| Project ID: | 
        2007CB16IPO008-2009-1-022 | 
    
    
        | Acronym: | 
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        | Project title: | 
        Encouraging the eco-friendly business in the cross-border region Topolograd - Buyukkaristiran | 
    
    
        | Call: | 
        2007CB16IPO008-2009-1 | 
    
    
        | Priority axis: | 
        PRIORITY AXIS 1:  sustainable SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | 
    
    
        | Action: | 
        
            1.1: Improvement of the social development and social cohesion links         | 
    
    
        | Budget: | 
        99734.70 € | 
    
    
        | EU co-financing: | 
        84774.49 € | 
    
    
        | Start date: | 
        08.07.2011 | 
    
    
        | End date: | 
        08.07.2012 | 
    
    
        | Status: | 
        
        In progress         | 
    
    
        | Description: | 
        The current project strategy is oriented to undertake pilot joint actions for reducing the negative impacts that the businesses have on the environmental factors in the cross border region Topolovgrad – Buyukkaristiran. The main steps of the project strategy are: 
- preliminary studies and analyses of the negative impacts on the natural resources in the target region; 
 
- researches and applying of good practices in field of eco-friendly business through conduction of visits in preliminary identified 3 companies with already implemented eco-friendly technology; 
 
- selection of 3 pilot companies (one from each target sectors – agriculture, food & textile industries) where external qualified consultancy for conversion is provided into eco-friendly productions;
  
- capacity building of the local stakeholders in field of eco-friendly business and large promotion of the project practices and results.
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