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Project "Cross-Border Athletics" created perfect conditions to attract sportsmen and active people to sports activities and to demonstrate their abilities in international athletic competitions in Russia and Latvia.   Within the project implementation sport complexes in Smiltene (Latvia) and Porhov (Pskov region, Russia) were developed in order to provide lasting opportunities for children and young people in the field of athletics to improve young athletes' achievements. Together with infrastructural component the competence of sport coaches and athletes in athletics was raised during organized trainings and exchange visits. Read more

LogOnTrain Project (Logistics and Overland Transport Network for Training ‘Blue Collars’) of the Estonia-Latvia-Russia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme completed in the end of February after 23 months of hard and interesting work on improvement of training in the sphere of cross-border and international transport, freight-forwarding and logistics. Another key point of the project objectives was to create and stimulate connections and networks between the business communities, local and regional authorities and educational institutions.
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Four projects funded under Priority II – Common Challenges present its outputs and results aiming to protect environment and natural resources and preserve cultural and historical heritage. Projects “Emajõe-Pskov WMP”, “GreenMan”, “E-archive”, “Promoting Heritage” achieved and presents remarkable results. Several water and waste water treatment plants around the Lake Peipsi are constructed and 4 large scale urban green areas in Tartu, Rēzekne and Pskov are created thus improving environmental conditions in border areas of Estonia, Latvia and Russia. Virtual archive as an online digital platform has been developed and valuable genealogical information is made accessible. 3 historical buildings are restored and new Cultural centres are opened in Räpina, Pechory and Viļaka. Read more

To support Large Scale Projects  in the phase of final report preparation and closing of the projects, three briefings/consultation were organised. Read more

NGO «Lake Peipsi Project, Pskov» received Public Award «People’s Acknowledgement-2014» for publications made within ENPI CBC “Estonia-Latvia-Russia” Project “People With Nature”. The organization took the first place in the category «Best printed advertising product» for 2 publications: Photo album «Nature values of the Pskov region» and Guide «Ecological trails of Pskov region». Read more

2014. gadā programmas mājas lapā reģistrētas 25 000 pieslēgšanās un teju puse no tiem ir jauni apmeklētāji.  36% apmeklētāju nāk no Latvijas, 25% no Krievijas un 22% no Igaunijas, tādējādi 83% no kopējā apmeklētāju skaita un interses par programmu nāk no programmas teritorijas. Visvairāk interese izrādīta par programmas un projektu jaunumiem, ieviestajiem projektiem un programmas uzdevumiem un prioritātēm. Apmeklētāji, kas lietojuši saites uz programmas mājas lapu veido 24% no kopējā skaita un šeit kā ļoti labi sadarbības partneri jāmin EKPI Info Centrs un projekti E-archive and EstRusFortTour-2, kā arī palīdzēja pašas programmas kontaktlistēs un aktivitātēs Facebook un Twitter ievietotās saites. Programmas Twitter kontam šobrīd ir  175 sekotāju  – starp tiem ES struktūras, EK amatpersonas, EKPI pārrobežu sadarbības un citas programmas, kā arī individuālas personas.  Read more

Projekts “GreenMan” ir veiksmes stāsts par 10 organizāciju no Igaunijas, Latvijas un Krievijas sadarbību. Organizācijas apvienojušas  spēkus pārrobežu sadarbībā, lai paplašinātu un izveidotu jaunas zaļās zonas, publiskos parkus un atpūtas zonas pierobežas visapdzīvotākajās pilsētās – Tartu, Rēzeknē un Pleskavā.  Zaļo zonu uzlabošana ir veicinājusi pilsētu pievilcību gan tās iedzīvotāju, gan viesu vidū. 90% no tuvu divu miljonu eiro budžeta  ir finansējusi EKPI Igaunijas-Latvijas-Krievijas pārrobežu sadarbības programma 2007.-2013. gadam. Read more

The seminar was organized by the Consulate of Latvia in Pskov, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia, Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Estonia-Latvia-Russia within European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument 2007-2013, State Committee on economic development and investment policy of the Pskov region. The issue of Latvian Presidency in 2015 was at the focus of the seminar as well as the importance and aims of cross-border cooperation. Read more

Preparation of new Estonia-Russia CBC Programme 2014-2020 is in progress and the first draft of the Joint Operational Programme (JOP) is now ready to be introduced and is published on our website. The public hearing of the Programme will take place on 6 March 2015 at Radisson BLU Sky Hotel Conference Centre in Tallinn, Estonia. Read more

On 10 February 2015, regional Centre for disposal of hazardous and infectious medical waste, created in the framework of the project “Eco-friendly disposal of hazardous medical waste in the cross border region” (Medical Waste), held its opening ceremony in Kohtla- Jarve town. The Centre will operate at Ida-Viru Central Hospital using newly developed its logistic system of separation, collection, intermediate storage, and transportation of hazardous medical waste. Read more