Regional Office for Cross-border Cooperation Iasi

In 2005, Regional Development Agency North-East and Regional Development Agency South-East set up the "Association Regional Office for Cross-Border Cooperation Iași on Romania - Republic of Moldova Border" (BRCT Iasi), an NGO with regional development objectives, established in accordance to the Law 315 / 2004 regarding regional development in Romania (art. 8, "1.1 The Regional Development Agencies within the regions where are Counties on the border can associate and form Regional Offices for Cross-Border Cooperation, for ensuring the administrative, financial and technical management for the Cross-Border Programmes"). During the 2007 - 2013 programming period, BRCT Iași hosted the Joint Technical Secretariat for the JOP Romania - Ukraine - Republic of Moldova, and for the 2014 - 2020 period is hosting the Joint Technical Secretariat for the JOP Romania - Republic of Moldova. During 2007 - 2013, JTS supervised a number of about 100 projects (large and soft), with a total value of about 100 million euro. Currently BRCT team is assisting the beneficiaries of the Joint Operational Programme Romania-Republic of Moldova , while contributing to the launch of the Interreg NEXT Romania-Republic of Moldova . Experiences, activities of BRCT Iași Project management and monitoring: a. Joint Technical Secretariat for the JOP RO-UA-MD / JOP RO-MD is working based on a Financing Contract, managed and monitored exactly as a Grant Contract under Territorial Cooperation Objective; b. monitoring of about 100 projects, totalling about 100 million euros. Regional Development Strategic Planning / Programming: Development of the Joint Operational Programme, from the Analysis part to the selection of objectives, priorities, measures. Very good experience in strategic planning, applying methodologies, prioritizing, defining indicators. Experience in RIS3 for North East Region of Romania. Database of projects developed under JOP: Strong network of local authorities and stakeholders in Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Skilled and trained human resources. Implemented projects: Business Development Opportunities on External EU Borders (BUS) - ESPON EGTC targeted analysis - Status – closed. The project focused on analyzing business development opportunities in the regions located at the EU external borders that could contribute to socio-economic development of these areas and assist in preparation of the policies and funding instruments (such as cross-border cooperation programmes) post 2020. It was led by the Latgale Planning Region in Latvia and currently involves a partner (Euroregion) from Lithuania. Full report here - https://www.espon.eu/bus Shaping Fair Cities - integrating Agenda 2030 within local policies in times of great migration and refugees flows. A campaign and advocacy project led and implemented by Local Authorities. Huge partnership: 8 EU countries involved + Albania + Mozambique Thanks to a pan-European multi-stakeholder partnership the action raised awareness and actively involved local decision makers, civil servants, grassroots organizations and citizens in localizing SDGs by promoting the crucial role of local governments in the implementation of the new set of goals and paving the road to a local 2030 Agenda plans in 8 European countries and 2 EU partner countries. It mobilized local authorities in implementing the goals addressing the migration challenges and the related local policies with a strong gender approach (SDG5), promoting a peaceful and inclusive society (SDG16), making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG11) and acting to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG13). Iasi County Council was the first regional authority in Romania that adoped a Strategy on localization of SDG 5, 11, 13 and 16, process steered by BRCT involving local decision makers and experts. Website - https://www.2030agendainourcities.eu/ BRCT is member of the Association of European Border Regions since 2017.