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First of 60 projects contracted under Lithuania-Poland-Russia cross-border cooperation programme

04-07-2012

The grant contract has been signed for a new cross-border project titled Protection of the Baltic coastal water - NEFA BALT II, funded by the European Union and Russia under the Lithuania-Poland-Russia Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) Programme. The project is implemented by the municipalities of Sopot and Tolkmiciko in Poland and the Russian municipality of Mamonovo, and is aimed at the construction and modernization of a precipitation management system connected with the Baltic Sea. It will be granted a co-financing of €7.3 million.
The project foresees the construction of cumulative collectors in Sopot directing precipitation water further into the Bay of Gdansk, an underground retention reservoir, as well as a new integrated sewage treatment system for the towns of Pogrodzie, Chojnowo, Nowinka and Wodynia. It is also planned to prepare a concept paper for the system of rainwater purification in Mamonovo on the ground of Sopot’s knowledge and to organise experience exchange events within the project.
Another 59 projects with partners from Lithuania, Poland and Russia will be contracted soon, a press release said, making a total of 53 standard projects and 7 large-scale projects, with a total budget of €135.3 million.
The CBC Programme Lithuania-Poland-Russia 2007-2013 supports cooperation on the cross-border territory of Lithuania, Poland and Russia. This aim is achieved by co-financing projects with a positive impact on cross-border regions within the framework of measures such as: sustainable use of environment, accessibility improvement, tourism development, development of human potential by improvement of social conditions, governance and educational opportunities. The total budget of the Programme stands at €176 million, of which €132 million is the European Union contribution and €44 million the Russian Federation contribution. (EU Neighbourhood Info)
 
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Press release
 
Lithuania-Poland-Russia CBC programme website
 
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre webpage - CBC
 
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre interview - Working across borders to bring people together
 

  


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