implementation of the following activities:

  • Conducting questionnaires and surveys in order to prepare an Analysis to determine the current situation for the qualifications of the workforce and the demand on the labor market
  • Organizing a study trip to Thessaloniki
  • Providing support to SMEs
  • Developing tools for promotion and transparency (social networks, e-library..)
  • Preparation of financial statements

After the presentation by all the project teams, there was a discussion about the activities that should be completed by the current year 2022, as well as about the activities that are planned to be implemented next year.

The conclusion of the meeting was that part of the activities have been completed and in the next period, attention should be paid to the creation and management of promotion tools in order to upload materials from the realized activities and enable adequate support for students, unemployed persons, the academic and the business sector.

During the second day of the meeting, representatives of the project teams visited the offices of the Centre where the last OPEN DAY was organized for the presentation of the 3D equipment purchased within the project.

MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION FOR NEW INITIATIVES

The Centre for the Development of the South-East Planning Region through the Business Center signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Faculty of Economics at the University “Goce Delchev” Shtip.

The two sides agreed to cooperate in a wide range of activities and initiatives of mutual interest, such as sharing relevant information of mutual interest, participation in trainings, conferences, round tables and other activities related to strengthening the capacity and quality of services of both sides , as well as sharing information related to the opportunities of students and young people from the South-East region and exchange of existing and new experiences.

DO WE KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE???

The Centre for development of the South-East planning region, on 22.11.2022, organized a workshop for effective communication and raising the visibility of regional development, at which the employees of the Centre together with representatives from the municipalities, the non-governmental sector and the business community had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the creation of PR plan and brief, as well as training for public appearances.

Conclusions were made that all concerned actors by improving both personal and common communication skills together can contribute to a better promotion of regional development.

This workshop was part of the planned activities within the project “Sustainable and inclusive balanced regional development” – phase 2, financially supported by the Swiss Embassy and the Ministry of Local Self-Government.

Open days for presentation of 3D equipment

The Centre for the development of the South-East planning region in order to enable support in the development of new ideas and networking between the academy, the business community, NGOs and the unemployed began with the organization of 6 open days for the presentation of 3D scanning and printing equipment that has been procured within of the project “Business ecosystem as an integrated system – Be In”, financed through the Interreg IPA Programme for cross-border cooperation between Greece and the Republic of North Macedonia.

The open days are organized in the period of November – December 2022 in the premises of the Centre for development of the South-East planning region. During the open days representatives from the business sector, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations, freelancers, future entrepreneurs and researchers from the South-East region have the opportunity to learn about the introduction of innovations in the design and production processes of various 3D products through the use of 3D printers and scanners.

The first two open days were organized on November 7 and 8, 2022, during which professors and students from secondary municipal schools from the South-Еast region got to know how 3D printers work, the materials used, the the technical specifications, the programs used, but they also had the opportunity to design and print models together with the presenters, in order to learn how 3D printing works and the duration of such a process. The attendees shared their knowledge and experience about this type of printing and its importance both in the educational process and in the industry.

The open days will continue to be organized in the following period in the premises of the Centre for development of the South-East planning region, starting at 11:00 a.m. and in the following schedule:

OPEN DAY #3 – 24.11.2022 (Thursday)
OPEN DAY #4 – 25.11.2022 (Friday)
OPEN DAY #5 – 30.11.2022 (Wednesday)
OPEN DAY #6 – 01.12.2022 (Thursday)

All those interested can announce their presence at the following contact:
Contact person: Marjan Molchanov, Tel: 076/228-823

CDSEPR HELD THE FIRST FORUM SESSION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS FOR 2023

The Centre for the development of the South-East planning region held the first forum session on 09.11.2022 and announced the start of the process of Regional Forums in the community for the preparation of projects under the Program for Balanced Regional Development for 2023 of the Bureau of Regional Development.

The forum was attended by citizens from different categories from all 10 municipalities of the South-East planning region who had the opportunity to identify and define priority regional problems for each of the previously determined priority areas.

In order to improve life in the present region participants of the forum actively participated in determining the problems affecting the South-East region, discussed and generated solutions to overcome them.

The areas of Environmental Protection and Economy and Investments, Labor Market and Tourism were chosen as the most priority areas in which to intervene by the participants of this forum process.

In the following period, on the basis of the identified problems and challenges from the first forum session, conceptual solutions or proposals will be developed that will further be presented to the Council for Development of the South-East Planning Region as well as to the present participants of the second forum session.

The forum sessions are financially supported by the Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation through the project “Sustainable and Inclusive Balanced Regional Development – Phase 2”.

Firefighter’s and volunteer’s trainings continues in the South-East Region

Successfully completed the three two-day trainings in the Republic of Bulgaria, provided in the activities of the project “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting” financed by the European Union through the Interreg IPA Program for cross-border cooperation between R. Bulgaria and R. N.Macedonia 2014-2020, a project that the Centre for Development of the South-East Planning Region is implementing in partnership with the Association of South Western Municipalities, Blagovegrad, Republic of Bulgaria.

In the next period, the remaining three two-day specialized trainings will be held in the Republic of N.Macedonia, with a schedule of implementation:

Ø November 10-11, 2022 (fourth specialized training);

Ø November 24-25, 2022 (fifth specialized training);

Ø November 28-29, 2022 (sixth – final specialized training).

Firefighters and volunteers from the southwestern Bulgaria will have the opportunity together with their colleagues from the region to measure their strength through practical exercises on Mount Ograzhden, in a rescue operation in the building of the former Kasarna in Strumica, as well as a final competition and a final conference at which participants will be awarded certificates for participating in the six trainings.

The stories from the field and the exchange of experiences continue with increasing intensity

Part of the representatives of the volunteer and professional firefighters from the southeast of R.N Macedonia and the Southwestern of R. Bulgaria, on October 13 and 14, 2022, attended the second specialized training in Bansko, Republic of Bulgaria, which is one of six two-day specialized trainings planned as part of the activities of the project “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting”.

The first aid as a crucial moment in accidents is the topic that aroused the greatest interest on the participants who followed closely and attentively to renew their knowledge, but also to learn many new ones. The training was conducted by paramedic Mr. Vladimir Filkov, a member of the voluntary firefighting society from Blagoevgrad.


The firefighters spent the second day in the field with practical exercises and examples from the second thematic unit, which was conducted by Mr. Plamen Todorov, an inspector from the National Association of Volunteers in the Republic of Bulgaria. Firefighters and volunteers had the opportunity to work with the equipment which the territorial firefighting unit of Bansko works and disposes. The stories from the field and the exchange of experiences continue this time with increased intensity and interest from the participants in the training.


The trainings are part of the implementation of the project for “Cross-Border Cooperation in Forest Fire Fighting” financed by the European Union through the Interreg IPA Program for cross-border cooperation between R. Bulgaria and R. North Macedonia 2014-2020, a project that the Centre for the Development of the South-East Planning Region is implementing in partnership with the Association of Southwestern Municipalities, Blagovegrad, Republic of Bulgaria.