© 2001 Regional Municipalities Association "Maritza"
6300 Haskovo, 4
"Tzar Osvoboditel" Str.
maritza@maritza.info

tel.: +359 38/665021
fax: +359 38/664869

PHARE Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Bulgaria – Greece 2004, Small Projects Fund, supporting the economic development and employment promotion, Budget line: BG: 2004/016-782.01.02, Project “Haskovo and Evros business- together in Europe ” 

PARTNERS

Border Regional Association “Evros” or E.A.B.E.

Location: Provatona, Tihero District

Members:

1. Trigono Municipality
2. Kiprinu Municipality
3. Orestiada Municipality
4. Didimotiho Municipality
5. Metaxades Municipality
6. Orpheas Municipality
7. Sufli Municipality
8. Tihero Municipality
9. Feres Municipality
10. Samothraci Municipality
11. Regional Administration of Evros
12. Democritus University of Thrace
13. Evros Industrial Chamber
14. Businessman and Factory-owners Association, Orestiada and Evros District
15. Cultural Figures Association, Evros District
16. WWF- Greece /World Wide Fund for Nature/, Athens
17. Northern Greece Research and Development Organization, Orestiada
18. Municipal company “EVROS A.E.”, Provatona
19. Young Cultivators Association- Evros, Tihero
20. Association for Development, Alexandroupoli
21. OTE- Branch Evros, Alexandroupoli
22. KEK- Centre for Professional Realization Evros- Education, situated in Ardanio, Evros District
23. KEK Thrace “ Athens ”, Alexandroupoli
24. KEK Thrace - Development, Orestiada
25. Regional Tax Administration- branch Orestiada, Orestiada
26. Extended Regional Administration Rodopi- Evros, Komotini

Objectives of the organization:

• Presenting the border interests at national and international level, organizations, institutions and initiatives development
• Experience and information exchange determination and coordination of common tendency for development at social, cultural, economic or other aspect, utilization of arose opportunities and provision of decisions
• Plans and programmes implementation, submitting applications for funding, allocation of income and expense means
• Organization of initiatives which refer to border development and cross-border co-operation
• Provision of help for solving problems, concerning the cross-border co-operation and organization of special initiatives
• Preparation and implementation of development programmes through initiatives of the EU, the Council of Europe and other international organizations
• Informing the European institutions and society about cross-border co-operation
• Participation of the Association as a member of the Border Regions, in EU, other institutions of EU, associations and organizations which work for Border Regions development
• Touching upon issues and subjects of international character and training of all employees from the countries, mentioned above, which participate in the Association
• Efforts, orientated to implementation of international co-operations with different organizations (for example- MKO, OTA, Universities, agricultural associations, organizations with private initiatives, etc.) and different countries, aiming at essential improvement of residents' economic and social standard and poverty decrease. These co-operations will be oriented to sectors of primary significance for people and also to sectors, concerning co-operation development in all aspects. They will be especially concentrated upon support and implementation of programmes for human rights protection, social security, education, environment protection and equality between sexes. Special attention will be paid to implementation of programmes and activities, providing means for deprived people , improving women's access to local initiatives, etc.
• Environment and cultural inheritance protection
• Informing the society about subjects, concerning environment protection, protection and support of the cultural inheritance and social problems.
• Promoting activities and initiatives for preserving the resources of Evros , Thrace and Greece , realizing that their future exploitation should be based on scientific researches and indicators. Additional study and research, participation in different activities and assuming initiatives for the most appropriate utilization of the resources, preserving and updating the whole information, accentuating the cultural wealth, production techniques, local architecture, description of historical facts, etc.

Association bodies:

• General Assembly
• Executive Committee

This project is financed by the EU

This project is implemented by RMA"Maritza"

This document is issued with EU financial support. RMA “Maritza” is responsible for the document's contents and it can not be considered that this document presents the EU official statement.