1. DISTRICT INFORMATION POINT RUSE
WITHOUT BORDERS:
COMPONENT 1 –
PHASE 2
Project “District Information Point Ruse” No. BG161РО002-3.3.02-0004 –C0001,
funded by Technical Assistance Operational Program, co-financed by the EU through
the European Regional Development Fund.

2. SCHEME
WHO: Employers, socio-economic partners, NGOs,
administrations, etc.
WHAT: Case studies on the experience of EU and non-EU countries,
study visits, peer reviews, staff exchange
HOW MUCH: Total grant amount: BGN 26,692,794
Minimum individual grant amount: BGN 50,000
Maximum individual grant amount: BGN 300,000 ла
WHERE: Nationwide
WHEN: by 25 October 2012

3. OBJECTIVE
To build a platform for exchange of ideas and plans on the best ways to
use the ESF assistance in the following policy fields:
employment
education
training and lifelong learning
social inclusion
administrative capacity
good project management

4. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
AND PARTNERS
 Employers (micro, small, medium and large enterprises)
 Socio-economic partners
 NGOs
 Municipalities
 Educational, training and research
institutions and organizations
 Industry and sector organizations
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5. PARTNERSHIPS
 MANDATORY REQUIREMENT: participation with (a) partner(s)
form another EU member state active in areas of activity similar to
those of the applicant and/or partners from Bulgaria.
 APPLICANTS MAY participate in partnership with Bulgarian
organizations.
 Partnerships NEED NOT be registered in court.
 Applicants can seek partner(s) from other EU member states at:
http://www.transnationality.eu/
 Applicants can register at: www.transnational-toolkit.eu
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6. PARTNERSHIPS
IMPORTANT:
Partners shall be involved in project implementation and their
resulting costs shall be eligible in the same extent as costs incurred by
the applicant.
ELIGIBILITY CONDITION:
Partners should be involved in ensuring the sustainability of activities
and/or funding after the project completion.
ASSOCIATED PARTNERS:
Sign only partnership agreements, no need to submit any other
documents and are not subject to assessment. 6

7. ASSOCIATED PARTNERS
 Ministry of Labor and Social Policy (exclusive of the European Funds
and International Programs and Projects Directorate)
 Ministry of Education, Youth and Science
 Ministry of Health
 Ministry of Physical Education and Sports
 Secondary budget spending units at the above
ministries
 National Social Insurance Institute
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8. ACTIVITIES
MANDATORY:
Dissemination and exchange of information and experience, including
publications, events, networking, twinning
Joint or coordinated development, testing and validation of innovative
models, practices, services, products and support systems from other
countries

9. ACTIVITIES
OPTIONAL:
Monitoring, research and studies of the experience of other EU or
non-EU countries, including through study visits, peer reviews and staff
exchange
Exchange program and project managers and staff, trainers, trainees,
representatives of stakeholders and
on-site exchange of experience
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10. TARGET GROUPS
 Employees of the MLSP, MEYS, MH and secondary budget spending
units thereof
 Employees of the Ministry of Physical Education and Sports
 Socio-economic partners
 NGOs
 Municipalities
 Social enterprises
 Community centers
 Educational and training institutions
 Research institutions
 Industry and sector organizations
 Micro, small, medium and large enterprises

11. HIGHLIGHTS
 No co-financing is required from applicants.
 Where the applicant and/or his partners participate with their own
financial contribution in the project, it should be included in the project
budget plan.
 For this particular grant scheme, applicable shall be the rules for the
de minimis aid within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EC)
1998/2006 from 15 December 2006.

12. HIGHLIGHTS
 Contractor selection procedures shall be held by the applicant,
whether or not activities associated with the procedure are
performed by the applicant or partner(s).
 Each project proposal shall contain in all cases an element of
innovation.
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13. DEADLINES
RECEIPT OF PROJECT PROPOSALS: by 25 October 2012
FURTHER INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS: by 4 October 2012
to the e-mail of the Contracting Authority:
bezgranici-1@mlsp.government.bg
or by fax (02/986-78-02)
ANSWERS:
Within 5 working days from receipt but not later
than 11 days prior to proposal receipt deadline

14. APPLICATION
HARD COPIES:
MLSP, European Funds, International
Programs and Projects Directorate
2 Triaditsa Street, 1051 Sofia
ELECTRONIC APPLICATION:
Through the e-service module of the EU
Structural Funds Management
Information System
https://eumis.government.bg

15. CONTACTS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
District Information Point Ruse
Profitable House, 4 Svoboda Sq.
phone: 082 506 899
е-mail: oic_ruse@abv.bg