PROVIDED FUNDS FOR NEW REGIONAL PROJECTS

Through the Program for balanced regional development for 2023 with indicatively planned funds for 2024, the Centre for the Development of the South-East Planning Region provided funds for the realization of four new projects.

On November 27, 2023, Director Gjoko Kamchev signed contracts for the realization of projects in the total amount of MKD 47,609,475.00 provided by the Regional Development Bureau for the following projects:

“Take a step – protect the environment” for which a total of 11,190,188.00 denars are provided and partners are the municipalities of Strumica, Konche and Vasilevo;
“Improving the Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings in the South-Eastern Planning Region” for which a total of 19,683,056.00 denars have been provided and partners are the municipalities of Bosilovo, Gevgelija and Radovish;
“Dojran – a Mediterranean pearl in the Southeast” for which a total of 8,061,143.00 denars have been provided, in which the municipality of Dojran appears as a partner;
“South-East region – opportunity for new tourist adventures” for which a total of 8,675,088.00 denars have been provided, in which the municipalities of Vasilevo, Novo Selo and Bogdanci appear as partners.
Apart from the funds provided by the Regional Development Bureau, the municipal partners in the projects also participate with funds in the total amount of about 20 million denars, provided by the municipal budgets.

In the coming period, the Centre will work on the implementation of the activities of these projects with the aim of improving the living conditions of all citizens in the South-East planning region.

The first forum session for the implementation of regional projects was held

On October 27, 2023, with the holding of the First Forum Session, the Centre for the Development of the South-East Planning Region began the implementation of Regional Forums in the community in order to prepare projects under the Program for Balanced Regional Development for 2024 of the Bureau for Regional Development.

At the forum session, participants from different categories from the 10 municipalities of the South-Easte planning region were present and they actively participated in determining the priority areas in which they intervene, in identifying the problems and proposing solutions that will enable the improvement of the conditions for the life of the population in the South-East region.

The priority areas that received the most votes from the forum participants were the following:

Transport and infrastructure and
Economy and tourism.
Based on the identified problems, through their analysis and elaboration, conceptual solutions will be developed in the coming period. They will further be presented to the Council for the Development of the South-East Planning Region, as well as to the present participants of the second forum session, which is planned to be held at the end of November 2023.

The regional community forums in the South-East planning region 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”.

A combination of beauty and history – completed and equipped guest house within the monastery church of St. Stefan in Konche

The Centre for development of the South-East planning region successfully completed the activities for the adaptation and equipping of the guesthouse in the frame of the St. Stefan Monastery Church in the municipality of Konche, within the project “Enriching the tourist offer of the South-East planning region.”

During the implementation of this project, construction works were undertaken to expand the St. Spas guesthouse and its equipping with a kitchen, furniture, and other necessary equipment, creating a pleasant ambiance and a well-maintained space that captivates with its natural surroundings and spiritual value.

The total value of the project amounts to 5.800.000, 00 MKD with funds provided by the Bureau for Regional Development and the Municipality of Konche.

With the implementation of this project, the Municipality of Konche will be included on the map of monastery tourist sites, attracting the attention of this type of tourists. This successfully completed project will contribute to the improvement of the tourism offer in the South-East region and will strengthen the position of Konche Municipality as a significant tourist destination with rich cultural and religious heritage.

Kolesino waterfalls and Mokrino springs enriched with new content

Kolešino waterfall located in the heart of the Belasitsa mountain, as part of the activities of the project “Tourism – the future of the region” implemented by the Centre for the Development of the Southeast Planning Region in partnership with the municipality of Novo Selo, financially supported by the Regional Development Bureau, received new content.

The path for climbing to the waterfall has been paved, a new fence was installed in places where there was none before and the existing one has been repaired, the parking lot has been leveled and filled, next to which a parking structure for bicycles has been added, the existing summerhouses have been renovated, a new wooden platform has been made, new trash cans, benches, tables, wooden signposts and traffic signs have been installed, which will enable tourists to have a pleasant stay when visiting these tourist destinations.

The Mokrino springs have been enriched with a new concrete access path for people with special needs, one summerhouse has been adapted for easy access with a wheelchair and parking spaces have been marked for them.

In addition to this content, new summerhouses were additionally built and the existing ones were repaired, the old props were completely replaced with new ones (new trash cans, wooden road signs and traffic signs were installed), a traditional Macedonian oven was made that all visitors can use.

The contractor of the activities of this project DGT “MAJSTOR KOMPANI” completed the planned actions in less than 2 months, and the value of the implemented activities is MKD 4,609,623.00 including VAT.

THE ROAD TO THE SHELTER IN STRUMICA IS PUT IN USE

The construction activities following the project “Construction of an access road to the regional shelter for homeless dogs” have been finalized, which means that the road leading to the shelter for homeless animals in the municipality of Strumica is fully functional and has been put into use.

This road is of great importance for the municipality of Strumica, but also for the entire region. As a Center, we are particularly proud of this project because the shelter itself was built through a project implemented by the Centre for development of South-East planing region, which enabled the municipality of Strumica to acquire a shelter in accordance with all standards, which will continue to be used by other municipalities from the region. In this way, the shelter will smoothly perform the work for which it is intended.

With the opening of the shelter, the homeless dogs will get the opportunity for humane and warm care, and at the same time, the long-standing problem that torments the residents of this municipality will be solved.

With the project, in addition to the 561-meter long access road to the shelter, a parking space, green area, parterre and horticulture were arranged at the entrance of the shelter, benches for sitting, trash cans and evergreen trees were also planted.

The total budget of the project is MKD 4,261,600.00, and it is financed by the Bureau for balanced regional development and the municipality of Strumica.

The bridge connecting the villages of Prosenikovo and Saraj is in the final stage of construction

With the beginning of the activities regarding the asphalting of the bridge and the access roads, the construction of the bridge between the settlements Prosenikovo and Saraj is in the final phase and the construction works are expected to be completed in about a week, when it will be officially put into use.

The length of the bridge is about 25 meters, and together with the access roads the total length is about 215 meters. This bridge is of great importance primarily for the inhabitants of the two villages, which will facilitate their daily communication, for the agricultural producers who cross the bridge every day to reach their agricultural areas, but also for transporting their products to the wholesale markets, as and for all citizens from the municipalities of Strumica, Bosilovo and Vasilevo.

Modernization of the road Prosenikovo – Saraj through construction of a bridge on the river Turija leads to improvement of road infrastructure in the municipalities of Strumica and Bosilovo and improvement of living conditions of citizens in this part of the region which enables greater economic development of municipalities and and the entire South-East region.

The construction of the bridge is part of the project “Construction of a bridge on the river Turija on a local road v. Prosenikovo – v. Saraj” which the Centre for development of the South-East planning region implements in partnership with the Municipality of Strumica, and the funds for its implementation are provided by the Bureau for Regional Development – Ministry of Local Self-Government and the Municipality of Strumica.

More information about the project: https://southeast.mk/portfolio/.

Second forum session within the Regional Community Forums for 2020

As part of the second forum session, an e-questionnaire was completed in order to prioritize project concepts as proposed solutions emerged from the participants in the first forum session, and developed by experts in cooperation with the Centre for Development of SEPR. The questionnaires were completed by a total of 62 participants, representatives of the municipalities, public administration from the region, business sector, pensioners, unemployed persons, etc., of which 26 (41.9%) are women and 36 (58.1%) are men .

After the analyzes and the summarized data, the concepts for project proposals were ranked in the following order:

-Enrichment of the tourist offer in the South-East planning region

-Construction of an access road to the regional station for stray dogs

-Construction of a local road on the route v. Pogulevo – v. Damjan

Within the Second Forum Session on 15.12.2020, an online presentation of the voting results was held, as well as the analytical study of the five proposed concepts and where given the recommendations for their improvement. Furthermore, these results will be presented to the Council for Development of the South-East Region, which will take them into account when determining the final list of priority projects.