Danube Safety Net

 Project “Improvement of the transport safety in the common Bulgarian-Romanian stretch of the
Danube river through development of the emergency response by cross-border cooperation” –
Danube Safety Net, project code ROBG-522, which officially ended on the 14th of October 2022,
has significantly increased the capacity for reaction of the competent authorities and structures
in Bulgaria and Romania in case of different emergency situations on the Danube river and thus
has contributed to a safer and more reliable navigability for the whole length of the common
stretch of the river.
As a direct and immediate effect from the implementation of the project, the following project
results were achieved:
 Established Emergency Response Centers (ERC) Ruse, Lom and Constanta, supplied with
the needed equipment to host the provided by the project IT tool;
 Supplied, developed and integrated Danube Transport Safety Geographic Information
System (DTSGIS). The system is developed in parallel in Bulgaria and Romania under
common technical specification, jointly developed by the two Partners. The DTSGIS is
unique for the region and extremely useful tool in planning and managing various
emergency situations.
 Delivered to EAMA two multipurpose non-self-propelled crafts (barges) for emergency
and rescue activities on the Danube River. The specialized vessels are located in the
ports of Ruse and Lom and carry specialized equipment, which will increase significantly
the adequacy of reaction in variety of calamity and disaster events in the common
Bulgarian-Romanian stretch of the river.
 Delivered to RNA two multipurpose vessels, which will be used in emergency
interventions. The vessels, which are located in Giurgiu and Bechet, carry specialized
equipment and will provide timely reaction in the common Bulgarian-Romanian stretch of
the river, when needed.
 Prepared and validated Common Action Plan for Joint Emergency and Rescue
Operations Between Executive Agency “Maritime Administration” and the Romanian
Naval Authority in the Common Bulgarian-Romanian Stretch of the Danube River. The
Common Action Plan addresses specific incidents occurred in the common BulgarianRomanian stretch of the Danube River, which require joint actions with the use of the
delivered under the project barges to EAMA, multipurpose self-propelled crafts to RNA
and DTSGIS.
The Danube Safety Net Project tackles common challenges identified jointly in the cross-border
region by finding joint solutions for the improvement of safety of navigation on the Danube River.
It represents a good example of an effective cooperation, directed to the achievement of the
national and European priorities in the field of the river transport and contributes to a more
prepared, reliable and resilient in terms of navigation safety region.
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The Danube Safety Net Project is implemented under the INTERREG V-A Romania-Bulgaria
Programme 2014-2020 and its overall objective is to improve the safety of river Danube
navigability for the whole length of the common stretch between Romania and Bulgaria.
Lead Partner in the project is Executive Agency “Maritime Administration” and the Project
Partner is the Romanian Naval Authority.
The overall budget of the project is 5 699 612,87 euro, out of which 85% funded by the European
Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and 15 % are national cofinancing.