Events

2015 December 21. - Final Event of the Project ‘’YES - Young Energy Specialists against energy waste in cross-border schools”- HUSKROUA/1101/104

For detailed information on the project event, please click here.

2015 December 10. - Carpathian Heritage Railway Partners’ Networking Meeting

THE BENEFICIARY “Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivks Region”
is going to organize the Carpathian Heritage Railway Partners’ Networking Meeting in Ukraine in the frame of the project titled “CARPATHIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS” (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.
 

Exact date and venue: December 10-12, 2015, hotel Stanislavskyi, 5 Petrasha St., Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine

Who is invited:

Carpathian heritage railways’ operators, industrial heritage stakeholders, tourism business, and public institutions representatives interested in industrial heritage and nature based tourism development and territories promotion from programming area.

Topics to discuss at the event:

-    Activity and results of the project ‘Carpathian Heritage Railways’
-    Best practices in the area of industrial heritage tourism and related activities in the Carpathian regions (nature and industrial heritage as a community based tourism products)
-    Transport industrial heritage in tourism, problems, joint activity (networking) of heritage railways operators and future development projects
-    Marketing and promotion of the Carpathian industrial heritage and community based tourism products
-    Networking activities / meeting partners


Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankvisk Region
Project director:  Kyrylo Rubanovskiy
Telephone: + 38 0342 72 02 32
Fax: ++38 0342 5591 56
office@taif.org.ua

2015 December 01. - Round table within project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

Beneficiary - NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) and partner Ukrainian Research Institute for Mountain Forestry named after P.S. Pasternak are going to organize the Round table in the frame of project titled “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: December 1, 2015, 11:00-15:30 – Round table for forest management, environment and water management authorities “Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests”
Venue:  Meeting room of State Enterprise “Svalyava Forest management”, 1st floor, Shevchenko str., 58, Svalyava town

The round table is aimed at presentation of the project results and outputs to forest managers and environment authorities, discussion on the proposed methods and measures to improve the forest management practices in order to prevent the floods.

The agenda of the seminar will include the following presentations and discussion topics:
•    Strengthening hydrological role of forests and the capacity of flood regulation in the watersheds of rivers  Uzh and Latorica
•    The simulation results of the hydrological situation and risk maps
•    Improvement of forest infrastructure for the strengthening the hydrological role of forest areas
•    Discussions of the HYDROFOR project recommendations for improving forest practices and strengthening the capacity of flood regulation in the watersheds of rivers  Uzh and Latorica
•    Cooperation of stakeholders in flood mitigation with respect to the role of forests – discussion, conclusions


Participation in the event is by invitation only
For further information please contact:
Lesya Loyko
NGO FORZA
www.forza.org.ua
 

2015 November 25. - Training seminar for guides and local tourism operators

THE PARTNER 1 Administration of Maramures Mountains Nature Park, Romania

is going to organize a training seminar for guides and local tourism operators in Romania in the frame of the project titled “CARPATHIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS” (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue: November 25-26, 2015, Hotel Gabriela conference room, Viseu de Sus, Maramures County, Romania

Who is invited:

Two certified trainers, 15 guides and local tourism operators, representative of Maramures Mountains Nature Park Administration

Topics to discuss at the event:

1. Presentation of tourist guide occupation and legal responsibilities in Romania;
2. Presentation of the paperwork of each participant (a tourist city itinerary and a mountain itinerary);
3. Evaluation of each participant;
4. Awarding nominal certificates recognized by the Ministry of Tourism.

Maramures Mountains Nature Park

Project coordinator: Iusco Alin

Telephone: 0040-262-352.216, 0040-0742903242

parc@muntiimaramuresului.ro

2015 October 14. - Final conference of project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

2015 October 08. - FIELD TRAINING WORKSHOP for foresters and nature protection specialists from nature reserves and national parks of Carpathian region of Ukraine within project HUSKROUA/1101/262

2015 October 08. - Steering Committee meeting in Ukraine in the frame of the project titled “CARPATHIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS” HUSKROUA/1101/176

2015 August 12. - Joint Development Group Meeting

THE BENEFICIARY: Administration of Maramures Mountain Nature Park (Partner 1) is going to organize project joint development group meeting in Romania in the frame of project titled “Carpathian Heritage Railways” (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.
EXACT DATE AND VENUE: August 13, 2015, Romania, Viseu de Sus, Hotel Gabriela

WHO IS INVITED:
Participants of the project joint development group:
Representatives and experts from Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Maramures Mountain Nature Park, Dolyna district administration, Vygoda forestry, Department for Implementation of Economic Reforms, European Union Integration, and Investments of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration and Vygoda Village Council.

TOPICS TO DISCUSS AT THE EVENT:

1.    Farm trip organization (work on the hand out information materials and draft itinerary for the travel writers and tour operators)
2.    Marketing research in Romania (presentation)
3.    Joint Strategy development (Strategic planning of tourism development around the narrow gauge railways in the target regions – partnership between railways in Viseu de Sus and Carpathian Tram,  work on operative goals and tasks)
4.    Promotion publications (review of final content)

CONTACT DETAILS:
Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region
Project coordinator: Rubanovskyi Kyrylo
Telephone: + 38 0342 720232
Fax: + 38 0342 559156

office@taif.org.ua

2015 July 03. - Project Steering Committee meeting in Romania

THE BENEFICIARY  Administration of Maramures Mountain Nature Park is going to organize project steering committee meeting in Romania in the frame of project titled “Carpathian Heritage Railways” (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.
Exact date and venue: July 03, 2015, Romania, Viseu de Sus, Hotel Gabriela

Who is invited:
Participants of the Steering Committee: partner organization representatives - Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, Dolyna District State Administration, Vygoda Village Council, Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region, NFA ROMSILVA – Administration of Maramures Mountains Nature Park

Topics to discuss at the event:

1. Information on the project progress
2. Strategic planning of tourism development around the narrow gauge railways in the target regions.
3. Marketing research and Carpathian heritage railways operations benchmarking
4. Preparation of the visit of tour operators and travel writers to the target areas
5. Operations of the Vydoga Narrow Gauge Railway Heritage Center
Miscellaneous.


Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankvisk Region
Project director:  Kyrylo Rubanovskiy
Telephone: + 38 0342 72 02 32
Fax: ++38 0342 5591 56
office@taif.org.ua
 

2015 June 24. - Field workshop for forest management authorities within project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

Project partner National Forest Centre (Slovakia) with beneficiary - NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) and partner Ukrainian Research Institute for Mountain Forestry named after P.S. Pasternak are going to organize the Field workshop for forest management authorities “Forest management and flood risk in the Vydranka watershed” in the frame of project titled “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: June 24, 2015, 12:00-19:00 – Field workshop for forest management authorities, 1st day
Date: June 25, 2015, 09:00-17:00 – Field workshop for forest management authorities, 2nd day

Venue: Conference-hall of Eurohotel Laborec, town Medzilaborce, Slovakia and forests under management of “Forests of Slovak Republic, state enterprise, Branch Vranov”

The field workshop will be held for the mixed group of forest management practitioners and scientists from both countries of the project (total 30 participants). Workshop is aimed at field demonstration of relations between forest management and flood risk.

The agenda of the field workshop will include the following presentations and discussion topics:
•    Cooperation of stakeholders in flood mitigation with respect to the role of forests – discussion with the participants of the seminar for community representatives and stakeholders
•    Forest management practices for decreasing flood risk (shelterwood system, selective logging etc.)
•    Maintenance of forestry transportation network
•    Management of small water flows
Within the field workshop, the visit to natural beech-fir forest of Palotská jedlina nature reserve, near Palota village will be organized.

Participation in the event is by invitation only
For further information please contact:
Lesya Loyko
NGO FORZA
www.forza.org.ua

2015 June 24. - Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders within project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

Project partner National Forest Centre (Slovakia) with beneficiary - NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) and partner Ukrainian Research Institute for Mountain Forestry named after P.S. Pasternak are going to organize the Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders in the frame of project titled “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: June 24, 2015, 08:30-19:00 – Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders

Venue: Conference-hall of Eurohotel Laborec, town Medzilaborce, Slovakia and forests under management of “Forests of Slovak Republic”, state enterprise, Branch Vranov

The seminar is aimed at informing the communities of the target areas about the project results and proposed measures to improve the forest management practices in order to prevent the floods and mediating and supporting dialog and information exchange with the foresters of local forest management units.

The agenda of the seminar will include the following presentations and discussion topics:
•    HYDROFOR project results
•    Role of forests in flood regulation and ways of its optimization
•    Cooperation of stakeholders in flood mitigation with respect to the role of forests – discussion with forest managers
•    Presentations of practical implementation of flood mitigation projects within Bodrog river catchment by NGOs
•    Visit to forests of Forests of Slovak Republic, state enterprise, Branch Vranov with demonstration of forest management applied in decreasing the flood risk

Participation in the event is by invitation only
For further information please contact:
Lesya Loyko
NGO FORZA
www.forza.org.ua

 

2015 June 10. - Project workshop

Carpathian Euroregion Romanian  Part, Maramures region is going to organise a workshop in the frame
of project titled “Sustainable Development of the Border Regions provided by Effective Functioning of
 the Carpathian Euroregion” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.
 

Exact date and venue: 10th  June 2015 at Grădina Romei, Satu Mare (Traian Blvd, Satu Mare) and on
11th of June 2015 at Square Meeting Hall of Satu Mare County Council, (25 Octombrie sq. 1 Satu Mare (Romania)

Invited: the project partners, experts and regional, local organizations who are active in the previous
tenders and cross-border cooperation

Contact details:
Bogdan Lazar
Project manager
Romanian Part of Carpathian Euroregion
Baia Mare 430311, str. Gh. Sincai nr. 46, Maramures

2015 June 05. - Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders within project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

Project beneficiary NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine)
together with partner Ukrainian Research Institute for Mountain Forestry named after P.S. Pasternak (Ukraine)
are going to organize the Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders in the frame of project titled
“HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods
in Bodrog river catchment” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: June 5, 2015, 10:00-16:00 – Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders

Venue: Conference-hall, “Uzhanska Dolyna”, Mayakovskogo str., 3, Perechyn, Zakarpattia, Ukraine

The seminar conducted in the framework of the World Environment Day is aimed at informing the representatives of
 the communities and stakeholders of the target area about the project results and proposed measures to improve the
 forest management practices in order to prevent the floods; mediating and supporting the dialog and information
 exchange of communities with the foresters of local forest management units.

The agenda of the seminar will include the following presentations and discussion topics:
•    HYDROFOR project goals, activities and up to date results
•    Enhancement of hydrological role of forests
•    Map of flood risks and forest cover change in Bodrog river catchment
•    Impact of forest transportation network on hydrological function of forest territories. Examples of simple
     and low-cost practical activities for retention of water in the forest
•    Best practices in building of small hydro-technical constructions. Examples of Nyzhniy Bystryi village
    of Khust rayon and Bohdan village of Rakhiv rayon
•    Recommendations on the forest management in context of hydrological function of forests.
•    Practical exercise for community representatives and foresters
•    Visit to the HYDROFOR demonstration plot at the territory of SE “Perechyn forest management”

Participation in the event is by invitation only
For further information, please contact:
Lesya Loyko
NGO FORZA
www.forza.org.ua

2015 June 04. - Press Conference

Project “The management of bio degradable wastes
in Baia Mare City, Romania and Ivano Frankivsk and Kolomyia Cities, Ukraine

04th of June 2015 – Project event – Press Conference

Partner  Executive Committee of Ivano-Frankivsk City Council, Ukraine, is going to organise a Press Conference in the frame of project titled “The management of bio degradable wastes in Baia Mare City, Romania and Ivano Frankivsk and Kolomyia Cities, Ukraine” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

The 4th of June 2015, 10.00 hour, at Conference Hall of “Lumier”, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Programme:
10:00 – 10:20    Welcoming from Deputy Mayor
10:20 – 10:50    Presentation of project implementation in Ivano-Frankivsk
10:50 – 11:20    Presentation of project implementation in Baia Mare
11:20 – 11:35    Summarizing
11:35 – 11:55    Coffee-break
12:00 - 12:40    Visit to composting platform in Ivano-Frankivsk

Participants to press conference (50 people) – delegation from Baia Mare (4 people), city council workers, mass media representatives, project team from Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia.


Contact details:
Simona Fabian, email:
simona.fabian@baiamare.ro
Iaroslav Sydor,  email:
cmrd.rc@gmail.com
 

2015 May 28. - – Field workshop for forest management authorities within project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

Project partner National Forest Centre (Slovakia) with beneficiary - NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) and partner Ukrainian Research Institute for Mountain Forestry named after P.S. Pasternak are going to organize the Field workshop for forest management authorities in the frame of project HUSKROUA/1101/262 titled “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: May 28, 2015, 12:00-19:00 – Field workshop for forest management authorities, 1st day
Date: May 29, 2015, 09:00-17:00 – Field workshop for forest management authorities, 2nd day

Venue: Conference-hall of Armales hotel, Stakčín vil., Slovakia and forests under management of “Forestry and agricultural property Ulič, state enterprise”

The field workshop will be held for the mixed group of forest management practitioners and scientists from Slovakia and Ukraine (total 30 participants). Workshop is aimed at field demonstration of relations between forest management and flood risk.

The agenda of the field workshop will include the following presentations and discussion topics:
Cooperation of stakeholders in flood mitigation with respect to the role of forests – discussion with the participants of the seminar for community representatives and stakeholders
Forest management practices for decreasing flood risk (shelterwood system, selective logging etc.)
Maintenance of forestry transportation network
Management of small water flows
Field part of the workshop in the forests of Forestry and agricultural property Ulič, state enterprise with demonstration of forest management applied in decreasing the flood risk

Besides the field workshop, the visit to forest of Havešová nature reserve near Stakčín village, which is part of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2007. 

Participation in the event is by invitation only
For further information please contact:
Lesya Loyko
NGO FORZA
www.forza.org.ua 
 

2015 May 28. - Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders within project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

Project partner National Forest Centre (Slovakia) with beneficiary - NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) and partner Ukrainian Research Institute for Mountain Forestry named after P.S. Pasternak are going to organize the Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders in the frame of project HUSKROUA/1101/262 titled “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: May 28, 2015, 08:30-17:00 – Seminar for community representatives and stakeholders

Venue: Conference-hall of Armales hotel, Stakčín vil., Slovakia

The seminar is aimed at informing the representatives of the communities and stakeholders of the target areas about the project results and proposed measures to improve the forest management practices in order to prevent the floods; mediating and supporting the dialog and information exchange with the foresters of local forest management units.

The agenda of the seminar will include the following presentations and discussion topics:
HYDROFOR project results
Role of forests in flood regulation and ways of its optimization
Cooperation of stakeholders in flood mitigation with respect to the role of forests – discussion with forest managers
Visit to forests of Forestry and agricultural property Ulič, state enterprise with demonstration of forest management applied in decreasing the flood risk

Participation in the event is by invitation only
For further information, please contact:
Lesya Loyko
NGO FORZA
www.forza.org.ua
 

2015 May 28. - "Touristic heritage in Little-Europe”

Satu Mare County Council (Partner 1) is going to organise the first Conference in the frame
of the project titled ”Touristic heritage in Little-Europe”,
financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

For further information, please click here.

2015 May 26. - Project workshop

Regional Development Association for the Carpathian Euroregion with the coordination of theSelf-government of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County is going to organise a workshop in the frame of project HUSKROUA/1101/066 titled “Sustainable Development of the Border Regions provided by Effective Functioning of the Carpathian Euroregion” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue: 26-27 May 2015 (Ceremonial Hall, County Hall of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, 4400 Nyíregyháza, Hősök sq. 5.)

Invited: the project partners, experts and regional, local organizations who are active in the previous tenders
and cross-border cooperation

 

2015 May 22. - Joint Work Group Meeting

THE BENEFICIARY “Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivks Region”
is going to organize the project joint work group meeting in Ukraine in the frame of the project titled “CARPATHIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS” (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:
May 22-23, 2015: Hotel Yalynka, Vyshkiv village, Dolyna District, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine

Who is invited:
Partner organization representatives - Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, Dolyna District State Administration, Vygoda Village Council, Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region, NFA ROMSILVA – Administration of Maramures Mountains Nature Park, nature science educators and experts, representatives of existing nature schools, tourism related business representatives.

Topics to discuss at the event:

1. Information on the project progress and implementation
2. Presentation of the interpretation exhibition in Vygoda narrow gauge railway heritage center and nature school concept. Presentation of the experience of the nature museums and schools in Ukraine and Europe
3. Approval of the content for the nature related exhibits within the center’ exhibition
4. Development of the nature school curriculum for the Heritage center nature school
5. Development of the strategic plan of responsible tourism development around the narrow gauge railway.


Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankvisk Region
Project director:  Kyrylo Rubanovskiy
Telephone: + 38 0342 72 02 32
Fax: ++38 0342 5591 56
office@taif.org.ua

2015 April 30. - Steering Committee meeting in Ukraine

THE BENEFICIARY “Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivks Region” is going to organize the project Steering Committee meeting in Ukraine in the frame of the project titled “CARPATHIAN HERITAGE RAILWAYS” (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

April 30, 2015: ECOTOURISM VISITOR CENTER, Carpathian National Nature Park, Vasyl Stus st., 6, Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine

Who is invited:

Participants of the Steering Committee: partner organization representatives - Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, Dolyna District State Administration, Vygoda Village Council, Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region, NFA ROMSILVA – Administration of Maramures Mountains Nature Park

Representatives of Carpathian National Nature Park as guest speakers.

Topics to discuss at the event:

1. Information on the project progress

2. Strategic planning of tourism development around the narrow gauge railways in the target regions.

3. Operations of the Vydoga Narrow Gauge Railway Heritage Center

4. Preparation of the visit of tour operators and travel writers to the target areas

5. Miscellaneous.

Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankvisk Region

Project director:  Kyrylo Rubanovskiy

Telephone: + 38 0342 72 02 32

Fax: ++38 0342 5591 56

office@taif.org.ua

2015 April 21. - Technological Fair in Ukraine - "Technology Transfer Management"

Project HUSKROUA/1101/194 is going to organize Technological fair in Ukraine with the participation of the involved Partner organizations of the project.

Please, click here to download the agenda.

2015 April 19. - Benediction of Greek Catholic Church of Tokaj

Greek Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc is going to organise church benediction in the frame of project titled “Three in unity- a project of maintaining ecclesiastic cultural heritage for joint cultural and touristic development” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Time: 19^th April 2015, 10 a.m. 

Venue: 3910 Tokaj, Vasvári street15.

The Greek Catholic Church of Tokaj is one of the churches renovated in the frame of the project. The event is significant for the local community and religious local community mainly, but representatives of local municipality and project partners are also invited.

2015 April 09. - Project workshop and press conference in Ukraine

Project partner 1–Department of Public Protection of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration and Project partner 2– NGO Zakkarpatia investment innovation and development Agency are going to host “Project workshop and press conference in Ukraine” financed from the HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI CBC Programme.

Exact date and venue:          

9.4.2015 9:30-16:00

Congress Halll of Trascarpathian Regional Council, Narodna sq. 4

Uzhgorod ,Ukraine

Invited:                       

Beneficiary, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak  Republic

Joint Technical Secretariat – Széchenyi Programme Office

Partner no. 1 Department of Public Protection, Transcarpathian regional state administration

Partner no. 2 Transcarpathian Agency for Investment, Innovation and Development

Mayors of all municipalities benefiting from the project

Representatives of civil protection departments of Transcarpathian region

Topics to discuss:      

Specification of Early Warning System in Ukraine and Slovakia

Cooperation in civil protection on regional level between offices in Košice and Uzhgorod

2015 February 26. - Final project conference – “LOC- CLIM-ACT: Local acting on climate change impacts”

Carpathian Development Institute, Kosice, Slovakia (beneficiary) together with its project partners is going to organise final project conference for self – governments and other public administration bodies, NGOs, schools and media in order to present, share and further disseminate project approach, its outputs and achieved results. Conference will be held within the project titled “LOC-CLIM-ACT: Local acting on climate change impacts” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: 2015 February 26, 10.00 – 13.30 CET

Venue: hall A. Einstein No. 208, Teledom, Timonova 27, Kosice

Participating organisations:

Carpathian Development Institute, Slovakia

FORZA, Agency for Sustainable Development of the Carpathian Region, Ukraine

Rakhiv rayon state administration, Ukraine

NORRIA North-Hungarian Regional Innovation  Agency, Hungary

Invited organisations:

Representatives/ employees from various public administrations

NGO

Media

Schools

Experts on the project topic

The Joint Technical Secretariat:

The main aim is to provide participants with information, recommendations and experiences with implementation of the activities of climate change adaptation, obtained during the international cross-border cooperation project "LOC-CLIM-ACT: Local acting on climate change impacts."

Participation in the event is by invitation only

Media, for more information please contact:

Ladislav Hegyi

hegyi@kri.sk

2015 February 19. - International Conference Focused on Innovations in Tourism Destinations Development

Project HUSKROUA/0901/026 is going to organise project event " International Conference Focused on Innovations in Tourism Destinations Development" on 19 February 2015. For further information on the event please click here.

2015 February 17. - Working breakfast for media

Working breakfast for media: Informing about the climate change and its impacts in Slovakia in media within the project: Local acting on climate change impacts -LOC-CLIM-ACT

Carpathian Development Institute, Kosice, Slovakia (beneficiary) is going to organise working breakfast for media in order to provide them with necessary knowledge about the topic of climate change and its adaptation, discuss approaches, and present good and bad examples on how to inform about the topic for the public within the project titled “LOC-CLIM-ACT: Local acting on climate change impacts” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: 2015 February 17, from 9.00 CET

Venue: Slovak Syndicate of Journalists, Szakkayho 1, Kosice

Participating organisations:

Carpathian Development Institute, Slovakia

Invited organisations:

School teachers

The main aim is to provide journalists in and around Košice with basic information on the topic of climate change and adaptation to its impacts, and facilitate dialogue on problems and possible approaches how to inform about topic of climate change and adaptation to its impacts.

Participation in the event is by invitation only

Media, for more information please contact:

Ladislav Hegyi, hegyi@kri.sk, 0903 628 503

2015 February 12. - Workshop for teaches

Carpathian Development Institute, Kosice, Slovakia (beneficiary) is going to organise workshop in order to facilitate understanding and transfer of climate change adaptation topic from the level of scientific knowledge to the school curriculum for the science teachers, within the project titled “LOC-CLIM-ACT: Local acting on climate change impacts” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: 2015 February 12, 10.00 – 12.00 CET

Venue: Spissna Nova Ves City hall, Stefanikov namestie 1, small meeting room

Participating organisations:

Carpathian Development Institute, Slovakia

Invited organisations:

School teachers

The main aim is to build awareness about the topic among the teachers and discuss approaches how the scientific knowledge on climate change adaptation could be incorporated into the school curriculum in a way understandable to the pupils. 

Participation in the event is by invitation only.

Media, for more information please contact:

Erika Lepenova, Project Manager, lepenova@kri.sk

2015 February 11. - Thematic Debate Show

The “Partner” Kalamáris Egyesület is going to organise Thematic Debate Show in the frame of project titled “Debate Youth Line” (HUSKROUA/1101/258) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

Date: February 11-12., 2015

Venue: University of Debrecen, Health Faculty

Address: H-4400 Nyíregyháza, Sóstói str. 2-4.-Hungary

Who is invited for participation in the Thematic Debate Show:

Beneficiary, project partner’s representatives (Agency for Private Initiation Development from Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine and Ivan Krevan Local Development Association from Maramures county, Romania); students, pupils from middle classes, head of local debate clubs from three project target locations; professors of the universities, who are interested in using debate methods during teaching; school teachers, local authorities representatives.

Activities during the event:

The Thematic Debate Show will be one of the events promoting the role and importance debates amongst young people and their professors.

This event aims at making acquaintance with debate methodology and getting involve people to the activities of the debate clubs.

The Thematic Debate Show will provide target groups of the action with the necessary skills and knowledge. The goal of this event is to conduct a spectacular occasion for every participants and members of the audience to raise awareness of the benefits of constructive debating. The message of the event will be reported by the local media to multiplicate the effects.

Contact details:

Kalamáris Egyesület

Project Coordinator: Szenes Zoltán

Telephone: + 36 20 317 45 11

E-mail: kalamarinfo@gmail.com

2014 November 20. - Local Debate Tournament

The “Partner” Kalamáris Egyesület going to organise project event "Local Debate Tournament"  in the frame of project titled “Debate Youth Line” (HUSKROUA/1101/258) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

Date: November 20, 2014, 9.00 am-2.00 pm

Venue: Burattino Bábszínház (Korzó Bevásárlóközpont, II.floor) H-440, Nyíregyháza, Nagy Imre Square 1.

Who is invited for participation in the Debate Workshop:

Local students, teachers, and any enquirer.

Activities during the event:

The Local Tournament will be one of the event promoting the role and importance debates amongst young people and their professors.

This event aims at making acquaintance with debate methodology and getting involve people to the forthcoming International Debate Tournament.

The Local Debate Tournament will provide target groups of the Action with the necessary skills and knowledge as far as the basis of the debate master classes - carrying out the debates tournaments for the pupils and students in each of three countries.   Pupils of the workshops will be involved into activity of the International Debate Association. The best debaters of the tournament will get the opportunity to represent Hungary in the International Debate Tournament in Baia Mare.

Contact details:

Kalamáris Egyesület

Project Coordinator: Szenes Zoltán

Telephone: + 36 20 317 45 11

E-mail: kalamarinfo@gmail.com 

2014 November 03. - 4th Information and Awareness raising Seminar organized in the frame of SUNRISE project

Beneficiary "Agency for the Suppert of Regional Development of Kosice" is going to organize a project event in the frame of project "SUNRISE - Sustainable Utilisation of Natural Resources in Small Enterprises" -HUSKROUA/1101/201financed by the Hungary - Slovakia - Romania - Ukraine ENPI CBC Programme 2007-2013. .

Event: 4^th  Information and Awareness raising Seminar organized in the frame of SUNRISE project

Beneficiary: Agency for the Support of Regional Development Košice

Date: 03-04 November 2014

Venue: Cultural centre Turňa nad Bodvou (Slovakia – Košice region)

Invited: small entrepreneurs, potential establishers of small business, unemployed persons, wide public, local municipalities

Topics to be discussed: The main topic of the seminar will be biomass – planting, utilisation, opportunities, problems…

The seminar is organized within SUNRISE project co-financed by ENPI CBC Programme Hungary - Slovakia - Romania - Ukraine 2007-2013.

Main questions:

Is it possible to utilise biomass without forests demage?

How to start planting energy plants on agricultural soils?

Which permissions are necessary?

What are best practices with such plants production and utilisation?

These questions will be answered by experts and practicioners, which are dealing with bussiness in the area of biomass, which are granting permissions and making research.

Participation in the event is (mainly) by invitation.

2014 October 30. - Debate Tournament in Ivsno-Frankivsk region

THE BENEFICIARY “Agency for Private Initiative development” is going to organisea project event in the frame of project titled “Debate Youth Line” (HUSKROUA/1011/258) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

DATE: October 30, 2014

PROJECT EVENT: Debate Tournament in Ivano-Frankivsk region (Ukraine)

Exact date and venue:

October 30, 2014: in Low Institute of Prycarpathian National University named after Vasyl Stefanyk at 44 Shevchenka St., Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.

Who is invited for participation in the Debate Workshop:

Students of leader universities in Ivano-Frankivsk region (Ukraine), debate club coaches, professors of universities and school teachers, schoolchildren, representatives of local community involved to judging during the event (employers, local authorities, NGO etc.).

Activities during the event:

The tournament foreseen school and student’s debates, which will take place in parallel. Pupils and students will show their ability in debating through the discussion lots of important themes, propose their own concepts for solving the existing problems of employment and leisure time holding of youth, health of nation, economic and social developments etc.

The participants will offer their own concepts to solve the problems. The best speakers will take part in the international events within International Debate Tournament in Maramures (Romania). The topics for discuss during the tournament - EU member states should sanction any state that ignores ECJ rulings; Micro-finance organisations (charities, NGOs, Development Banks) should offer microfinance loans in developing nations only to women; Support doctors who refuse to take people as patients who are unvaccinated because of a religious or philosophical objection that they or their parents hold; "People Power" Protests undermine democracy more than promote it.etc. 

Contact details:

Agency for Private Initiative development

director:  Lada Malaniy

Telephone: + 38 0342 72 02 32

Fax: +38 0342 5591 56

office@taif.org.ua

2014 October 16. - International session: Romanian - Ukrainian relationship, history and contemporaneity 6th edition

Satu Mare Museum County is going to organize International session ”Romanian – Ukrainian Relationship. History and contemporaneity” 6th edition in the frame of project titled INTERACTIVE INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION. HISTORY, TRADITIONS AND CULTURE WITHOUT ORDERS HUSKROUA/1101/140 financed by the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

For further information please click here.

2014 October 11. - Project Board Meeting

IVAN KREVAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION is going to organize WORKSHOPS in the frame of project titled “DEBATE YOUTH LINE” financed by the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

For further information on the event please click here.

2014 October 02. - Debate Workshop and Debate Club for Students

The “Partner” Kalamáris Egyesület in the frame of project titled “Debate Youth Line” (HUSKROUA/1101/258) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

Date: October 2, 2014, 4.00 pm

Venue:.KÖZ-Pont Ifjúsági Egyesület (NYÍR Plaza I. floor.) 

Address: H-4400 Nyíregyháza, Szegfű utca 75-Hungary

Who is invited for participation in the Debate Workshop:

Local students, teachers, members of Központ Egyesület and any enquirer.

Activities during the event:

The Debate Workshop will be one of the event promoting the role and importance debates amongst young people and their professors.

This event aims at making acquaintance with debate methodology and getting involve people to the forthcoming local debate tournaments.

The workshop will provide target groups of the Action with the necessary skills and knowledge as far as the basis of the debate master classes - carrying out the debates tournaments for the pupils and students in each of three countries. Pupils of the workshops will be involved into activity of the international debate association.

The Debate Club will work as a leisure occasion for the involved ones to get to know each other, to ‘work’ on starting to evolve a debating community, to talk about debate-related events and to plan the next date and place for the clubs.

The club also fulfils the role of being a forum, where youth can talk about their problems, as well as youth related problems (local or global) and make a proposal to solve those problems.

Contact details

Kalamáris Egyesület

Project Coordinator: Szenes Zoltán

Telephone: + 36 20 317 45 11

E-mail: kalamarinfo@gmail.com

2014 September 30. - Joint Development Group Meeting

Joint Development Group Meeting

September 29-30, 2014

THE BENEFICIARY: Administration of Maramures Mountain Nature Park is going to organize project joint development group meeting in Romania in the frame of project titled “Carpathian Heritage Railways” (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue: September 30, 2014, Romania, Viseu de Sus, Hotel Gabriela

Who is invited:

Participants of the project joint development group:

Representatives and experts from Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Maramures Mountain Nature Park, Department for Implementation of Economic Reforms, European Union Integration, and Investments of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration and Vygoda Village Council, Ivano-Frankivsk regional center of investments and development.

Topics to be discussed during the event:

1)      Development of Mocanita narrow gauge railway biking and hiking trails

2)      Progress of project joint marketing research.

3)  Vygoda heritage center establishment – discussion of the exhibition design and content. Interpretation video content. Demonstration videos contents.

4)   Project publications: content for Ukrainian publications, content for Romanian publications; preparation of plan for publication elaboration/ themes of joint leaflet and posters.

Contact details:

Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region

Project coordinator: Rubanovskyi Kyrylo

Telephone: + 38 0342 720232

Fax: + 38 0342 559156

office@taif.org.ua

2014 September 19. - Workshop series

Beneficiary IVAN KREVAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION is going to organize WORKSHOPS in the frame of project titled “DEBATE YOUTH LINE”- HUSKROUA/1101/258  financed by the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

For further details of the workshops please click here.

2014 August 29. - Joint sport activities in Čergov region 4. Cycling

Lyžiarsky klub Lysá Sabinov (Ski club Lysá Sabinov) and Молодіжний Інформаційний Центр (Youth Informational Centre) is going to organise Joint sport activity 4, Čergov in the frame of  project titled “Čergov-Zakarpatska cross-border cooperation in the field of tourism development” financed from the HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI 2007-2013 CBC Programme.

Date: 29. Aug. - 1. Sep. 2014,

Venue: Čergov, Prešovský region, Slovakia

Further details:

Aim of the activity is to strengthen and promote cross-border cooperation, to promote Čergov region and to support mutual understanding.

During this event various Cycling trips around Lysá, Čergov will be held (excursion on bikes). There will be selected Slovak and Ukrainian participants during this sport session.

Please, click here to download the agenda of the event.

The event is not open for the general public.

2014 August 28. - Debate Workshop for Students and Debate couches

 Debate Workshop for Students and Debate couches

The “Partner” Kalamáris Egyesület in the frame of project titled “Debate Youth Line” (HUSKROUA/1011/258) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

Date: August 28, 2014, 1.00 pm

Venue: Educational institution of Más-Mozaik Szociokulturális Egyesület

Address: H-3899 Kéked, Fő st. 54.- Hungary

Who is invited for participation in the Debate Workshop:

Local students, teachers, members of Szabolcsi Fiatalok a Vidékért Egyesület and any enquirer.

Activities during the event:

The Debate Workshop will be one of the event promoting the role and importance debates amongst young people and their professors.

This event aims at making acquaintance with debate methodology and getting involve people to the forthcoming local debate tournaments.

The workshop will provide target groups of the Action with the necessary skills and knowledge as far as the basis of the debate master classes - carrying out the debates tournaments for the pupils and students in each of three countries.Pupils of the workshops will be involved into activity of the international debate association.

The debate workshop also fulfil the role of being a forum, where youth can talk about their problems, as well as youth related problems (local or global) and make a proposal to solve those problems.

Contact details:

Kalamáris Egyesület

President: Groska Éva

Telephone: + 36 30 777 90 65

E-mail: kalamarinfo@gmail.com

2014 August 26. - Third information and awareness raising seminar organized in the frame of SUNRISE project

Beneficiary Agency for the Support of Regional Development Košice and Partner – Association of Students-Economists of Zakarpattya are going to organise first educational seminar in the frame of project HUSKROUA/1101/201 financed from Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI CBC 2007-2013 Programme.

Date: 26-27. August, 2014

Venue: pension Urochishche (www.zakarpattya.info), Vyshka 283, 89023, district V. Bereznyj

Invited: Local municipalities, small entrepreneurs, potential establishers of small business, unemployed persons, wide public

Topics to be discussed: The main topic of the seminar will be self-supporting installation of solar collectors

The seminar is organized within SUNRISE project co-financed by ENPI CBC Programme Hungary - Slovakia - Romania - Ukraine 2007-2013.

The event will also include a visit of the association Greek Catholic school, which had installed a solar collectors for water boiling in order to increase energy self-sufficiency at the local level. The basis of the meeting will be presentation of possibilities, experiences, technical aspects, costs and benefits, advantages and disadvantages of installed system on a small building. Several experts from Slovakia and Ukraine will present their experience within this theme.

Event will be participated by Consul of Slovak Republic in Uzhhorod

Main presentations:

Workshop equipment for the production of solar collectors in Turňa nB and Chaslivtsi - Ladislav Bartok, association ProTornensis

Production and use of solar collectors in the villages - Jaroslav Pacarnyuk, Ukrainian energy auditor

Experience with the use of solar collectors for heating of water for rehabilitation pool in the kids' club for disabled children and young people in Kosice - Marcela Strhárská, doctor, kids club for disabled children and young people

Sun on the Earth - Ivan Paziak, expert centers renewable energy

Visiting of Landshaft center (www.landshaft.info) - Jaroslav Nedoluzhenko, director of the center

Participation in the event is (mainly) by invitation.

Contact:

Ján Dzurdženík

Agency for the Support of Regional Development Kosice, Strojarenska 3, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia

+421 55 68 228 16; +421 911 260 628

2014 August 22. - Joint sport activities in Zakarpattia 4. Cycling

Lyžiarsky klub Lysá Sabinov (Ski club Lysá Sabinov) and Молодіжний Інформаційний Центр (Youth Informational Centre) are going to organise Joint sport activity 4 in Zakarpattya. In the frame of  the project titled “Čergov-Zakarpatska cross-border cooperation in the field of tourism development” financed by HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI CBC Programme.

Date: 22. - 25. Aug. 2014,

Venue: Uzhgorod and surroundings, Ukraine

It will include cyclotourism and hiking of both Slovak and Ukrainian participants. Partcicpants will be chosen by Applicant and Ukrainian Partner and sport teams which will consist of whole families of participants.

Please, click here to download the agenda.

The event is not open for the general public.

2014 August 08. - Joint sport activities in Zakarpattia no. 3. - Cycling

Lyžiarsky klub Lysá Sabinov (Ski club Lysá Sabinov) and Молодіжний Інформаційний Центр (Youth Informational Centre) are going to organise Joint sport activity number 3 in Zakarpattya in the frame of  the project titled “Čergov-Zakarpatska cross-border cooperation in the field of tourism development”- HUSKROUA/1001/116 financed by HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI CBC Programme.

Date: 8. - 11. Aug. 2014,

Venue: Zakarpattya region, Ukraine

Please, click here to download the agenda of the event.

The event is not open for the general public.

2014 July 22. - INTER_URBAN – Cross border database with indicators for monitoring the sustainable development process of Baia Mare and Ivano Frankivsk areas

Baia Mare Metropolitan Area is going to organise Final common meeting in the frame of project titled “INTER_URBAN – Cross border database with indicators for monitoring the sustainable development process of  Baia Mare and Ivano Frankivsk areas” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013 

Name of Project event : Final common meeting

Date and place: 22 – 25 of July 2014, Baia Mare

Beneficiary  - Maramures County, ROMANIA

and Partner - NGO “Centre of Municipal and Regional Development – Resource Centre Ivano Frankivsk City, Ivano Frankivsk Oblast, UKRAINE

Agenda of the event:

22th of July

Arrival, accommodation

23th of July

9.00 – 14.00 Training of the working group on using the IT&C system

24th of July

9.00 – 14.00 Training of the working group on using the IT&C interactive platform

25th of July

10.00 – 12.00 Final press conference of the project

Contact details:

Paul Pece

Project Manager

2014 July 10. - Neolithic Cultural Phenomena in the Upper Tisa Basin

Satu Mare County Museum is going to organise a conference in the frame of project HUSKROUA/1101/139  titled “BREAKING-THROUG COOLture - European values and common future” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date: 10 - 13.07.2014.

The conference is reuniting archaeologists from different countries who will debate on the conference theme: Neolithic Cultural Phenomena in the Upper Tisa Basin. The geographic area that is debate is commune to many countries but the cultural phenomena are close related.

Contact details:

Satu Mare County Museum

Bdul. Vasile Lucaciu 21,

Satu Mare, Romania

Dr. Liviu Marta

project manager

tel. +40-0261.737526

fax. +40-0261.768761

2014 June 24. - Introduction of NYÍRSÉGVÍZ ZRT

Municipality of Nyíregyháza City with County Rank and NYÍRSÉGVÍZ ZRT. are going to organise Introduction of NYÍRSÉGVÍZ ZRT. in the frame of project titled “The development of environmental protection in the cities of Mukachevo and Uzhgorod through assessing the status of existing, polluting water utility systems (water and waste water), additionally, design of a development programme for these systems, design of a development programme for these systems” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

24 June 2014, City Hall of Nyíregyháza and the premises of NYÍRSÉGVÍZ ZRT.

Any further details:

The exchange of experience and knowledge transfer between the partners will be enhanced with on-site meeting at the premises of NYÍRSÉVÍZ ZRT. The aim of the programme is the introduction of NYÍRSÉGVÍZ ZRT. as operating organization in Nyíregyháza. In addition to the operational activities, description of applying system of NYÍRSÉGVÍZ ZRT., highlighting the winning wastewater utilities (sewerage and sewage treatment plants) developments.

The on-site and practical informative meeting is very important, the best technology and methods are available in Hungary but not yet in Ukraine. The guests (urban decision makers and water utilities, and environmental specialists) can also get to know the equipment during operation and they can get answers to their questions from NYÍRSÉGVÍZ ZRT.'s experienced experts.

Please, click here to download the agenda of the event.

The event is not open for general public.

2014 June 23. - Summer School No 1 “Technology transfer management”

Beneficiary and Partners are going to organise Summer School in the frame of project titled "Cross-border innovation network for technology transfer" (CONTENT) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

For further details of the event please click here.

2014 June 23. - Common Cross-border Cultural Heritage Promoting International Camp and Festival

Beneficiary is going to organise "Common Cross Border Cultural Heritage Promoting International Camp and Festival" in the frame of project titled "Cross-border cultural bridge for social inclusion" financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

For further information on the event please click here.

2014 June 23. - Project Steering Committee meeting in Ukraine

The Beneficiary- public organization “Agency for Private Initiative Development” is going to organize Project Steering Committee meeting in Ukraine in the frame of project titled “Local development and preconditions for border pass opening and motorway construction across the Ukrainian-Romanian state border in Shybene Verkhovyna district  Ivano-frankivsk oblast of Ukraine and Poenile-de-sub-Munte Maramures County of Romania” (HUSKROUA/1001/072) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

June 23, 2014, Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, rayon state administration, Ivan Franko st., 20.

Who is invited:

From the Romanian side: representatives of the Poenile de sub Munte village council, Repedia village council, Ruscova village council, Ivan Krevan Association, representatives of the local business and Ukrainian society community, regional and central authorities and self-government representatives.

From the Ukrainian side: representatives of Ivano-Frankivsk regional administration, Verkovyna district council and district administration, Verkovyna district council, Verkovyna district administration, representatives of public organizations, representatives of local business community, consultants, representatives of national authorities and government bodies.

Topics to discuss at the event:

Presentation of the project results

Presentation of construction of the road and border pass infrastructure

Development strategy presentation

Future actions towards border point opening

Signing the agreement on cross-border cooperation and the implementation of the strategy

Working issues: project final stage reporting and coordination of actions

Contact details :

PUBLIC ORGANIZATION “AGENCY FOR PRIVATE INITIATIVE DEVELOPMENT”

Project director: Kyrylo Rybanovskyy

Telephone: + 38 0342 50 46 05

Fax: + 38 0342 55 91 56

office@arpi.org.ua

2014 June 17. - Fifth Joint Ukrainian-Slovak field event for forestry practitioners

Beneficiary - NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) and Partner – National Forest Centre (Slovakia) are going to organize the fifth joint Ukrainian-Slovak field event for forestry practitioners from both countries in the frame of project titled HUSKROUA 1001/028 “Foresters towards lifelong learning for better forest management” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: June 17-19, 2014

Venue:

Hotel Čierny Orol, Rožňava

Forest Enterprise Rožňava

Game preserve (site field excursion)

The joint field event for 20 Ukrainian representatives of forest and hunting administrations, foresters training units and forestry practitioners, project team members from Slovakia and Ukraine is aimed at providing opportunity for across the border exchange of professional knowledge and experience on the topic of common interest – multifunctional forest managements and close to nature silviculture and promotion of the project results. The mentioned event will be primary focused on hunting management as an important part of multifunctional forestry and recreational function of forests as well.

The event is by invitation only

For further information please contact:

Lesya Loyko

NGO FORZA

Lesya.loyko@forza.org.ua

2014 May 29. - Artistic performances tour

Local Project Partner 2 - STEA Association is going to organise Artistic performances tour in the frame of project titled "Cross-border cultural bridge for social inclusion" HUSKROUA/1101/082 financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

For further details of the event please click here.

2014 May 20. - Artistic Performances Tour in the frame of HUSKROUA/1101/082

Click here for further information on the event series (20 May - 11 June 2014) to be organized by the Partnership of project titled " Cross-border cultural bridge for social inclusion" .

2014 April 12. - Special Children’s Day

"Down Association"  is going to organise special children’s day in the frame of project titled “The Bell rings for everyone” - HUSKROUA/1101/058  financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

12.04.2014. 10:00 – 13:00 (Central European Time) 

Satu Mare, Casa de Cultura - Kultúrház (Casa De Cultura Satu Mare, Bd.Transilvania Nr.8)

Down Association from Nyíregyháza, in cooperation with Caritas Satu Mare and the Обласний центр комплексної реабілітації "Дорога життя" from Uzhhorod is in the process of implementing the project HUSKROUA 1101/058 „The Bell Rings for Everyone” (Clopoțelul sună pentru toți! / Дзвiнок звучить для всiх). The aim of our project is to strengthen the educational and social integration of people with disabilities in the borderline areas.

As „Activity 7 - Special children's day event” of the project organized in Satu Mare 12th Apryl 2014. 10:00 - 13:00. We cordially invite all children with families, who participated in the "Bell rings for everyone!" programme in Satu Mare, the teachers and special teachers, directors, 50 persons participating the programme from Ukraine and 50 from Nyíregyháza.

Programme of the event:

10:00 - Opening Ceremony

10:00 – Children’s programmes from the kindergardens

11:10 - Brighella Puppet

12:00 - RAM children's choir

The programme is not open for public

2014 April 10. - Debate Workshop for Students and Debate couches

THE BENEFICIARY “Agency for Private Initiative development” in the frame of project titled “Debate Youth Line” (HUSKROUA/1011/258) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

April 10, 2014: in Prycarpathian National University named after Vasyl Stefanyk at 57 Shevchenka St., Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.

Who is invited:

Students of international relations, political, tourism studies from educational institutes of Pracarpathian National University named after Vasyl Stefanyk, professors of political, physical, historical studies.

Activities during the event:

The Debate Workshop will be one of the event promoting the role and importance debates among young people and their professors.

This event aims to make acquaintance with debate methodic of all target groups and interested sides in each target cross-border region and preparation for the local debate tournaments.

The workshop will provide target groups of the Action with the necessary skills and knowledge as far as the basis of the debate master classes - carrying out the debates tournaments for the pupils and students in each of three countries. Pupils of the workshops will be involved into activity of the international debate association.

Individuals eligible for participating in the event may represent educational institutions in Ivano-Frankivsk region (Ukraine).

The debate workshop organizers invite professors and teachers from universities and schools to support and take part in this workshop and get the promotion in all electronic and printed materials (publications, messages, audio and video reportages).

Contact details:

Agency for Private Initiative development

director:  Lada Malaniy

Telephone: + 38 0342 72 02 32

Fax: ++38 0342 5591 56

office@taif.org.ua

2014 April 07. - Strategic Planning Group meeting in Ukraine

Beneficiary- public organization “Agency for Private Initiative Development” is going to organize Strategic Planning Group meeting in Ukraine in the frame of project titled “Local development and preconditions for border pass opening and motorway construction across the Ukrainian-Romanian state border in Shybene Verkhovyna district  Ivano-frankivsk oblast of Ukraine and Poenile-de-sub-Munte Maramures County of Romania” (HUSKROUA/1001/072) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

April 07-08, 2014, Verhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, rayon state administration, Ivan Franko st., 20.

Who is invited:

From the Romanian side: Mayors of the Poenile de sub Munte, Repedia, representatives of the local business community, members of Ivan Krevan local development association.

From the Ukrainian side: Representatives of Verkovyna district council, representatives of regional administration, representatives of local business community, representatives of public organizations, consultants.

Topics to discuss at the event:

- Presentation, discussion and confirmation of the final draft of the Strategic plan;

- Prioritization of the strategy tasks; 

- Preparation of the implementation management plan. Setting up the joint monitoring committee. Monitoring procedures. 

Contact details:

PUBLIC ORGANIZATION “AGENCY FOR PRIVATE INITIATIVE DEVELOPMENT”

 Project director: Kyrylo Rybanovskyy

Telephone: + 38 0342 50 46 05

  Fax: + 38 0342 55 91 56

office@arpi.org.ua

2014 April 04. - Closing conference of project - HUSKROUA/1001/123

Beneficiary "Raslavice Municipality" and project partners are going to organize Closing conference of project titled "People to people - effective cooperation, based on love and folklore" HUSKROUA/1001/123 financed from the HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI CBC 2007-2013 Programme.

Exact date: 04-05 April, 2014

Venue: Uzhgorod

Invited: organizers of the cultural events, Managers or folk groups, Mayors of municipalities, representatives of organizations which are operating in the field of culture and tourism

Topics to be discussed: presentation of the project achievemnts and related documents

Contact details:

Peter Pala

pala@raslavice.sk

2014 April 02. - Strategic Planning Committee meeting in Ukraine

Partner 4 “Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region” is going to organise Strategic Planning Committee meeting in Ukraine in the frame of project titled “Breaking the borders: nature discovery trails to Eastern Carpathians” (HUSKROUA/1001/067) financed from the Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI CBC Programme 2007-2013.

Exact date: April 02, 2014

Venue: Carpathian National Nature Park, visitor-center conference room

6 V.Stus Street, Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine

Who is invited:

Representatives from Maramures Mountain Nature Park, Carpathian National Nature Park, Verkhovyna National Nature Park, Association Ecologic, representatives of the local tourism trade, members of the Beneficiary and partner organizations, consultants and experts.

Topics to discuss at the event:

• Discussion of the results of the public consultation conducted in Ukraine and Romania.
• Agreeing on the final draft of the Trans-Frontier Nature Tourism Strategy.
• Discussion of the future brand for Eastern Carpathians.
• Agreeing on the final content of the Nature Tourism Guide to Eastern Carpathians, guidance materials and other promotional materials.
• Discussion on future cooperation procedures and capacity building on the territories of the national parks of Ukraine and Romania.
• Project progress report. Preparation the international final conference of the project: organization of the event, invitation of the participants and speakers, discussion the previous agenda among the project Partners. Other project issues

Contact details:

Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region

 Roman Shevchyk, executive director

tel: +38 0342 72 02 32

fax: +38 0342 55 91 56

mobile: +38 050 37 34 786

e-mail: office@taif.org.ua

2014 April 01. - Joint Development Group Meeting

Beneficiary " Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region" is going to organize project joint development group meeting in Ukraine in the frame of project titled "Carpathian Heritage Railways" (HUSKROUA/1101/176) financed from the Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI CBC 2007-2013 Programme.

Exact date: 1 April, 2014

Venue: Vodospad Hotel, 363A Svoboda str., Yaremche, Ukraine

Who is invited:

Participants of the project joint development group:

Representatives and experts from:Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Maramures Mountain Nature Park, Department for Implementation of Economic Reforms, European Union Integration, and Investments of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration and Vygoda Village Council. 

Topics to discuss at the event:

• Project progress presentation &update of the project plan;
• Discussion of joint project publications (special joint Carpathian heritage railway promotion leaflet and joint Carpathian heritage railway network promotion posters);
• Follow up of ongoing market research on the potential markets for the Carpathian heritage railways;
• Discussion of the preparation of the upcoming study visit of Ukrainian delegation to the Romanian heritage railway;
• Any other issues 

Contact details:

Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivsk Region

Project coordinator:  Margaryta Zhenchuk

Telephone: + 38 0342 720232

Fax: + 38 0342 559156

m.zhenchuk@taif.org.us

2014 March 27. - Experience market

"AlterEgo Association" with it\'s Ukrainian partner, "TOUCH Project Foundation" is going to organise Experience market in the frame of project titled “Skills for future” (Tackling urgent public health challenges with sharing knowledge, multiplication good experiences and working on white fields for better health) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date : 27-28^th March 2014

Venue: Nyíregyháza, Bambusz Restaurant (Sóstó Zoo)

In the focus of the event there are drug-related problems, their more effective treatment, exchange good practices, supervising and developing the local strategies. In frame of the experience market we will continue the skills developing communication training; the main topic is prevention and effective care of burn out.

We invite experts from the health care and social care sectors and moreover those, who are committed in solving problems, which is able to determine the wellbeing and health of the whole society on a long term.

Contact details

Marianna Dr. Pénzes (project professional leader)

+36 30 2392123

eszakkelet@gmail.com

2014 February 10. - Professional project meeting

The Regional Psychiatric Hospital of Beregovo - Ukraine (Project Partner 2) is going to organise a project meeting in the frame of project HUSKROUA/1101/053 titled "Cross-border cooperation to prevent and manage emergency psychiatric crisis situations"  financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary - Slovakia- Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue: 10-11 February 2014, Uzhgorod, pl. Teatralna 6. (Medical Center)

The event is not opened for the general public.

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2014 February 03. - Project team meeting and Kick off Workshop within the project YES - Young Energy Specialists against energy waste in cross-border schools HUSKROUA/1101/104

Beneficiary – Energy Management Agency of Maramures (Romania) and Partner – NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) are going to organize the Project team meeting and kick off workshop in the frame of project titled “YES - Young Energy Specialists against energy waste in cross-border schools” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: February 3, 2014, 15:00-19:00 – Project team meeting

Date February 4, 2014, 9:00-16:00 – Project Kick off Workshop

Venue: small conference-hall of Mukachevo city council, Pushkina str., 2, Mukachevo

The Kick off Workshop for group of 22 representatives of schools, educational departments, mass-media and project teams from Mukachevo and Baia-Mare is aimed at introducing the “YES - Young Energy Specialists against energy waste in cross-border schools”  project to the  beneficiary groups and stakeholders.

- The agenda will include the following presentations and discussion topics:

·         -  YES project introduction: goals, objectives, main activities and estimated results

·         - Partner schools introduction

·       - Experience of AMEMM and FORZA of collaboration with schools in the area of energy saving and energy efficiency

·         Approaches in decreasing energy consumption and energy waste to be used within the project

Besides, excursion to the school #1 facilities is anticipated.

Participation in the event is by invitation only

For further information please contact:

Lesya Loyko

NGO FORZA

lesya.loyko@forza.org.ua

2014 January 31. - The final conference for setting the final form of the indicators

The final conference for setting the final form of the indicators in the frame of the project „INTER_URBAN – Cross border database with indicators for monitoring the sustainable development process of  Baia Mare and Ivano Frankivsk areas”, HUSKROUA/1101/131

Beneficiary Baia Mare Metropolitan Area is going to organise a common meeting with the partner, stakeholders and civil society to discuss and define the set of indicators, in the frame of the project titled“ INTER_URBAN – Cross border database with indicators for monitoring the sustainable development process of  Baia Mare and Ivano Frankivsk areas, HUSKROUA/1101/131” financed from the HU-SK-RO-UA ENPI CBC Programme. Partner in the project: NGO “Centre of Municipal and Regional Development – Resource Centre”, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

Date and venue:

31^th of January 2014, Baia Mare, Millenium Business Centre

This activity will have two components, developed in the same time and place:

·         The final conference for setting the final form of the indicators

·         Signing the partnership agreement among  interested parties

Contact details:

Ananta Fabian

Project assistant

ananta.fabian@gmail.com

2014 January 17. - Training for small scale businesses (providers of services and products within the Carpathian Culinary Heritage Trail) from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg region

THE BENEFICIARY “Szamos-Bazár Association” is going to organize and deliver training for small scale businesses from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg region –providers of products and services within Carpathian Culinary Heritage Trail in the frame of project titled “Carpathian Culinary Heritage Network” (HUSKROUA/1001/073) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

17-18. January 2014., Panyolai Distillery event room, Panyola, Szilvórium tanya 1. 4913 Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg region, Hungary.

Who is invited:

Services and products providers within the Carpathian Culinary Heritage Trail from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg region (small-scale food producers, owners of B&Bs, farmers, guides, local product and tour operators).

Activities during the event:

Main training sessions include travel trends, international and national culinary travel role, new wave in food tourism,  sustainable tourism and its economical role, local products, organic products, local and transborder gastrocultural traditions, what is next on the Horizon: trying rural and urban together, engaging the locals: a critical pillar in food tourism success, PR and marketing activities:

a, how to build a culinary destination?,

b, your audience is now global – what you can do about it? (innovative content marketing).

The training sessions will include the practical exercises under each training topic.

Contact details:

Szamos-Bazár Association

Project manager:  Zsuzsanna Mehesz

Telephone: + 36 20 417 4188

zsu@panyola.hu

2014 January 15. - Announcement of WORKSHOP No.1. "Management of Partnership with Enterprises"

Project HUSKROUA/1101/194 - "Cross border innovation network for technology transfer (CONTENT) " is going to organize the first workshop in the frame of the project being financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary - Slovakia - Romania - Ukraine 2007-2013 on 15-17 January 2014 in Baia Mare.

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2013 December 20. - Seminar no.4 – “Setting the final form of the most relevant indicators in economic, social environment and urban planning fields”

Beneficiary, The Intercommunity Development Association “Baia Mare Metropolitan Area”, and Partner, NGO “Center of municipal and regional development – resource center”, are going to organise the last seminar in the frame of project titled “INTER_URBAN – Cross border database with indicators for monitoring the sustainable development process of Baia Mare and Ivano Frankivsk areas” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue. 20^th of December 2013, Ivano-Frankivsk city, Ukraine.

Participants: representatives of both municipalities (Ivano-Frankivsk and Baia Mare), project team members.

The specific objectives of the meeting is to set out a group of relevant indicators for economic, social environment and urban planning fields to provide the rate of development in the two chosen areas, and in the same time to improve the local government management – strategic planning and public policies – of the local governments from Baia Mare and Ivano Frankivsk area – by carrying out periodical analysis and benchmarking between the past and present indicators to provide public reports over the sustainable development process.

The result of event is setting the final common indicators of sustainable development.

The event is not open for public.

2013 December 18. - Project Steering Committee meeting in Ukraine

The Beneficiary- public organization “Agency for Private Initiative Development” is going to organize Project Steering Committee meeting in Ukraine in the frame of project titled “Local development and preconditions for border pass opening and motorway construction across the Ukrainian-Romanian state border in Shybene Verkhovyna district  Ivano-frankivsk oblast of Ukraine and Poenile-de-sub-Munte Maramures County of Romania” (HUSKROUA/1001/072) financed from the Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine ENPI CBC Programme 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

December 18, 2013

Verhniy Yaseniv, Verkhovyna district

Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, recreation complex “Zgarda”.

Who is invited:

From the Romanian side: representatives of the Poenile de sub Munte village council, Repedia village council, Ivan Krevan Association, representatives of the local business and Ukrainian society community.

From the Ukrainian side: representatives of Ivano-Frankivsk regional administration, Verkovyna district council and district administration, representatives of public organizations.

Topics to be discussed at the event:

- Project implementation progress

- Issues of strategic planning process in the project target localities

- Issues of design and planning documentation expertise

- Border pass opening lobbying campaign progress (up-to-date results in both countries)

- Project reporting issues and further planning of project activities

Contact details:

PUBLIC ORGANIZATION “AGENCY FOR PRIVATE INITIATIVE DEVELOPMENT”

Project director: Kyrylo Rybanovskyy

Telephone: + 38 0342 50 46 05

Fax: + 38 0342 55 91 56

office@arpi.org.ua

2013 December 13. - Carpathian Culinary Heritage Networking Meeting

THE BENEFICIARY “Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankivks Region” together with the project Partners - Ivano-Frankivsk City Council from Ukraine, Association “EcoLogic” and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Satu Mare County from Romania, Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry from Slovakia and Szamos-bazár Association from Hungary - is going to organize the Carpathian Culinary Heritage Networking Meeting in the frame of project titled “Carpathian Culinary Heritage Network” (HUSKROUA/1001/073) financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Exact date and venue:

December 13-14, 2013, Hotel ‘Romantik”, Svobody st. 363/32, Yaremche, Ukraine.

Who is invited for participation in the Networking Meeting:

Project Partners; services and products providers within the Carpathian Culinary Heritage Trail (small-scale food producers, owners of B&Bs, farmers, guides, local product and tour operators) – network participants from Ivano-Frankivsk region (Ukraine), Maramures and Satu-Mare county (Romania), Sobolc-Satmar-Bereg (Hungary), Kosice Region (Slovakia).

Activities during the event:

• Review accomplishments and results of the project "Carpathian Network of Culinary Heritage"
• Presentations of project participants
• Presentations of network members on their business innovations in relation to traditional Carpathian cuisine
• Demonstration and tasting of local products of own production network members
• Exchanging ideas on network development strategy
  

Contact details (in case the event is open for public and organizer would like to use the opportunity to extend the audience).

Tourist Association of Ivano-Frankvisk Region

PR manager:  Lada Malaniy

Telephone: + 38 0342 72 02 32

Fax: ++38 0342 5591 56

office@taif.org.ua

2013 December 11. - Project expert meeting and Kick off Workshop within the project HUSKROUA/1101/262 “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment”

Beneficiary - NGO FORZA, Agency for sustainable development of the Carpathian region (Ukraine) and Partners – National Forest Centre (Slovakia) and Ukrainian Research Institute for Mountain      Forestry named after P.S. Pasternak are going to organize the Project expert meeting and kick off workshop in the frame of project titled “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment” financed from the ENPI CBC Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013.

Date: December 11, 2013, 14:00-19:00 – Project expert meeting

Date: December 12, 2013, 10:00-17:00 – Project Kick off Workshop

Venue: conference-hall of Quelle-Polyana hotel (2nd floor), Polyana vil., Transcarpathia

The Kick off Workshop for mixed group of 40 forestry managers and forestry practitioners, researchers and scientists, representatives of forestry and local administrations, protected areas, project team members from Slovakia and Ukraine and mass-media is aimed at introducing the “HYDROFOR: Systems of optimal forest management for enhancing the hydrological role of forests in preventing the floods in Bodrog river catchment” to the beneficiary groups and stakeholders.

The agenda will include the following presentations and