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["LTPL00478","Improving resilience of ambulance services in Suwalki corridor","The project implementation covers part of Suwalki corridor and its vicinities in Poland and Lithuania and involves partners: SP ZOZ WSPR in Białystok and The Ambulance service of the Republic of Lithuania.\n\nIn the territory of Suwalki corridor and it vicinities on LT side lives around 1,72 mil persons (Marijampole, Alytus, Kaunas, Vilnius counties), on PL side – 1,18 mil persons in Podlaskie voivodeship and 1,42 mil in Warmian-Masurian voivodeship, 2,60 mil in total on PL side (data as of 1 January, 2024). Total population of this territory – 4,32 mil persons. It is important for every society to ensure health security also in the event of military actions. The area directly affected by the project has a population of approximately 750 thous. \n\nModelling and analysis of possible ways of actions on the X-Day Analysis shows that Lithuanian and Polish ambulance services are not ready to properly cooperate in case of dangers and similar extreme events on the Lithuanian-Polish border arising from possible military invasion: the ambulance services in LT and PL (as organisations) do not have experience to solve this kind of challenges together (there were very few joint effort or joint projects in recent years, one project – currently implemented LTPL00032). This is partly also because there is no inter-governmental agreement between LT and PL regarding joint providing ambulance services in border territories. Therefore “bottom-up” approach must be used – ambulance services have to find their way to cooperate by themselves in order to get ready to solve routine tasks on the X-Day.\n\nOn the X-Day in battle field ambulance services will be provided by ambulance teams with vehicles on both sides of border (on LT side there will be around 210 teams with around 600 specialists from across all the country, including distinct regions (Klaipeda, Telsiai, Siauliai, Panevezys, Utena counties; on PL side these services will be provided by teams from WSPR Białystok, WSPR Łomża, WSPR Olsztyn, WSPR Suwałki with around 130 teams with around 400 specialists). The most common causes of death on the battlefield include haemorrhage from extremities (60%), pneumothorax (33%) and airway obstruction (6%), all of which will be addressed during training with ambulance teams. A medical person on the battlefield, in a state of emergency zone, in addition to being prepared to act in extreme situations, must also be knowledgeable. Teams of ambulance services are not properly trained and not ready for the X-Day. For the trainings the ambulances in LT and PL lacks infrastructure (on PL side there are no conditions for organising quality trainings on theme of battle field ambulance services – need for premises and equipment; on both sides training tools are absent (on PL side - ambulance simulator, mobile trauma simulator, simulation mannequins; on LT side – simulation mannequins), also basic equipment for teams to be trained (on LT side it is a lack for triage sets, triage vests, on PL side – lack of camouflage capes). Also important factor is that teams on LT and PL have no possibilities to work together in order to prepare for the X-Day. We have different procedures, so the joint exchange of experience is crucial.\n\nOn general we aim to strengthen the preparedness of Lithuanian and Polish ambulance services for possible dangers and extreme events of military nature in the territory of Suwalki corridor and neighbourhoods. We will do this by: \n\n\n1. Improvement of training equipment and facilities; \n\n2. Training in Poland and Lithuania on warfare medicine; \n\n3. Exchange of experience, also during the ambulance games; \n\n4. Information campaign (dissemination of project leaflets, information partners' websites, durable plaque).\n\nMain products: joint working group - 4 people; working group meetings - 6 meetings; training for medics \"Emergency services in battlefield medicine\"- 600 persons LT/400 persons PL; ambulance games - 1; set of training tools and measures (simulation mannequins, triage sets and vests) - 1; training room - 1; medical simulation centre - 1; set of camouflage cloaks - 1.\n\nA cross-border approach is crucial in the reality of today's politics of other countries As close neighbours, we see the need to respond and secure together in the event of a disaster or hostilities. We will develop solutions for partners to face difficult situations. We will support each other in situations where the forces and resources at our disposal are insufficient for the scale of the needs. Cross-border cooperation will deal with catastrophic incidents that arise at the border and in the border zone, where it is mainly the time of arrival of the relevant services that matters. We will develop solutions that are useful in small towns so that help can be more effective and arrive more quickly. Through the project we will introduce a new approach to a common emergency policy aiming at a safe, prepared society on both sides of the border.","2025-06-01","2027-03-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",1999968.86,"ERDF",1599975.08,80,"The specific objective is to improve the qualifications of emergency medical personnel, enhance the\nprofessional skills of the medical personnel and improve cooperation skills. Medical training course on the battlefield medicine theme: 1 topic/600 persons in LT and 400 persons in PL. The international ambulance games – 4 day international event in LT (9 teams from PL, 9 teams from LT).\nFor the trainings the partners lack infrastructure (on PL side there are no conditions for organising quality trainings on theme of battlefield medicine – there is a need for medical simulation and training premises and equipment; on both sides training tools are also absent (on PL side - ambulance simulator, mobile trauma simulator, simulation mannequins; on LT side – simulation mannequins), also basic equipment for teams to be trained (on LT side it is a lack for triage sets, triage vests, on PL side – lack of camouflage capes). \nThe specific objective is to prepare the ground for trainings of ambulance personnel. On LT side this will be developed: manequin sets (4), Triage sets (300), Triage vests (600). On PL side this will be developed: camouflage cloaks (400), Creation of a Medical Simulation Centre with equipment (1 object), Training room equipment set (1).","Bialystok, Kaunas","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00050","Improvement of green infrastructure in the urban areas in the cross-border region","The main problem occurring in the cities of Suwałki and Alytus is the insufficient area of green public places, the lack of their diversity, which negatively affects the resistance of these cities to climate change, the standard of living and health of their inhabitants.\nThe area of urban green areas in 2022 in Suwałki amounted to about 315 ha (in Alytus 274 ha), including 110 ha of organized greenery in Suwałki and about 90 ha in Alytus. These areas represent various functional forms: parks, squares, riverside boulevards, street greenery, flowerbeds, flower meadows and wastelands. These areas constitute only about 5% of the area of Suwałki and 6,9% of the area of Alytus, which is a problem especially in the areas of the urbanized center of both cities.\nAnother issue, apart from the insufficient area of green public places, is their unsatisfactory condition and, consequently, their low ability to perform important ecological functions for the benefit of both cities and their inhabitants.\nAccording to Resolution No. XLV/575/2022 of the Suwałki City Council of April 27, 2022 on the \"Study of Conditions and Directions for Spatial Development of the City of Suwałki\", the condition of urban green areas leaves much to be desired and requires urgent corrective action. At the same time, the study shows an increase in air pollution, as a result of an increase in gas emissions, with insufficient development of green areas as one of the factors posing a threat to the health of residents.\nWe are dealing with a particularly difficult situation in the highly urbanized center of Suwałki and Alytus. There is a large share of areas completely devoid of plants (roads, sidewalks, paved squares, buildings). The remaining space is filled to varying degrees with vegetation in the form of spontaneous vegetation and the so-called arranged greenery. The unsatisfactory state of urban greenery translates into the urban heat island phenomenon, which is particularly intense in the urbanized city center in Suwałki and Alytus. \nThe main objective of the project is to strengthen the protection and preservation of natural resources, biodiversity and the development of green infrastructure in Suwałki and Alytus cities. The main objectives of the project will be achieved through the following activities:\n\n\n\n1. Improvement of green infrastructure in cross-border region, increase of the amount of green and recreational areas in public places by creation of new parks in Suwałki and Alytus (The Garden of the Senses in Suwałki and Jasmine Park in Alytus). \nThe Garden of Senses will be created in Suwałki in the city center, between 24 Sierpnia and Tadeusza Kościuszki St., on the Czarna Hańcza River. The main task of the garden will be to influence all the senses of the recipients, so that it has a therapeutic and educational effect. The Garden of the Senses in Suwałki will be the first garden of this kind in the cross-border region. \nJasmine Park will be created in Alytus, near the main street of the city. The purpose of the park will be to create a sense of community, new social connections, increase the area's biological diversity and ecological impact on the environment. The aim of the park is to preserve the existing natural ponds, to establish multifunctional green spaces, pastel greenery will create habitats for small fauna. In the meadow you can observe not only flowering plants, but also various insects: ants, butterflies, dragonflies, bees.\n\n\n2. Nature protection in cities by introduction of solutions (in parks) increasing the absorption of rainwater and limiting the occurrence of flooding and also noise reduction.\n\n\n3. Preservation of biodiversity by planting in the parks in Suwałki and Alytus mature trees, protection of native species and removal of invasive species.\n\n\n4. Creating ecological corridors for animals, assembling shelter elements in parks in Suwałki and Alytus for insects/bees (the children from Dzukija School in Alytus and Care and Educational Institution in Suwałki will make homes for insects/bees on the common workshop), \n\n\n5. Increasing the ecological awareness of the PL-LT children by explaining them during common workshops that human activity has led to the extinction of thousands of species, which is why cross-border cooperation on the protection of nature and species that they do not know borders is so important, but also about the role of green areas in the cities, urban flora and fauna, climate change and pro-enviromental behavior.\n\n\n6. Exchange of experience and sharing the best practice among the employees of the administrations in the cross-border region – cooperation between the Road and Greenary Management in Suwałki and Department for Environmental Protection and Architecture and Urban Planning in Alytus Municipality – common workshops and trainings about the global nature of the environmental problems, climate change protection of native species and removal of invasive species in the cross-border region.","2024-02-01","2026-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure","N",999515.1800000001,"ERDF",799612.14,80,"Within the reporting period the Subsidy Contract was signed on February 12, 2024. Moreover project partners signed the partnership Agreement on March 1, 2024.The Lead Partner organized on the 15th of March 2024 the opening conference. During the conference project partners presented the planned activities, learnt about the assumptions and aims of the project as well as the work schedule.\nMoreover the Lead Partner (the City of Suwałki) in the reporting period prepared:\n1.Request for quotation no. 1/2024 in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) was prepared for 2 workshops for employees of Road and Greenery Management in Suwałki (5 people) and Municipality administration in Alytus - Department for Environmental Protection and Architecture and Urban Planning (5 people). The contract no. RFZ/5/2024 was signed on 21.06.2024. The first workshop: ‘Diagnostics and inspection of the trees - methods of operation and aborist workshops’ (lecture and practical classes in the field, 2 days / 8 hours) was carried out from 27 to 28 of June 2024 and the second one: ‘Climate change in the context of planting plants and trees in cities’ (new, old species possible to grow up in our climate), 2 thematic bloks/2 days, 8 hours was carried out from 23 to 24 of July 2024.\n2. Request for quotation no. 2/2024 in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) was prepared for workshop for 15PL and 15LT children: Educational workshop in Suwałki on making insect /bee houses combined with the lecture on the importance and the role of the green areas in the cities, urban flora and fauna, climate change and pro-environmental behaviour. The company was chosen and the contract no. RFZ/7/2024 was signed on 17.06.2024. The workshops will be carried out on 06.09.2024 (in the 2nd period). The workshop was scheduled for the 1st period – all the procedure was finished in the 1st period but because of holidays in Poland and Lithuania the workshop will be carried out in 6-th September 2024.\n3. Public procurement for construction works of Sensory Park was prepared, the contract no. ZP/24/2024 with the construction contractor was signed on 10.06.2024 and construction works have begun.\n4. Public procurement for delivery of agricultural tractor and ride-on mover. The contract for delivery of the ride-on mover no. ZP/28/2024 was signed on 12.06.2024 (the term of delivery: 90 calendar days from the data of signed the contract). The public procurement for delivery of agricultural tractor will be repeated.\nIn the reporting period PP2 (Alytus Administration) contributed to the implementetion of all project activities: \n1. Participation in Opening conference in Suwalki on 2024-03-15.\n2.  Jasmine park creation (the contract No. SR-1046(3.9E) for execution of the works was signed on 2024-06-28, the contract No. SR-1194(3.9E) for technical supervision was signed on 2024-07-24.\n3. Greenhouse - Gardening Lab purchased and contract No. SR-1066(3.9E) signed on 2024-07-02.\n4. 5 LT employees from Alytus Municipality administration together with 5 PL employees of the Road and Greenery Management of Suwałki participated in workshops in Suwalki.\n\n \n\nWithin the second reporting period LP1 (the City of Suwałki) continued/carried out the following activities:\n\n1. Construction works of Sensory Park have been continuing. Public procurement for construction works of Sensory Park was completed in the first reporting period, the contract no. ZP/24/2024 with the construction contractor was signed on 10.06.2024. Two information/commemorative boards were placed at the Sensory Park.\n2. Ride-on mover was delivered on 07.08.2024 and marked with stickers with information of co-financing of EU. Public procurement for delivery of ride-on mover was completed in the first reporting period. The contract for delivery of the ride-on mover no. ZP/28/2024 was signed on 12.06.2024. \n3. The public procurement for delivery of agricultural tractor was repeated in 2nd repoting period - the contract for delivery of agricultural tractor no. ZP/53/2024 was signed on 02.10.2024 and tractor was delivered on 28.10.2024 and marked with stickers with information of co-financing of EU. \n4. The workshop for 15PL and 15LT children: Educational workshop in Suwałki on making insect /bee houses combined with the lecture on the importance and the role of the green areas in the cities, urban flora and fauna, climate change and pro-environmental behaviour was carried out on 06.09.2024. All the procedure was finished in the 1st reporting period (request for quotation no. 2/2024 in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) and the contract no. RFZ/7/2024 was signed on 17.06.2024). Because of holidays in Poland and Lithuania  worksops was carried out in the 2nd reporting period. \n5. Pro-enviromental workshops ‘Herbal Corner’ for 15 PL and LT children: the cycle of 3 meetings (3 hours of each meeting). The titles of 3 meetings:\n- \"Feel the mint...\" was carried out on 05.12.2024,\n- Aromas straight from the patch...\" was carried out on 03.01.2025 \n- \"The fragrant memories...\" will be carried out on 07.02.2025 (in the 3rd reporting period).\nAll the procedure was finished in the 2st reporting period - request for quotation no. 3/2024 was published in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) and the contract no. RFZ/28/2024 was signed on 29.11.2024.\n6. Pro-enviromental practical workshops ‘Let’s protect cross-border nature’‘ for 15 PL and 15 LT children, the cycle of 2 meetings (3 hours of each meeting):\n- \"Let's protect our native nature\" was carried out on 27.11.2024\n- \"Recycling - to make something from nothing\" was carried out on 11.12.2024\nAll the procedure was finished in the 2st reporting period - request for quotation no. 4/2024 was published in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) and the contract no. RFZ/29/2024 was signed on 22.11.2024.\n7. Published 1 article about the Gardens project in a municipality biweekly 'Dwutygodnik Suwalski' (on website 03.01.2025: \nhttps://dwutygodniksuwalski.pl/projekt-poprawa-stanu-zielonej-infrastruktury-na-obszarach-miejskich-w-regionie-transgranicznym/\nand in paper version of 'Dwutygodnik Suwalski' - 23.01.2025.\n8. Project partners meeting on 11.12.2024 in Suwałki.\n\nIn the reporting period PP2 contributed to the implementetion of all project activities: \n* A1.1.1. Jasmine park creation (the contract No. SR-1046(3.9E) for execution of the works was signed on 2024-06-28, the contract No. SR-1194(3.9E) for technical supervision was signed on 2024-07-24). Park created, declaration on the completion of construction works signed on 2024-11-22, No. ARCCR-20-241122-09917.\n* A 1.3.1. Participation in workshops for PL and LT children:\nPro-enviromental workshops in Suwałki: \"Herbal Corner\", the cycle of 3 meetings\nPro-enviromental practical workshops in Suwałki: \"Let's protect cross-border nature\", the cycle of 2 meetings\n* A 1.3.2 Greenhouse - Gardening Lab purchased (contract No. SR-1066(3.9E) signed on 2024-07-02) and installed.\n\n\nWithin the third reporting period LP1 (the City of Suwałki) continued/carried out the following activities:\n\n1. Construction works of Sensory Park finished, the final payment was complited. Two commemorative boards were placed at the Sensory Park.\n\n2. Pro-enviromental workshops ‘Herbal Corner’ for 15 PL and LT children: the cycle of 3 meetings (3 hours of each meeting). The titles of 3 meetings:\n- \"Feel the mint...\" was carried out on 05.12.2024,\n- Aromas straight from the patch...\" was carried out on 03.01.2025 \n- \"The fragrant memories...\" was carried out on 07.02.2025 (in the 3rd reporting period).\nAll the procedure was finished in the 2nd reporting period - request for quotation no. 3/2024 was published in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) and the contract no. RFZ/28/2024 was signed on 29.11.2024. The two meetings were carried out in the 2nd reporting period, only 3rd meeting - \"The fragrant memories...\" - was carried out on 07.02.2025 (in the third reporting period).\n\n3. Workshops ‘Multi-sensory perception of the world’. The cycle of 3 meetings (2 hours of each meeting). The titles of three meetings:\n1. Planting Herbs - How to start your own Herb Garden, was carried out on 19.05.2025\n2. We learn about the world of birds and help them in winter, was carried out on 09.06.2025\n3. Gifts of the Earth – what nature gives us, was carried out on 09.06.2025.\nAll the procedure was finished in the 3nd reporting period - request for quotation no. 1/2025 was published in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) and the contract no. RFZ/34/2025 was signed on 16.05.2025.\n\n4. Gardening workshops ‘Cultivation of plants’. The cycle of 2 meetings (2 hours of each meeting) for 15 PL and 15 LT children - setting up and running vegetable in the Garden of the Senses (in pots and then in the garden). \n- 1st meeting was carried out on 19.05.2025\n- 2nd meeting was carried out on 16.06.2025\nAll the procedure was finished in the 3rd reporting period - request for quotation no. 2/2025 was published in the Competitiveness Database (Baza Konkurencyjności) and the contract no. RFZ/35/2025 was signed on 16.05.2025.\n\n5. Gardening workshop in Alytus - 15 PL children and 2 teachers from the Care and Educational Institution in Suwałki went to Dzukija School in Alytus and took part in Gardening workshop. \n\nIn the third reporting period PP2 contributed to the implementation of all project activities: \n* Activity 1.3:\nD.1.3.1. \nParticipation in workshops for PL and LT children:\nGardening workshops in Suwałki - Cultivation of plants - setting up and running vegetable gardens in Suwałki\", the cycle of 2 meetings\nPro-enviromental workshops in Suwałki: “Multi-sensory perception of the world”, the cycle of 3 meetings\nOrganization of Gardening therapy in Alytus on 16.05.2025.\n\n\n","Alytus, Suwałki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00027","WATER ECOLOGICAL NETWORK - cross-border concept of protection and revitalization of rivers and lakes","Issue: Giżycko, Trakai and Kruklanki are three cities located in regions where water plays an important role in the landscape and social life. Nevertheless, there are some common problems of the aquatic environment in these regions. One such problem is water pollution, which results from many sources, such as industrial and municipal waste, chemicals used in agriculture, as well as pollution associated with tourist traffic. As a consequence, water quality in lakes, rivers and other watercourses is often poor, with negative impacts on human health and the environment. Another problem is the erosion of the banks and the deterioration of the quality of aquatic habitats. As a result of intensive tourist use, as well as inappropriate land use, aquatic habitats, such as reed beds, swamps and peat bogs, are degraded. In extreme cases, this can lead to coastal erosion and the disappearance of coastal areas. Another problem is climate change, which affects the water level in lakes and rivers, as well as their temperature and quality. As a result of climate change, the water level in lakes may change, which can lead to drought or flooding, as well as a reduction in biodiversity in watercourses. Finally, another problem is the lack of effective water management mechanisms to ensure their conservation and sustainable use. As a result of the lack of proper management, water resources can be overused and polluted, leading to their degradation. Solving these problems requires coordination between different sectors, including local authorities, the tourism and agricultural sectors, as well as civil society organizations and other stakeholders. It is also important to apply a sustainable approach to the management of water resources and care for water quality and the protection of aquatic ecosystems.\nObjective: Strengthening the protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution on the border between Poland and Lithuania. Protection of the natural environment on the border of Poland and Lithuania is important due to its impact on the overall condition of the environment in Europe. Protecting nature and biodiversity in this area will contribute to the achievement of the EU's Sustainable Development Goals and can have a positive impact on the overall state of Europe's natural environment. Joint work of Poland and Lithuania for the protection of nature and the natural environment can contribute to the improvement of relations between the two countries. Common goals and efforts to protect the environment can help to strengthen people-to-people ties and improve relations between countries.\n\nWork Plan:\n\n\n1. Implementation of measures to improve water quality, such as removing pollutants from rivers, lakes, counteracting erosion of banks and pollution of rainwater in PL, LT (youth camp - cleaning the lake in Trakai PP3).\n\n\n2. Cooperation between sectors and stakeholders to coordinate actions to protect environment and ensure sustainable development. Introduction of protection and revitalization programs for rivers, lakes and other water reservoirs (development a joint program LP1, PP2, PP3).\n\n\n3. Promoting alternative energy sources, such as solar energy, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, which affects water quality (Ecological Education Centre building).\n\n\n4. Introduction of eco infrastructure, such as green city squares, to provide places for biodiversity and relaxation for residents (eco playground LP1).\n\n\n5. Implementation of activities for sustainable transport, such as promoting eco-transport to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, which affects the quality of water (kayak trip on the Sapina River).\n\n\n6. Improvement of pollutant monitoring and reporting systems for more effective management and control of pollutant levels (autonomous measuring buoy 1 pc, water drone 1 pc, mobile water quality meter 3 pc LP1, PP2, PP3).\n\n\n7. Implementation of educational information campaigns on the importance of waters and the need for their protection to increase public awareness of the protection and preservation of aquatic habitats (LP1 Earth Days, ecological art competition, workshops, summary conference). \n\nTarget group: A community of three partners (LP1, PP2, PP3), youth participating in the lake cleaning camp in PP3, nature and biology teachers participating in workshops, tourists participating in events.\n\nInnovation in the project: Mobile Water Monitoring - inspection and measurement platform that increases safety and shortens the time of servicing local and environmental inspections in LT-PL cross-border area. The platform is powered by data collected by mobile devices - water drones and autonomous measuring buoys. It is autonomous system for monitoring water quality parameters that enables quick response to the threat of waters that have been so heavily exploited by tourists recently.","2024-03-01","2026-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","064 Water management and water resource conservation (including river basin management, specific climate change adaptation measures, reuse, leakage reduction)","N",743073.74,"ERDF",594458.98,80,"LP1 implemented activities in accordance with the project schedule:\nAcitivity 1.1. :\nOn April 21, 2024, the Foundation organized an ecological picnic to celebrate Earth Day. The event was attended by over 104 participants (78 from the Foundation for the Protection of the Great Masurian Lakes (FOWJM), 15 people from Kruklanki, and 11 people from Lithuania - Trakai) - (Attachment 4), including nature teachers, employees of ecological centers, youth, and the local community. The picnic served as a platform for discussions on environmental protection and promoted cooperation among project partners. During the picnic, power banks were distributed to the participants, with receipt confirmation provided by signatures on the attendance list during the picnic (Attachment 4). \nProject Management - Working Meetings – The Foundation conducted both in-person and online meetings with project partners to coordinate activities and exchange experiences. These meetings enabled a detailed discussion of the next steps and the setting of priorities for the upcoming months (Attachment 5 )\nProject Promotion:\n1.\tLP placed 1 pc of A3 poster in a visible place, at the Fundations' headquartess (Attachment 3)\nPoster for Earth Day – 100 copies (cost-free expense). The poster was printed using the office printer.\n2.\tArticles on partners’ websites – 2\n(Attachment 3\n(2.1.) Invitation to the Earth Day picnic on April 21, 2024: https://jeziora.com.pl/2024/04/16/piknik-z-okazji-dnia-ziemi/ \n(2.2. )Report from the picnic on the website – April 22, 2024: https://jeziora.com.pl/2024/04/22/3168/ \n3.\tSocial Media – 3\n(Attachment 3)\n(3.1.) https://www.facebook.com/reel/411059778331148 \n(3.2.) https://www.facebook.com/reel/781784730722086\n(3.3..)https://www.facebook.com/dejl.pawlak/posts/pfbid02RHpfuWBEheSevmagY8A9bUKVE4wGw12m646C4ETLvNNxV1rTxcF8JQjpjfFY8J3Nl?rdid=ICtPn9V5HpLsM2jL\n4. Regional Television:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v_0DTNWF6s - (Attachment 3)\n5. Promotional Materials for Participants 100 pcs: 100 power banks for participants of the Earth Day ecological picnic on April 21, 2024. (Attachment 1)\nPP2:\nActivity 1.4  Improvement of material base for environment education\n2. PP2 conducted the procedure and on 19.07.2024 signed the contract no. 272.12.2024 with Gastronom Mikuła Sp. Jawna for Construction of Ecological Center of Kruklanki Commune. Construction works have started (the financial document will be included in the next report). PP2 placed 1pc of temporary billboard at the investment place (the financial document will be included in the next report).\nproject promotions PP2-Atachment 4:\nPP2 placed 1pc of A3 poster in a visible place, at the main entrance to the Kruklanki Municipality Office (free of charge).\nPP2 placed 1pc of temporary billboard at the investment place (the financial document will be included in the next report).\nPP2 publishes 2 articles (14.03.2024, 21.04.2024) - information about the project implementation on PP2 website:\nhttps://www.kruklanki.pl/pl/Interreg_Litwa-Polska_2021-2027,195\nhttps://www.kruklanki.pl/pl/Transgraniczny_piknik_z_okazji_Dnia_Ziemi,11,1505\nhttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0qw2YYiwLR2iXoFYjEwRqQWs7pz98jaK178mFYweBdnijMUiaUYaoNp9TYDpSJ1fql&id=100064927320717&rdid=l96x6Y2BmizIYybu\nPP3: \nAcitivity 1.1.1:Travel to Picnic Cross-Boarder celebration of the Earth Day 2024 in Gizycko was organised on April 20-21, 2024 for 10 participants from Lithuania to Poland and back.\nProject Promotion Attachment 5:\n1.\tPP3 displayed poster of A3 size in a visible place. \n2.\tPP3 displayed on organisation’s website www.trakai.lt information about the project.\n\n\nLP1 implemented activities in accordance with the project schedule:\nActivity 1.1: A.1.1.2 Research Workshops at the University of Warsaw Research Center by Lake Roś 2024\nOrganized by LP1 (3 days) for 30 participants (10 from LP1, 10 from PP2, 10 from PP3) (Annex 1).\nThe workshops took place by Lake Bełdany, at the Mazurski Raj Hotel, near the second research station of the University of Warsaw in Urwitałt, by Lake Łuknajno. The workshops were held from 21–23 February 2025, with 37 participants (17 from LP, 10 from PP2, 10 from PP3).\nFour workshops were conducted for TEACHERS OF GRADES I–III / NATURE / BIOLOGY / KINDERGARTENS, aimed at professionals and nature enthusiasts. During the workshops, participants learned how to conduct field activities using naturally available materials. The procedure for assembling and configuring water quality monitoring equipment was presented, along with a demonstration measurement using the purchased water pollution testing devices.\n\nEquipment A.1.1.2 (Annex 2)\nUnder this activity, LP purchased water quality measuring equipment. Three measuring devices were purchased, handed over to the partners, and presented during the workshops held on 21–23 February 2025.\nA call for tenders was announced in the competitiveness base on 10 February 2025 for the purchase of a drone and a measuring buoy; however, the procedure was canceled for formal reasons. A new procedure was announced on 7 March 2025, with the submission deadline set for 17 March 2025 (equipment delivery planned for 25 April 2025).\n\nA.1.1.6 Ecological Art Contest (Annex 3)\nOrganized by LP1 for schools (LP1, PP2, PP3) on the occasion of Water Day 2025, including the provision of gadgets for 30 participants.\nParticipants are to design their dream ecological playground. At the end of February, LP purchased gadgets for 30 participants and prepared the Competition Rules, which were announced on 7 March 2025. The deadline for submitting entries is 28 March 2025.\nThe theme of the contest is World Water Day (celebrated annually on 22 March), with the main topic: \"My Dream Playground\" – the technique of execution is free.\n\nProject Management – Working Meetings (Annex 4):\nThe Foundation organized meetings with project partners:\n– On-site: 20 January 2025 – LP visit to PP2; 17 February 2025 – meeting with PP3 in Trakai,\n– Online: 13 January 2025,\n– By phone – for coordination and exchange of experience.\nThese meetings allowed for detailed discussion of the next steps and setting priorities for the upcoming months.\n\nProject Promotion (Annex 5):\n1, Gadgets for the Ecological Art Contest:\nSets for 30 participants (art set, glass bottle, power bank) distributed on the occasion of World Water Day – 22 March 2025.\n2, Social Media – Facebook:\n28.02.2025 – Nature workshops, “Szkoła Perły”:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/FundacjaOchronyWielkichJeziorMazurskich/posts/pfbid085pqKkwJL1k5sEk4whAoeSW5gnGNFo5XNos9bPr69mCmc2PRNJ4bQzm3sFDjiZbTl\n24.02.2025 – Report from the school in Trakai (gymnasium and kindergarten in Paluknys):\nhttps://www.facebook.com/FundacjaOchronyWielkichJeziorMazurskich/posts/pfbid02HHrirTwA4sDrUnx6GiVUaVasx1nZo7BSJiQWdzxQZe2yVMaqQVA94knwgSiYqWC3l\n23.02.2025 – Photo album – full coverage of nature workshops:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1035132281991240&type=3\n22.02.2025 – Nature workshops, day 2, visit to KUMAK, video:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1723761695218489\n21.02.2025 – Nature workshops, day 1, ornithology, video:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/reel/2507432976266387\n21.02.2025 – Nature workshops, beginning of day 1, photo coverage, ornithology:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/FundacjaOchronyWielkichJeziorMazurskich/posts/pfbid0Wg8BJFVNMRJDtgvyJ4MuCcwmraBqBvPCz214tDS26W6ZnDz2bQVbv9LGg8Qg8DLRl\n17.02.2025 – Working visit of project team 00027 in Trakai:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/FundacjaOchronyWielkichJeziorMazurskich/posts/pfbid02gB665VECYcXgUPMJC1pGWebTscdjvU2d3btnFU8nkAmCEaWxEobTCFLeWFbiiFMRl\n20.01.2025 – Visit to the construction site of the Environmental Education Center in Kruklanki:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/FundacjaOchronyWielkichJeziorMazurskich/posts/pfbid04ptUA2VHhGGYFvGAqBNiyfSTzAsv4Qqcx9ayxE7EpxUuS7XYG9dQfVaaCQAc8Ztwl\n3. External Articles:\n3.1. Mazury24.pl, 21.01.2025\n3.2. Radio Olsztyn, 22.02.2025\n4. Website of FOWJM – jeziora.com.pl\nPP2:\nActivity 1.4 (2) Improvement of material base for environment education \nPP2 is carrying out construction works in accordance with the agreement no. 272.12.2024 with Gastronom Mikuła Sp. Jawna for the construction of the Kruklanki Commune Ecological Center. Construction works are ongoing, their completion is planned for April 2025 (the financial document will be included in the next report). ","Trakai, Kruklanki, Gizycko","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00079","Cross-border tourism capsule - creation and promotion of Polish-Lithuanian tourist route E-11 using innovative solutions.","Project partners identified, that high potential exists in nature as a common asset and resource for tourism products in Lithuania and Poland. Certain variety of nature based tourism products already exist in both countries, but long distance hiking trails are still insufficiently employed. Project partners have identified the following challenges in the Program area:\n\n\n1. Underused potential to increase numbers of hiking tourists.\n\n\n2. Lack of large-scale sustainable tourism products, professionally designed to attract visitors to rural areas regardless seasons.\n\n\n3. Underused potential of nature heritage in tourism.\n\n\n4. Underused potential of cross-border cooperation between stakeholders for development, maintenance and marketing of tourism products.\n\n\n5. Insufficient use of innovative technologies in promotion of tourism products and environmental education. \n\nIn order to tackle the identified challenges, project partners have set the project overall objective - to increase number of visitors to the Program area through developing and promoting a joint cross-border nature long distance hiking trail crossing the Program area and by using innovative solutions. Project partners expect at least 5% increase in overnight stays in rural areas within a year after the hiking trail is developed and launched through marketing and promotion activities.\nProjects specific objectives are: 1) to create attractive tourism environment in the remote areas of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Kaunas and Alytus regions, by developing common long distance hiking trail, crossing Lithuania and Poland; 2) to promote common Lithuanian-Polish long distance hiking trail towards target groups: a. specialized tourist profiles – long distance hikers and their associations, b. general interest tourists - using one-two-three days’ sections of a trail, c. specialized tour operators and travel agents.\nThe project will pursue a unique approach of creating a cross-border tourism product - long-distance hiking route, and promoting it by using innovative and never before used solution - Cross-border tourism capsule (mobile information-education center). The concept of long distance hiking trails relies on the idea that they are not one-country products, but continue through several countries. No exception is the E11 route that will be developed in Poland and expanded in Lithuania. Creation of such a product requires cross-border cooperation and participation of the organizations from both countries, through which territories implemented route continues. Moreover, the use of Tourism capsule for promotion of hiking route and environmental education activities will be first case in Program area, when such an innovative solution is being introduced for tourism marketing and environmental education. Creation of the cross-border long distance trail, connecting Poland and Lithuania, will be first such attempt to attract visitors to the cross-border territory by proposing this territory as one common travel destination. \nImplementation of the project will benefit to Program area's economic situation, especially this will be useful for the service providers and communities in more remote territories of the Program area, as long-distance hiking trail will go through less accommodated areas and hikers will be using local services. Moreover, a new incentive for service providers, willing to broaden circle of their customers by catering to hikers, will be introduced - service providers meeting the requirements will receive \"Hiker friendly\" sign, which is known and recognized among hikers.","2024-03-01","2026-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",743285.25,"ERDF",594628.2,80,"During this reporting period deliverables D.1.2.1 Kick-off meeting in Lithuania and D.1.2.2. Inaugural conference in Poland were achieved. Also, partners started implementing deliverables D.1.1.1 Local workshop, D.2.2.1 Photo bank, D.2.3.1 Promotion campaigns online and D.2.3.2 Subpages of the route under project partners' websites.\nThis contributed to beginning of achieving specific objectives \"To create attractive tourism environment in the remote areas of Podlaskie Voivodeship, Kaunas and Alytus regions, by developing common long distance hiking trail, crossing Lithuania and Poland\" and \"To promote common Lithuanian-Polish long distance hiking trail towards target groups: 1) specialized tourist profiles – long distance hikers and their associations, 2) general interest tourists - using one-two-three days’ sections of a trail, 3) specialized tour operators and travel agents\". \nAlso, this will contribute to achieving outputs of the project: Output 1.1. Enduring collaboration between Polish and Lithuanian tourism promotion organizations created;  Output 1.2. Long distance hiking trail, connecting Lithuania and Poland, created and  Output 2.1. Tourism in Programme area promoted using Cross-border tourism capsule. \nLP1 implemented deliverables D.1.1.2 Networking seminar, D.1.4.1 Visual identity of the E11 in Poland, D.1.4.2 E11 marking guidelines, D.1.4.3 \"Hikers friendly\" scheme . PP2: During this period, a networking seminar was organised in Alytus on 22 January 2025. 37 participants attended. From 2 to 6 October 2024, 2 stakeholders travelled to Spain for the 55th ERA Conference. There they gained experience. 36 videos were produced and uploaded to Youtube. Online promotion campaigns are implemented. The website is programmed and contains information about the route, sections in Lithuania, etc. PP3:  Adaptation of the visual identity of the E11 in Poland (D.1.4.1, D.1.4.2, D.1.4.3), selected  contractor for implementation Hiking trail inspections in Poland (D.1.3.1) and Marking of the route in Poland (D.1.3.2),  Photo bank (D.2.2.1) / photos from autumn and winter.","Bialystok, Kaunas","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00078","Strengthening cooperation between Lithuanian and Polish rescue services in liquidation of chemical and ecological accidents","This project is very important to both project partners as the only opportunity to develop and improve cooperation between the rescue services of the border region as well as to improve the qualification of rescuers by gaining new knowledge and practical skills, which are required in performing complex human and property rescue and environmental protection operations, and will also become an excellent opportunity to share best practices.\nA large number of dangerous and hazardous substances are transported across the border region of Lithuania and Poland. Each shipment of goods is related to risk because traffic accidents may occur due to various reasons (weather conditions, road condition, traffic intensity, and others) and have a negative impact on people, property, and environment of the area if they result in a spill of hazardous materials into the environment. In Marijampolė, Kaunas counties, Bialystok and Suwalki regions there are 20 higher and lower level dangerous SEVESO objects. Any emergency situations that occur involve such consequences, which rapidly spread over large territories, also covering neighboring countries, thus causing enormous complications in rescue operations and even greater hazard to people and environment, especially when the forces and their supplies are not adequate to the scope of the hazard. The available resources are still insufficient compared to the scopes of rescue operations in cases of cross-border emergency situations.\nFor this purpose, rescuers are required to develop in order to gain new skills and abilities as well as knowledge of working with complex rescue equipment and techniques. Also, mutual cooperation between rescue services and exchange of good practice are becoming increasingly important. Using rescue equipment that is created using innovative today’s technologies and purchased during the project, better safety of people and the environment will be ensured, and the quality of living of people in the border areas will also improve.\nMiddle size fire-rescue vehicle with Chemical incident response trailer with equipment, Heavy fire-rescue vehicle with equipment and two Minibuses will be purchased for the project. This equipment is needed not only for project joint rescuers trainings and exercises, but also will serve for partner institutions after the project completion in their daily work in rescue operations and for further LT – PL rescuer cooperation.","2024-04-01","2026-03-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",1000000,"ERDF",800000,80,"In the reporting period partner institution has formed a working group that will be responsible for the implementation of the project. There were prepared documents (including technical specifications) for public procurement procedures in order to purchase Project first level controller, Middle size fire-rescue vehicle with Chemical incident response trailer with equipment, Minibus and Project promotional measures.\nPP2 carried out organizational and preparatory work for the implementation of trainings planned in the project.\nAlso PP2 carried out procedures to purchase heavy fire-rescue vehicle with equipment and minibus.\nPromotional website information article about project was announced by LP at https://pagd.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/projektai/20212027-m-interreg-vi-a-lietuvos-lenkijos-programos-projektas.\nPromotional website information article about project was announced by PP2 at https://www.gov.pl/web/kwpsp-bialystok/wzmocnienie-wspolpracy-litewskich-i-polskich-sluzb-ratowniczych-w-zakresie-likwidacji-awarii-chemicznych-i-ekologicznych\nIn this reporting period LP purchased Middle size fire-rescue vehicle and payment was made for it. A public procurement for the purchase of a minibus has been announced. Public procurement documents are being prepared to purchase equipment for a firefighting vehicle and a chemical incident response trailer with equipment through a separate public procurement. Also promotional stickers for purchased equipment was purchased. Promotional webpage article with general information about the project was published on LP website - https://pagd.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/projektai/20212027-m-interreg-vi-a-lietuvos-lenkijos-programos-projektas.\nIn the reporting period PP2 working group responsible for the implementation of the project has prepared  documents (including technical specifications) for public procurement procedures in order to purchase heavy fire-rescue vehicle with equipment and minibus and did carry out the contractor selection procedure.","Białystok, Kaunas","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00022","Provision of high quality medical services in the Polish-Lithuanian border area, focusing on surgical treatment and prevention of life-threatening diseases","The project is the result of existing cooperation between the two partner institutions (Alytus Polyclinic and Pro-Medica) as a response to widely understood problems in cross-border healthcare.\nIn Lithuania and Poland, the health care system is still underfunded (in Lithuania - 5.5% of GDP, in Poland - 4.8% of GDP). The quality of health care in both countries is worse than the EU average. Both countries face challenges in the availability of health services: lack of medical specialists, long waiting times for services. In Poland, a larger proportion of the population (8.5% of the population aged 16 and over) experiences shortages of medical needs than the EU average (3.2%). In Lithuania, the rate is quite close to the EU average (3.1%). Both Lithuania and Poland are experiencing problems with health services due to inadequate funding and poor availability and quality of health services, resulting in an overall poorer health status of citizens. Mortality from preventable and treatable causes in both countries exceeds the EU average and is particularly high in Lithuania, and the COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional strain on the emotional and physical health of citizens.\nMore than half of the participants in a survey conducted by the State Audit Office indicated that long queues at the doctor's office, and long deadlines for receiving medical services, are the biggest problem for the health care system. This is a very significant problem, as patients wait from 2 to 5 weeks for some medical services.\nDuring the implementation of the project, LP1 will focus on reducing the time limit for pulmonology services, paying special attention to the prevention of tuberculosis and COVID 19 complications.\nPP2 will focus on reducing the service delivery time for surgical procedures, including minimally invasive surgery. Minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery allows doctors to perform a range of procedures without traditional skin incisions. Thanks to the development of new surgical techniques, surgical trauma is much less than it was years ago, which translates, among other things, into a shorter recovery for the patient, who spends, for example, several hours under the care of medical personnel, rather than several weeks. In summary, small-access surgery makes the patient:\n- can return to normalcy faster,\n- there is less pain after the surgery,\n- there are no extensive and disfiguring scars on the body,\n- the risk of infection and loss of significant amounts of blood is reduced.\n\nThe long-term goal is also to strengthen cooperation between public health providers and institutions responsible for cross-border health care. In the long term, the capacity of public health providers and more efficient delivery of cross-border public services will be enhanced. Project beneficiaries will also increase awareness of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, in particular the application of the provisions of Directive 2011/24/EU, which sets out the conditions for a patient to be able to receive healthcare in another EU country and be eligible for reimbursement. A very important factor is also the quality of indoor air in operating rooms undoubtedly has a major impact on the health of the patient and staff, reducing the number of infections, the well-being of the operating team while working, so the use of air conditioning - ventilation systems in operating rooms is designed to reduce the risk of infection and provide comfort to staff.\n\nThe project will be jointly developed, implemented, financed and managed by the personnel appointed to implement it.\n\nThe project partners are solving these problems:\n- long waiting times for medical services (X-rays, surgeries),\n- insufficient quality and availability of health services,\n- insufficient prevention of infectious, life-threatening diseases (tuberculosis),\n- insufficient exchange of experience/skills between medical institutions,\n- insufficient involvement of the population in preventive programs,\n- outdated diagnostic and treatment equipment,\n- insufficient infrastructure for surgical procedures\n- Lack of adequate ventilation in two operating rooms\n\nThe solution to the above problems is:\nExchange of knowledge and experience of the Partners, health promotion, purchase of X-ray equipment, modernization of the ventilation system and purchase of equipment for the operating theater. \nThe project will increase the quality and availability of health care services in the LT-PL border area.\nThe target recipients of the project will be the residents of Elk (PL) and Alytus (LT) districts,and the target group will include health care workers.\n\nJoint project implementation will include:\n- exchange of experience, knowledge between partners,\n- organization of trainings/workshops\n- organization of an opening conference\n- organization of a conference summarizing the results of the project\n- management of the project during its implementation.","2024-03-01","2026-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",888451.87,"ERDF",710761.49,80,"LP1 has created a subpage on the www.apoliklinika website, which contains project publicity information: https://www.apoliklinika.lt/aukstos-kokybes-medicinos-paslaugu-teikimas-lenkijos-ir-lietuvos-pasienio-regione-orientuojantis-i-chirurgini-gydyma-ir-gyvybei-pavojingu-ligu-profilaktika/\n1 publicity article was published on 31st of May, 2024 in the regional newspaper 'Alytaus naujienos\", information about the project was published in facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=854367539834404&set=a.463050792299416\nThe newsletters will start to be sent in the 2nd reporting period.\n\nLP1 planned to purchase the 1 x-ray equipment and to adapt the 3 rooms for the installation of the X-ray room in the reporting period. Deliverables D1.1.4., D1.1.3.\n\nPP2 has created a section on its website dedicated to the LTPL00022 project:\nhttps://promedica.elk.com.pl/2020/index.php/menu/fundusze-unijne-dofinansowania/457-projekt-nr-ltpl00022-swiadczenie-wysokiej-jakosci-uslug-medycznych-na-pograniczu-polsko-litewskim-ze-szczegolnym-uwzglednieniem-leczenia-chirurgicznego-i-profilaktyki-chorob-zagrazajacych-zyciu-interreg-litwa-polska\n\nOn the above website, information about the project, working meetings, the opening conference and workshops were published. In addition, this information was also published on social media (Facebook).\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1204198544329491&id=100042180715417&_rdr\nhttps://promedica.elk.com.pl/2020/index.php/menu/konferencje/47-konferencje/389-konferencja-miedzynarodowa-i-warsztaty-11-12-07-2024\n\nPP2 organized the opening conference (Activity 1.2) and workshops for medical staff (Activity 1.1.). 7 sets of medical equipment were also purchased (Activity 1.1)\n\nDuring the reporting period:\nLP1:  Activity 1.1. LP1 organized  2 workshops \" Prevention of tuberculiosis and other diseases by vaccination\" (2024-10-24) and \"Early diagnosis of infectious and malignant diseases by radiological examinations\" (2024-11-21).\nActivity 1.3. LP1  organized the seminars about prevention of infectious, life-threatening diseases in 12 educational institutions (Dzukija school; Piliakalnis, Dainava, Saltiniai, Vidzgiris, Volunge, Panemune, Likiskeliai progimnasiums; Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas, Putinai, Jotvingiai, St. Benediktas gimnasiums (total 36 hours).\n\nPP2 participated in two workshops organized by LP1 on: 24/10/2024 and 21/11/2024 (D 1.1.1). Among the equipment, a patient heating system was purchased (D 1.1.5.). In addition, the newsletters were jointly prepared and sent to medical facilities and doctors.\nThis report covers expenses originally reported in report R.1, which were suspended and excluded from R.1 in order to complete the ex-post control of public procurement's. The subject report concerns expenses for period 1 (01.03.2024-31.08.2024) regarding purchased equipment. This expenditure was not settled in report R.1 due to the prolonged process of control of public procurement's no. 1829/2024, 1830/2024 and 1831/2024. The ex-post control was completed on 26.03.2025, i.e. at a later date than the report for period 2 - report R.3, there fore a new report R.4 was submitted regarding expenses from period 1.","Ełk, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00015","Emergency care for crisis situations","The last few years have been challenging for healthcare facilities in Poland and Lithuania – COVID-19 has mercilessly exposed system deficiencies in the event of crisis situation an emergency and a surge in the number of patients requiring emergency health care. The year 2022 brought further challenges and threats - the bloody conflict in Ukraine, resulting from Russian aggression, makes one wonder about the degree of preparedness of Polish and Lithuanian health care, including hospitals, for a situation of warfare in Poland and/or Lithuania. Of course, armed conflict is this black scenario, but it is important to note that before February 2022, quite a number of politicians or geopolitical experts did not believe in the possibility of an attack on Ukraine. \nDecades of peace in this part of Europe have meant that hospitals, including hospital emergency services, have mostly abandoned any preparations for the bleak scenario of the start of hostilities. The current geopolitical situation calls for urgent measures to increase the resilience of health care system in the PL-LT border region in case of crisis situations such as military conflicts by undertaking joint multi-level complementary interventions. \nProject aims on building of PL-LT border region health system resilience by strengthening of emergency care adaptability to crisis situations. Aim will be achieved though: \n-\tproviding medical personnel with the necessary theoretical and practical competences for the implementation of health care aimed at battlefield injuries,\n-\tequipping of units with medical devices and technical facilities,\n-\tdeveloping of universal algorithms for the operation and interaction of medical units, including the admission of patients from hospitals abroad/transferring their own patients to other facilities.\nThe direct beneficiaries of the project and its outputs are partner hospitals in the Polish-Lithuanian border area, i.e. Voivodeship Hospital in Suwałki and Alytus District Hospital. These units will experience positive changes/effects of the project in the form of providing higher quality healthcare in the field of broadly defined emergency care through equipping with modern medical equipment and devices, higher qualifications of medical staff and established algorithms for dealing with extreme situations, in particular armed conflicts.\nThe target beneficiaries of the project and its outputs will be the population of Suwałki and Alytus regions, who through the implementation of the project will function (live, work, etc.) in an area with a hospital with the capacity to undertake effective, efficient emergency measures in situations of crisis, including armed conflict.\nProblem of interest to the partners in this project is essentially cross-border in nature. The sad experience of countries/regions that have experienced crisis situations and war clearly shows that a solidarity-based response from the international community, including – its closest neighbours, is necessary to minimise the tragic consequences. Border regions are vulnerable as crises situations might not halt at administrative borders, therefore cross-border coordination is required.\nIt should be noted that so far no one has addressed this topic in the Programme area, even more so in the aspect of cross-border cooperation between health care units. Output to be created as a result of the planned project activities, i.e. study containing algorithms and response procedures for hospitals in the border region in the event of an emergency, in particular armed conflict, can be adapted by other stakeholders\nSoft and hard backgrounds acquired by project partners during the implementation of planned project activities will be also used in day-to-day statutory activity.","2024-02-01","2026-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",998808.74,"ERDF",799046.98,80,"Within reporting period both PPs appointed a Project Teams responsible for the implementation of project activities and reporting. Responsibilities have been indicated for individual Project Team members.\nProject was initiated on 10th April 2024 in “Loft” Hotel in Suwałki by kick-off conference, in event participated 40 persons, 20 from PL and 20 from LT. Among participants were present representatives of emergency medicine from other PL health care units and representatives of the Podlaskie Voivodeship self-government. Representatives of the local and regional media were invited to the event, and a press conference was held in the course of the event. Information about the launch of the project appeared in numerous media materials. During the kick-conference directors of both partners officially signed partnership agreement. \nBoth PPs placed durable plaques on the project in premises of the hospitals. Also, PPs published articles on the project in the regional press: LP1 on 28th April 2024 in regional dailies ‘Gazeta Współczesna’ and ‘Kurier Poranny’ and PP1 on 23rd April 2024 in ‘Alytaus Naujienos’. \nMoreover, PPs  created websites sections dedicated to project, information on the project, EU support and project activities is published in this section. \nOn May LP1 purchased bullet wounds trainer, which will be used in the trainings planned for the next reporting period. Also, patient transportation trolleys, operating theatre light, intraosseous access drill, lead safety aprons and EKG’s were ordered, delivered, but were not paid in the reporting period, therefore these costs will be included in the next report. \nPP1 conducted public procurement for project controller services, service was contracted. The procedure for selecting a contractor for the training activities by LP1 has also been initiated. \nDuring the reporting period both PPS continued purchase of medical and technical equipment: LP1 paid for previously delivered equipment: \n-\tpatient transportation trolleys (3 pcs), intraosseous access drill (1 pcs), lead safety aprons (6 pcs) and EKG’s (3 pcs)\nfurther items of medical equipment were purchased: surgical tables (2 pcs), orthopaedic accessories set for surgical table (1 pc), procedure table (1 pc), operating theatre light (1 pcs).\n\nPP2 purchased anesthesia delivery systems (3 pcs), patient monitors with depth of sleep function and respiratory gas analysis (3 pcs), anesthetics vaporizers (3 pcs). \n\nTotally 27 pcs of medical equipment were purchased (WP1, D.1.2.1).\n\n\nOn 3rd of October 2024 PP2 organised in Alytus training for medical staff “Scientific methods and practices in mass disaster medicine”. In the event participated 40 representatives of medical staff of both PPs (20 from LT and 20 from PL). Training was conducted by scientists from Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Clinic of Emergency.\n\nOn 4th December 2024 LP1 organised in Suwałki training for medical staff “Emergency medicine in extreme situations” In the event participated 41 representatives of medical staff of both PPs. (20 from LT and 21 from PL – the participation of an additional person did not entail additional costs).\n\nTotally, both PPs organised 2 trainings (WP 1, D.1.1) with a total of 81 participants (WP1, D.1.1.3). \n\nPPs subsequently update information on the Internet (www project section, social media) (WP1, D.1.1.6). \n\nLP1 on 26th November 2024 and 20th December 2024 transferred ERDF amounts from 1st Project Report to PP2.\nDuring the reporting period both PPs continued to purchase remaining medical and technical equipment – LP1 purchased RTG with C arm, PP2 completed purchase of electrical generator systems (2 units).\nOn 28th May 2025 in Suwałki workshop on organization aspects of emergency care in extreme situations was held. In workshop participated 20 persons (10 from PL and 10 from PL) – medical/managing and administration staff of both partners. The training sessions were divided into practical and theoretical parts, where various scenarios of crisis situations and responses to them were practised.\n","Alytus, Suwałki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00204","Implementation of the Prevention Programme of the Digestive Tract Diseases in podlaskie voivodeship and taurage county through the useness of highly specialised medical equipment and telemedicine tool","The project seeks to solve the key problems facing the Polish-Lithuanian border area in terms of accessibility to highly specialized and quality health care services in light of the changing demographic and economic situation, in particular:\n-underinvestment in equipment by medical entities;\n-adaptation of medical solutions to the needs of the aging population due to their limited mobility and dispersion of urban centers through the use of telemedicine tools;\n-the need to continuously improve the knowledge, qualifications and skills of medical personnel due to the constant advances in diagnosis, treatment and prevention; \n- the use of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases; \n- the need to carry out information and education activities aimed at the residents of the cross-border area with regard to medical knowledge;\n- the need to undertake preventive measures (information, education) combined with basic diagnostic tests in the field of digestive diseases in the border area;\nThe main objective is to minimize or relatively even out the deficits in medical care of patients struggling with gastrointestinal diseases through close cooperation of Polish and Lithuanian medical staff and implementation of a systemic common approach to the patient by improving the knowledge of residents and medical staff and increasing the quality of services provided through the purchase of innovative, highly specialized endoscopy equipment. \nTo achieve the main goal leads a series of activities aimed at cooperation of institutions, specialists and residents, including the implementation of cross-border monitoring of gastroenterological care under which we will:\n- systemically register patients and communicate among Partners, ensuring effective medical consultation and exchange of experience and knowledge among medical staff through implementation of PAaCS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) (implementation of the system in participating Hospitals); \n- strengthened the transfer of substantive knowledge of the area's medical personnel by organizing 2 two-day training sessions on gastrointestinal diseases for 50 medical and support staff in Bialystok and Taurogi; \n-made borderland residents aware of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, including healthy lifestyle patterns, risk factors and symptoms of gastrointestinal diseases through the organization of two conferences;\n- created educational tools on gastrointestinal diseases by designing a trilingual educational platform; \n- conducted a prevention program for 250 vulnerable people living in the border area;\nThe target group is the residents of Podlaskie Voivodeship and Taurage County. Direct participants of the project will be doctors, medical staff, patients, as well as participants of educational and preventive activities.\nThe objectives of the project address the common challenges facing the Polish-Lithuanian border area, affect the medical care of the borderland through the implementation of a systemic solution across national borders.In addition, they are excellent as a foundation for communication in further improving mutual understanding, cooperation and coexistence of the inhabitants of the common border region. \nAs a result, it is planned to increase cross-border integration of medical communities and institutionalize a cross-border treatment model based on quality management data using the application of product and scientific innovations in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.","2024-05-01","2025-12-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",992703.35,"ERDF",794162.6800000001,80,"The first six months in the implementation have been spent on activities establishing the basis for effective implementation of the activities, and the focus has been on preparations for activities planned in later stages.\nIn May 2024 as part of the activities, each of Partner formed a Project Team consisting of: 1.Project Coordinator; 2.Organization and medical service specialist; 3.Medical equipment specialist; 4.Specialist in public procurement; 5.Financial service specialist; 6.IT specialist; \nThe above-mentioned persons were hired in the form of special task allowance are employees of the Hospital. In addition, Project Coordinator of LP was financed from the Hospital's own funds. The employment of the personnel resulted from the provisions of the grant application and its annexes.\nThe Partners have created a accounting policy that will allow the activities to be carried out in accordance with the Program guidelines, the art of accounting and bookkeeping.\nA project offices have been established on the premises of the Hospital, where day-to-day activities are carried out and the progress of the project is discussed, where communication between partners takes place and documentation is kept.\nSupervision of proper implementation is exercised by the Heads of the Hospital, whose task is to appropriately assign project team members to specific activities to maximize efficiency. \nDuring the period, most of the preparatory activities and activities for the implementation of the relevant activities were carried out, but also activities to start implementation were carried out, such as:\n1) On August 26th, the staff of the LP - Project Coordinator, Organization and medical service specialist, Financial service specialist and full team of LT Partner were participated in the working meeting of the Project, which took place in Taurogi. The meeting was attended on behalf of the Host by staff of Partner no. 1 responsible for the implementation of the Project and the Hospital management staff. During the meeting, the following issues were discussed: the form of employment of staff members, the creation of methodologies for indirect costs, the preparation of documentation establishing implementation - regulations, accounting policies, discussion of proceedings should be resolved during the implementation, methods of communication, the transfer of documentation and discussion of the scope of work. The meeting also discussed the scope of work and responsibilities of each Partner in connection with the planned conference launching in Taurogi. The meeting lasted nearly 8 hours and allowed to establish the foundations of cooperation.\n2) Organization by Partner no. 1 and participation Lead Partner in a kick-off conference launching the Project. The event was organized on October 29, 2024 at the sports complex building in Taurogi, 141 Vytauto gatve St. The event was attended by 128 people on site, including 18 people from Poland, but also thanks to online streaming the event was also transmitted to the Bialystok Hospital, which was attended by another 26 people. The Lead Partner provided speakers for the event, i.e. Dr. n. med. Marzena Motkowska - “Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas”; Dr. n. med. Przemyslaw Rokicki - a lecture called “Neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Confirmation of the holding of the event is provided by the video that the conference, materials of the speakers, materials prepared for the participants of the event, attendance lists.\n3) Conducting a procurement procedure for the purchase of medical equipment by LP called “Supply of medical equipment for the Endoscopy Laboratory within the framework of Project LTPL00204 - PPotDTD ‘Implementation of the Program for Prevention of Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract in the Podlaskie Province’. The procedure number 136/2024 was announced on July 15, 2024. The activity included the selection of a supplier of medical equipment covered with the project, i.e., videocolanoscopy set with AI system, videogastroscopy set and videocolanoscopy set. The opening of tenders took place on August 16, 2024., 1 potential supplier participated in the procurement: 1) Endoelektronik.pl sp z.o.o, sp.k, NIP: 534-253-64-91;\nThe procurement procedure for the creation of an e-learning platform and implementation of PAACs system solutions was announced on November 12, 2024.\nTauragė Hospital has started preparing procurement documents for medical and information technology equipment. \nTauragė Hospital has purchased server equipment to store images from gastroscope and colonoscope examinations.\n4) Production of promotional materials. As a result of the market recognition conducted on September 2, 2024. The company 4Brands Advertising Studio was selected. In terms of services provided, the following promotional and educational materials were created: 4000 copies of an educational leaflet (2000 in PL, 2000 in LT), 20 posters (10 in PL, 10 in LT) and 3 roll-ups (1PL, 1LT,1ENG)\nThe second half of the Project was dedicated to activities related to the delivery of solutions included in the Project, i.e.:\n1)\tDelivery of medical equipment related to the conducted tender procedure. \n- The procedure no. 136/2024 was described in the previous report. \nThe following medical equipment was purchased as part of the above procedure:\na)       Videocolonoscopy system with artificial intelligence, including: image processor with light source, artificial intelligence system, HD video colonoscope for AI operation with insufflation pump, medical monitor, license for connection to the DICOM system, CO2 insufflator, endoscope pump. \nb)       Videogastroskopy system (videogastroskopy with digital-optical filter (LCI, BLI) (set) including: image processor with light source, HD videogastroskop, medical monitor, license for connection to the DICOM system;\nc)       Videocolonoscopy system (set) including: HD videocolonoscope, medical monitor;\nThe medical equipment was delivered to the Hospital on 30th October 2024, based on a agreement signed with the Supplier on 18th September 2025. The financial invoice issued by the Supplier was settled on 3th January, 2025.\n2)\t Implementation of the PACS system and e-learning platform at the Hospital in relation to an unlimited tender procedure entitled \"Postępowanie o udzielenie zamówienia na zakup systemu PACS z teleradiologią do SP ZOZ w Białymstoku im. Mariana Zyndrama - Kościałkowskiego - Interreg VI-A Litwa - Polska (oprogramowanie + sprzęt)\" no. DZP.2347.2.2024 dated 22th November 2024. \nAs part of the project, a supplier of equipment and a contractor for the PACS system and e-learning platform included in the project were selected. The bids were opened on 24th December 2024. Two potential contractors taken part in the procedure, namely 1) Sinektik S.A., ul. J.P.Dziekońskiego 3, Warsaw 00-728, NIP: 521-319-78-80, bid worth PLN 3,701,640.00 gross; 2) Dagosys M.Piechota, R.Klimek s.c., ul. Suwalska 25/27, 93-176 Łódź, NIP: 729-270-58-04, offer worth PLN 871,855.60;\nAs a result of the selection process, the Contractor was chosen – Dagosys s.c. The following tasks described in the GC were carried out as part of the procedure, which are detailed below:\n - conducting an effective integration of the PAACS extension into the existing system owned by the Lead Partner with functionalities including, i.e. the ability to connect the endoscopes, colonoscopes and medical equipment owned and purchased as part of the implementation to IT systems\n- digitalization of an historical examinations and storage in the PAACS system;\n- implamanting a communication module of the PAACS system, allowing for consultation and exchange of experience and knowledge among medical staff. \nThe PAACS system also includes an educational platform designed for medical staff, patients, society of cross-border area and internal hospital solutions. \n- an educational and information platform with the functionalities indicated in the grant application.\nThe tasks and objectives specified in the Agreement with Contractor  were completed by 30th April 2025.\nAt the same time, as part of the implementation in the second half of the project, the Lead Partner carried out promotional and information activities and made payments for the delivery of medical equipment (point 1 of the summary of the partner's work) and payments for the preparation and production of promotional materials made in the previous reporting period (first reporting report).\n3) During the second project period, the purchase of an endoscope washing machine was completed by Partner no.1. The winner was identified at the end of March 2025 and the contract was signed on 2 April 2025. The device was delivered in May 2025. The envelopes for the purchase of the gastroscope and colonoscope systems were opened in April 2025. The winning bidder will not be decided until the beginning of the third period. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for July or August 2025.\nThe project is supervised by a management team consisting of a Project Coordinator, an Organizational and Medical Services Specialists (PL and LT). The participation of a medical equipment specialist (PL and LT), a public procurement specialist (PL and LT), and an IT specialist (PL) was crucial in the current period. The entire project was financially supervised by an accounting specialist (PL and LT).\nSupervision over the proper operation of the project team is exercised by the Heads of Director, whose task is to assign project team members to specific activities in order to maximize efficiency. ","Tauragė, Białystok","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00258","The development of the Silver Economy on a Cross Border","The project \"The development of the Silver Economy on a Cross Border\" aims to promote the silver economy and assist transnational seniors in starting to grow and feel needed in society - returning and fully engaging in the job market, creating communities, and changing lives. An aging society poses several challenges encompassing economic, social, and healthcare aspects. Here are some key problems related to societal aging:\n\n\n1. Economic strain: the economic burden associated with supporting a growing elderly population may limit social protection, pension systems, and healthcare services. It may be challenging for a smaller working-age population to meet the financial needs of retirees, leading to increased government spending and possibly higher taxes.\n\n\n2. Healthcare expenses: older individuals often require broader healthcare services due to age-related health issues. The increased demand for medical care can strain healthcare systems, leading to higher costs and challenges in delivering adequate services.\n\n\n3. Sustainability of pension systems: traditional pension systems may face sustainability issues as the ratio of retirees to workers increases. Ensuring the long-term viability of these systems may require adjusting pension structures or retirement age.\n\n\n4. Labor force shortage: population aging may lead to a decrease in the labor force, resulting in a shortage of skilled workers. This can impact economic productivity and innovation.\n\n\n5. Social isolation and loneliness: older individuals may face social isolation and loneliness, especially if they live alone or have lost friends and family members. Social connections and support networks are crucial for mental and emotional well-being. Addressing these challenges requires a comprehensive and multi-faceted approach, including policy changes, healthcare innovations, social programs, and adjustments to various systems to adapt to the realities of an aging society. \nGiven these issues, this project aims to promote the \"Silver Economy\" model. Encouraging and facilitating their participation can help alleviate some of the challenges associated with an aging population, such as labor force shortages and economic strain. Project partners aiming to achieve the main objectives include providing seniors with information, training, consultations, guidance, and mentoring on entrepreneurship; providing structural support to seniors for implementing their business ideas; promoting senior entrepreneurship, mindset, and culture. During the project, the Alytus district Pivasiunai Nursing Home and Orzysz municipality guidelines for the \"Silver Economy,\" addressing and promoting senior entrepreneurship and inclusion in the job market. Key project activities include computer literacy training for seniors, networking, organizing joint business fairs, collecting best practices in an \"idea bank\". The project will adhere to the approach that seniors can be competitive in the job market and fully develop business ideas. The uniqueness of this project lies in its promotion of the \"Silver Economy,\" where older people can communicate and thrive in the workplace, engage in innovative business, contribute to market development through consumer participation, and lead a healthy, active, and productive life.","2024-11-01","2025-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",78047.66,"ERDF",62438.12,80,"Significant objectives related to the promotion of the 'Silver Economy' model were achieved during the implementation of the project. The activities carried out – computer literacy training, as well as educational workshops on candle making, soap making, nesting-box making, wall clock crafting, also handicraft and motivational workshops with a psychologist – contributed to the empowerment of older people and their more active participation in economic life.\n\nSeniors acquired new knowledge and practical skills, improved their competencies, and felt more valued in the modern labor market. The various items created during these activities reflect their creativity and skills and will be showcased at a business fairs, further strengthening their engagement in the local economy.\n\nThe project clearly demonstrated the added value of collaboration – a supportive environment was created where seniors not only learned but also had the opportunity to apply their knowledge in practice, thereby contributing to community well-being.","Orzysz, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00256","Strengthening partnership cooperation between Poland and Lithuania for the development of sustainable tourism and ecological education in the cross-border area","The border regions of Poland and Lithuania are characterized as green territory with large forest complexes, rich with natural and cultural attractions, retained local culture, traditions, crafts, the traditional way of life. Despite regions' rich natural and cultural assets, tourism development is hindered by remote locations, seasonal visitation, limited transportation infrastructure and language barriers. Lack of cooperation between stakeholders limits potential, but collaborative efforts aim to address these challenges. A joint project, \"Wildlife Undercover,\" will focus on developing and promoting sustainable tourism opportunities and ecological education through collaborative efforts between project partners - Nature Heritage Fund, Center for Ecological Education of Elk City Municipality, and the Directorate of Protected Areas of Dzukija and Suvalkija. A key initiative is the creation of a joint tourism route called \"Wildlife Undercover,\" spanning Eastern Poland and Southern Lithuania. This route will highlight natural attractions and rare species in forests, wetlands, and protected areas on both sides of the border, aiming to engage nature lovers and educate visitors about the region's biodiversity. Additionally, the project will invest in joint nature lessons aimed at younger visitors, local guides, and other interested parties, fostering cross-border connections and promoting the unique wildlife of the region. Enhancing the skills of local guides and facilitating knowledge and experience exchange between Lithuania and Poland is another crucial aspect, aimed at providing high-quality tourism offerings and showcasing the region's natural beauty. Innovative IT solutions, such as interactive terrain model of Elk region and information terminal in Vištytis, will further enhance the visitor experience. Ultimately, these collaborative efforts aim to strengthen ties between Lithuania and Poland while positioning the cross-border area as a unified tourism destination. By focusing on sustainable tourism development, the project seeks to generate lasting positive impacts on the region's economy, environment, and communities.","2024-11-01","2025-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","167 Protection, development and promotion of natural heritage and eco-tourism other than Natura 2000 sites","N",159682.6,"ERDF",127746.08,80,"C.7 Project implementation started with a Kick off meeting held on November 28, 2024 in Panemune, Lithuania. During the meeting project partners signed the Partnership Agreement, discussed project implementation modality, planned activities, responsibilities of each partner, assigned budgets, communication and visibility requirements. The tentative dates of planned visits were proposed and booked, milestones for implementation of Activities revised. Two online consultative meetings were conducted: 1) Consultations between LP1 and PP3 were held on 2025-04-01 to discuss project progress and upcoming reporting; 2) Consultations between LP1 and PP2 were held on 2025-04-17 to discuss upcoming visit to Elk and reporting requirements. The evidence materials and photos of consultations are uploaded under Report annexes. \n\nC.3 LP1-GPF has employed and assigned 4 staff members for project implementation. Project manager for overall project management and implementation supervision; finance manager for ensuring proper LP1 book keeping and accountancy; non-formal education specialist for preparation of nature lessons under Activity 1.1., and GIS specialist for development of tourism route and web map application under Activity 2.2. Employment contracts and assignment orders were uploaded under LP1 report for Period 1.\n\nActivity 1.1, D.1.1.1: A set of nature lessons based on rare and protected species found in Southern Lithuania and Eastern Poland is under preparation. LP1-GPF Non-formal education specialist has been assigned the task of development of nature lessons package. PP2-CEE and PP3-DSSTD have identified the lists of species to be the focus of nature lessons. The drafts of 9 lessons were prepared and uploaded for partners' verification of (can be seen here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1F8EiVC2TUzO6y15n5kHvfX6YSdVMQ1wW). The designer has been sub-contracted for making design and layouts of the nature lessons. \nActivity 1.1, D.1.1.2: PP3 has sub-contracted a designer for production of a set of costumes representing the 9 rare species. Each costume is based on the same species used in the nature lessons. During the Period 1, costume designs for all 9 species were created, and costume sets for 6 of these species were produced. \nActivity 1.1, D.1.1.3:Nature classes are scheduled to be organized in Period 2 by PP2-CEE and PP3-DSSTD.\n\nActivity 1.2: Period 1, LP1 has collected information from PP2 and PP3 about the proposed tourism route points under the theme \"secrets hidden in the wild\". The proposed objects are currently being revised from the point of view of availability for visiting. Selection is based on species relevant to the topics of the nature lessons developed in under D.1.1.1. The first version of webmap application is under development by LP1 GIS and Recreation Specialist.\n\nActivity 1.3: The experience exchange visits as well as youth exchange visits were rescheduled to take place in May 2025 (Period 2) due to more suitable timing and warmer weather. During project Kick off meeting project partners agreed on tentative dates of two experience exchange visits (under D.1.3.1) and two joint events for youth target groups (under D.1.3.2). \n\nActivity 1.4, D.1.4.1 and D.1.4.2: Project partners PP2-CEE and PP3-DSSTD have advanced in organization of Guide training programmes under D.1.4.1 and D.1.4.2 respectively. The contractors for trainings were selected, the guide training programmes were prepared, implementation started by both partners.\n\nActivity 1.5, D.1.5.1 and D.1.5.2: Project partners PP2-CEE and PP3-DSSTD have advanced in upgrading their equipment dedicated to present the surrounding nature. The tender for development and installation of Ełk Lakeland terrain model has been announced by PP2-CEE (D.1.5.1). Signing of contract and installation works are foreseen to be done in Period 2. PP3-DSSTD prepared the technical specification for the installation of information terminal in Vištytis visitor center (D.1.5.2). The installation of the terminal is planned for Period 2.\n\nActivity 1.6: In order to raise awareness of visitors and general public, local communities and stakeholders, information about the project was posted on websites of project partners at:\nLP1-GPF https://www.gpf.lt/projektas/projektai/vykdomi-projektai/ltpl00256-gamta-slaptai/ . \nPP2-CEE www.cee.elk.pl\nPP3-DSSTD https://dzukijossuvalkijosstd.lrv.lt/lt/interreg-projektas-ltpl00256-gamta-slaptai/ \nA3 size posters were placed in the premises of all partners, posters were also present during partners' meetings and events. \nPartners have also posted informational entries on their social media pages:\nLP1-GPF https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092196319259\nPP2-CEE https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057502777727\n","Aleknonių k., Alytaus r. , Ełk, Vilnius","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00257","Development of the Yotvingians road on the Lithuanian-Polish border","The Lazdijai Cultural Center and the Municipality of Punsk aim to implement a project whose main goal is the creation of the cross-border Yotvingians Road and the enhancement of this route with cultural initiatives, activities, and events. The material and immaterial cultural heritage of the Yotvingians are an integral part of the cross-border region's culture. Despite individually nurturing the Yotvingian identity, each project partner, through joint actions, seeks to create a cross-border cultural tourism route focused on the Yotvingian theme, which has not been undertaken before.\nBased on the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture's \"Guidelines for Creating Cultural Routes 2021,\" it is evident that the „Road“ is a relationship. It connects interactions between countries. Also, roads open new horizons, contributing to cultural, economic, social, and ecological progress at various geographical levels. Therefore, the development of the Yotvingian theme in the context of the international Lithuanian-Polish route has a positive impact on the development of the border region, sustainable tourism development, and economic well-being. As one of the most important criteria for the viability of a cultural route is partnership and its continuous strengthening, the partners of this project aim to address and overcome the challenges of lack of collaboration.\nThe main goal of the project is to create and develop the \"Yotvingians Road\" route and implement joint actions to increase sustainable tourism, community participation and regional progress through the dissemination of Yotvingian cultural heritage. Thus, the revitalization of this cultural heritage through creative, and cultural initiatives will enhance the value of the Yotvingian heritage providing new knowledge to tourism professionals and cultural workers.\nTo achieve this goal activities are structured into the following areas: discover, create, develop, and share.\nIn the \"Discover\" activities, tourism, and cultural workers, as well as historians from the cross-border region, will share experiences, gain new knowledge, and apply it to creating a Yotvingians Road route consisting of 50 objects. Analysis of various maps, meetings with historians, discovering and visiting locations will contribute to creating a high-quality cultural route and highlighting the authenticity of the border's tourist attractions. During these activities, emphasis will also be placed on identifying opportunities and cultivating robust connections in project management, fostering partnerships, and promoting collaboration among stakeholders.\nUpon completion of the Yotvingians Roadmap, the 'Create' phase endeavors to transform it into bookable experiences for tourists. Therefore, new educational programs and games are planned to be created. The Lazdijai Cultural Center at the Rudamina Crafts Center will develop the \"Secrets of the Yotvingian Kitchen\" outdoor program and three interactive games to explore the identity of the Yotvingians using new technologies. The Municipality of Punsk will create an educational program called \"The Talisman of Yotvingian Luck\".\nThe majority of the project's implementation will be devoted to \"Develop\" activities, as they play a crucial role in the development of the Yotvingians Road. Various events and cultural activities will be developed to increase the value of Yotvingian identity and heritage. The Lazdijai Cultural Center and the Municipality of Punsk will jointly implement 5 new events. Educational programs and meetings of tourism and cultural workers will take place in experiential spaces created by this project. The Traveling Crafts Center will be created by the Punsk municipality. The Yotvingian Experience Space will be arranged at the Rudamina Crafts Center of Lazdijai Culture Center.\nRecognizing that a cultural route is more than a map—it is an immersive experience—the \"Share\" activities play a crucial role. This involves communication and post-project initiatives. A key task is the creation of an electronic website for the cultural route, featuring an interactive map. The partners have jointly planned sustained communication efforts even after project completion.\nIn summary, the Yotvingians Road is fundamentally centered on relationships and collaboration. Consequently, individual partners would be unable to independently execute such a project. Given the diverse target groups, including border tourists, cultural workers, craftsmen,NGOs, small businesses, and local communities, collaboration becomes indispensable. With the initial groundwork accomplished, the potential for future development of the Yotvingians Road is even more promising. Initiatives will focus on expanding Yotvingian knowledge centers, generating additional cultural products, and potentially establishing an international European Baltic tribe route.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",154092.96,"ERDF",123274.36,80,"During the first reporting period, the project made significant progress in creating and developing the Yotvingian Road, a new cross-border cultural route connecting heritage sites in Lithuania and Poland. Through close cooperation, partners ensured that activities on both sides of the border were well aligned, bringing added value to regional development and tourism.\n\nOn 27–28 February 2025, Lazdijai Cultural Centre organized a workshop in Lithuania, and on 26–27 March 2025, Punsk Municipality held a corresponding workshop in Poland. Together, these events resulted in the identification and selection of 50 culturally and historically significant sites (25 in each country) for inclusion in the route. This provides the foundation for a unified cross-border heritage experience.\n\nInnovative cultural and educational products were created, including a culinary heritage program “Secrets of the Yotvingian Kitchen” and “The Talisman of Yotvingian Luck”. These activities make heritage more accessible and engaging, particularly for young audiences.\n\nCommunity involvement was strengthened through cultural events such as the children’s festival-camp “Back to the Historical Past” in Lazdijai and the art event “Yotvingian Warrior Way” in Punsk (24 May 2025). Preparations also began for the Traveling Craft Centre and upcoming festivals, which will further enhance public participation.\n\nCommunication and visibility actions ensured wide outreach: a dedicated project website is under development, promotional materials were produced and distributed, and project achievements were shared with the local community through press articles.\n\nOverall, the project has successfully reached its first objectives – identifying heritage sites, developing new educational offers, engaging communities, and raising awareness. The strong cross-border cooperation has added clear value by ensuring a cohesive cultural route that highlights shared Yotvingian heritage, supports sustainable tourism, and strengthens community ties across Lithuania and Poland.","Puńsk, Lazdijai","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00243","Strengthening cross-border cooperation of fire brigade units.","Project titled \"Strengthening cross-border cooperation between fire brigades\" is a response to one of the priorities of the program, which is \"Strengthening cooperation between local, regional and national stakeholders - Building mutual trust, in particular by encouraging interpersonal activities.\" The aim of the project is to strengthen mutual trust and share good experiences between the fire brigades of Korycin and towns in the Vilnius region (Niemenczyna and Gineitiškės) by improving rescue and fire-fighting techniques along with the exchange of information and experiences. The project will result in firefighters gaining new skills, exchanging experiences, and organizing joint events aimed at building cross-border ties.\nThe project is an example of cross-border cooperation thanks to which the joint efforts and experiences of the Partners contribute to increasing security. The project is a continuation of the established cross-border cooperation. Partners participating in joint project departments implemented during the implementation of the project entitled: Crisis Response Matrix - a new approach to cross-border crisis management once again declared their willingness to continue cooperation. The partners want to deepen mutual trust through joint activities and developing a network of contacts.\nActivities implemented in the project, such as joint training in Poland and Lithuania, organization of sports and cultural events and conferences, will contribute to achieving the program indicators\n\n\n1. RCO81: Participation in joint cross-border activities - 60 participants\n\n\n2. RCO87: Organizations cooperating across borders - 3 organizations\n\n\n3. RCO115: Jointly organized public events across borders – 2 events\n\n\n4. RCR84: Organizations cooperating across borders after project completion - 3 organizations\n\n\n5. RCR85: Participation in joint cross-border activities after the end of the project - 15 participants\n\nThis project is a continuation of the developed goals, such as increasing public awareness of the prevention and preparation of borderland citizens for emergency situations and disasters, and improving the skills of fire brigade personnel.\nThe defined goal of the project will contribute to improving the qualifications and skills of firefighters struggling with similar problems on both sides of the border, strengthen the framework of cooperation developed during the previous project and increase knowledge of the functioning of fire brigades.\nIn addition to activities aimed at firefighters, the project will involve people interested in the activities of emergency services by participating in joint cultural and sports events (firefighting competitions) organized separately in Poland and Lithuania and for adults and children. In Lithuania, there is no rooted and established tradition of firefighting professions, especially for young people and children.\nThe training provided in the project responds to the needs of contemporary fire rescue problems, such as fires in photovoltaic installations, electric cars or peat extinguishing.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",133301.34,"ERDF",106641.06,80,"During the first reporting period, a number of important activities were implemented that contributed to the achievement of the project's overall objectives and results.\nA project opening conference was held in Korycin (Poland), where the objectives, tasks, and responsibilities of the project partners were discussed and preparations for further cooperation were made. Contacts were renewed with other project partners and relevant institutions. Twenty-six participants attended the conference (14 from LP1, 6 from PP2, and 6 from PP3).\nJoint training:\n1. 2025.04.03-04 Joint qualification training for firefighters on the topic \"INTERIOR FIRE FIGHTING TRAINING\" – 40 participants (20 from LP1, 10 from PP2, and 10 from PP3) participated in the training, deepening their knowledge of firefighting tactics, safety measures, equipment operation, and first aid. The training took place in Poland.\n2. 2025.05.08-09 Joint training \"INCIDENT MANAGEMENT INVOLVING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND FIRE FIGHTING PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATIONS.\" During the training, firefighters learned about the hazards associated with electric vehicles and photovoltaic installations and acquired practical skills for safely extinguishing such fires. They were trained in the use of protective equipment, appropriate firefighting tactics, and compliance with safety standards. The training increased their preparedness to respond to modern incidents. The training took place in Poland and was attended by 30 firefighters (15 from LP1, 5 from PP2, and 10 from PP3).\n3. 2025.05.22-23 Joint Firefighter Qualification Training \"PEAT EXTINGUISHING – THEORY AND PRACTICE\" – Firefighters participated in specialized training on extinguishing long-lasting fires in complex natural conditions. The first day was theory, the second day was practical. The training took place in Lithuania and was attended by 30 firefighters (10 from LP1, 10 from PP2, and 10 from PP3).\nProject promotional materials were prepared:\nAll Partners created information durable plaques and a roll-up banner, started disseminating information about the project on the institutions’ websites, and prepared and published press articles in local media presenting information about the project, its goals, assumptions, sources and amount of funding.","Gineitiškės, NEMENČINĖ, Korycin","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00312","Youth for Youth - music and sports integration of Hajnówka and Jurbarkas communities","The municipalities of Hajnówka and Jurbarkas established a partnership over 15 years ago. In 2019, it was renewed by re-signing the partnership cooperation agreement. One of its priorities is to initiate and implement joint initiatives and projects using social, cultural and natural resources of both parties, supported by funding from EU funds. The importance of people-to-people actions lies in their ability to engage communities directly. Encouraging active participation from the community members fosters a sense of ownership and commitment to cross-border cooperation. During the project development process its partners agreed on necessity of cultivating mutual trust and emphasised the importance and benefits of grassroots people-to-people actions in achieving this goal. Grassroots initiatives, community-based programs, and youth exchanges contribute to building trust at the local level. \n\nPartners developed the concept of joint cooperation project on the basis of following principles:\n-\tDirect interactions can break down stereotypes and foster understanding.\n-\tCollaborative projects can create a shared sense of purpose and responsibility.\n-\tSustainable relationships can be built through continuous engagement.\n\nBoth partners understand that joint problem can be easier solved by joining efforts and experiences of both partners, joint application is submitted for the INTERREG VIA LT-PL programme funding.\n\nThe project aims to foster mutual understanding, build relationships, and promote cooperation at the grassroots level. The concept emphasizes the power of personal connections in addressing common challenges and promoting positive change.\n\nOverall objective of the project is integration and activation of the young generation of Hajnówka and Jurbarkas municipalities for the development of cross-border cooperation.\n\nThe specific objective is t build a framework for the activity of the young generation of Hajnówka and Jurbarkas through the integration of Polish-Lithuanian youth in the fields of music and sport.\n\nThe purpose of joint project proposal is to integrate the young generation of Hajnówka and Jurbarkas around music, sports and civic engagement. And through that cooperation, to create in both cities a sphere for social activity, giving young people a voice in the socio-cultural matters of their place of residence, i.e. establishing a Youth Council or activation within the Local Activity Centers.\n\nProject involves participation of 266 persons from Hjanówka and Jurbarkas, (mostly young musicians and athletes) to take part in 2 Joint cross-border youth sports camps, 2 joint youth music camps and cross-border integration and collaboration meeting in Hajnówka.\n\nThe target groups of the project are young inhabitants of Hajnowka nad Jurbarkas Municipalities engaged in organized sport and culture associations:\n-\tYoung musicians of the Brass Band of the Volunteer Fire Department in Hajnówka and the \"Svente\" Orchestra operating at the Jurbarkas Antano Sodeika Art School. \n-\tMembers of youth sports teams operating at the Sports and Recreation Center in Hajnówka and the Physical Culture and Sports Center in Jurbarkas\n\nThe local government of Hajnówka (PL), and Jurbarkas (LT) will benefit from the project, because of the enhancement of their cultural/sport/social offer. Additionally cross-border communities and gusts visiting Hajnowka and Jurbarkas municipalities during the events promoting and disseminating the Project outcomes will benefit as the viewers of the performances prepared and presented by orchestras from Jurbarkas and Hajnowka\n\nBy focusing on individuals and communities, the project addresses local needs and contribute to community development. Whether it's through sports, culture, or civic initiatives, the impact is often felt at the grassroots level. Positive interactions at the individual level can enhance a country's image and influence mutual understanding.\n\nEngaging in people-to-people initiative promotes a sense of European citizenship. Participants become more aware of global/European issues, develop empathy, and recognize their role in contributing to a more interconnected and interdependent world.\n\nJoint cultural and sporting activities provide a platform for positive interactions between communities on either side of the border. This can contribute to the reduction of historical tensions, fostering an atmosphere of cooperation and understanding.\n\nSubmitted project proposal offers a wide array of benefits, creating a ripple effect that positively impacts project partners, target groups, and the entire border area. Through shared experiences, cultural exchange, and collaborative efforts, these initiatives contribute to the development of stronger, more resilient cross-border relationships.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",145065.96,"ERDF",116052.76,80,"During the reporting period following the signing of the partnership agreement, both Hajnówka (Poland) and Jurbarkas District (Lithuania) undertook a series of preparatory and organizational activities that laid a solid foundation for the successful implementation of the comprehensive project. The project's primary goal was to build mutual trust through direct interpersonal communication, which was triggered by the initial initiative.\n\nHajnówka's Actions\nIn Hajnówka, the project team was formalized: Emilia Korolczuk was appointed project coordinator, Ewa Zubrycka her assistant, and Anna Pisawocka responsible for accounting matters. All participants will receive additional compensation.\n\nA key consequence of this event was a family event that took place in Hajnówka on January 30, 2025. Jurbarkas (including the project coordinator, representatives of the Sports Center and the Art School) and those involved in the project in Hajnówka participated in the event: the project coordinator, the Mayor, the Sports and Recreation Center organization, and the orchestras from which the project participants are recruited. A general meeting was held to discuss the detailed implementation, schedule, and completion of the project. This activity was an additional activity not included in the work plan, but necessary for the proper implementation of the project tasks. The associated costs, such as PP2 delegations, transportation, and meals, were covered from funds outside the project budget (local government funds).\n\nThe agreed dates for the youth exchange camps were:\nJune 23–29, 2025 – Sports Camp in Hajnówka\nJuly 1–7, 2025 – Music Camp in Hajnówka\nAugust 1–7, 2025 – Sports Camp in Jurbarkas\nAugust 18–24, 2025 – Music Camp in Jurbarkas\nSeptember 2025 – Project Summary Meeting\nFor participant recruitment in Hajnówka, interviews were conducted with representatives of local institutions: the Sports and Recreation Center and the conductor of the Volunteer Fire Department Wind Orchestra. The key criteria for participant recruitment were the age of the child and the level of participation in sports and music groups. In accordance with Polish regulations, children participating in these types of recreational activities must be reported to the Education Authority.\nAs part of LP1's promotional activities, information about the project was disseminated on the city hall website and on the city's social media (FB/Hajnowkawita). A roll-up banner and an informational poster for the project were purchased and placed on a noticeboard in the city hall building.\n\nThe project team also conducted public procurement activities for services necessary for the project, issuing requests for proposals for, among others:\n\n- accommodation and catering services,\n\n- transportation services,\n\n- publication of press articles,\n\n- consecutive interpretation,\n\n- production of promotional materials,\n\n- catering.\n\nSome requests for proposals were canceled and reissued due to the need to amend their scope or due to a lack of bids. All contracts, once contractors are selected, will be signed in the second reporting period.\n\nJurbarkas Actions\nThe Jurbarkas District implemented its tasks according to schedule. A project coordinator and accounting staff were appointed. The partner focused primarily on preparations for upcoming events and project promotion. An information article was commissioned and promotional materials (roll-up banners and information posters) were purchased for use during joint events. In parallel, organizational preparations were underway, including developing exchange programs, coordinating visits, and consulting with stakeholders. An audit services was selected and a contract was signed for the entire project implementation period.\nThe activities implemented allowed for logical planning and focus on youth activities in the second phase of the project. The partners' meeting in Hajnówka played a key role in developing a shared vision and methodology for cooperation, which translated into increased mutual trust and efficient cooperation in subsequent stages.\n\n\n\n","Jurbarkas, Hajnówka","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00236","Starlight runners: cross-border marathons for communities","Night marathons, are still rarity in Europe and globally, have gained popularity in Lithuania and Poland due to the expanding running culture. The project aims to organize a unique cross-border two night cross-border marathons, addressing the need for diverse and challenging running experiences. Recognizing the growing popularity of marathons, the project seeks to make running accessible and enjoyable for everyone, particularly emphasizing its appeal to young participants and ecouradging cooperation between cross border communities.\nMarathon tourism plays a crucial role in the tourism plans of cross-border cities, with events like those in Druskininkai (LP1 Association Sport events) and Wydminy (PP2 Foundation Distance) attracting large numbers of visitors, including runners, their teams, friends, and families. The project acknowledges that some individuals may feel excluded from traditional marathons due to competitiveness, and partner initiate new joint activities, emphasizing the fun and inclusive nature of night marathons for all community members equaly.\nBeyond promoting a healthy lifestyle through running, the project's overarching goal is to demonstrate that sports are for everyone, not just professional athletes. Through people-to-people actions, the project aims to build mutual trust and strengthen NGO initiatives that are this project partners. \nThe project envisions the participation of a total of 200 persons, as target group, participants in two cross-border events. Despite potential competitiveness concerns, the project strives to showcase running as a fun and accessible activity for all. By leveraging promotional strategies such as articles, videos, radio, and internet TV, the partners anticipate attracting over 1000 runners to both events.\nThe project identifies common challenges in both Lithuania and Poland related to the perceived exclusivity of marathons, emphasizing the need to redefine them as enjoyable and inclusive activities. The innovative approach of organizing night marathons serves as a response to this challenge, aligning with broader strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles and community engagement.\nThe project's cross-border cooperation is deemed essential for achieving its objectives, fostering mutual understanding, trust, and encouraging cooperation between NGO, cross-border communities. The outcomes of the project are expected to benefit not only the participating runners but also the wider community, contributing to the overall well-being and unity of the regions involved.\nTo contribute to wider strategies and policies, the project aligns with the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, municipal strategic documents, emphasizing the importance of cross-border cooperation, promoting sports accessibility, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. Building on the success of previous local running marathons, the project aims to synergize and expand the impact, creating a lasting legacy of inclusive cross-border sports events.\nThe project's design reflects a thorough consideration of available knowledge and experiences, incorporating a diverse partnership structure. Partners contribute unique strengths and perspectives, enabling the successful implementation of the cross-border Starlight runners project in both Druskininkai and Wydminy. \nTo address common territorial challenges in Lithuania and Poland, the project focuses on promoting inclusivity in sports and breaking down barriers that may hinder participation in marathons, building cross-border utual trust, encouradging people-to-people actions and partnership.\nThe project's approach to tackling identified challenges involves creating innovative and enjoyable night marathons, promoting a healthy lifestyle, and challenging stereotypes associated with traditional marathons. The emphasis on fun, accessibility, and community engagement sets the project apart, offering a fresh perspective on sports and physical activities, widening cross-border cooperation fields, strenghtening NGO cooperation.\nThe project's outputs are expected to benefit a wide range of stakeholders, including runners, local communities, tourism centers, sports organizations, municipalities and NGOs.\nThe project represents a groundbreaking initiative to promote cross-border night marathons, challenging stereotypes and fostering inclusivity in sports. With a focus on fun, accessibility, and community engagement, the project aims to create a lasting impact on the well-being, strenghtening people-to-people actions and unity of cross-border regions in Lithuania and Poland.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",60046.2,"ERDF",48036.96,80,"Specific objective - by the end of the project, organize two cross-border events in Druskininkai (Lithuania) and Wydminy (Poland), specifically designed to build mutual trust between communities, fostering the emergence of new people-to-people initiatives.\nThe objective is realistic as it focuses on the tangible outcome of organizing two cross-border events within the project timeline, involving 200 target group participants. Building mutual trust is an achievable goal through community engagement and shared activities during the 2 night marathons  - new people-to-people initiatives inspired by the cross-border events.","Wydminy, Juodšiliai village","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00246","Challenges for a cross-border family active lifestyle","Project \"Challenges for a cross-border family active lifestyle\" is a pioneering cross-border project designed to inspire families in Varėna district (Lithuania) and Orzysz (Poland) to embrace an active lifestyle by engaging in sports activities together. This project seeks to create positive change by building confidence in sports, connecting like-minded community members, and providing role modeling opportunities within families. Main objectives of the project:\n\n\n1. building mutual trust: strengthening capacities in public services by expanding sports activities, promoting healthy lifestyles, and raising awareness of cross-border cooperation to build mutual trust in Varėna and Orzysz communities.\n\n\n2. promoting people-to-people activities: implementing sport initiatives to enhance the well-being of cross-border communities through cooperation and sustainable use of existing infrastructure, with a focus on new and expansion of existing various sports activities for families.\n\n\n3. encouraging active participation: involvement of 720 participants in 9 cross-border sport events; creation of a joint digital solution - cross-border Family challenges card; connection of 2 cross-border institutions for joint project implementation.\n Both Varėna and Orzysz communities will benefit from increased participation, observing a strengthened sense of community cohesion and shared experiences among residents on both sides of the border. The project aims to encourage other cross-border stakeholders, such as NGO, sport clubs, family clubs, for people-to-people actions, fostering a broader sense of cooperation.\nUnique aspects of the project:\nFamily dynamics focus: the project uniquely focuses not only on individual well-being but also on family dynamics, recognizing the impact of sports engagement on family relationships.\nDigital innovation: the project introduces a novel digital solution, the cross-border Family challenges card , ensuring sustained engagement and easy participation in cross-border sports events.\nInstitutional cooperation: the project stands out by strenghtening cooperation between institutions on both sides of the border, amplifying the impact of the initiatives people-to-people.\nBenefits of project and joint sports activities in cross-border family life:\n\n\n1. Being healthy and active: enjoying sports as a family fosters a fun and bonding experience, providing both structured and casual opportunities for physical activity.\n\n\n2. Community building: engaging in sports facilitates networking with other families, building a positive community of parents and encouraging children to make new friends.\n\n\n3. Diverse enjoyment: sports activities extend beyond traditional play, offering diverse and enjoyable ways for families to engage in various activities.\n\n\n4. Physical fitness: regular sports engagement improves family fitness, providing a holistic approach to physical well-being and preventing heart-related or other health conditions.\nProject aims to be a catalyst for positive change, creating a lasting impact on the well-being of cross-border families through shared sports experiences and strengthened community ties.","2024-11-01","2025-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",155251.8,"ERDF",124201.44,80,"The cross-border project aims to inspire families in Varėna district (Lithuania) and Orzysz (Poland) to embrace an active\nlifestyle by engaging in sports activities together. \nActivity 1.1 Joint solution for Family challenges card. The main purpose - to promote physical activity of the population, participation in organized sports events through friendly competition, and receive direct benefits, which are provided by using the system being developed. Joint prurement was organized and prepared digital solution in three languages: https://renginiai.scvarena.lt/. In the ystem, a special QR code is generated for each registered participant of the system, which after being \"scanned\" with a device that supports the mentioned code functionality. The didgital solution was created before first joint event - Neptune day, so all participants could start using it.\nActivity 1.2 Family challenge - connected by water. First joint event was organized in Varėna on 22nd of March, 2025. 80 participants took part in the event (40 LP, 40 PP2). Families actively participated in various swimming games and competitions.Participants were introduced by telling stories about Neptune, families actively were involved in ebru\npainting educational activities, as well photo contest with Neptune, swimmming tasks. 1 press release was placed in web site: https://sportas.varena.lt/neptuno-diena/. Promotional gadgets (t-shirt, exo water bottle, eco lunch box) were distributed to project participants, total purchased 320 sets.\nActivity 1.4. LP started procurement procedures for teqpong table (2 units) and inflatable tent (1 unit) what will be used during joint event - Festival family challenge 2025 (planned on 2025-05-18); PP2: Purchase of equipment for joint events-The cross-border family sports festival has been planned on 7th ang 8th of June, 2025 and includes organizing tournaments in three team games - football, volleyball and basketball, the most popular sports in the countries of cross-border partners.Organizing the competition requires the purchase of the necessary equipment - football, volleyball and basketball balls. Additionally, skill competitions will be organized - tug-of-war, sack races, throws at the target, etc. The organization of these competitions\nrequired the purchase of the necessary sports equipment. The Orzysz commune purchased: 10 football balls; 10 volleyball balls; 10 basketball balls; 4 portable goals 120x75 cm; 2 portable goals 3.0x1.55; 2 ropes 25 m; 2 mats for shots at goal; 2 coordination circles sets; 2 raised coordination ladders This equipment will be stored at the Municipal Sports and Recreation Centre in Orzysz and used in subsequent cross-border initiatives. \nCommunication: according activity 1.2   LP: 1 press release was placed in web site: https://sportas.varena.lt/neptuno-diena/;  PP2: 1  https://orzysz.pl/aktualnosci/dzien-neptuna_581, social media- 1 https://www.facebook.com/orzysz/?locale=pl_PL \nBoth partners placed A3 posters LP-1, PP2-1.\nBoth partners purchased  promotional gadgets for participants: LP: t-shirt, exo water bottle, eco lunch box as set, total purchased 320 sets; PP2: t-shirt- with a print 400, eco-medal 400. ","Orzysz, Varėna","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00238","Stepping Towards Green Deal","Project addresses key social challenges of the Programme - Programme regions experience negative growth rates, the society of the Programme area is getting older, and what may cause problems in the future – ageing society will need additional services, infrastructure and personnel for the elderly, moreover - negative trends of the population might suggest that living conditions in the area are insufficient and larger cities in the proximity attract most of the young and talented who want to fulfil their potential and develop their abilities. This Project will help to create more favorable living conditions, will help to show advantages of living in small towns. \nProgramme document states that the Programme area could be described as attractive natural landscape with water and forest resources and proximity to international transit routes. These qualities could be used to fulfil the potential of nature, well-being tourism, transition to green economy, to further increase ecological awareness of citizens, to create new brand-name ecological products and to reduce the impact of the area to the climate change.\nPagėgiai and Zabłudów municipalities having nice environment during last decades faced problems of ageing society, lack of investments into infrastructure, particularly into green areas. \nProject overall objective is to enhance protection and preservation of biodiversity in green infrastructure in Pagėgiai and Zabłudów municipalities. Project will allow to create and implement model of management of green areas in the way that they would increase their biodiversity and attractiveness especially in warm season of the year. The competency of taking care of greeneries of partner organizations will be increased too. \nProject outputs:\n- jointly developed solution/model on green areas management;\n- organizations cooperating in the field of green areas management across borders.\nProject will be directly linked to behavior change and will have pilot character. Innovation of investments will be that they will be oriented on increase of biodiversity in small urban and rural green areas. In that way it will be positive impact made for environment same time making Pagėgiai and Zabłudów more attractive places for living.\nProject idea is based on that two small municipalities sharing experiences would benefit to joint model creation for management of green areas.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure","N",149493.6,"ERDF",119594.88,80,"In preparation for applying for funds for the implementation of the project, the partner municipalities were in constant contact with each other by phone and email. Due to the long-term cooperation and frequent meetings, the main assumptions were also discussed during other events. Detailed assumptions related to the implementation of the project were discussed at a meeting that took place in Suwałki on 15.01.2025.\nDuring the project implementation project Staff had attended meetings:\n- LP organised Opening Conference on 13-14.12.2024, which held in Pagėgiai (D.1.1.1), participated from LP - 10 and PP2 - 10 persons. \n- LP organised Joint trainings on 24-25.04.2025, which held in Pagėgiai (D.1.1.2), participated from LP - 10 and PP2 - 10 persons.\n - LP attended to organised Joint trainings on 22-23.05.2025 by PP2 (D.1.1.2), which held in Poland, participated from LP - 10 and PP2 - 10 persons.\nInformation and promotional materials were purchased by LP for all events (D.1.1.3), which will be given to the participants of the events:  80 eco bags, 80 pens, 80 USBs, 80 Key rings, 80 sun caps, 1 roll-up.\nInformation and promotional materials were purchased by PP2 for all events (D.1.1.4), which will be given to the participants of the events: 80 pens, 80 key rings, 80 USBs, 80 caps, 80 cotton bags, 1 roll-up.\nDuring the reporting period LP purchased 3 Units of Small electric tractors (D.1.2.3) and 6 Units of Batteries for Small electric tractors (D.1.2.5).\nDuring the reporting period PP2 purchased 3 Units of Small electric tractors  (photos are added), but the costs will be declared in the next reporting period (D.1.2.3).\nA poster informing about the implementation of the project was placed at the headquarters of PP2 - the City Office in Zabłudów\nLP had put 2 messages in internet about the project on http://www.pagegiai.lt:\n- On 30.12.2024, https://www.pagegiai.lt/2024/12/30/igyvendinamas-2021-2027-m-interreg-vi-a-lietuva%e2%88%92lenkija-bendradarbiavimo-per-siena-programos-projektas-zingsnis-zaliojo-susitarimo-link-angl-stepping-towards-gre/.\n- On 03.04.2025, https://www.pagegiai.lt/2025/04/03/isigyti-trys-nulinio-posukio-spindulio-vejapjoves-traktoriukai/.\nPP2 had put 1 messages in internet about the project on https://umzabludow.wrotapodlasia.pl/:\n- On 10.12.2024, https://umzabludow.wrotapodlasia.pl/pl/realizowany_projekty/fundusze_europejskie/interreg-via-litwa-polska/zarzadzanie-terenami-zielonymi/\nPP2 had put 1 article in the local press, the bimonthly \"Zabłudów i okolice\" available to residents in a free paper version and digitally (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g-89op0w775u4i_PrJ7NzdTONnc6VrG0)","Zabłudów, Pagėgiai","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00275","United by the past, we jointly build the future","The main objective of the project is to develop sustainable cooperation between cultural institutions (RCC & CCRC) of the border countries of Poland &Lithuania: to improve public awareness & knowledge of cross-border cultural heritage, in the fields of dance &music, to exchange experience, knowledge &skills, to develop culture in its broadest sense, but also cultural institutions, to increase the number of people using their services, to improve the availability & quality of cultural services.\n\nThe project involves the use of traditions common to the neighboring and historically linked regions of the Vilnius and Masuria regions. The project is an innovative and unprecedented attempt in the Program to rebuild the lost cultural identity of the region not by its indigenous inhabitants, but by the descendants of their ancestors resettled in the border regions of a neighboring country.\nThe project is intended to recreate the culture, folklore and activities typical of the mentioned regions, which have been blurred/disappeared as a result of changes that occurred after World War II, changes in state borders and the resulting population displacements.\n\n\nRuddomina and Giżycko are linked by a long cultural exchange, caused by the complicated history of the region. In the years 1944-1947, thousands of inhabitants of the Vilnius region were resettled to the post-war borders of Poland. It was a demographic disaster for the region. During the war, approximately Jews were murdered, and immediately after its end, the vast majority of Poles (approx. 150,000) left, including almost all representatives of the intelligentsia. Among the areas they chose to settle were also Masuria, including the area around Giżycko, where many descendants of the inhabitants of the Vilnius region still live today.\nLocal traditions also left with the displaced people. One of them, particularly characteristic of the Vilnius region, is the Vilnius band with a cymbalist or a cymbalist performing as a soloist.\n\nAt least several dozen Vilnius dulcimer players resettled in the new borders of Poland. They lived mainly in the so-called the recovered lands, i.e. the current West Pomeranian and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeships. You can read about them in the books by Piotr Dahlig \"Cymbalists in Polish culture\" and Bogdan Matławski \"Cymbalists in Western Pomerania after 1945. Jankiel's heirs\".","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",107964.48,"ERDF",86371.58,80," The main objective of the project is to develop sustainable cooperation between cultural institutions \n(RCC & CCRC) of the border countries of Poland and Lithuania: to improve public awareness and \nknowledge of cross-border cultural heritage in the fields of dance and music; to exchange experience, \nknowledge, and skills; to develop culture in its broadest sense, but also cultural institutions; to \nincrease the number of people using their services; and to improve the availability and quality of \ncultural services.\n During the reporting period, the aforementioned objective was implemented through the following \nactivities:\n D.1.1.1\n A dulcimer workshop was organized in Rudamina on 10–12.01.2025, led by 2 instructors from \nPoland. The workshop was attended by 28 participants.\n D.1.1.2\n “Dulcimer: Our Forgotten Heritage” – open meeting aimed at popularizing the dulcimer instrument.\n On 11.01.2025, instructors from Poland led a meeting with the local community to popularize the \ninstrument and played a concert. The concert was attended by about 100 people. The event was \ncovered by TVP Vilnius.\n A delegation from Wilkasy also took part in the event. The second working meeting of the project \nteams was also held on 11.01.2025.\n D.1.1.14\n The project included the purchase of the following instruments and folk costumes:- Traditional LT Aukštai costumes – sets (10 women’s & 10 men’s)- Musical instruments: traditional dulcimer = 2 pcs, other instruments = Accordion 1 pc, Violin 2 sets, \nClarinet 1 pc, Flute 1 pc\n D.1.1.15\n 1 Roll-up for project events – informing and promoting the project, meeting visibility requirements \n(logo, title, info on funding, etc.) was purchased. The roll-up was used during the 1st dulcimer \nworkshop and the event: “Dulcimer: Our Forgotten Heritage”.\n D.1.1.16\n Posted 2 articles about the project on the website rudaminoskultura.lt:- 14.01.2025: Dėka, Interreg“ programos cimbolai grįžta į Vilniaus kraštą – RKC\n During the reporting period, 6 posts were made on RCC social media:- 19.12.2024 (on activities in Poland)- 12.01.2024 (2 posts), 14.01.2024 (on activities in Lithuania)\n D.1.1.17\n A durable plaque has been installed in the RCC building, clearly visible to visitors.\n The plaque complies with the Programme’s visibility requirements.\n RCC took part in an event organized by a partner in Poland.\n Activity D.1.2.1 – Folk dance workshop for young people from Poland (01.12.2024–03.12.2024) in \nWilkasy. The workshop was attended by 21 people, including an instructor from Lithuania, 2 \nchaperones, and 18 participants (1 LT, 20 PL).\n A working meeting of the project implementation teams of the Lithuanian and Polish sides was also \nheld in Wilkasy on 01.12.2024–03.12.2024\n\n The organizers noted that there was a lot of interest among residents of the Rudamina area in the \ndulcimer workshops and in the meeting with dulcimer players.\n The number of people willing to participate in the dulcimer workshop in Rudamina (10–12.01.2025) \nwas larger than expected. The organizers, with the consent of the instructors, decided to enlarge the \ngroup (instead of 20 people, the workshop was attended by 28). The enlargement of the group of \nparticipants did not result in an increase in costs.\n The success of the project can also be evidenced by media interest. The cymbalists' workshop was \ncovered by TVP Wilno and the newspaper Kurier Wileński.\n The purchase of new costumes and musical instruments has enabled the personnel development of \nthe “Rudomianka” Ensemble.\n With the introduction of a new instrument – the Vilnius dulcimer – RCC's offer has become more \nattractive.\n Of great value to the project implementers were the working meetings in Wilkasy and Rudamina. \nThey resulted in the exchange of experiences and common ideas for the future. Both institutions \ndeclare their willingness to cooperate even after the end of the project.","Wilkasy, Rudaminos","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00265","PATH OF GREEN HOSPITALS","In general public perception, healthcare is a clean industry that does not generate significant pollution of leaves a noticeable carbon footprint. In fact, the healthcare sector releases 4.4 % of global greenhouse gases each year as much as is emitted annually by 514 power plants coal-fired power stations. (HCWH/ARUP, 2019). Health sector directly and indirectly releases greenhouse gases while delivering care and procuring products and services from carbon-based supply chain. \n\nProject partners – Suwałki, Grajewo, Marijampolė and Alytus Hospitals – identified the following joint challenges:\n- lack of proper level of knowledge of staff in the subject of significant negative impact of the activities of healthcare institutions on the environment and, at the same time, of measurable effects of actions neutralising this impact for the health of the population, attractiveness of the region and the medical institutions themselves;\n- lack of involvement of staff of medical units in determination of actual state and identification of optimal pro-environmental solutions possible in the given unit – close cooperation with specialists in auditing and planning of pro-environmental undertakings;\n- lack of sufficient activity on the part of the entities to reduce the negative impact on the environment (presentation of path to follow is needed).\n\nThe project aims on stimulation of CB cooperation of healthcare units to reduce negative impact of their activities on natural environment, especially by reducing direct and indirect pollution of PL-LT border region. The main specific objectives are:\n-\tincreasing the awareness, involvement of Hospital’s staff in development optimal solutions to be implemented,\n-\tdeveloping of model path of activities for the whole health sector in the region to activation in the scope of minimalizing impact of it for the environment.\n\nThe main project activities/outputs of the project are:\n- 1 training for the staff of Partner hospitals on negative impact of the activities of healthcare sector on the environment and measurable effects of actions neutralising this impact,\n- 2 on-line workshops to examine together technical, organisational and economic problems in the field of impact for environment (1st) and to present and discuss the resulting ecological efficiency diagnosis reports (2nd),\n- 4 ecological efficiency diagnosis reports – per 1 for each Partner,\n- 1 green guidelines, constituting a model path for taking pro-environmental activities in healthcare sector.\n\nThe target group are:\n-\tpartner institutions that will experience a direct positive change intended by the project in the form of being fully prepared to take pro-environmental measures to reduce the negative environmental impact of their activities \n-\tinhabitants of PL-LT border regions, who will have a chance to live in regions where the medical units (project partners and, in the longer term, other health care units) are properly prepared and undertake investment measures to reduce the negative impact on environment and will be less exposed to the deterioration of their health as a result of living in regions where negative impact of the health sector on the environment will be significantly reduced. \n\nAir and water pollution do not respect political boundaries. LT-PL borderland is characterized by a uniform landscape and lacks natural barriers to pollution. The drainage basins of the rivers Šešupė and Czarna Hańcza are tributaries of the Nemunas river. On the other hand, any action to reduce pollution will have an impact on both sides of the border, therefore also potentially reducing the incidence of environment-related health conditions on both sides of the border.\n\nHealthcare units of LT-PL border area have not made a joint effort to positively influence the area’s environment. Activities to date have been dispersed and individual and their scope has been driven by continuously identified need and financing opportunities. The ad hoc nature of measures taken and the lack of exchange of experience limited their effectiveness and was fraught with the risk of suboptimal solutions. \nCollaboration facilitates the exchange of knowledge and best practices in sustainable healthcare. Hospitals will learn from each other’s successes and challenges in implementing green initiatives, will also identify the widest possible range of potential actions.\n\nAll those actions will lead to effective guidelines being developed across the border being the model path of activities of healthcare units in reducing the negative impact of their activities on the environment and thus on the health and quality of life of the PL-LT region's inhabitants.\n\nThe most original and transferable part of the project is the model guide (Green Hospital Path) to be a tool of replication by other healthcare entities in the PL-LT border region.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","059 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: fires (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)","N",159635.7,"ERDF",127708.56,80,"During the reporting period Project partners appointed a Project Teams responsible for implementing project activities and preparing reports. Individual responsibilities have been assigned to each team member.\n\nThe project was officially launched on 11th February 2025 with a kick-off conference organized by the Lead Partner in Suwałki (WP1, Activity 1.1). The event was attended by 48 participants, per 12 representatives of each partner (D.1.1.2). \n\nOn 21st March 2025 Alytus Hospital organised specialised 1-day training ‘Green transformation direction in healthcare institutions’. The event brought together not only management Staff from partner hospitals but also facility managers, engineers, and other professionals. The training addressed the importance of green transformation in the healthcare sector, with special attention given to the economic aspects of hospital operations (24 participants ).\nOn 8th April 2025, 14 representatives of PP’s staff (‘task force’) participated in on-line workshops session organized by Marijampolė Hospital. The participation of more people than planned in the AF did not involve additional costs and was due to the interest in the subject of the workshop. \nA dedicated sections for the project were created on PP’s websites. This sections contains information about the project, EU support, and ongoing activities. \nPartners started procurement procedures for contractors of the planned Ecological Efficiency Diagnosis Reports.\nPress articles (WP1, Activity 1.1, D. 1.1.3) on the project were published by Project Partners: LP1 in ‘Dwutygodnik Suwalski’ on 20.02.2025; PP2 in ‘Alytaus naujienos’ no. 14 (14074), PP4 in ‘Suvalkietis’ no. 42 (11146) on 30th May 2025 \npromotional materials for participants of the project event were prepared and bought by LB1 (notepads & pens, cup sand stress-balls) and PP2 (folders, notebooks, pens and water bottles). Promotional materials were distributed among the participants of the project events – kick-off conference in Suwałki (48 sets) and trainings in Alytus (24sets). \nPP2 prepared durable plaque and placed it near the main entrance in the hospital lobby, LP1 placed a project A3 poster and placed it on the hospital notice board. \n","Mariampole, Grajewo, Alytus, Suwałki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},4]
["LTPL00331","Increasing capacities of stakeholders for agriculturally used peatland restoration in the crossborder region of Lithuania and Poland","The Programme area is abundant in drained peatlands, used for agriculture. In Lithuania the southern districts of Kalvarija, Lazdijai, Alytus districts are exclusive in most intensively used peatlands, including the usage as arable lands, causing huge degradation of peatland ecosystems. Also in Poland, in the Podlaskie region, peatlands have in the past been largely transformed (mainly drained) for agriculture. As a result of intensive usage of peatlands, numerous environmental problems are caused: negative impact on climate due to emission of greenhouse gases, loss of biodiversity, water pollution, loss of esthetical landscape value.\nTherefore the cross border region faces the same main challenge, how to revert the negative impacts, increase the competencies of the institutions responsible for the melioration, agriculture, water management and make the peatland restoration attractive for farmers and landowners. Overall objective of the Project is to encourage upscale agriculturally used drained peatland restoration in the cross border region of Lithuania and Poland by building the capacities of the institutions, increasing the awareness of farmers and landowners. It is expected that at the end of the Project the knowledge and attitudes to peatlands and peatland rewetting will have substantial change which will lead to actual measures of the restoration. \nThe main outputs will be the cooperation between 2 NGOs, which are active in the region, and joint solution - a handbook on the rewriting of agriculturally used peatland for the authorities, landowners, farmers. The benefits from these outputs will be received by the specialists, responsible for the land use and agriculture, maintenance of melioration systems, agricultural advisors, in first row. Farmers, landowners will also benefit from the training and information materials. The awareness of general public on peatland importance and ecosystem services they can bring to the region will be raised through the public events.\nThe Project will produce quality but easily understandable information materials (handbook and information sheets on rewetting) for the target group; organize a set of trainings and field days, to demonstrate the rewetting and comprehensivity with the farming, when it is needed to maintain restored peatland; public awareness rising events will be organised (help action, peatland therapy); studies on the restoration targets, biomass usage will be elaborated to feed the high expertise knowledge into restoration and further biomass utilization; the reports on rewetting of 2 peatlands in the cross border region of Lithuania and Poland will demonstrate how the knowledge provided in the handbook and trainings can be used in practice. Crossborder approach is needed since the region has the most intensively for agriculture used peatlands and faces the same main problems in the lack of awareness and competences of the stakeholders. Thus it is crucial for partners to exchange the experiences and best practices in their countries and pool their capacities to address common problems - develop joint solutions, implement joint actions etc. \nThe new approach is that trainings and developed materials are targeting the specialists in the municipalities of the crossborder reghion (Lithuania) and agricultural advisers (Poland), since they are responsible for the consultations of farmers and landowners, and therefore they can act as multiplicators of the knowledge, and increase the attractiveness for peatland rewetting and restoration. The information provided by NGOs directly to farmers tend to be ignored due to hostile attitudes by the farmers community. Therefore acting through state institutions has more abilities to bring the desired result.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","059 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: fires (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)","N",159496.79,"ERDF",127597.43,80,"The implementation of the project during the first reporting period progressed in line with the application. A total of 4 persons from LP1 FPRC and 7 people from PP2 OTOP are involved in the implementation of the project, their work was organised by the project coordinators.  Partners had several working on-line meetings devoted to the organisation of work on project activities and specific project issues. \n\nAll the information material (handbooks, report, fact sheets) planned for this period was developed and prepared by close cooperation between LP1 and PP2 and contains actual information and experience on both countries. Activities related to the broad promotion of these publications were started and will continue intensively in the next period for the target groups.\nPartners also made preliminary plans for further joint activities in the project, which are scheduled for implementation in the second period. The second period is dedicated mostly to the information dissemination and capacity building of the stakeholders.\nAll the activities implemented laid a good foundation for the next step and will contribute to the achievement of the specific project objective. Mainly two organisations – LP1 and PP2 – cooperated during the first project period. Active cooperation with AOs will begin during the second stage of the project, when AOs will contribute to stakeholder involvement and information dissemination.\n\nPartners implemented a row of communication activities. A dedicated subpages for the project was launched on the partners websites:\nhttps://www.pelkiufondas.lt/interreg\nhttps://otop.org.pl/naszeprojekty/chronimy/odbudowa-torfowisk-rolniczych-interreg/\n\nThe posters on the project and support by the Programme were prepared and placed in the offices. 1 poster - in LP1 Vilnius office (in big cabinet shared with the cabin shered wit ,  in two PP2 offices: in Trzcianne (Interreg VI-A LT-PL Programme implementation area) and in Warsaw (OTOP headquarters office)) according to the visibility requirements. See the photos in the attachments (\"Posters in offices_supplemented20250811\" - PP2 report annexes; \"Visibility-LT-Poster-pdf\" - LP1 in project report annexes).\n\n","Marki, Vilnius","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00291","AI on the trail of skin cancer","The project addresses the challenge of the identified common health problem of skin diseases including cancer in Poland and Lithuania, including the border area. Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in PL and LT It accounts for approximately one-third of all malignant tumours. \nWithin the scope of the defined challenge, several problem areas have been defined by project partners (Suwałki and Alytus Hospitals), where there are significant gaps on both sides of the border:\n-\tlow awareness of population on the need for preventive checks-up for the diagnosis,\n-\tlack of available of skin lesions screening actions;\n-\tlack of use of modern digital diagnostic technologies, including with AI,\n-\tlack of proper level of knowledge of the staff in the subject of the possibility of carry out diagnostic examinations using modern diagnostic technologies supported by AI;\n-\tlack of objective opinions, assessing the usefulness of using AI in the diagnosis of skin diseases formulated on the basis of the practical application of this modern tool in the course of conducting diagnosis in the organisational conditions in PL & LT.\nTherefore Project Partners planned a joint initiative to minimise the shortcomings in the am. problem areas, for which a common objective has been formulated – improving quality of specialized accessible medicine in the field of skin diseases in the PL-LT border region by implementation of innovative medical technologies, including AI, improving specialized knowledge and exchange of experience of medical staff, inhabitants awareness raising and encouraging to undergo preventive checks-up.\nThis initiative consists of a interrelated joint actions. A key activity – screening of border area inhabitants for malignant skin lesions. This activity will at the same time be a comparative evaluation of modern digital methods using AI solutions and the previously used optical diagnosis method.\nIn order to carry out screening action effectively, Project Partners planned other joint actions:\n-\tinformation and recruitment campaign, addressed to the inhabitants of the border region (need for checks-up, healthy lifestyle);\n-\ttraining of medical staff in the diagnosis of skin lesions, particularly cancer, and in the use of AI;\n-\tthe purchase of state-of-the-art medical equipment to enable screening using AI solutions.\nAs a result of a.m. activities a review of the screening will be prepared, which will include conclusions on the effectiveness of AI solution compared to the optical method. Review will be freely available for all interested stakeholders. \nTherefore, the main project outputs/activities of the project are: \n-\t2 trainings for medical staff in the field of skin lesions diagnostics and modern technologies;\n-\t1 information-recruitment campaign on the health care problem of skin diseases in the PL-LT borderland;\n-\t2 healthcare units equipped with the modern diagnostic medical equipment – videodermatoscopes with AI solutions, review station, nitrogen pen;\n-\t1 screening of 500 inhabitants of the PL-LT borderland;\n-\t1 review summing up the results of the screening.\nThe target group of the project are:\n\n\n1.\tpartner institutions and their medical staff;\n\n\n2.\tpopulation of PL-LT border region - Suwałki and Alytus regions, who through the implementation of the project will function (live, work, etc.) in an area with a more equal access to modern solutions in diagnostics.\nProblem of interest to the project partners is essentially CB in nature. Partners have identified common challenges & problems in the field of health problems of skin diseases, with a particular focus on cancer, i.e: similar levels of incidence and morbidity of skin cancer in PL & LT, insufficient number of screening initiatives for the detection of malignant skin lesions for the inhabitants of the partner regions; technological shortcomings in the area of lesion diagnostics, lack of use of AI solutions in diagnostic technologies in the partner's area of influence, including diagnostics of skin lesions.\nAbove clearly demonstrates and justifies the importance of CB cooperation for the topic addressed. It is therefore desirable to undertake cross-border cooperation between partner institutions in order to overcome the above-mentioned common challenges, hence the screening of inhabitants on both sides of the border planned in the project.\nBasically the entire project has the following features:\n-\tpartnership approach (exchange of experiences, good practices),\n-\tcross-border approach (taking into account the common problem on PL and LT side of border region),\n-\ta multi-aspect approach (from raising the level of awareness among inhabitant and their preventive activities, through raising the level of specialist knowledge of medical staff.\nAt the same time, it has the characteristic of being a new solution in the field of the health problem being addressed due to the implementation of AI solutions that are absolutely new to the partners' area of activity.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",150960.6,"ERDF",120768.48,80,"During the reporting period, both Project Partners appointed a Project Teams responsible for implementing project activities and preparing reports. Individual responsibilities have been assigned to each team member. Project Teams remain in constant contact with each other while carrying out project tasks.\n\nThe project was officially launched on 23rd January 2025 with a kick-off conference organized by the PP2 (WP1, Activity 1.1). The event was attended by 30 representatives of both Project Partners.\n\nBoth Project partners published articles about the project – LP1 on 13th February 2025 in the regional newspapers ‘Gazeta Współczesna’ and ‘Kurier Poranny’ and PP2 in ‘Alytaus naujienos’ no. 11 (14071). (WP1, Activity 1.1, D.1.1.3)\n\nA dedicated sections for the project were created on the both Partners’ websites. This sections contains information about the project, EU support, and ongoing activities.\n\nThe medical equipment planned within the project was purchased (WP1, Activity 1.3, D.1.3.2 & D.1.3.3). LP1 acquired one videodermatoscope with software and one medical review station, PP2 bought liquid on nitrogen device for cryotherapy-based removal of skin lesions and one videodermatoscopes. \n\nPP2 conducted on 15th May 2025 specialised medical training for medical personnel of both Partners dealing with skin liaisons (WP1, Activity 1.2, D.1.2.1), in the event participated 12 medics. LP1 proceeded procurement procedure for the planned medical training on the Polish side .\n\nPP2 started public awareness campaign “Protect Your Skin” to encourage residents to check their skin, learn about prevention, and use healthcare services (WP1, Activity 1.1, D.1.1.1).\n","Alytus, Suwałki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00277","Engaging communities in Lithuania and Poland cross-border region for environmental wellbeing practices and sustainable cooperation enhancement","The project addresses the common challenge of climate change and environmental awareness in the cross-border region of Lithuania and Poland. The overall project objective is to enhance environmental awareness within the Lithuania-Poland cross-border region regarding climate change and pro-environmental behavior by establishing partnership of organizations in both countries, strengthening the capacity of partners and stakeholders in EcoPractices and engaging community members of all ages to environmental and sustainable activities. Through the project, partnering organizations aim to catalyze a shift towards sustainable living and ecological responsibility, ultimately contributing to a healthier and more resilient environment in the region.\n\nTo achieve this objective, during the project several key outputs will be produced, including EcoPractices tool-kit, the establishment of the network of Nature, Natural Sciences and Eco laboratories, organization wide range events, such as eco-camps, educational events at the labs, an international contest for schoolchildren and trail tours for wide community, as well as greenery planting events and EcoPractices festival. These outputs will benefit a wide range of stakeholders, including teachers, educators, schoolchildren and local communities, by providing resources, training and opportunities for hands-on learning and engagement.\n\nThe project approach emphasizes cross-border collaboration and knowledge exchange, recognizing the interconnectedness of environmental issues and the importance of collective action. By working together across borders, project partners can leverage diverse perspectives, expertise and resources to address common challenges more effectively and sustainably. Additionally, a cross-border approach allows to tap into the unique strengths and experiences of both Lithuania and Poland, fostering mutual learning and cooperation for greater impact.\n\nThe uniqueness of the project is an emphasis on empowering youth, educators and local communities as agents of change. By equipping them with the tools, knowledge and opportunities to lead sustainable initiatives in their communities, the project aims to create a ripple effect of positive change that extends far beyond the duration of the project. Moreover, the focus on hands-on learning, experiential activities and innovative approaches ensures that the project is engaging, impactful and relevant to the needs and interests of our target audience.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","059 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: fires (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)","N",158675.22,"ERDF",126940.16,80,"During the reporting period, the partnership between the Lithuanian and Polish communities was successfully strengthened through joint activities focused on nature conservation and the promotion of an environmentally friendly lifestyle. The main objective of the project – to engage Lithuanian and Polish communities in joint actions for environmental well-being and protection – was achieved. Cooperation created opportunities to exchange ideas, strengthen mutual ties, and encourage residents to take concrete actions for a cleaner and more sustainable environment.\n\nDuring the reporting period, the following activities were implemented:\n\nA.1.1 / D.1.1.1 – Project Kick-off Event\nThe Kick-off Meeting took place in Šalčininkai and included discussions on the content of the EcoPractice educational toolkit. Project partners shared their experiences in implementing environmental initiatives and discussed the growing need for ecological education. Suggestions and examples of activities to engage the public in ecology, sustainability, and nature conservation were presented. Participants also explored how local tourism resources could be used to promote ecological education and related activities.\n\nA.1.2 / D.1.2.1 – Event for Teachers and Educators in Poland\nThe meeting in Poland provided an opportunity for participants to exchange experiences and discuss initiatives aimed at enriching the learning process in the Šalčininkai and Sokółka regions. The event introduced engaging and meaningful activities that support nature conservation, sustainability, and the promotion of ecological behavior in educational institutions.\n\nA.2.1 – Youth and Schoolchildren Eco-Camps\nPP3 prepared posters inviting participation in eco-camps, which were distributed to partner district educational institutions and displayed on notice boards. Information about the events was also shared on social media.\n\nA.2.2 – Setting up the Network of Nature, Natural Sciences and Ecological Laboratories for Practical EcoPractices Experience in Dąbrowa Białostocka (Poland) and Vilkiškiai (Lithuania):\nPP2 purchased waste containers and a weather station, with the remaining procurement activities ongoing. PP3 fully equipped the Nature Laboratory.\n\nA.2.3 / D.2.3.2 – Educational Activities in Nature, Natural Sciences, and Eco Laboratories\nEcoPractice educational activities were carried out with schools at Vilkiškiai Manor (PP3 D.2.3.2). Educational events took place at Vilkiškiai Manor, and information was shared on project partners’ social media pages and websites (D.2.3.3).\n\nA.2.4 / D.2.4.4 – Purchase of Photography Equipment\nInstant photo equipment was purchased for activities implemented by PP2 and PP3.\n\nA.3.1 – Greenery Planting Activities\nLocal communities actively participated in greenery planting initiatives (PP3 and PP2).\n\nA.3.2 – Eco-Tours to Promote EcoPractices\nNordic walking poles and bicycles were purchased, and eco-tours were organized in the second reporting period.","Vilkiškės, Turgelių sen., Šalčininkų raj., Sokółka, Šalčininkai","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00351","Stronger civil defense and crisis management - a safer region","The implementation of infrastructural project would aim to ensure the safety of the residents of the border region of Lithuania and Poland and the continuity of cooperation between the rescue services of both countries in extreme situations and by joint training partners rescuers and creating infrastructure in the area of Civil Defence. In order to strengthen cooperation in the field of crisis management, LT and PL rescuers need joint rescuer training and exercises. And in order for this cooperation in the field of civil protection to take place continuously - specific infrastructure is needed. The project partners analyzed the current situation (considering the geopolitical situation in the Programme area and the ongoing Russia's aggression towards Ukraine) and considering the future has determined the need for this project and the activities and investments provided in it. Rescuers trainings, construction of fire station with shelter under it in Jurbarkas and construction of Backup command center in Lapy is planned in this project, same as purchase of rescue equipment and Vehicle with mobile breathing air compressor. The fire station with a shelter under it will be the first such infrastructure building in Lithuania and also it will serve as an example how a shelter must be made.","2024-12-01","2027-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","061 Risk prevention and management of non-climate related natural risks (for example earthquakes) and risks linked to human activities (for example technological accidents), including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches","Y",6999999.6,"ERDF",5599999.68,80,"LP:\nIn the reporting period partner institution has formed a working group that will be responsible for the implementation of the project. There were purchased building design service provider even before the reporting period in order to create building design for Fire station with shelter. Partial payments was made for this service according contract with the supplier. Also Design expertise service was purchased. In the reporting period (2025-02-13 ) there were building design prepared and provided to Expertise service provider for certification. Waiting for the positive expertise assessment in order to get building permit. In the reporting period there were purchased first level controller service and ongoing preparation of documents required for public procurement in order to purchase Promotional items. There was published general information about the project on the LP webpage: https://pagd.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/projektai/valstybines-svarbos-projektas/\nPP2:\nIn the reporting period partner institution has formed a working group that will be responsible for the implementation of the project. There were prepared documents (including technical specifications) for public procurement procedures in order to investment implementation.\nWebsite information article about project was announced: https://www.gov.pl/web/kwpsp-bialystok/silniejsza-obrona-cywilna-i-zarzadzanie-kryzysowe---bezpieczniejszy-region","Białystok, Kaunas","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00355","Partnership of Health Resorts as the Basis for the Development of the Borderland","The project concerns the cooperation of the local governments of three health resort towns: Gołdap (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship), Augustów (Podlasie Voivodeship) and Druskininkai (Alytus District), as well as Suprasl and Birštonas (as associated partners)in order to build a long-term partnership and sustainable development of the Polish-Lithuanian border based on a joint health resort brand.\nThe task is consistent with priority 2 of the Programme, including specific objective 2.2. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation. \nThe activities proposed in the project are consistent with the types of activities specified in the Program and concern the creation of a common brand of the border area as an attractive destination for health tourism and the development of the potential of health resort towns based on the natural, cultural and historical heritage.\nThe main products that will be developed as part of the project are: 1) creating a strong, recognizable brand of health resorts on the Polish-Lithuanian border by developing a coherent and common \"Strategy for the brand and promotion of health resorts on the Polish-Lithuanian border\", 2) implementation of joint, comprehensive promotional projects in to implement the brand of border health resorts, 3) creation of publicly available health resort infrastructure in three partner cities. The project's products will benefit residents of the Polish-Lithuanian border, including tourism organizers and local entrepreneurs associated with the tourism and spa-related industries, local governments and non-governmental organizations, as well as health resorts clients and tourists.\nSo far, there has been a lack of joint cross-border initiatives on the Polish-Lithuanian border in terms of cooperation and promotion of the heath resort potential of the area. Meanwhile, health tourism is an intensively developing field of the economy that allows the development of tourist, cultural and many other services, which is important all year round, which is important in the context of reducing seasonal dependence. The area covered by the project is included in strategic documents at the local, regional and national levels, both on the Polish and Lithuanian sides, therefore the cooperation initiative undertaken by the partners in order to more effectively use the existing potential of health resorts is particularly important. \nThe project was initiated due to the following reasons:\nhealth care, treatment with mineral waters, climatotherapy are the main parts of the image of Goldap, Augustow and Druskininkai health resorts, however, natural resources and public tourism infrastructure are not fully used for the development of tourism potential. Complexity problem. Tourist attraction objects in 3 resorts have to be developed in harmony with existing infrastructure and form integral service complex for tourists, since in one place tourists could be able not only to have fun, and see various objects, monuments, etc., but also to get healthy and rest.\nDiversity of tourists‘ needs. In order to maintain existing tourists‘ flows and attract new tourists it is necessary offer a variety of public tourism infrastructure in 3 bordering resorts.\nThis will be the first cooperation project of this type between health resort towns in the Polish-Lithuanian border area, which will certainly have a positive impact on increasing the competitiveness of the entire area.\nThe planned activities in the project will contribute to strengthening cross-border cooperation of partners, developing health resorts on the Polish-Lithuanian border, as well as creating a competitive brand of health tourism in the area.","2025-02-01","2028-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","Y",7412986.51,"ERDF",5930389.2,80,"On March 28, 2025, Gołdap Municipality signed a Subsidy Contract with the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. On April 28, 2025, in Gołdap, the partners: Lead Partner, PP2, PP3, and PP4 signed the Project Partnership Agreement. On May 15, 2025, the partners participated in the official launch ceremony of the strategically important Interreg VI-A Programme projects in Druskininkai. After signing the relevant contracts and agreements, the partners initiated their activities planned within the project. The partners focused on promoting and informing the community about the project, through their information channels. A solid foundation has been prepared for the implementation of the next stages of the project. The partners not only established strong organizational foundations, but also launched active promotional and information activities, which enables better coordination of activities between municipalities on both sides of the border and strengthens cooperation for effective project activities. \nLP 1: \nWP1, Activity 1.1  Preparation of the document ,,Strategy for the brand and promotion of health resorts on the Polish-Lithuanian border\" \nPreparations for the announcement of a public procurement procedure. \nWP1,  Activity 1.2  Project opening conference in Gołdap.  \nPreparations for organizing the event.\nWP 1, Activity 1.7 Organisation of events. \nPromotion of the planned Festival event through the information channels of the LP1. \nWP 1, Activity 1.8  Creation of special tab on the Leader's website \nOn the Project Leader's website, a tab dedicated to the project ,,Health resorts\" has been created:https://www.goldap.pl/partnerstwo-uzdrowisk-dla-rozwoju-pogranicza.html. This tab contains current information about the project's activities. \nWP 2,  Activity 2.1  Construction of an amphitheater in the Zdrojowy Park in Goldap \nA public procurement procedure was carried out for the development of a concept and design documentation for an amphitheater in the Zdrojowy Park in Gołdap. The procedure has been completed, the contract has been concluded, and we present the expenditure in this report.\nPP2 published information on its website about the project implementation with all necessary visibility requirements and logos after approval of the Project Managing Agency: https://www.druskininkusavivaldybe.lt/projektai?category=&state=27&page=3 PP2 placed  A3 poster with information about the project (A3 photos in the premises of the Administration of Druskininkai Municipality (Vilniaus al.18, Druskininkai)\nProcurements have been published and completed regarding output 2.1 for D.2.6.1.; D.2.7.1.; D.2.8.1 \nPP3 made descriptions of the subject of the contract for the announcement of tenders for the implementation of 4 investments: D2.2.1, D2.3.1, D2.4.1, D2.5.1.\nPP 4: \nActivity 1.7: The Culture Center in Gołdap is preparing an event:\"Breath for health. Gołdap Festival\" (Odetchnij Na Zdrowie. Gołdap Festiwal\". The festival will take place in Gołdap on July 11-13, 2025. During the reporting period, promotion and information about the event was implemented. \n","Gołdap, Augustów, DRUSKININKAI","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},4]
["LTPL00326","Discovering and promoting the tourist treasures of the health resorts of Supraśl and Druskininkai","The project focuses on the development of wellness tourism in the health resorts of Supraśl and Druskininkai, located in the neighboring regions of Poland and Lithuania, respectively. Both destinations share common challenges related to limited visibility and underdeveloped tourism offers, which hinders their competitiveness in the global wellness tourism market.\n\nThe program area faces a common challenge of limited visibility in the global market. Supraśl and Druskininkai struggle to attract visitors and compete with other wellness resorts, despite their rich natural resources and therapeutic traditions.\n\nThe aim of the project is to bring Supraśl and Druskininkai to leading positions in wellness tourism by promoting their uniqueness and supporting cooperation between partners. The expected change is a significant increase in the number of visitors, economic growth and international recognition of both resorts.\n\nMain results:\nPromotional materials: High-quality promotional materials presenting the wellness offer, cultural attractions and the beauty of Supraśl and Druskininkai.\nTraining Programs: Capacity building initiatives and training programs for local stakeholders to improve service quality and hospitality standards.\nCollaborative partnerships: Establishing cross-border partnerships and collaborations to leverage resources and expertise in promoting wellness tourism.\nEvents and conferences: Organizing events, conferences and workshops to raise awareness, share best practices and support innovation in wellness tourism.\n\nBeneficiaries:\nLocal communities: increased tourist activity creates economic opportunities, creates jobs and improves the quality of life of residents.\nTourism Industry: Promotional activities attract more visitors, which leads to increased revenues and business growth.\nVisitors: Improved visitor experiences and access to wellness offerings contribute to improved health and well-being of tourists.\n\nThe project took a cross-border/transnational approach to leverage the complementary strengths and resources of both regions. By collaborating across borders, the project maximizes impact, shares best practices and addresses common challenges more effectively than if each region operated in isolation. This approach enables the pooling of resources, expertise and networks to achieve common goals and create synergies between stakeholders.\n\nThe innovation of the project lies in a holistic approach to the development of wellness tourism, promotional activities, capacity building and stakeholder involvement. Furthermore, the cross-border cooperation aspect is unique as it promotes knowledge exchange, cultural exchange and joint problem solving between regions that share similar challenges and opportunities in the wellness tourism sector. This innovative approach is expected to bring lasting and transformative changes that will position Supraśl and Druskininkai as leading destinations in the global wellness tourism market.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",136111.8,"ERDF",108889.43,80,"During the first reporting period, both partners – Supraśl Municipality and the Tourism and Business Information Center (TVIC) in Druskininkai – dedicated significant effort to analyzing their tourism products and environments, while also developing high-quality materials for joint initiatives. Considerable attention was given to shaping the overall concept of the planned measures, creating synergies with businesses, and strengthening the competitiveness of both resorts in relation to other attractive destinations.\n\nIn close cooperation, the partners worked on preparing content for tourist guides and a mobile tourism application. Historical and source materials were studied, text descriptions and visual content were developed, and engaging stories, legends, and facts were collected to enhance the appeal of the products. Since the service provider is a Polish company, all content is being prepared and translated into Polish, ensuring it meets mobile application requirements such as GPS coordinates and thematic grouping. At the same time, work began on the design and layout of printed guides and maps. \n\nA series of working visits and meetings strengthened cooperation between the partners. Numerous consultations also took place with the mobile application contractor, during which the concept and method of operation of the application were jointly established.\n\nA key milestone of the period was the first joint conference–training session, organized on May 20–21, 2025, in Druskininkai. The event gathered around 60 participants, including 20 representatives from the Supraśl tourism sector, as well as local government institutions, senior clubs, guide associations, youth groups, and local action groups. The program was jointly developed by both partners and focused on shared advertising concepts, the exchange of ideas, and exploring the connections between the two resorts. Participants highlighted commonalities such as the shared Yotvingian history, wellness resources (therapeutic mud, high-quality climate), culinary traditions, and the natural environment of green forests, clean air, and opportunities for outdoor activities such as cycling, water tourism, and walking.\n\nThe conference provided an excellent opportunity for stakeholders from both resorts to establish contacts, share experiences, and learn from each other. Supraśl representatives explored best practices and tourism initiatives in Druskininkai, including water tourism, the reuse of renovated historical buildings (e.g., Druskininkai Colonnade, Water Park, City Museum – Villa Linksma), and innovative projects such as Snow Arena, LSC Druskininkai, and Nemo Journeys. Promotional materials were also prepared for the event: branded souvenirs (pens, notebooks, cotton bags), two modern reusable roll-up banners, and a press release that will soon be published in the local media.\n\nOverall, the activities carried out in this period significantly strengthened cooperation between Supraśl and Druskininkai. The exchange of ideas and best practices, joint product development, and networking opportunities have created a strong foundation for further collaboration. Participants agreed that these actions will not only improve the quality of services provided in both resorts but also serve as a driving force for future initiatives.","Druskininkai, Supraśl","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00325","Weaving Palms - developing cultural tourism to preserve local cultural heritage and improve the social well-being of the inhabitants of the Vilnius Region (LT) and the Rozogi Commune (PL).","The main goal of the project is to preserve the tradition of weaving Easter Palms - the cultural heritage of the Vilnius region and the Kurpie region, by creating a tourist offer supported by local authorities. The idea for implementing the task was based on the partners' identification of common problems, such as\n- the fading tradition of weaving traditional palms within local communities;\n- the persistently insufficient and limited tourist offers, with a specific focus on the ability to provide services throughout the year, irrespective of seasonality.\nEaster palms in both the Vilnius and the Kurpie regions have a rich tradition and are a distinctive part of the cultural heritage of local communities. The origins of the tradition of making palms in villages near Vilnius have not been established. The oldest iconographic sources are scarce. In 1847, Kanuty Rusiecki painted \"Lithuanian Girl with Palm Sunday Fronds\", and Oskar Kolberg, a Polish ethnographer, wrote in the mid-19th century about urban palms made of paper flowers and rural palms made of moss, willow, grains, and other plants. Today, the Vilnius palm symbolizes the Vilnius region and serves as a promotional symbol for the Vilnius area. Since 2019, the Vilnius palm has been listed as part of Lithuania's intangible cultural heritage, and efforts have been underway for several years to have the tradition of weaving the Vilnius palm included on the UNESCO list.\nThe Kurpie palm, an impressive 2-14 metre high palm made of colourful tissue paper flowers, is a colourful artefact of the Kurpie ethnographic group. These palms are made from generation to generation and are one of the most recognisable elements of the preserved folk culture of the Kurpie region. The tissue paper flowers, faithfully reproducing natural blooms, are arranged in compositions mounted on long wooden sticks. The completed palms brought to temples on Palm Sunday, create a unique celebration of ritual art - a visually colourful, magnificent representation of the folk art of the Kurpie region's inhabitants. Thanks to its rich traditions and rituals, Palm Sunday in Kurpie has evolved into a grand festival that attracts numerous observers.\nBased on this shared colourful cultural heritage, the project partners decided to take action to preserve the skills of making Easter palms in local communities by incorporating this handicraft tradition into the development of sustainable tourism in the region. The joint project activities planned include: \n- Polish-Lithuanian international exchange of artisans, representatives of cultural institutions and representatives of the tourism industry (two educational and integration meetings, one in Poland and one in Lithuania, meetings for groups of 30 people from Poland and 30 people from Lithuania);\n- creating a tourist and promotional offer in Poland based on the tradition of weaving the Kurpie palms. This includes the opening of a year-long Chamber in the Masurian-Kurpie border area, the development of an educational programme at the Chamber, the publication of a promotional album titled Easter Palms of the Kurpie and Vilnius Regions, the launch of a traditional Easter fair, the organization of handicraft workshops, a competition for traditional Easter palms, an open-air painting festival inspired by the Kurpie traditions, and the creation of a virtual route for cultural tourism - Easter Palms.\n- creation of a tourist and promotional offer in Lithuania based on the tradition of Vilnius palm weaving. It includes organizing a Polish-Lithuanian plein-air painting event in Lithuania, which involves the publication of an album entitled “The Vilnius Palm Tradition Painted with a Brush”, the organization of an exhibition in Rozogi, and the arrangement of the conference “Easter Palm - Colourful Treasure of the Vilnius Region, an Ambassador of the Region”.\nThe above-mentioned activities will be carried out to implement the Interreg VI-A Lithuania-Poland programme, particularly focusing on achieving the program's general objective - the “Promotion of physical, emotional, and cultural well-being”, and the specific objective - “Strengthening the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social integration, and social innovation”. The target groups for the implemented task will include border local governments, cultural institutions, local communities on both sides of the border, and, of course, visitors and welcomed tourists.\"\nExpected outcomes for both self-governments include:\n- promoted and preserved cultural heritage of the self-governments of Vilnius (LT) and Rozogi (PL); \n- an integrated and educated group of artisans, along with representatives of local tourism sectors from PL and LT;\n- integration of cultural institutions for joint cross-border activities;\n- development of a new cross-border tourist offer based on the cultural heritage; \n- increased number of tourists visiting.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",102974.4,"ERDF",82379.52,80,"Lead Partner (LP1):\n\n- Study visit to Lithuania (March 2025), including: a training session for 23 participants from Poland (30 participants were planned), combined with participation in the Kaziukas Fair and Vilnius palm weaving workshops.\n\nVisit to Lithuania (March 7–9, 2025) The aim of the visit was to explore the local cultural heritage of the Vilnius region and the traditions related to weaving Vilnius palms. The delegation took part in the Kaziukas Fair – one of the most important events promoting Lithuanian folk art, where the Vilnius palm plays a central role. Palm weaving workshops were held at the Traditional Crafts Centre in Maišiagala, led by palm weavers from Ciechanowiszki. The entire process of preparing Vilnius palms was discussed – from sowing and harvesting the materials, through dyeing, to the final assembly of the palms.\n\n- participation in the 28th County Easter Palm Competition combined with the Easter Fair and an open-air painting session for 10 participants from Poland and Lithuania (with 5 participants from LP1 and 5 from PP2)  and a mobile exhibition of Vilnius palms accompanied by a multimedia presentation.\n\nPartner Project (PP2): \n\n- Visit of a delegation from the Municipality of Rozogi to Lithuania (March 2025), including participation in the Kaziukas Fair, Vilnius palm weaving workshops. \n-  Visit of a delegation from the Vilnius Region to Rozogi (April 2025), including participation in the 28th District Easter Palm Competition, handicraft workshops, a Vilnius palm exhibition, and integration activities. Visit to Lithuania (March 7–9, 2025) The primary goal of this visit was to familiarize participants with the local cultural heritage of the Vilnius Region and the traditions associated with weaving Vilnius palms.\nThe delegation actively participated in the Kaziukas Fair, one of Lithuania's most significant events promoting folk art, where the Vilnius palm holds a crucial role. Workshops on weaving palms were organized at the Traditional Crafts Centre in Maišiagala, led by experienced palm weavers from Ciechanowiszki. The discussions covered the entire process of preparing Vilnius palms, from sowing and harvesting materials to dyeing and final production.\n\n\n","Nemenčinė, Rozogi","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00353","Joint actions of Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard Services to contribute to a safer and more secure Europe","The project is initiated by the Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard Services, which are responsible for implementing public security objectives delegated by their respective governments in the border region during peacetime. These objectives include the prevention and management of illegal acts and crimes, investigation and intelligence, rescue operations, and more. Geopolitical threats, such as pandemics and the war in Ukraine, necessitate significant adjustments and pose new challenges for the partners.\nThe partners aim to strengthen cooperation and joint activities in the border region. Regional disparities in socio-economic development in both countries should not hinder the provision of public security or compromise its extent or quality. Despite having similar functions and common objectives, the partners operate within their national territories according to their respective national legislations, which have distinct differences.\nThe partners have comparable capacities in terms of equipment, activities, funding, and other aspects. Given that both countries are members of the same international organizations (EU, NATO, etc.), the partner authorities are committed to implementing common international obligations and agreements between the governments of both states in the field of border protection.\nThe overall aim of the project is - To strengthen the institutional abilities of LT and PL Border Guard Services in order to decrease trans-national crime rate in LT and PL cross-border region. The duration of the project – 36 months. Project consists of 2 work packages: \n-\t1 WP - Cooperation for strengthening joint actions and its specific objective is to increasing the capabilities and cooperation of Border Guard Services to act jointly for ensuring safety in LT-PL cross-border region.\n-\t2 WP - Facilities for joint functioning and its specific objective is to develop modern facilities and supply specialized equipment necessary for the strengthening and implementation of cooperation and joint activities between Lithuanian and Polish border guards.\nThe target groups of the project include the Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard services, national/regional/local authorities, the general public, and the media. Two legal entities from the two countries—the State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (LP1) and the Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit of Maj. Gen. Henryk Minkiewicz (PP2) will implement the project. They will cooperate during the project and for up to one year after its completion. The main common objective will remain the same: ensuring public security in the LT-PL cross-border region by implementing common and joint activities. The partners are jointly responsible for the project results and can share knowledge, capacities and facilities. The partnership within this project is based on the joint development, implementation, staffing, and financing of the project.","2024-12-01","2027-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO7.4. Other actions for a safer and secure Europe","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","Y",5822529.75,"ERDF",4658023.8,80,"Two work packages are foreseen to achieve the project's objective:\n1 – “Cooperation strengthening and joint actions\". \nActivity 1.1. - Training: Joint leadership and tactical training sessions are planned, involving 44 officers from LP1.\nActivity 1.2. - Expert Working Group: Internal experts will discuss the collaborative activities of both countries, provide suggestions for their improvement, and propose the use of new tools and equipment in the border region.\n Activity 1.3  - Communication measures for promoting cooperation\n  2 - \"Infrastructure for better functioning\". \nActivity 2.1. - New Infrastructure Development: A new Kalvarija Border Guard Station complex will be built in Lithuania, equipped with the necessary facilities and equipment for operations.\nActivity 2.2 - Upgraded Infrastructure in Poland: The Rutka Tartak border post in the Suwałki region will undergo modernization, and new equipment will be acquired to improve the efficiency of joint activities.\nUntil the project starts, all technical documentation has been prepared and submitted to JS:\n1) The lease agreement between the Service and National Land Service under the Ministry of Environment regarding the land plot owned by the Republic of Lithuania and the decision of Kalvarija municipality determining that the intended use of the land plot specified in the lease agreement above is dedicated for national defense purposes. \n2) The technical construction project and the project expertise's positive conclusion.\n3)The technical project for a water borehole.\n4) The simplified project of the reconstruction of the basement of the old building.\nDuring the reporting period, we implemented particular activities:\nActivity 1.1. It will start in the next reporting period;\nActivity 1.2. A working group of internal experts was composed, and the first meeting of experts was organized on 27-28 March 2025 in Druskininkai, LT.\nActivity 1.3. After public procurement contracts with UAB „Good to know“ was signed for a video about the project in LT, PL, and EN languages and Rubrics on social networks, including one commissioned thematic article.\nInformation about the project (aim, results, budget, and support from the Programme) in national (1 copy LT) and EN languages prepared and published on the partner's website and social network Facebook.\nAll physical and promotional materials were prepared, e.g. informational mobile stand Roll-up in LT and PL languages (2 copies) in size 80/85 x 200 cm and posters in EN languages (4 copies/2-LP1 and 2-PP1) of A4 format with Programme and partners’ logo; Set of 5 informational gadgets, including pen, notebook, backpack, thermos, fire blanket marked with Programme logo (250 copies).\nActivity 2.1. The public procurement procedures for construction works will be finalized during the next reporting period.\nActivity 2.2. During the reporting period, a procurement plan was developed, and specific public procurement staff was allocated to the PBGRU. PP2 is responsible for the acquisition of 36 units of specialized equipment, improvement of the PSG Rutka Tartak facility for the purposes of joint LTiPL border guard operations. \nThese actions will increase the effectiveness of interaction and cooperation between institutions to address a common problem in a cross-border region.\nUnder project management activities, the contract with UAB Gaudera\" for first-level control, was signed by LP1 after the public procurement procedure and approved by MoI.\nDuring the reporting period, two partners' meetings were organized: an online meeting on 04-02-2025 and a contact meeting on 28-03-2025.\n\nTwo work packages are foreseen to achieve the project's objective:\n1 – “Cooperation strengthening and joint actions\". This work package is dedicated to strengthening the specialized and tactical skills of Lithuanian and Polish officers to ensure more effective joint operations.\nActivity 1.1. - Training: Joint leadership and tactical training sessions are planned, involving 44 officers from LP1. The progress: public procurement is implemented, and services for training are contracted. \nActivity 1.2. - Expert Working Group: Internal experts will discuss the collaborative activities of both countries, provide suggestions for their improvement, and propose the use of new tools and equipment in the border region. The progress: a working group of internal experts from representatives of both partners has been established. The first meeting was organized during the first reporting period.\n Activity 1.3  - Communication measures for promoting cooperation. The progress: Two informational rubrics/posts were published by UAB „Good to know“ on social media. The draft of the scenario for the project video was approved by the parties. At the opening event organized by PP2 on 29 May 2025, representatives of partners participated. Other publicity measures (gadgets, A3 posters, Roll-ups) are prepared, and billboards are installed on the facilities of partners.\n  2 - \"Infrastructure for better functioning\". This investment-focused work package aims to enhance the technical capabilities of border services to conduct joint patrols and operational activities along the EU's internal borders. \nActivity 2.1. - New Infrastructure Development. A new Kalvarija Border Guard Station complex is under construction in Lithuania and will be equipped with the necessary facilities and equipment for operations. The public procurement procedures implemented for construction works during the first reporting period and the contract with UAB \"Statybos ritmas\" No. 21-16-596 were signed on 05/05/2025.  \nActivity 2.2 - Upgraded Infrastructure in Poland: The Rutka Tartak border post in the Suwałki region is under a modernization process. New equipment will be acquired to improve the efficiency of joint activities.\nUntil the project starts, all technical documentation has been prepared and submitted to JS regarding construction.\nDuring the reporting period, LP1 implemented particular activities:\nUnder project management, the second partners' meeting was organized on 29 May 2025. Partners consult each other and continuously review the progress of activities.\nDuring the reporting period, construction work on a new building at the Kalvarija Frontier Station continued. Part of the work was carried out in accordance with two work packages:\n1. Special-purpose building (new construction), outdoor engineering networks (new construction), site maintenance without a helicopter pad.\n2. Helicopter pad installation and site maintenance. \nWork under the third work package – simple renovation of the border guard station basement – has not yet begun.","Bialystok, Vilnius","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00290","Workation as a cross-border tourism destination","The program area has a number of well-developed resorts, spas, individual recreation houses and elements of cultural heritage and culinary traditions that could attract more tourists. An EC study of functional areas showed that the area is relatively unknown to tourism, there is little information about them, a lack of cooperation between public institutions, and a lack of management and marketing skills in tourism. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of tourists in the program area grew steadily. From 2012 to 2019, the number increased by 66.7%, but periodically declined after 2019. The tourism industry was severely affected by the pandemic and requires public interventions to restore its growth. The project is an attempt to address seasonality in the tourism industry and create opportunities to develop cultural and tourism services that could be provided year-round.\nProject goal: to strengthen the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation. The project aims to provide greater visibility to the cross-border area as a tourist destination, reduce seasonality in the tourism industry, facilitate the use of natural resources and assets for the development of tourism services, especially those related to sustainable tourism, linking tourism needs with social and educational needs.\nThe project and its activities aim to promote joint tourism products, which is the creation of the WORKATION idea, which will increase the visibility of the region, reduce the seasonality of the tourism industry and positively influence social innovation. Organizing work-related events can attract new tourists to the region. Workation visitors often spend more time in a destination and spend more money on accommodation, food, entertainment and services. Introducing the workation concept can help regions diversify their economies. Some places that previously relied mainly on seasonal tourism may gain a new group of customers who are also willing to visit outside the tourist season. Workation can encourage the promotion of local culture, traditions and attractions. By organizing side events, such as workshops, lectures or tours of the area, the region can showcase its unique features and attract the attention of remote workers. The arrival of people on workation can bring in additional income for local businesses, such as restaurants, hotels, cafes, souvenir stores, etc. Increased demand for services can lead to job growth and development of the local economy. To meet the needs of those working remotely, regions can invest in developing infrastructure such as high-speed internet, modern coworking offices and travel amenities, which can bring long-term benefits to the community as a whole. For regions that are struggling with an exodus of local talent, introducing the concept of remote work can help retain talent. Those who can work remotely may choose to stay in an area that offers attractive living and working conditions. \nThe project's activities will aim to build awareness and raise awareness of remote work, its benefits and risks, a sustainable way to combine tourism and work year-round.\nThanks to cross-border and interregional cooperation, workation participants have access to a variety of locations throughout the program area. They can choose from different regions, cultures, landscapes and attractions to meet a wide range of preferences and needs. Interregional cooperation can contribute to the development of coworking office infrastructure, high-speed Internet access and other amenities necessary for remote work. By sharing experiences and making joint investments, regions can create attractive conditions for people working remotely. Interregional cooperation can also help promote different locations and their unique characteristics. Through joint marketing activities, promoting tourist and business attractions and organizing work-related events, regions can attract the attention of remote workers and investors. Cross-border cooperation enables the exchange of experiences and best practices in remote work and work organization. Regions can learn from each other, identify challenges and find common solutions. Through cross-border cooperation, local entrepreneurs and service providers can expand into new markets and gain access to new customers. Cross-border cooperation can also foster business partnerships and exchange of know-how and resources. Interregional cooperation can help build social and cultural ties and promote mutual understanding and cooperation. By organizing cultural, social and educational events, regions can create an atmosphere of openness and tolerance. Cross-border and interregional cooperation is therefore a key element in the success of workation, allowing participants access to different locations, infrastructure and development opportunities, and promoting mutual understanding, cooperation and social and economic development.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",159592.5,"ERDF",127674,80,"Project goal: to strengthen the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation. The project aims to provide greater visibility to the cross-border area as a tourist destination, reduce seasonality in the tourism industry, facilitate the use of natural resources and assets for the development of tourism services, especially those related to sustainable tourism, linking tourism needs with social and educational needs.","Birštonas, Ełk","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00311","Path of Cross-border Communities to Wellbeing","The Path of Cross-border Communities to Wellbeing project involves two organisations Marcinkonys Multifunctional Centre LP1 from Lithuania and Dom Litewski Sejny PP1 from Poland. The main objective of the project is to empower people living in Marcinkonys and Sejny regions to implement an innovative solution they have designed for the improvement of the wellbeing of cross-border communities by responding to the needs of local people, strengthening people-to-people relations, international cooperation and institutional capacity of public and non-governmental organisations involved in the project. It will aim to create a safe and inspiring space for community members to access personal development, social integration, meetings, educational and cultural services. It will also aim to involve local communities, local residents in the project and encourage active participation, establishing international partnerships with other organisations and people living across the border. \nThe project will implement the following activities:\nOrganisation of educational activities, \nOrganisation of a Skills Development Academy for Cross-border Residents of Both Countries \nOrganisation of cultural events - 3 Courtyard Festivals. \nThe project targets the following groups: \nPeople of all ages in Marcinkonys and Sejny, the Lithuanian community in Sejny, children and young people from local schools. Members of local communities will be invited to participate in the project activities. \nThe project will aim to build mutual trust by promoting relations between people from Marcinkonys and Sejny.\nIt will address common challenges such as ageing, social isolation, low access to leisure activities, learning and development in the place of residence and brain drain. \nIt will open the way for dialogue and cooperation between different cultural, social and age groups, overcoming linguistic and cultural differences that can pose challenges in a cross-border environment.\nThe expected results of the project are:\nOne citizen-driven solution to the challenges will be created - Educational activities package in Marcinkonys and Sejny. The project will involve two organisations from two countries, Lithuania and Poland, 3 public events and 4 training sessions of Skills Development Academy for Cross-border Residents of Both Countries will be organised in both countries. \nThe project is special because of its innovative approach to intercultural cooperation, creating a safe and open educational and cultural physical space that encourages active participation and community integration. What makes the project unique is that the socio-cultural innovation is proposed by the local people themselves and has a strong international dimension.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",157333,"ERDF",125866.39,80,"During the reporting period, both project partners – the Marcinkonys Multifunctional Centre (MDC) in Lithuania (Lead Partner) and the Bishop A. Baranauskas Foundation “Lithuanian House” in Sejny, Poland (Project Partner) – actively participated in the implementation of the project “Path of Cross-border Communities to Well-being.”\nThe Marcinkonys Multifunctional Centre organised a variety of educational activities in Marcinkonys: D.1.1.1 inkle, walkway, and shawl weaving workshops (11 participants, 65 hours), D.1.1.2 wood-carving sessions (12 participants, 20 hours), D.1.1.3 ceramics workshops for children and adults (11 adults, 13 hours; 14 children and leaders, 6 hours), D.1.1.4 traditional handicraft activities (19 participants, 3 hours and 21 participants, 4 hours during the first Academy), D.1.1.5 theatre and stage art sessions for children (24 participants, 15 hours), and D.1.1.6 training in Dzukija culinary heritage (23 participants, 15 hours). To prepare and implement these sessions, as well as to prepare for the first and fourth Skills Development Academies, the necessary equipment was purchased as planned in the project, including D.1.1.12 looms, carving tools, a D.1.1.13 3D clay printer, two woodworking machines, and materials such as wool, wax, yarn, and other materials.\nIn turn, the Project Partner — Lithuanian House in Sejny — implemented or initiated the following activities during the reporting period: D.1.1.7 Theatre activities in PL (children’s group: 25 participants, 36 hours; adult group: 10 participants, 10 hours); D.1.1.8 Music activities in PL (children’s instrumental group: 7 participants, 36 hours; adult dance group: 12 participants, 14 hours); D.1.1.9 Handicraft classes in PL (children’s group: 45 participants, 100 hours; adult group: 23 participants, 12 hours). Equipment (D.1.1.10) for training and events in PL: purchased: stage/theatre lighting (4 movable heads and a controller), 1 stand for decorations, hangers, 2 tripods, 1 stage/cinema screen, 1 stage/cinema projector with lens, 3 microphones, 40 chairs.\nD.1.2.1 During the first Academy 2025-01-31 to 2025-02-02, participants learned to weave spring herb wreaths (2 h), felt wool (2 h), carve wood (12 h), and work with ceramics (12 h). 10 persons from PL and 11 from LT participated in the event.\nD.1.2.2 Second Academy (PL): took place on 2025.03.21 - 2025.03.23 in “Lithuanian House” in Sejny. Participants took part in egg painting (4 h), the seminar “Low-Budget Event Organising Workshop” (8 h), a silk-painting workshop (4 h), a guided visit of Sejny (1.5 h), an integration meeting, and watched the film “Gardutė.” 16 persons from PL and 10 from LT participated in the event.\nD.1.2.3 Third Academy (PL): took place on 2025.05.16 - 2025.05.18 in “Lithuanian House” in Sejny and in the border region of PL. Activities included: decorating bags (4 h), a volunteering seminar (2 groups × 4 h), candle making (2 groups × 2 h) and soap-making education (2 groups × 2 h), and watching the film “Šventė.” On the third day, participants visited the PL region. Participants: 14 persons from PL and 10 persons from LT.\nD.1.2.5 A seminar on voluntiering training was held during the 3rd Academy. The concept of the leaflet about volunteering was discussed. Its preparation will take place in the next reporting period.\nD.1.2.6 An article was prepared and published in “Merkio kraštas” newspaper about the activities already completed and those still ongoing in the first reporting period. T-shirts and canvas bags were printed and prepared to be distributed among participants to promote the project visually.\nD.1.2.7 Promotional materials for all activities in PL were purchased: 5 A4 advertising stands; 1 roll-up; 50 notebooks; a set of stickers with the EU logo; 8 power banks; 14 water bottles; 3 portable speakers; 150 skipping ropes; 50 pens with the EU logo.\nBoth partners cooperated closely in organising activities, shared resources and knowledge, and maintained communication via email, meetings, video calls, and a dedicated project-management messaging group. Both partners contributed by assisting each other in event organisation and sharing experience in publicity, shared educational experience and equipment, both existing and newly acquired, allowing project participants in both countries not only to learn traditional crafts but also to prepare for exhibitions during the project. Both partners ensured that all project requirements were fulfilled. They jointly developed training content, shared lecturers, and coordinated cross-border participant mobility.\nThis close and synchronised collaboration significantly contributed to the project’s progress and the achievement of its main objectives  as set out in the project plan.\n RCO81 – participants across three Academies: 1st – 10 from PL, 11 from LT; 2nd – 16 from PL, 10 from LT; 3rd – 14 from PL, 10 from LT.\n\n","Sejny, Varėnos r.","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00248","Crafting cultural bridges: Lithuanian-Polish collaboration in wood carving and folk art","ARTCONNECT seeks to rejuvenate the traditional crafts of woodcarving and folk art in the border regions of Lithuania and Poland, combating the challenges posed by globalization and shifting cultural dynamics. By revitalizing these crafts, we aim to preserve the rich cultural heritage shared by both nations.\nOur overarching objective is to establish a sustainable cross-border network of artists, fostering cultural exchange, mutual enrichment, and the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. Through the revival of sculptures, traditional crafts, and knowledge, we endeavor to stimulate economic development via cultural tourism and promote community engagement, social innovation, and emotional well-being.\nKey outputs of the ARTCONNECT project include organizing plein airs, educational events, and interactive exhibitions, alongside the creation and restoration of sculptures. These endeavors aim to benefit local communities, artists, and visitors by celebrating cultural cooperation and showcasing the unique heritage of the region.\nA pivotal aspect of our approach involves engaging young people through innovative methods and joint methodology, ensuring the continuity of traditional crafts for future generations. Additionally, the project will feature a virtual exhibition, reaching beyond national borders to share the cultural richness of the region with a global audience.\nEmphasizing a cross-border/transnational perspective allows us to delve deeply into the shared cultural history of Lithuania and Poland. By fostering collaboration, sharing experiences, and embracing cultural diversity, we strive to create a sustainable and impactful project. This approach not only enhances economic prospects by attracting tourists from both countries but also fosters enduring connections between communities and artists.\nWhat sets ARTCONNECT apart is its innovative focus on woodcarving and folk art, often overshadowed in contemporary cultural projects. We blend traditional craftsmanship with modern collaborative methods, offering artists a platform to connect, learn, and contribute to the cultural and economic prosperity of the border region. Through the revival of sculptures, ARTCONNECT adds a visually captivating dimension to cultural preservation efforts, making it a unique and invaluable initiative in the region.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",145035.72,"ERDF",116028.57,80,"During the first reporting period, the ARTCONNECT project successfully laid the groundwork for cross-border cultural exchange and the safeguarding the shared intangible heritage between Lithuania and Poland. Focusing on the revival of traditional woodcarving and folk art, the project is led by the Alytus district municipality administration (ARSA) in close partnership with the Orzysz municipality (OM). From the beginning, it has demonstrated strong bilateral cooperation, local ownership, and inclusivity community involvement.\n\nEducational workshop on wood carving and cultural heritage (Activity 1.1) held on 11–12 April 2025 in the Alytus district, Lithuania. The workshop brought together 40 participants (20 from each country). It offered hands-on woodcarving training, cultural duscussions, and intergenerational learning. This event marked the official launch of project activities and resulted in the successful delivery of Deliverable D.1.1.1.\n\nCross-border creative camp (Activity 1.2) conducted on 16–17 May 2025 in Orzysz, Poland, the creative camp again engaged 40 participants (20 from each country), fostering collaboration, shared artistic experiences, and dialogue on preserving local traditions. It strengthened mutual understanding and inspired ideas for future artistic collaboration.\n\nFour project management group meetings (2 online and 2 in-person) ensured smooth cooperation, transparent planning, and shared decision-making:\nOnline meetings: 28 January and 27 March, 2025\nIn-person meetings: 12 April in Alytus district, Lithuania and 16 May in Orzysz, Poland.\n\nThe communication plan was actively implemented, with publications, social media campaigns, press releases, posters, and wide public outreach. These efforts raised awareness and promoted participation across both partner regions.\n\nThe project is well on track to achieving its overall goal: to build a sustainable cross-border network of artists, promote youth engagement, strengthen cultural tourism, and support the revival and transmission of traditional crafts. Outputs planned for the next phases—including public sculptures, exhibitions, and further educational events—are progressing according to schedule.\n\nThrough shared creativity and cultural exchange, ARTCONNECT is not only preserving traditions, but also building lasting bridges between Lithuanian and Polish communities. The project already shows strong momentum and long-term impact potential.","Orzysz, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00233","EcoCamp - everyone can live ecologically","The common challenge faced by EcoCamp project, led by the Foundation for the Protection of the Great Masurian Lakes LP1 in cooperation with partners from the Giżycko commune PP2 and the Vilnius district PP3, concerns the multi-faceted environmental degradation affecting both of these locations. All partners are struggling with environmental degradation, including water pollution, deforestation and habitat destruction. The common challenge is to combat problems and restore ecological balance. Environmental problems transcend administrative boundaries, affecting ecosystems and communities on both sides of the border. This requires a collaborative, cross-border effort to identify root causes and implement effective solutions, given complex nature of these problems. There is a shared need to combat the lack of environmental awareness in communities. Many residents may not fully understand impact of their actions on environment. Challenge is to instill a sense of responsibility and environmental awareness, developing a shared commitment to sustainable development practices.\n\nProject aims to create a more eco-conscious society and reduce various forms of pollution. Its main goal is to inspire pro-ecological activities and educate communities from LP1, PP2, PP3.\n\nProject assumes a significant increase in ecological awareness of society through various educational initiatives, such as 2 festivals and 2 camps. Participants are expected to gain a deeper understanding of the environmental impact of their actions and tools to make more informed decisions. By organizing festivals combined with clean-up-the-world campaign, project aims to engage local communities. It is expected residents will become active participants in pro-ecological activities, engaging in nature conservation and taking initiatives to improve environment. Transfer of knowledge by LP1 specialists on the use of modern technology in the field of environmental care is intended to lead to specific actions reducing pollution and protecting natural resources. By identifying and solving the sources of ecological problems, project will contribute to improving the quality of the environment. By organizing cross-border events, the project aims to strengthen cooperation between the Masurian and Vilnius regions. This exchange of experiences and collaborative work is expected to bring benefits in identifying and solving ecological problems that cross administrative boundaries.\n\nMain products and benefits:\n\n\n1. Festivals for the Earth - two (3-day) events in Poland and Lithuania, ecological lectures, field games, cleaning the world, analysis and sorting of collected garbage.\n- benefits: the local community will gain deeper ecological knowledge (2x200 people), participants will acquire the skills to identify and reduce sources of pollution (2x43 people), festivals integrate various social groups, building a common commitment to environmental protection, knowledge about sources of pollution will contribute to more effective actions preventive measures, presenting the scale of the problem through waste analysis will guide the community towards more sustainable practices.\n\n\n2. Eco-Camp in PL and LT - two cross-border camps: sailing PL and cycling and kayaking LT, field games, lectures, use of modern technology.\n- benefits: young people will gain practical experience in researching and protecting the environment (2x20 people), guardians will gain knowledge on how to effectively educate young people in the field of ecology (2x4 people), LP1 specialists will cross boundaries by sharing expert knowledge with partners (2 people).\n\nThe implementation of the project also involves the exchange of knowledge and experience between partners, reports and analyzes of ecological problems covering both locations: increased cooperation between region, more effective solving of ecological problems thanks to use of diverse perspectives, building bridges for lasting cooperation and exchange of experiences for environmental protection.\n\nThe project combines environmental education, active community involvement and cross-border cooperation. Partners share common ecosystems. A cross-border approach allows these areas to be understood and effectively managed as one coherent ecosystem. Common problem of environmental degradation, pollution and biodiversity loss covers both locations. A cross-border approach enables the identification of common sources of problems and the development of coherent solutions, eliminating the administrative barrier. Inter-area cooperation contributes to the exchange of unique experiences, the participation of LP1 experts allows for a more comprehensive analysis and effective actions.\n\nA unique element of the project is the analysis of sorted and collected garbage during the world clean-up campaign. This step allows communities to be presented with the scale of the pollution problem, which may result in a more conscious approach to waste management and consumption.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","065 Waste water collection and treatment","N",140396.03,"ERDF",112316.82,80,"The aim of the project is to engage residents of the border regions of Poland and Lithuania in the protection of nature, biodiversity and reduction of pollution by organizing four cross-border educational and ecological events, including 2 thematic camps and 2 festivals, which aim to raise ecological awareness and strengthen cooperation between local communities.","Vilnius, Giżycko","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00352","CONNECTIVITY ACROSS LITHUANIAN – POLISH BORDER","The purpose of the implementation of the project is to promote the principles of good neighborship and equivalent social - economic development in Lithuanian/Polish borders regions. The project area consists of 2 bordering local government units: Sejny District (Poviat) and Lazdijai District Municipality. The potential of both units is influenced by minor cross-border economic and social links between them. They keep on struggling with similar disadvantages on account of peripherality, sparse population, low levels of economic activity, rurality and geographical isolation. Project area suffers from weak cross-border connectivity and thus from reduced accessibility. The rationale of project implementation is to overcome the peripheral positioning of Project area, overcoming the sense of isolation and applying joint solutions to issues of common concern with adjacent local communities and authorities. \n\nProject overall objective: “Improving connectivity across frontier communities through enhancement of transboundary road infrastructure, mutual experience exchange and development of cross-border mobility between Lazdijai and Sejny districts”.\n\nProject specific objective: “Development of transport infrastructure serving cross-border mobility”\n\nProject aims at fostering the borderland transport sector. The sector of a primary character in relation to investment in capital goods for economic activity. External effects of investment in transport infrastructure will enhance the competitiveness of the borderland and bring prosperity to the inhabitants of the borderland in dimensions of health, safety, convenience, and the growth of social capital. \n\nProject proposal takes on a new approach combining development/rehabilitation of 22,26 km long integrated transboundary transport corridor with experience exchange between Lt-Pl stakeholders and wider promotion of cross-border mobility idea among the local communities.\n\nProject investments present an integrated sequence of local, district and national importance road sections connecting Polish national road No. 16 in village Giby with Lithuanian village Kauknoris (road of National significance No 2505). The upgraded traffic corridor crosses the Lithuanian-Polish border in the former cross-border post Berżniki-Kapčiamiestis. The total length of the investment is 11.6 km (on the Polish side) and 11.331 km (on the Lithuanian side).\n\nThrough improvement of transport infrastructure complementary to national transportation systems and promotion of cross-border mobility solutions Project makes borderland area more accessible, safe and convenient for streams of passenger traffic, public services, tourists and inhabitants.\n\nIncreasing cross-border collaboration is a policy objective at EU level that aims at improving the situation for border regions and exploiting the largely untapped potential of connecting neighbouring regions. Cross-border cooperation between partners is essential for achieving Project’s objectives and results, as it promotes international understanding, builds trust, leverages soft power, fosters shared goals, encourages resource sharing, and contributes to conflict prevention and resolution.\n\nAchievement of the Project outputs requires close cooperation between the Partners and is not possible without it. Same as sustainability and maintenance of Project’s results. Through the planned communication activities, networking and engaging the stakeholders Project Partners will participate actively in the dynamics of cross-border cooperation. \n\nThe direct target group of the project are residents (persons and entities) located along the reconstructed roads benefiting from improved accessibility, enhanced connectivity and positive environmental impact of the investment.\nProject Partners as the owners and operators of the rehabilitated road infrastructure will benefit from the enhanced quality of road network, lowered maintenance costs of transport infrastructure and improved spatial coherence and connectivity. They will also strengthen their capacities for territorial governance and cross-border cooperation.\n\nOutputs and results of the project will have social, economic and environmental impact for both partners' territories in Poland and in Lithuania. All Project Partners and residents of the Project area will directly benefit from cross-border cooperation outcomes developed within the project. First of all, by combining efforts of all partners, their competencies and capacities will be increased through experience exchange and knowledge management. Secondly, common solutions for better cross-border mobility will be developed by gearing the border area with rehabilitated transport infrastructure. Thirdly, cross-border communities will take advantage of enhanced connectivity in their territories, attractiveness of the region as a place to live or visit will increase (economic valuer added effect).","2024-12-01","2027-11-30",null,"RSO3.2. Developing and enhancing sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility",null,"093 Other reconstructed or modernised roads (motorway, national, regional or local)","Y",12927343.38,"ERDF",10341874.69,80,"During the first reporting period, the partners collectively addressed the crucial preparatory phase, laying the groundwork for successful and coordinated infrastructure improvements and partnership actions throughout the project lifecycle. Despite some challenges—most notably, the timing of the signing of subsidy contracts, as the partners decided to await the formal signature of Subsidy Contract before starting the major activities, and the inability of Partner PP3 (AB Via Lietuva)  to  contract an external controller—the Partnership still achieved the foundational steps, demonstrating the value of structured cross-border cooperation.\nAll partnering institutions successfully formed multidisciplinary project teams. These teams include project managers, financial managers and technical staff, with clear responsibilities and reporting lines. Internal recruitment and reallocation of existing staff ensured readiness for efficient implementation in later phases.\nDespite delays in contracting all partners held initiation meetings and established both internal and cross-partner communications. This ensured that every party was informed of the project’s objectives, planned activities, and integration needs.\n \nAll partners took initial steps to publicly signal the project’s start. Activities included:\n- Launching dedicated subpages for the project on institutional websites featuring project aims, anticipated impact, and financial sources.\n- Printing and displaying A3 posters in the partners' offices.\n- Preparing technical specifications and schedules for billboards and broader media campaigns to be rolled out in the next period.\n- Publication of a project article in local Lithuanian press (Dzūkų žinios), and display of project billboards in LT (PP4).\n\nThough main infrastructure works are scheduled for later periods, efforts were made to ensure all technical documentation and prerequisites would be in place:\n- Technical assessments and validation of target road sections were completed.\n- Administrative road-mapping and review of required permits were performed.\n- Tender documentation for future works was prepared (LP1, PP2).\n- Tendering procedure has been initiated by PP3\n- PP4 has signed the technical documentation contracts and work supervision has been initiated; construction on some segments commenced just at the period’s close.\n\nIn alignment with the partners' decision to await subsidy contract signatures as a binding funding guarantee before starting major activities, some deliverables, such as billboards and the Opening Conference, could not be executed in Period 1. Partners responded by rescheduling these milestones into the next reporting window, ensuring conceptual coherence between the visibility campaign and substantive project launch.\n\nOverall, Period 1 was defined by foundational work. While physical progress on infrastructure was necessarily limited, the partners laid robust organisational, administrative, and visibility foundations. This ensures that, as procurable activities commence and investment flows in subsequent reporting periods, the project will accelerate implementation with a strong, coordinated cross-border team, strengthening both connectivity and collaboration in this vital border area.\n\nDuring the first two reporting periods (December 2024 – July 2025), the project transitioned from preparatory phase to active implementation of infrastructure works and partnership cooperation activities.\n\nPP4 (Lazdijai District Municipality) technically finished the works for rehabilitation of 1.331 km of local road Kauknoris – State Border between March and June 2025. However, the final acceptance of the works in accordance with the relevant national legislation by the PP4 will be implemented in the next (3rd) reporting period. Technical documentation for cadastre update in preparation. Total expenditure reported by PP4 amounts to 416,022.18 EUR, representing 56.38% of partner's eligible budget.\n\nLP1 (Sejny Poviat) concluded procurement procedures for rehabilitation of 4.857 km of district road No. 1177B and awarded the contract to Przedsiębiorstwo Drogowo-Mostowe S.A. at a value of 5,515,064.48 PLN. Construction site was handed over on 16 May 2025, with a 16-month implementation timeline. Investment supervision services were contracted to UJK Maciej Mentel.\n\nPP2 (Commune Sejny) completed tendering for rehabilitation of 6.059 km of commune roads No. 102250B and No. 102247B. The contract was awarded to EKODROM Sp. z o.o. at a value of 6,946,908.18 PLN. Construction is scheduled to commence in January 2026 with completion in September 2026.\n\nPP3 (Via Lietuva) finalized procurement for rehabilitation of 10 km of national significance road No. 2505 Kapčiamiestis–Kauknoris. Contract was awarded to JSC Parama on 8 May 2025. Construction works commenced in June 2025. Technical supervision was contracted to JSC Sversa.\n\nThe Opening Conference took place on 3-4 July 2025 in Sejny, with participation of 60 participants + 27 guests on the 1st day, 60 participants +10 guests on the 2nd day. PP2 organized a study visit as part of this event to examine infrastructure conditions on both sides of the border (60 participants). Representatives of PP3 attended the Programme's official launch ceremony on 15 May 2025 and participated in the Opening Conference study visit on 4 July 2025.\n\nProcurement procedures across the partnership resulted in contract values below original budget estimates. LP1 recorded cost savings exceeding 1 million EUR; PP2 recorded savings of approximately 664,000 EUR compared to budgeted amounts. Budget reallocation proposals have been submitted to the Joint Secretariat.\n\nVisibility measures implemented include: dedicated project subpages on all partner websites, A3 posters displayed in partner premises, billboard installation at PP3 construction site (10 July 2025), press article in regional newspaper \"Lazdijų žvaigždė\" (6 June 2025), and press releases distributed to Lithuanian news portals.\n\nTotal project expenditure reported through Period 2: 19,601.70 EUR (Period 1) plus 448,055.99 EUR (Period 2), representing 3.62% of total eligible budget of 12,927,343.38 EUR. Infrastructure works are in progress on 15.188 km (LP1, PP3, PP4 sections) and prepared for commencement on 6.059 km (PP2 section).\n","Lazdijai, Vilnius, Sejny","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},4]
["LTPL00002","The strengthening of security at the territory of Lithuanian-Polish border","The project is initiated by Lithuania and Polish Border Guard Services which are responsible for implementation of public security objectives delegated by Governments in border region in the time of piece including prevention and management of illegal acts and crimes, investigation and intelligence, rescue of people etc. Recent years countries have been facing crisis situations, such as COVID19, illegal migration, war situation between Ukraine and Russia. Regional disparities within socio-economic development in both countries cannot be a reason for failing to provide public security or for providing it to a lesser extent or quality. Strengthening national security is considered to be the highest objective of the domestic and foreign policy of Lithuania and Poland. Despite the fact that the partners have very similar functions and common objectives, they operate within their national territory in accordance with national legislation, which obviously has its differences. The capacity of the partners to carry out their functions is similar in terms of equipment, activities, capacity, funding and other aspects. Considering that our countries belong to the same international organisations (EU, NATO, etc.), the Partner authorities are implementing common international obligations and agreements between the Governments of both States in the field of border protection.\nThe overall aim of the project is - to enhance public safety in Lithuanian and Polish cross border area by improving management of institutional interaction and cooperation. The aim will be obtained by implementing two work packages. The duration of the project – 24 months. \n1 WP is “Institutional interaction” and its specific objective – to increasing of interaction between Border Guard Services and other institutions in the Programme area in case of geopolitical threats. This specific objective will be obtained by implementing activity 1.1. Strengthening of communication and cooperation in the border region to enhance public security and activity 1.2. Development of proposals for institutional interactions. Particular deliverables will be worked out: 1 document (analysis, proposals, recommendation) and 1 video (recommendation in digital format) prepared providing implementation of particular tools or making new solutions regarding improvement of communication and cooperation within the region aiming ensuring of public safety; 1 International conference will be organized in LT in order to present recommendations on communication, discuss the best practice in cooperation, present project results; 40 participants from partners institutions will participate in international conference in LT. LP1- 20, PP2 – 20.2 WP is “Joint actions governance” and its specific objective – to strengthen the capacities of LT and PL Border Guard Services to govern joint actions in case of geopolitical threats. This specific objective will be obtained by implementing activity 2.1. Joint training of Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard Services' officers on joint actions and activity 2.2. The purchasing of specialized equipment. Particular deliverables will be worked out: 1 joint training programme for improvement the interoperability of border guards and other statutory services in joint actions in the face of geopolitical threats in the LT-PL border area will be developed; 116 officers from partners institutions will take part in joint training (LT – 58; PL – 58); 22 units of specialized equipment for enhancing institutional capacities and common and joint actions will be purchased. For LP1 - 16 units, for PP2 - 6.\nThe target groups of the project are – Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard services, national/regional/local authorities, general public. \nTwo legal entities from two countries State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of Republic of Lithuania and Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit of Maj. Gen. Henryk Minkiewicz (LP1 - 1; PP2 - 1) will implement the project and will cooperate during project and up to one year after project completion. The main common objective will remain the same – ensure public security in LT-PL cross border region by implementing common and joint activities. The roles of the project partners will remain the same after the project has been implemented, and funding will continue to come from the State. The strengthen network with society and other institutions will empower to act more confident for common well-being. The partners are jointly responsible for the project results and could jointly use knowledges and capacities, equipment, open channel for communication, infrastructure. The partnership within this project is based of joint development, implementation, staffing and financing of the project.","2024-02-01","2026-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",999911.12,"ERDF",799928.89,80,"WP1. \nActivity 1.1. The public procurement for (1) analysis and recommendation and (2) preparation of informative video has been implemented by LP1. The services will be implemented by UAB \"Good to know\". The methodology for the analysis and scenario for producing the video was discussed and approved by the parties. \nActivity 1.2. A group of experts (8 experts in LT and 8 experts in PL) was established. The first meeting of LT and PL experts was organized by LP1 in Druskininkai, on 11-12 April 2024. \nParticular publicity measures have been prepared:\nLP1: \n- information about the project in LT and EN languages published on www.pasienis.lt and social media;\n- A3 poster (3 copies) prepared in LT and displayed in 3 places.\n- Roll-up (1 copy) in size (85 x 200 cm) prepared and was used during partners and experts meetings;\n- Roll-up (informational mobile stand, 3 copies - LT) of A4 format prepared was used during all smaller events;\n- 150 sets of 4 informational gadgets (pen, notebook, backpack, charger), marked with the Programme logo prepared and will be used for participants of all events.\nPP2:\n- information about the project in PL and ENG languages published on www.podlaski.strazgraniczna.pl;\n- A3 poster (1 copies)  displayed in 1 place.\n\nWP2\nActivity 2.1. LP1 developed technical specifications for joint training curriculum preparation and training services. The public procurement for training services has been implemented and a contract with UAB \"MK ekspertų grupė\" was signed. During the reporting period joint training program has been developed and approved by parties. The training curriculum consists of 4 correlating in-between Modules: (1) Operational planning for joint tasks in an international context in the Lithuanian and Poland border region; (2) Enhancing interoperability and coordination in patrolling the Lithuanian and Poland border region in an international context and in case of geopolitical threats; (3) Strengthening interoperability and coordination through an ambush (special task) at the international context at the Lithuanian - Polish border region in case of geopolitical threats, (4) Interaction exercises (pilot action)The schedule for training session has been developed and approved by partners. \nActivity 2.2. During the reporting period, public procurement plans separately by LP1 and PP2 have been set up and particular staff for implementing procurement has been allocated in LP1 and PP2. LP1 is responsible for gaining 16 units of specialized equipment, increasing the effectiveness of institutions’ interaction and cooperation for solving a common problem in cross-border regions. 15 units from 16 have been purchased and with this report, we declare 9 of them. PP2 is responsible for acquiring 6 units of specialized equipment, increasing the effectiveness of interaction and cooperation between institutions to solve a common problem in a cross-border region. In July the procedure for the purchase of 2 units No. 1,2 started.\nFor proper project implementation, the Working group for the administration of the project and the Steering Committee for monitoring the project and risk management have been established in LP1 and PP2. The Steering committee was introduced with the project's progress, two meetings have been organized by LP1.\nPartners signed the partnership agreement for the implementation of this project.\nWP1. \nActivity 1.1. Analysis and recommendation as well as the preparation of an informative video have been carried out. According to the methodology for implementation of analysis and recommendation, focus groups and expert interviews were organized. The services implement UAB \"Good to know\". \nActivity 1.2. A group of experts (8 experts LT) was established during the first reporting period. During this reporting period, a joint experts group participated in two meetings in Poland (Augustów on 26-27.09.2024 and Świecko on 13-14.11.2024). During the third meeting, experts visited a joint Polish-German frontier station and were practically introduced with the functioning of this kind of frontier station. \nParticular publicity measures by LP1 have been prepared: \n- 3 newsletters prepared and published on social media and 2 newsletters published on www.pasienis.lt; \n- video about the joint training prepared and published on social media;\n- 1 publication about the project published in the local newspaper “Lazdijų žvaigždė”.\nWP2\nIn general, the activities within this WP were completed by LP1 during this reporting period, which is earlier than it was planned on the Project Time plan. This deviation has a positive impact on the project because officers will have an opportunity to use knowledge and equipment for testing it on better cooperation and will have the possibility to present suggestions to experts, who were working on the preparation of a proposal to the management of the LT and PL border services on the advisability of establishing a joint Frontier station. The public safety will be stronger earlier.\nActivity 2.1. LP1 was the responsible partner for implementing this activity. The activity was completed during this reporting period, earlier than was planned. 116 officers from partners institutions (LT – 58; PL – 58) were trained under the joint training curriculum consisting of the 4 modules (7 cycles). Participants evaluated the training as very effective and high quality. The training services was implemented and by UAB \"MK ekspertų grupė\". \nActivity 2.2. \nLP1: During the reporting period, the rest of 6 from 16 units of specialized equipment were purchased. The first modification regarding the need to purchase an additional 1 specialized equipment, “Specialised cross-country capacity patrol car with equipment,” was delivered to JS. The budget for this additional equipment was formatted from savings after all equipment purchases in the same category of the budget. \nPP2: During this reporting period, the Podlaskie Border Guard Unit carried out the following activities: \n1. Purchase of set of publicity measure 150 sets (1 pen/1 notebook/1 backpack/1 charger). 7088,90 EUR\n2. Purchase of container  14 409,15 EUR (1 unit)\n3. Purchase of specialized software for reading web content 7364,02EUR (1 unit)\n4. purchase specialized software for open source data reading 44 461,38EUR (1 unit)\n5. Road monitoring system 96 549,29 EUR (1 set)\n6. Purchase 2 of the seven elements of the set Radio communication system  ( repeater 1pcs 3 629,01 EUR, wearable radio 17 of 40pcs 14 049,48 EUR) (part of 1 set)\n7. Purchase of specialized software for reading location data from mobile phones will be implemented during the 3rd period. \nIn general, Activity 2.2's output exceeded that of LP1 (17 units instead of 16), bringing the total to 23 from 22.\nWith this report, we declare 7 - LP1 and 3 from 6 - PP2.\nProject management activities: The Workgroup members for the project's administration participated in the second meeting of partners on 26 September 2024, in Augustow (PL), and the third meeting of partners on 13 November 2024, in Świecko, Poland. The Steering Committee (LP1) for monitoring the project and risk management was introduced with the project's progress, and one meeting was organized.\n\nWP1. \nActivity 1.1. Analysis and recommendations, as well as the preparation of an informative video, have been carried out during the second reporting period. The services are implemented by UAB \"Good to know\". \nActivity 1.2. A group of experts (8 experts from LT and PL) was established during the first reporting period. During this reporting period, a joint expert group participated in one meeting in LT, 15-16 July 2025. During the fourth meeting, experts discussed the latest version of the proposals aimed at establishing the joint LT-PL frontier station. The proposals will be presented during the Closure event//international conference and will be provided to the management of the LT and PL border services. \nParticular publicity measures have been prepared: \n- Billboards of the project were prepared by partners and hung on the wall of Varėna Frontier station (LP1) and the premises of PP2; \n- The logo of the programme was used to implement analysis and recommendations, and an informative video.\n- Newsletter about the Analysis and video on www.pasienis.lt.\n- Informative video uploaded on social media and www.pasienis.lt, and the social network of the Lazdijai district municipality.\n\nWP2\nActivity 2.1. \nLP1 was the responsible partner for implementing this activity. The activity was completed during the second reporting period, earlier than was planned. 116 officers from partner institutions (LT – 58; PL – 58) were trained under a joint training curriculum consisting of four modules (seven cycles). Participants evaluated the training as very effective and high quality. The training services were implemented by UAB \"MK ekspertų grupė\". \nActivity 2.2. \nLP1: The first modification regarding the need to purchase an additional 1 specialised equipment, “Specialised cross-country capacity patrol car with equipment” was approved by JS during the second reporting period. This specialised vehicle was purchased during this reporting period. The budget for this additional equipment was formed from savings after all equipment purchases in the same budget category. In general, the output of Activity 2.2 exceeded (17 units instead of 16 for LP1).\nPP2: During this reporting period, the Podlaskie Border Guard Unit carried out the following activities: \n1. Road monitoring system planned budget EUR 86,500, expenditure EUR 96,549.29. The shortfall of EUR 10,049.29 for this purpose resulted from: \n-the transfer of unused funds from the item specialised software for reading mobile phone location data, which were available to the PP2 beneficiary but were not used for this purpose during the period in question. The above was also described in the previous reporting period. \n The missing funds were transferred within the same budget line 2.2. The purchasing of specialised equipment, from ‘specialised software for reading mobile phone location data’ to ‘road monitoring system’\n\nRadio communication system  ( repeater 1pcs 3 629,01 EUR, wearable radio 17 of 40pcs 14 049,48 EUR) (part of 1 set) and specialized software for reading location data from mobile phones will be declared during the 4th reporting period. \n\nIn general, Activity 2.2's output exceeded that of LP1 (17 units instead of 16), bringing the total to 23 from 22.\nWith this report, we declare 1 - LP1 and 1 from 6 - PP2 (road monitoring system with deviation).\nProject management activities: The Workgroup members for the project's administration participated in the fourth meeting of partners on 16 July 2025, in Druskininkai (LT). The Steering Committee for monitoring the project and risk management was introduced with the project's progress, and one meeting (16/04/2025) was organized. \n","Bialystok, Vilnius","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00210","Actively connecting generations in Trakai and Gižycko: fostering integration and joint sports and cultural activities for children, youth, adults, and seniors across borders","ActConnect project aims to promote sustainable social tourism initiatives in the cross-border region between Trakai and Giżycko to address common territorial challenges such as an aging population, seasonal tourism, lack of intergenerational cooperation, and dependence on natural resources. Social tourism has been identified as a tool to address social exclusion, poverty, and unemployment by the European Commission. The project will leverage cross-border cooperation to develop innovative solutions for sustainable social tourism, stimulate local economies, and enhance the social integration of disadvantaged groups. The partnership includes two partners, lead partner Trakai District Municipality Administration and project partner Rural Municipality of Gižycko, who will work towards promoting social tourism in the cross-border. Social tourism is a valuable tool for promoting equal access to leisure and tourism opportunities, which can contribute to a more inclusive and cohesive society.","2024-02-01","2026-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",981341.11,"ERDF",785072.88,80,"Work package 1\nActivity 1.1.Installation of  a walking path on the shores of Galvė and Luka lakes in Trakai was purchased.\nActivity 1.2. Construction of a village hall building in Gajewo\nDeliverables 1.2\nD.1.2.1 Village hall building in Gajewo constructed\nStart period 1,\nA tender was conducted for the selection of a contractor for the task. The Rural Municipality of Giżycko on 18.06.2024 signed contract No. RRG.271.05.2024 for the construction of a rural community center building with equipment in Gajewo at Cyprysowa Street on plot No. 212/17 with the contractor: Spółdzielnią Wielobranżową \"NIEGOCIN\" Mazurska 3 Street, 11-500 Giżycko, NIP 8450000984 for the amount of PLN 1,798,000.00 PLN. Within the framework of this contract, the necessary equipment of the building will also be made, that is: furniture: desk- 2, office chair- 2, tables- 10, chairs-60, custom furniture- 1 set (kitchen furniture and closet), lockable cabinets- 3, shelves- 3; other equipment: dishwasher- 1, refrigerator- 1, induction hob- 1, oven- 1, microwave- 1; other equipment for bathroom: mirrors- 2. \nConstruction work began on schedule. As part of the task, the contractor excavated the building, and replaced the soil in necessary places. Footings and footings were made, along with damp proofing and a water supply connection.  \nThe Rural Municipality of Giżycko also signed an agreement No. RRG.271.11.2024 on 24.06.2024 with Entrepreneur Slawomir Dwojanowski running the company DWOBUD ul. Zarzeczna 155, 97-200 Tomaszow Mazowiecki (NIP 7261274220) to act as a supervisory inspector for the amount of PLN 20,910 PLN.\nProject management - in order to properly implement the project, by Order No. 84.2024 of the Head of Giżycko Municipality dated July 5, 2024, a project team was established for the implementation of the project entitled \" Active linking of generations\", consisting of employees of the Giżycko Municipality Office. This team for the smooth and timely implementation of the project is in contact with LP1 by phone and email. \n\nWork package 2\n\nInformation and promotional activities - PP2 posted information about the launch of the project on its FACEBOOK social profile \nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/Rvh1csQkEkhDVHmb/oraz on its website www.ugg.pl (https://ugg.pl/cms/30860/aktywne-laczenie-pokolen-w-trokach-i-gizycku-wspieranie-integrac)\n\nThe billboard was installed on the building of the village community center in Gajewo.\n\nPreparation partners` meeting was organised. \nA 1.1. Installation of a walking path on the shores of Galvė and Luka lakes in Trakai works was completed on 2024 december 20. Archaeological research was made in the bigining of the installation of a walking path. Technical maintenance was made during the work. However, finalisation of construction (declaration of finalisation, registration) is in progress due to another project`s documents corrections. Declarations of completion of construction and extracts from the registry center will be provided in next reporting periods.\n\nA 1.2 Rural Municipality of Gizycko on 18.06.2024 signed contract No. RRG.271.05.2024 for the construction of a day care center in Gajewo with the Niegocin Multibranch Cooperative from Gizycko for the amount of 1.798.000 with a completion date of 18.04.2025 (annex 1). Construction of the building is currently underway.\nPPP 2 also signed a contract No. RRG.271.11.2024, dated 24.06.2024, for the performance of duties of inspector for the supervision of the implementation of the investment with Entrepreneur Slawomir Dwojakowski (company DWOBUD) \n\nA 1.3. 2 Experience exchange visits on social tourism were organized: on November 6-7 2024 for 20 participants (10 form PL and 10 from LT) in Trakai and on November 27-28 2024 for 20 participants (10 form PL and 10 from LT) in Gižycko. Partners organized transportation to these events: LP1 to Gizycko and PP2 to Trakai.\n\n\nProject partners participated in working meetings, both in person (on 6 November 2024 and on 4-5 December 2024) and online. These meetings aimed to coordinate project activities, discuss key decisions, and establish a timeline for implementing tasks. \n\nInformation and promotion \n\nLP1:\n2 informational billboards (temporary and permanent) were installed at the construction site. \n\nInformation about experience exchange visits on social tourism (in Trakai and Gižycko) was published in newspaper, www.trakai.lt website and FB.\n\nPP2:\n- ordered and installed a banner containing the necessary logos \n- ordered gadgets containing the necessary logos to promote the project. Purchased: 100 pieces each of kitchen aprons, eco bags, thermal mugs, folding umbrellas and notebooks. The gadgets are given to members of events held under the project (attachment - photo of promotional materials).\n- posted two articles in the local press (information and promotion about the project and events in PL and LT held in November 2024)\n-(WP 2 Activity 2.4) published one article on Facebook 18.11.2024 (https://www.facebook.com/gizycko.gmina/posts/pfbid02hXGfz1i1kMxiNgCSFRqyz6amabaBrtueURiuUQncEWZjLwTFNQ8AZDH9goBruveJl)\n-(WP 2 Activity 2.4)-posted two articles on the website www. ugg.co.uk on 7.11.2024 and 28.11.2024 (https://ugg.pl/cms/30860/aktywne-laczenie-pokolen-w-trokach-i-gizycku-wspieranie-integrac)\n\nModification of the project budget was made. \nA 1.1. Installation of a walking path on the shores of Galvė and Luka lakes in Trakai was completed on 2024 december 20. Project execution supervision was made during the work. However, finalisation of construction (declaration of finalisation, registration) is in progress due to another project`s documents corrections.  Declarations of completion of construction and extracts from the registry center will be provided in next reporting period.\n\nA 1.2 The rural municipality of Giżycko implemented contract no. RRG.271.05.2024 for the construction of a village community center in Gajewo,  built by Spółdzielnia Wielobranżowa Niegocin from Giżycko for PLN 1,798,000, with a completion date of April 18, 2025. (Partial acceptance report No. 4 is attached to the report - Annex No. 12). \nThe task was completed - Purchase and delivery of equipment for the village community center in Gajewo. The following items were purchased: 1. two all-in-one desktop computers with office software 2. Printer 3. TV set 4. Sound system 5. Vacuum cleaner - Annex No. 13.\nOn May 21-29, 2025, the final acceptance of the community center building was carried out and the final works acceptance protocol was drawn up - Annex No. 14).\nAfter the acceptance of the village community center building, the supervision inspector also completed the service provided in accordance with contract no. RRG.271.11.2024 of June 24, 2024, for the performance of the duties of the investment supervision inspector with the entrepreneur Sławomir Dwojakowski (company DWOBUD - Annex 15) . \n\nA.1.3 Preparation of a joint international model of social tourism in Trakai and Giżycko part 1 (research) was prepared.\n\nD 2.1.1 Intergenerational slow cultural festival-camp in Trakai was organised on July 28-30, 2025. The payments for the service of event (LP1) and transport (PP2) was made in August. \n\nD 2.1.2 Workshop \"Connecting generations\" in Gižycko was planned on September 24-26, 2025.\n\nD 2.2.1Health workshops in Trakai was organized on 2025 June 21-23 for 40 participants (20 LT, 20 PL) in Trakai. \n\nD 2.2.2 Intergenerational camp combined with the opening of the facility in Gizycko was organized on 2025 June 26-28  for 40 participants (20 LT, 20 PL) . Catering was prepared for approximately 200 people.\n\nD 2.3.1 International mother and children camp in Trakai was organized on July 31 - August 2, 2025 for 40 participants (20 PL and 20 LT). The payments for the service of event (LP1) and transport (PP2) was made in August. \n\nD 2.3.2 International mother and children camp in Gižycko was organized on  July 9-11, 2025  for 40 participants (20 LT, 20 PL) .\n\nD 2.4.2 Article in local press \"Trakų žemė\" was released on 2025-03-21 about the project. Adittionaly 2 articles were released abaut project events. \n\n D 2.4.4 Social media campaign interactions. \nTo encourage local communities to be active participants photo contest was organized for families by LP1.\nAs well as contest to select 20 participants for Intergenerational slow cultural festival-camp in Trakai and a photo competition entitled “Moments that connect generations”  to select 20 participants for Health workshops in Trakai by PP2. \n6 posts were realeased in FB by LP1 and 10 by PP2. \nAs well as arcticles were released in both LP1 and PP2 websites.  \n\n D 2.4.5 Promotional materials we purchased. 5 different types of sustainable and eco-friendly promotional\nmaterials: backpack, eco notebook, sustainable travel kit containing ecofriendly toiletries, water bottle, flashlight.\n\nVisitors’ calculator was installed. Calculator counted more than 50 000 visitors by foot and by bicycle in period from 2025-04-01 to 2025-07-30.\n\nPartnership meeting was organised on 2025-02-17 in Trakai. ","Gizycko, Trakai","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00393","When you open cross border museums door","Having a shared focus of common tourism attraction places development problems is often a necessary first step in fostering collaborative working relationships. Two cross border museums from Alytus and Suwalki cities by implementing various joint projects researched similarities of lack in cross border tourism development. According their made tourism flows analysis for visiting existing museums exhibitions, partners searched answers from locals and incoming tourists - how museums shall be more opened and more attractive. The biggest amount, over 70 percents coresponded, that museums shall not be only historical, heritage presenting places, but be more open for tourists, families, elderly, youth and become more attractive with different educational activities. By visiting musuem - tourist want to discover new things, explore, learn, smell, taste and be active by creating himself/herself something that will remind visited place - take away small part for remembering precious time spent in cross border musuems. Project partners, realizing, that paradigms have changed and museums have now become an essential stop in tourist experiences of all ages and backround, initiates joint project Door. The reinvention of museums is a very important point to maintain the usual crowd, and to create new followers with specific needs and tastes without becoming a centre of attraction. Taking care of the quality, content and exploitation various collection is delicate, but at the same time a creative challenge, a possibility for the tourism industry and the creation of new tourism products in and around museums. During cross border project there is planned to create and open for public tourist attraction places - Alytus city exhibition and Maria Konopnicka outside yard. Both places will be significant tourist attractions for several reasons: firstly, museums will offer a window into the past, allowing visitors to explore and learn about Alytus city's history, culture, art, about living persons, creators, secondly - musuem house collection of artifacts and exhibits that provide value insights into different aspects of human civilization and the natural world. Alytus and Suwalki museums will hide the story, legends, fables, fairy tales of each other - to motivate explore and visit each other places.During various joint events: study visit, cross border song contest, summer camp, weekends for families, colour festivals - partners will promote cross border regions for tourists and local visitors. The beneficiaries of the project will be tourists visiting cross border regions, local communities, the tourism industry. The project will boost the regional and local economy, strenghten ties of cities cooperation, people-to-people actions, promotion of joint activities, new educations.\nPartners plan to take a cross-border approach because the project's challenges cannot be addressed by a single region or country. Cooperation between the partners is needed to create a joint tourism product that will attract visitors from both regions. By working together, cross border partners can leverage each other's strengths and resources and create a sustainable tourism industry and services. \nThe common territorial challenge addressed by this project is to increase the sustainable use of cultural heritage for tourism in the cross-border area. The region increase a rich cultural and historical heritage, shared traditions, and diverse natural attractions such as lakes, rivers, landscapes, parks, and forests, covering about 30% of the cross-border territory. However, an EC study stated that this area is relatively unknown to tourists, with little information available on opinion formation platforms. There is also a lack of cooperation between public tourism institutions of Poland and Lithuania, tour organizers, and tourism specialists, as well as training in management and marketing skills. Tourism is an important sector for the European economy, generating growth and jobs. The project aims to develop the Baltic Sea region as a common tourism destination and promote sustainable and innovative tourism products and services around specific themes. In cross border areas, tourism plays a vital role by providing an economic incentive to stay in the countryside and showcasing local traditions, cultural and historical heritage. It also stimulates investment in infrastructure both public and private, thus contributing to balanced territorial development in the region.\nThe original about this project is the focus on developing joint tourism products that connects cross border regions through their historical, relations based traditions and shared experience. Additionally, the project emphasizes community engagement and involvement, ensuring that the local communities' voices and needs are heard and addressed. Finally, the project's cross-border approach creates a unique opportunity to promote the regions' shared history and strengthen regional cooperation.","2025-08-01","2027-07-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",1508173.27,"ERDF",1206538.61,80,"By the end of the project partners will have widen opportunities for tourists and local inhabitants by expanding tourism services: created ehibition in Alytus, showing  story telling about Alytus town, what is devided into two parts, about famous lived and still living perople, who tells stories and legends, about travelling in time of history routes, about the people who creates town and their stories, and about the legend od the Alytus, that mong white roses live angels who created living environment of the town and who always patronize tourists and local inhabitants. The story of cross borde cities follows as Suwalki Maria Konopnicka musuem open heart invites to follow the jorney - here you find poet and her life story, fables, fairy tales and mysterys hidden in musuem's yard. And this is not all. You follow your heart - one love finding in Alytus you will find another one in Suwalki. And when two hearts meet - your wish will be fulfilled!","Suwalki, Alytus","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00381","Strengthening the cooperation, preparedness and prevention of fire rescue services while preserving nature, in cases of oil products burning and spills accidents","The project aims to improve the cross-border cooperation between Lithuanian and Poland firefighters in cases of oil products burning and chemical spills accidents. Through a series of activities, such as preparation of accident liquidation plans, training courses, joint exercises, and equipment procurement, the project seeks to enhance the capacity and readiness of firefighters to handle such incidents.\nThe project's specific objective is to increase the number of cross-border joint actions and procedures for oil pollution response, as well as to protect the nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure in urban and other resident areas. The project will deliver several outputs, including jointly developed solutions for cross-border quicker reaction to oil burning fires and chemical spills operations, improved cross-border cooperation strategy, and new equipment for both Lithuanian and Poland firefighters.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","059 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: fires (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)","N",1779013.3,"ERDF",1423210.63,80,"To strengthen cross-border cooperation in the field of emergency response to chemical pollution in Varėna and Orzysz regions through the organization of joint exercises, trainings and knowledge-sharing, as well as the acquisition of necessary equipment.","Orzysz, Varėna","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00041","Green Minded Cooperation","Waste is a major environmental, social and economic problem in Europe. In the EU, over 3B tonnes of garbage are discarded each year and 90% of the used resources become waste after their first use. The Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC amended by the Directive (EU) 2018/851) adopted to alleviate this situation set a legal obligation for EU members to take measures for preventing waste generation. This obligation prompted EU countries and regions to review their waste management/prevention programmes. Waste prevention is given a top priority in the Waste Framework Directive (it is at the top of the waste hierarchy). The EU´s subsequent circular economy action plan also defined ambitious numerical targets for the members (e.g residual municipal waste to be halved by 2030). Major progress in waste reduction has not been achieved (In 2010- 2018, the total EU waste generation increased by 5%), leaving a great pressure for the regions to improve this situation.\nProject Cities face common challenges: the amount of municipal waste per inhabitant was 583.7 kg in Alytus (according to 2020 data), in 2021 in Suwałki: 256 kg. Both Cities aim to reduce waste and encourage waste sorting, promote responsible consumption.\nThe overall objective of the project - to increase public environmental awareness in the field of waste reduction.\nExpected change the project will make - Waste prevention and waste management solutions will reduce the negative impact of human activity on the environment, will let to increase public environmental awarness in the field of waste reduction, will develop the skills of residents, especially children and youth, of responsible consumption.\n\nIn the project will be cooperating 45 organizations: Alytus City Municipality, The City of Suwałki, JSC Alytus Regional Waste Management Center, 30 kindergartens (15 from Alytus and 15 from Suwalki) and 12 schools (6 from Alytus and 6 from Suwalki). Will be jointly created Waste Prevention Solutions and will be developed urban waste reduction management solution, that will be applied in practice. \nThe implementation of project activities - exchange of experience and practice in environment protection and reduction of waste fields, will have direct impact for Alytus and Suwalki Cities. The project will help partners to strengthen cooperation links, create instruments for children's and society's education. Raising awareness and skills of kindergartens teachers/ directors in both countries will help to bring positive impact for children's education. Kindergartens children and schools students will be actively involved in the process and project activities will help to develop green minded thinking from the very early days. \nProject partners have concentrated primarily on the waste prevention stage with some new management solutions. There is a need for expanding knowledge for both project Cities on effective urban waste prevention approaches and learning experiences, focusing on the education of the new generation. \"Green Minded Cooperation\" will address this gap by uniting 2 crossborder Cities for interregional experience exchange on urban waste prevention practices, paying particular attention to the reduction and recycling of food waste. Project is innovative since it will enhance cross-border urban waste revention (raise awareness among border residents, especially children), will enlarge its scope to multiple waste materials expanding the collection, recycling and recovery of food waste) and will help to develop waste reduction method (strategy) for the development of the youngest generation and formation of skills.","2024-03-01","2026-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","071 Promoting the use of recycled materials as raw materials","N",711841.66,"ERDF",569473.3199999999,80,"LP1 started the procurement procedures of microbiological food waste recycling containers (30 pc.) and  waste reduction strategy adapted to kindergartens in the reporting period. The procurement procedures of microbiological food waste recycling containers are already finished, the contract is signed.It is planned to sign the contract of waste reduction strategy in September, 2024.\nDuring the reporting period The City of Suwałki  (PP2) organized a conference to open the project on 10.05.2024. During the conference, the project partners presented the planned activities, familiarized themselves with the assumptions and goals of the project, as well as the work schedule. The conference was attended by 41 people - representatives of the project partners. The conference participants were provided with an interpreter and catering services. \nIn addition, on 17.07.2024, the City of Suwałki announced a tender for the purchase of an electric delivery van with a GVW of up to 3.5 tons. No offer was submitted by 31.07.2024 by 9:00. The tender was canceled. Link to the announced tender: https://ezamowienia.gov.pl/mp-client/search/list/ocds-148610-dd8de86b-923c-4a89-9dfb-419661b9be11.\nIn addition, the City of Suwałki prepared documentation for a planned tender for the service of works related to closing and monitoring of garbage shelters during the reporting period. Due to the fact that some of the garbage shelters planned for closure are located in a historic zone, the consent of the conservator of monuments and notification of construction works not requiring a building permit were necessary to carry out variable and assembly works.\nDuring this reporting period, ARATC (PP3) participated in the opening conference in Suwalki, where it presented its project activities and provided an overview of the project's objectives and target groups. The procurement of the project's cost verifier/auditor and the development of the script for the film \"Responsible Shopping\" were completed, with contracts signed with the service providers.\nLP1 finished the procurement procedures of  waste reduction strategy adapted to kindergartens in the reporting period. The contract was signed. \nIn the second reporting period, LP2 (City of Suwałki) continued/implemented the following activities:\n- selecting the contractor for the task: development of the document \"Strategy of the Waste Management in the city of Suwałki and the city of Alytus\"  and conducting the necessary meetings and educational activities \n-  selected 15 representatives of Suwałki kindergartens, who take part in educational meetings in Alytus and Suwałki (as contribution for  LP1 activity 2.1 Waste reduction Strategy creation for educational institutions)\n- selecting the contractor for the task: delivery of an electric car \n- selecting the contractor for the task: delivery of access control and monitoring systems for 6 waste container shelters\n- children from primary schools in Suwałki took part in ecological workshops in Alytus (as contribution for  PP3 activity 2.2 Organization of waste prevention workshops for schools students).\n\nPP3: During this reporting period, the contract for the creation of the virtual film script was implemented, contributing to the progress of the project and providing the foundation for the next filming stage. As a result of this service, a public procurement for the creation of the film was carried out, and the contract was signed. Additionally, public procurement procedures for container locks and an ecological car for food waste collection were conducted.\nDuring this period, PP3 successfully organized 4 joint workshops, which included various activities focused on sustainability and responsible consumption. First, a lecture titled \"Sustainability – Responsible Choices in Buying, Using, and Disposing with Sorting\" was presented. Then, students participated in a creative workshop, where they worked in groups to come up with innovative ways to reuse plastic, metal, glass, paper, and textile waste. This session also included a waste-sorting game, led by group captains – one from Lithuania and one from Poland. Finally, a discussion of results was held, where the groups presented their work and shared messages with future generations about responsible environmental behavior. These workshops contributed to shaping students' attitudes towards waste reduction, recycling, and sustainable consumption, while promoting cooperation between students from Alytus and Suwalki schools.\nPP3 has participated by contributing to the development of a waste reduction strategy tailored for education institutions. Our input has been crucial in organizing meetings and discussions with educators, as well as implementing measures for environmental education and waste sorting. PP3 has taken part in both in-person and online meetings, collaborating with other project partners to create an effective and actionable strategy that will benefit kindergartens in the cities of Alytus and Suwałki.","Alytus, Suwałki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00524","Strengthening systems for responding to disasters in forest and peat bog ecosystems in the border area","The project entitled \"Strengthening the response systems to disasters in forest and peat ecosystems in the border area\" is a response to the need to strengthen the protection of the population while maintaining the biodiversity of forest and peat ecosystems.\nThe aim of the project is to strengthen the crisis management system, promote an effective and coherent approach to preventing and mitigating the effects of disasters in forest and peat ecosystems, and protect and raise awareness of border communities through joint actions of the Polish and Lithuanian fire departments and the development of a management strategy for forest and peat fires.\nThe project proposes joint actions of Polish and Lithuanian partners consisting of: organizing 3 joint events:\n\n\n1. organization of firefighting competitions (sports and firefighting for adults) in Poland in Korycin\n\n\n2. organization of a 2-day event entitled Saint Florian's festival\n\n\n3. organization of a camp for young volunteer firefighters entitled: \"Learning to protect nature together\"\nPurchase of appropriate equipment that will enable effective implementation of firefighting activities related to the protection of biodiversity (forest and peat bog ecosystems) and will enable faster readiness and response to the occurrence of a threat and crisis\nAnd conducting training for firefighters \"Peat extinguishing - theory and practice\"\nIt is planned to develop common guidelines and management practices in the event of forest and peat bog fires.\nThanks to the implementation of the project, safety will be improved, systems for monitoring crisis situations, preparedness, warning and response to natural hazards unrelated to climate and risks related to human activity will be improved. The project is a continuation of the established cross-border cooperation. The partners want to deepen mutual trust through joint activities and development of a network of contacts.","2025-06-01","2027-04-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","061 Risk prevention and management of non-climate related natural risks (for example earthquakes) and risks linked to human activities (for example technological accidents), including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches","N",1469048.26,"ERDF",1175238.6,80,"The priority of maintaining the transparency of the project proposal and ensuring high efficiency of its implementation resulted in the integration of all its activities and results in one work package. Such a single work package achieves the entire bundle of project specific objectives:\n\nDevelopment of infrastructure and technical provision of emergency and rescue services in cross-border area \nImprovement of the firefighting staff skills\nEnhancement of the collaborative framework between the safety and rescue services \n","Gineitiškės, Vilnus, Korycin","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00149","Growing cross border \"grains\"","The project \"Growing cross border grains\" is a new joint initiative to support cross border kindergartens by sharing good practices and exchanging experience in public servises provision. Chidren with special needs in Lithuania and Poland needs to receive adequate education and care, which can be challenging for their families and caretakers. This project aims to address this issue by providing specialized outdoor classrooms, equipping nursery rooms with necessary furniture and equipment, and creating a joint teacher exchange program. Through this collaboration, children with special needs in both countries will have access to innovative classes, sensory integration, relaxation techniques, and tools for training gross and fine motor skills. Additionally, the project will establish a network for sharing knowledge and best practices among kindergartens in Lazdijai and Elk, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the initiative. \"Growing cross border grains\" is a metaphor used to draw attention to the smallest border residents who need special attention and special knowledge. We all, as community members, not only need to be trained on how to accept different children, but also how to provide them with comprehensive assistance in families, kindergartens, and schools. Children are our future and how we raise the little grains will determine what kind of community members we will have. Innovative and new services based on cross-border cooperation experience will create a change in border municipalities. This will be an inspiring example of how collaboration can create a connection between children, parents, and teachers.\nThe project aims to improve the quality of education and care for children with special needs or disorders and promote social inclusion through joint activities between kindergartens in Lazdijai and Elk. The project activities include joint training for employees, joint family festivals, joint visits to other kindergartens, creating a joint teacher exchange program, and organizing partner meetings. The investments made in specialized outdoor classrooms, equipping nursery rooms with necessary furniture and equipment, and constructing a playground will benefit young children and improve the quality of education and care provided to them. The project also aims to build a network for sharing knowledge in implementing joint teacher exchange programs and best practices. Finally, the project aims to integrate solutions taken up or upscaled by organizations to ensure the sustainability and long-term benefits of the project.\nThis innovative project will not only enhance the quality of education and social services for children in the participating kindergartens but also serve as a model for cross-border cooperation in other fields, promoting mutual understanding and fostering long-term relationships between neighboring communities.","2024-03-01","2025-06-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",293703.86,"ERDF",234963.08,80,"The project Growing cross border \"grains\" had blossomed from the belief to make changes in cross border communities by uniting kindergartens from Lazdijai (Lithuania) and Ełk (Poland) in an inspiring partnership. The smallest members of LT-PL communities, especially those with special needs, deserve not only care but innovation, empathy, and opportunity. Children with developmental challenges in both regions often lacked access to adequate educational environments, specialized equipment, and sufficiently trained caregivers. This issue was even more acute in border communities, where public services tend to be under-resourced. Both Lazdijai and Ełk recognized that early support is vital — not just for children, but for families and educators as well. \nThe heart of the solution was cooperation. By working across borders, the project created new models for inclusive early education. The initiative introduced: specialized sensory and outdoor classrooms in Lazdijai, adapted to support therapeutic and educational development; a custom-built playground and upgraded nursery rooms in Ełk, giving toddlers safe, stimulating environments tailored to their abilities; joint trainings and intervision sessions for educators from both countries, empowering them to address behavioral challenges and support children's sensory development.; parental support training, where families learned about early detection, emotional care, and healthy development.; family festivals and study visits, which strengthened bonds between educators, children, and parents across both regions - these activities weren’t just symbolic — they were practical, lasting, and inclusive.\nThrough cross-border cooperation, both partners accessed broader expertise, tested new tools, and shared experiences. This mutual learning was more than educational — it was transformative. The project would not have succeeded without the openness, trust, and commitment of both the Lithuanian and Polish teams.\nThe main achievements: Lazdijai’s school-kindergarten now hosts a modular house for children with special needs, equipped with VR, sensory tables, and therapy tools. Ełk’s nurseries now provide specialized play and care zones for toddlers, making inclusion the standard — not the exception. Cross-border connections opened doors to future projects and mutual trust between neighboring communities.\nThe investments — physical and human — will last well beyond the project’s official close. Maintenance plans and staff training will ensure the sustainability of facilities and programs. New cooperation agreement is signed between institutions and will be carried on. But, true is - challenges remain: rising rates of developmental disorders, growing demands on educators, and the continuing need for inclusive systems. Thanks to this projects - both Lazdijai and Ełk are better equipped — not only with tools, but with partnerships, experience, and hope and they are ready for these challenges.\nProject title - Growing cross border \"grains” is more than a metaphor. It is a living, growing initiative that proves when communities come together with empathy and purpose, even the smallest seeds — our children — can grow into something remarkable.","Elk, Lazdijai","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00145","Forest Tree Beekeeping - A Tradition Without Borders","The project aims to preserve and nurture forest tree beekeeping tradition as intangible cultural heritage and create conditions for promotion of sustainable tourism in Yotvingian Land at the Lithuanian-Polish border. The ancient craft of forest tree beekeeping, historically characteristic to the region, has more than 1000 years of history and once played and important role in the social and economic life. However, over the years, this craft gradually died out, and has been cultivated only by a few enthusiasts in Dzūkija and Poland. The older generations, who lived next to forests of Augustow (PL) and Dainava (LT), still remember a few tree hives standing in the woods after World War II. There were also a few dwellers who were taught log hive beekeeping by their fathers. Their knowledge inspires to preserve the forest tree beekeeping tradition alive as a part of a living cultural heritage. In 2016, tree-beekeeping tradition was recognized as a part of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Poland. In Lithuania, the recognition of the tradition was marked by inclusion of tree beekeeping of Varėna region into the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Lithuania in 2019. The main protectors and promoters of the tradition are Bractwo Bartne in Poland and Administration of Dzukija National Park and Cepkeliai Strict Nature Reserve in Lithuania. These two organizations shall unite their forces, human and financial capital for nurturing the living tree beekeeping tradition in Yotvingian Land and shall promote this unique cultural and natural heritage for tourism as well as community needs. With the help of ERDF funding, project intends to enlarge the Museum of Tree Beekeeping Culture in Augustow and upgrade its exposition, to establish the Beekeeper's Homestead in Musteika village, to develop knowledge about tree beekeeping tradition, to build capacities of partners, tree beekeepers and local communities, to popularize the tradition among target groups, visitors, culture and nature lovers, to create conditions for sustainable tourism and promote the heritage of Yotvingian land nationally and internationally. It is expected that through its developed cross-border tourism route, upgraded tourism services, promotional events, project will contribute to increased visibility and recognition of the cross-border region. Moreover, the project shall be instrumental for community mobilization and increased opportunities for local development.","2024-03-01","2026-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",797222.25,"ERDF",637777.8,80,"Project implementation has started with organization of a Kick off meeting in Dzukija on March 22, 2024, where both partners met to sign Partnership Agreement, discuss the activities for Period 1, and plan the timetable of upcoming events at Dzukija National park (PP1) and Bractwo Bartne (PP2). Meeting evidence documents uploaded under Project Report Annexes, titled Kick off mtg_2024 03 22.  \nOn activity level, LP1 has worked on preparation of technical specification documents and tender announcement for building the Beekeeper's Homestead in Musteika Tree Beekeeping Apiary (activity A 1.1). The tender process was successful and contract for works has been concluded on August 28, 2024.\nLikewise, PP2 has started planning public procurement procedures for enlargement of the current building of Muzeum Kultury Bartniczej in Augustów (activity A1.3.). The announcement of tender is scheduled to be released in Period 2. \nThe first (out of 4) tree beekeeping workshop was organized by PP2 in Lipiny, Powiat Augustowski, Poland on June 6-8, 2024 under deliverable D.2.2.2, where 14 tree beekeepers from Poland and Lithuania have gathered to jointly work on revival of forest tree beekeeping tradition. Participants of the workshop were nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus, all legal residents of Poland and Lithuania, representing natural protection NGO's or being individuals willing to gain more skills in tree-beekeeping. \nOn 13-15 August 2024, experience exchange visit to Lithuania took place for PL participants (responsible PP2 under deliverable D.2.3.1). The group of 10 beekeepers and community members and 2 staff members of Bractwo Bartne took part in the exchange. The visit was dedicated to strengthen cooperation between Poland and Lithuania and learn from each other experiences. During the visit the PP2 had worked together with tree beekeepers of Dzukija Region by helping them to hang 2 tree-hives, gathering samples for researches and visiting Musteika apiary. On the second day of the trip, the PP2 team visited one of the biggest apiary in Svencionys region, Lithuania. Third day was spent in Stripeikiai beekeeping museum (at Aukštaitija National Park) where the beekeeping festival took place. There, both Polish and Lithuanian partners together with the tree beekeepers of both countries, presented the tradition of tree beekeeping common to Poland and Lithuania to the wider public, including the representatives from the Lithuanian Ministry of Environment,  members of Lithuanian parliament. \nA Summer Camp for children was organized by LP1 in Dzūkija on 1-5 July 2024 (deliverable D.2.4.1). 24 participants from Lithuania and Poland (10 kids and 2 supervisors from each country) took part in Summer Camp activities and learned about tradition of tree beekeeping, bees, honey and its products. Children visited Musteika apiary, took hikes in Dzūkija forests, went to Kaunas zoo and Academy of Agriculture, met well known beekeepers, participated in various workshops and entertaining activities. \nHistorical research under activity A 2.1 had been initiated by LP1, sub-contracted historian has started his research work. Similarly, elaboration of mobile exhibition about the tree beekeeping tradition was started by LP1 under activity A2.7. \nPP2 has purchased a pick up truck (under deliverable D.1.5.1) for tree beekeeping works in Augustow forests. \nProject visibility was ensured by placing posters by the entrance to Visitor Center of Dzūkija National Park in Marcinkonys (LP1) and by the entrance to Treebeekeeping Culture Museum in Augustow. \nInformation about project was posted on website of both partners at https://dnp.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/projektine-veikla/vykdomi-projektai/intergo-projektas/ and at https://bartnictwo.com/en/.\nInformational articles and news were posted Facebook pages of Dzūkija National Park at https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=dz%C5%ABkijos%20nacionalinis%20parkas%20-%20dzukija%20national%20park as well as Drevinė bitininkystė Varėnos krašte - Hollow Tree Beekeeping at https://www.facebook.com/Ancient.Varena.beekeeping, and at Facebook page of Bractwo Bartne at https://www.facebook.com/fratrum.mellicidarum.  The informational entries presented start of the project, project events, provided information and photos from project activities, joint events, camp, etc. \n\nThe project has made significant progress toward the implementation of its activities and the achievement of key objectives.\nA.1.1: Construction of the Beekeeper’s Homestead in Musteika, Lithuania, has advanced considerably. The foundations, walls, and roofs of both wooden buildings have been completed. Construction work is being technically supervised by a subcontracted expert company.\nA.1.3: The documentation for the public procurement related to the expansion of the Tree Beekeeping Museum in Augustów has been prepared and approved for announcement. The procurement is scheduled to be announced in March 2025. During Period 2, PP2 focused on collecting historic tree hives for the expanded exhibition. Among these is the oldest known fully preserved tree hive, dating back to 680 AD.\nA.2.1: Historical research has progressed well. A portion of the research text was completed and delivered to LP1. An online partner meeting was held on November 29, 2024, to discuss the research progress, with participation of a subcontracted historian and representatives of both partners.\nA.2.2: The first of the two planned tree beekeeping workshops in Lithuania was held in Musteika on October 25–27, 2025, under deliverable D.2.2.1. The event gathered 15 participants, including tree beekeepers and enthusiasts from Lithuania and Poland. The workshop included educational sessions and hands-on activities focused on crafting tree hive canopies and logs. A set of tree beekeeping tools was purchased for use in this and future workshops and related activities. The following two tree beekeeping workshops, 1 in Poland and 1 in Lithuania, are planned for Spring season of 2025.\nA.2.3: Preparations for the upcoming experience exchange visit to Poland began during a PMT meeting in Augustów, during which the preliminary program, date, and logistics were discussed. The tentative dates for the visit are March 13–15, 2025.\nA.2.4: This activity was completed during Period 1.\nA.2.5: A Tree Beekeeping Festival  (Kleczba Lešne Miodobranie) was held on September 14, 2024, in Augustów, Poland, attracting over 200 participants across various events throughout the day.\nOne more festival was planned to take place in Musteika in September 2024 (Period 2). However, due to ongoing construction work initiated that same month in Musteika, the event location was deemed temporarily unsuitable due to muddy terrain. As a result, the festival in Musteika was rescheduled to September 20, 2025.\nA.2.6: Preparations for the cross-border travel route and web map application have begun. LP1 identified a preliminary list of Lithuanian sites to be included in the route and shared it with Polish partner PP2. PP2 also held meetings with local historians and tourist guides in Augustów to discuss the content and scope of the tourism brochure.\nA.2.7: Eight mobile informational stands and three educational wooden games were designed and produced by a subcontracted artist-designer. Each stand presents key aspects of tree beekeeping and is built for easy indoor and outdoor use—lightweight, portable, and durable. These stands will be used during festivals, workshops, educational programs, and other cultural events. The wooden games, designed as interactive quizzes, will also be used during events or as part of the exhibition at the Beekeeper’s Homestead.\nA.2.8: 7 project-related informational posts, articles, or announcements were published on LP1’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Ancient.Varena.beekeeping. In addition, visibility of the project was increased by PP2 through its 12 posts on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fratrum.mellicidarum and by sharing project information on webside www.bartnictwo.com and on website https://augustow.org\nOn November 29, 2024, a conference titled “Story of Four Tree-Hives” was held in Augustów, presenting new research on the oldest known bee hives and showcasing collected museum exhibits. The event promoted the Interreg project LTPL00145 and attracted around 40 attendees from both Poland and Lithuania. A live broadcast was viewed by 400 people, and the recorded lectures received over 1,000 views on YouTube. \nFor promotional purposes, 100 T-shirts and 200 foldable textile bags were produced by LP1 as well as 100 thermo cups and 100 foldable textile bags were produced by PP2, all featuring the Interreg logo. The promotional materials are being distributed to attendees and participants of project events - workshops, festivals, visits as well as to representatives of stakeholders and target groups. \nC.7: The employee assignment orders have been issued by the management of both PPs. All the assigned employees take  active role in project implementation. \n2 face-to-face meetings of LP1&PP2 conducted during Period 2: 1st in DNP on 10-09-2024 to discuss reporting. 2nd - a PMT mtg in Augustów on 11-02-2025, to discuss progress and plan upcoming activities. Evidence uploaded under Annexes of LP1 report for Period 2.\nA 1.1: The construction works of two houses of the Beekeeper's Homestead in Musteika, Lithuania, were completed and final installment paid to sub-contractor. House 1 is built to represent the \"living house\" of a beekeeper and will serve as an inside exposition space for visitors and a working place for a beekeeping specialist of LP1-Dzūkija National Park. House 2 is built to represent the \"farm building (barn)\", it will serve as a space for workshops, woodwork, educations. Both buildings meet the national requirements of construction technical regulations and are built to meet the needs of users, target groups and visitors, are adapted for people with disabilities. A scanner purchased for the exposition development.\nD.1.3.1: Public procurement procedure for Enlargement of Tree Beekeeping Museum in Augustow, were published at beginning of March and contractor were selected end of March 2025. First payment for construction service was transferred at beginning of April 2025. Pavilions were prepared at contractor's facility till end of August 2025, delivery and final assembly at Augustow is planned for second week of September 2025 during Project period 4.  \nA.2.1: The research of historical documents on forest tree beekeeping was carried out. Translation into PL and printing of publication foreseen in period 4. The research will be formally presented during the upcoming Beekeeper’s Homestead opening event, and will also be made accessible through the partners’ websites. It is intended as an open resource for anyone interested in the ancient tradition of tree beekeeping.\nA.2.2: The second of the two planned tree beekeeping workshops in Lithuania was organized by LP1 in Musteika on 9-11 May, 2025 under deliverable D.2.2.1. The second (out of 2) tree beekeeping workshop in Poland was organized by PP2 on 25-27 April, 2025. Programme of workshops focused on educational work sessions dedicated to woodworking of stump hives and making them ready for bee swarms to inhabit.\nA.2.3: Experience exchange visit to Poland took place on 13–15 March 2025. 13 participants from Lithuania as well as 4 participants from Bractwo Bartne attended. Participants have visited tree beekeeping remains in Białowieża Forest and were guided by a specialist of history Mr. Andrzej Keczyński. Participants took part in the lectures delivered to the local community of Białowieża Forest on cooperation between Bractwo Bartne and Dzūkija NP, the history of tree beekeeping in the region, and modern tree-beekeeping practices.  \nA.2.4: This activity was completed during Period 1.\nA.2.5: Festivals in Dzūkija and Augustow are foreseen for September 2025.  \nA.2.6: Drafts of tourism brochure in 3 languages were prepared, shared for verification of descriptions.\nA draft of map application on https://tpg.bartnictwo.com/ is under preparation and testing.  \nA.2.7: Completed in Period 2.\nA.2.8: 8 project-related informational posts, articles, or announcements were published on LP1’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Ancient.Varena.beekeeping. In addition, visibility of the project was increased by PP2 through its 13 posts on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fratrum.mellicidarum and by sharing project information on webside www.bartnictwo.com and on website https://augustow.org. Project promoted on Polish national TV at https://pytanienasniadanie.tvp.pl/88566933/bartnictwo-wraca-do-puszczy-augustowskiej-dzieki-funduszom-europejskim?fbclid=IwY2xjawNOc8xleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHnlgoDNc4toBc5TKXIjb-wXqECvmQycJIyhseJw7vF8Gj-A4jyM9BMvTo40u_aem_1LeJ2-AXlaIr2YgDWnRNNw\n\n\n ","Giby, Merkinė, Varėnos r.","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00399","Implementation of the common decisions to save the water and the environment for a sustainable future","Europe and the whole world have been paying more and more attention to solving environmental protection problems and fighting with climate change. Water is an essential resource for life on Earth, and as our planet's population grows, it becomes increasingly important to save water resources, reduce water waste, prevent from pollutants, etc. We must ensure a sustainable water supply for the future. The reuse of rainwater is a perfect way to reduce the consumption of potable water. However, managing rainwater effectively requires a multifaceted approach that integrates various techniques and strategies. By combining rainwater harvesting, green infrastructure, constructed wetlands, and thoughtful urban planning, along with public education and ongoing maintenance, communities can significantly mitigate the challenges associated with stormwater runoff and harness the benefits of rainwater.\nThe project will contribute to solving these challenges and problems which is focused on potable water supply and sustainable consumption problems, rainwater management and reduction of pollutants, discharged to water bodies – i. e. Nemunas River in Alytus, and Czarna Hańcza River in Suwalki. Czarna Hańcza is a tributary of the river Nemunas which finally flows into the Baltic Sea. The project partners will carry out a series of activities to raise awareness among citizens, industry companies and official bodies in saving water sources and the environment, by not using bottled water, harvesting rainwater and reuse of it, etc. Also, the equipment for water supply in emergencies will be purchased and the rainwater treatment plants will be constructed in both countries. This project will be implemented by 2 partners. 1 partner from Lithuania (JSC “Dzūkijos vandenys”) and 1 partner from Poland (Water Supply and Sewerage Company in Suwalki).\nOverall project objective – to reduce water pollution, mitigate flood risks, and promote the sustainable use of water resources through the construction of rainwater treatment plants, promoting harvesting and reuse of rainwater and other informational activities.\nExpected changes:\n- improved water quality: Significant reduction in pollutants discharged into the Nemunas and Czarna Hańcza rivers, enhancing the quality of local water bodies.\n- reduced risk of flooding in Alytus and Suwałki, protecting properties and communities from flood damage.\n- increased reuse of rainwater, reducing the consumption of potable water and promoting sustainable water management practices.\nMain outputs of the project – jointly by both partners developed solutions:\n- equipment for potable water supply in emergencies, such as network accidents, or drought season (purchase a vehicle and special tanks for drinking water transportation);\n- reduction of pollutants discharged into the environment – construction of the rainwater treatment plant on the effluent No. 4 in Alytus, and construction of a separator with pipeline reconstruction at the Arcadia Lagoon in Suwalki.\nAs the project is focused on environmental issues, all residents of Alytus and Suwalki will benefit the most. Local municipalities, environmental bodies and project partner organizations will benefit from enhanced infrastructure and capacity to manage water resources sustainably. Local and regional ecosystems will benefit from reduced pollution and improved management practices.\nCollaboration between Alytus and Suwałki to share knowledge, resources, and best practices, will enhance the effectiveness and impact of the project. Nemunas and Czarna Hańcza rivers, which finally flow into the Baltic Sea, are shared water resources. Therefore, joint efforts are essential to address pollution and manage water resources effectively. Also, cross-border cooperation facilitates the exchange of innovative solutions and best practices, enhancing the capacity of both regions to address environmental challenges.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","064 Water management and water resource conservation (including river basin management, specific climate change adaptation measures, reuse, leakage reduction)","N",1999131.78,"ERDF",1599305.42,80,"To enhance the quality and reliability of water supply in Suwałki and Alytus cities by the end of the project through the development and implementation of advanced equipment and community engagement initiatives. Especially a lot of attention will be paid to effective potable water supply management in emergencies, such as network accidents or drought season. Also, the promotional initiatives among educational institutions (schools) and citizens will motivate them to consume less potable water and think about saving drinking water sources for the future. Also, the target audience will be motivated to drink water from the tap and to use less bottled water.\nTo enhance the quality and reliability of rainwater management services in Suwałki and Alytus through the development and implementation of advanced infrastructure and community engagement initiatives. This objective is realistic and achievable within the project timeframe and focuses on specific, measurable improvements in rainwater management services in the targeted territories of Suwałki and Alytus. The successful implementation of planned activities will result in tangible benefits, including upgraded infrastructure, reduced pollutants discharged to the environment,  better service quality, and engaged communities.","Suwalki, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00466","Heritage Harmony: Bridging Lithuanian and Polish Cultural Traditions","The Lithuanian-Polish borderland faces several interconnected challenges when it comes to preserving, developing, and promoting its folk culture and ethnographic heritage. One of the primary issues is the gradual loss of traditional knowledge and practices as older generations pass away and younger people migrate to urban areas or abroad in search of economic opportunities. This demographic shift threatens the continuity of cultural transmission and can lead to the erosion of unique local traditions, crafts, and customs.\n\nThe borderland region also grapples with a lack of coordinated efforts in cultural heritage management. Different administrative structures, languages, and sometimes conflicting priorities between Lithuanian and Polish authorities can impede effective collaboration in preserving shared cultural heritage. This fragmentation can lead to inconsistent approaches to conservation, promotion, and development of cultural assets across the border.\n\nInfrastructure limitations pose another obstacle to the development of tourism products based on cultural heritage. This underdeveloped infrastructure makes it challenging to attract visitors and create sustainable tourism experiences centered around folk culture and ethnographic heritage.\n\nAddressing these challenges requires a holistic approach that combines cross-border cooperation, sustainable funding mechanisms, capacity building for local communities, and innovative strategies for heritage interpretation and promotion.\n\nOverall objective: to strengthen ethnographic and folk related cultural tourism products and foster cultural exchange between Lithuania and Poland by leveraging their shared cultural heritage through collaborative performances, workshops and investments in cultural assets.\nSpecific objective: to preserve, enhance and disseminate folk culture and ethnographic heritage of Lithuanian – Polish borderland through investments and technical assistance enhancing collaborative capabilities as well as artistic and performative skills of cross-border art collectives\n\nTarget groups:\nPopulation in Project area: 4000 inhabitants of Birštonas Municipality; 3900 inhabitants of Punsk Commune, 3895 inhabitants of Nowogród Municipality\nLocal government of Birštonas Municipality; Punsk Commune; Nowogród Municipality will benefit from the project, because of the enhancement of their facilities and cultural offer\nCross-border art collectives, folk culture and ethnographic heritage organizations in the Lithuanian-Polish borderland area will directly benefit from investments and technical assistance to enhance their capabilities, because the project aims to improve their artistic and performative skills.\n\nBy investing in mobile stages and music equipment, the project enhances the capacity for cultural events and performances across the cross-border region. This infrastructure allows for greater flexibility in organizing cultural showcases, bringing folk traditions to various locations, including remote areas that may lack permanent facilities..\n\nProject by improvement and equipping the 3 different ethnographically related folklore collectives (Dzūkai- LP1, Panemunių Dzūkai – PP2, Kurpie – PP3) brings borderland’s folk culture heritage, history and shared values closer to people. \n\nThe organization of joint trainings and workshops fosters cross-border collaboration and knowledge exchange. Such collaborations will help address the challenge of fragmented approaches to cultural heritage management by encouraging a more unified vision for the region's cultural development.\n\nPerformances during heritage festivals will serve multiple purposes in addressing territorial challenges. They provide a platform for showcasing and celebrating local traditions, helping to keep them alive and relevant. \n\nBy bringing together various elements of cultural preservation and promotion, the project creates a more holistic approach to developing tourism products based on cultural heritage. \n\nEstablished by the Project Partners “Cross-border Ethnographic Heritage Hub” will facilitate the sustainable, cross-border management of the cultural heritage of the region and will ensure and promote public interest in and access to these assets. \n\nElaborated ‘State-of-the-art of cross-border ethnographic tourism’ and 2 song books with folk songs of the Lithuanian-Polish borderland will emphasize the richness of the region in purpose to outline the possibilities of using this ethnographic heritage and folk culture as a valuable resource for the development of cultural tourism. \n\nThe Project through a joint action of Lithuanian and Polish partners in the framework of maintaining and developing borderland’s music sector builds the capacity to attract and increase the number of tourists visiting Project area.","2025-08-01","2027-07-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",565969.77,"ERDF",452775.81,80,"To preserve, enhance and disseminate folk culture and ethnographic heritage of Lithuanian – Polish borderland through investments and technical assistance enhancing collaborative capabilities as well as artistic and performative skills of cross-border art collectives"," Nowogród, Birštonas, Punsk","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00480","Explore Historical Games from Lithuania and Poland – A Fun and Inclusive Adventure!","The Interreg Lithuania-Poland cooperation programme recognises the significant challenge of promoting physical, emotional, and cultural well-being in the cross-border area. Rapid digitalisation and the increasing shift towards virtual activities have diminished physical interaction and social connections. Additionally, there is a growing need to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of both countries, ensuring it remains accessible and engaging for all age groups, including children, youth, adults, seniors, and people with special needs.\nOverall Objective\nThe project aims to create innovative educational spaces that foster physical, emotional, and cultural well-being by allowing visitors to engage with centuries-old games. These games serve as entertainment and educational tools that strengthen social bonds, encourage strategic thinking, and enrich cultural knowledge. The expected change from this project is a reinvigorated interest in historical games, enhanced social interactions, and an improved sense of community among participants from both Lithuania and Poland.\nMain Outputs and Beneficiaries\n\n\n1.\tAdapted Educational Spaces: The Lithuanian Education Museum's renovated spaces and courtyard will be transformed into interactive zones for historical games. These spaces will be inclusive and cater to diverse social groups, including those with special needs.\n\n\n2.\tIntegration of Historical Games: Visitors will experience traditional Lithuanian and Polish games dating back to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania period, such as traditional dice and board games. The games serve as tools for learning, strategic thinking, and community building.\n\n\n3.\tWorkshops and Educational Events: Workshops on making traditional games will be organised, fostering social innovation and community engagement.\n\n\n4.\tInnovative Technology: Use LED screens, projectors, and other modern technologies to create an engaging learning environment.\n\n\n5.\tIntellectual Content: Animations and video graphics will be created to narrate the history and geographical spread of the games, enhancing cultural understanding.\nBeneficiaries include:\n-\tMuseum visitors of all ages and backgrounds\n-\tLocal communities\n-\tTourists\n-\tEducational institutions\n-\tSocially sensitive groups (e.g., children and women who have experienced violence, single mothers)\nApproach and Need for Cross-Border Collaboration\nThe project takes a holistic approach by combining traditional games with modern technology to create an engaging learning environment. This cross-border initiative is crucial as it fosters collaboration between Lithuanian and Polish institutions, leveraging their unique cultural heritages and educational expertise. The partnership enhances resource sharing, innovation, and the dissemination of best practices across borders, making the project more impactful.\nNovelty and Originality\nThe \"Learning by Playing\" project stands out for its innovative blend of ancient games and modern educational methods. Unlike conventional museum exhibits, this project transforms the learning experience into an interactive journey through history. Using state-of-the-art technology to animate and explain the origins and significance of these games adds a contemporary touch to traditional knowledge. Furthermore, the project's inclusive approach ensures it caters to a broad audience, including marginalised groups, promoting social cohesion and cultural inclusivity.\nIn conclusion, the project is a pioneering initiative that addresses the challenge of promoting well-being and cultural heritage through an innovative and inclusive approach. By fostering cross-border collaboration and leveraging both traditional and modern educational tools, the project aims to create a lasting positive impact on the communities in the Lithuania-Poland area.","2025-09-01","2027-08-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",1555607.25,"ERDF",1244485.8,80,"To develop interactive and accessible educational spaces in Lithuania and Poland, where visitors of all ages can engage with historical games relevant to the region’s cultural heritage. By integrating traditional games with modern technology, the project will create an immersive learning environment that enhances physical, emotional, and cultural well-being. The initiative will strengthen cross-border cooperation through joint cultural events and educational activities, ensuring a sustainable and engaging museum experience for diverse social groups.","Sejny, Kaunas","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00434","Innovative Knowledge of Architecture and History in the Lithuanian-Polish Neighborhood","The Lithuanian-Polish border is rich in its cultural and historical heritage, culinary traditions, but the area is relatively unknown to the majority of tourists, due to the prevailing stereotypes that the territory near the border is an empty, decaying place with many certain restrictions. However, at the internal borders of the EU, the situation is radically different, travel is extremely free, and areas not overcrowded with tourists are perfect for developing sustainable tourism. The misleading image has persisted for years due to insufficient information on various platforms.\nIn order to attract tourists, local tourism centers communicate intensively with each other, but there is a noticeable lack of cooperation between the Lithuanian and Polish institutions, because when traveling, a tourist must not feel the borders and travel deeper and deeper, while staying at one point, find information about what can be seen even 50 or more kilometers away.\nThe pandemic has fundamentally changed people's habits, and the marketing skills of tourism professionals are moving forward very slowly, resulting in imbalances between demand and supply.\nDue to differences in the availability of information, lack of knowledge and insufficient cooperation between Lithuanian and Polish tour operators, travel packages are usually formed only in the territories of Lithuania or Poland, but without creating joint cross-border routes.\nThe overall goal of the project is the development of a cross-border tourism product, based on the innovative knowledge of architecture and history in the Lithuanian-Polish neighborhood with the aim of making tourism services interesting and accessible throughout the year, reducing dependence on seasonality. \n\nFor this reason, one of the most innovative solutions to achieve the set goal will be the implementation of an artificial intelligence assistant, which will allow travelers to receive relevant information and a structured route based on needs and interests at any time of the day. Before receiving an offer, tourists will first provide information about themselves, interests, and the more information the AI ​​assistant receives, the more interesting and personalized offers it will be able to make to the traveler. The AI ​​assistant will collect information from websites for tourism information specified by the all project partners, so the probability that the user will receive incorrect and outdated information will be reduced. It is completely new practice in this area. The main advantage is that the AI ​​assistant will not be another app that users have to download to their devices. It will be a tool that will be integrated in social networks, websites, it is an open source program.\nAlso we are thinking about sustainable tourism and that’s why we won’t create paper maps, brochure or guides, because all information will be on the internet.\nAlso, in order to entice tourists to discover Lithuania's Polish neighborhood, innovative murals will appear at all project partners, which will reveal one historical image during the day, and the image will become different at night.\nWe understand that only an artificial intelligence assistant and exquisite murals will not inspire the tourists to discover this land, so the infrastructure for tourism will be updated to make the visited objects more attractive, and the services be of higher quality.\nThis project aims:\n\n\n1. to expand the trail based on the innovative knowledge of architecture and history in the Lithuanian-Polish neighborhood with artificial intelligence\n\n\n2. to create and update tourism infrastructure in rural areas and small towns;\n\n\n3. publicize the common heritage of Lithuania and Poland (tangible and intangible) to local and foreign tourists;\n\n\n4. to increase inter-institutional cooperation by organizing joint activities and events.\nThe main products are the trail based on the innovative knowledge of architecture and history in the Lithuanian-Polish neighborhood with artificial intelligence assistant, new type murals, fountains, metal models also the improvement of the infrastructure of cultural and tourist areas, the cooperation of organizations in order to maintain long-term relations.\nThe tourism sector is not a priority when allocating money from the local government budget, so usually in order to qualitatively develop infrastructure and apply the latest marketing tools, additional sources of funding are necessary, which not only provide the opportunity to carry out larger-scale works, but also help to establish long-term relations between Lithuanian and Polish institutions, because after signing a cooperation agreement, there is an obligation to work together, which translates into the pursuit of a common goal and the creation of future plans even after the project.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",1597836.07,"ERDF",1278268.84,80,"Create trail through architecture and history rich places in the Lithuania Poland neighborhood with artificial intelligence assistant help.\nImproved tourism infrastructure in rural areas and small towns\nTo increase inter-institutional cooperation by organizing joint activities and events presenting the architecture and history at LT-PL neighborhood","Dubeninki, Raczki, Goldap, Prienai, Vilkaviskis","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,5]
["LTPL00377","Clean water for everyone","The general objective of the project is for partners to cooperate to reduce environmental damage by eliminating sources of groundwater and surface water pollution, improving the quality of drinking water and environmental education in the Suwałki Commune and Šalčininkai District.\nGroundwater supplies appr.65% ​​of drinking water in the European Union. Available data show that approximately 58% of surface water in the EU is polluted, and appr. 42% of surface water bodies and appr. 77% of groundwater have a good chemical status. This affects the purity of drinking water taken from groundwater and the purity of local rivers and water bodies that feed the main rivers of the region and larger water bodies, i.e. the Baltic Sea. In the Polish-Lithuanian cross-border area, this is the Neman River, which, collecting water from the entire basin, flows into the Baltic Sea.\nThe Suwałki Commune and Šalčininkai District are located in the Nemen River basin, and the main rivers of the regions - Czarna Hańcza and Mereczanka - are tributaries of the Neman.\nIn cities, sanitary sewage systems are being built systematically, and sewage is collected and treated. However, the situation is worse in rural areas, which are affected by the activities of partners.\nIn the Suwałki Commune, only about 40% of residents are connected to the collective sewage system. Only 681 households have registered domestic sewage treatment plants, most of them have non-draining tanks, of which 970 are registered. In the LP area, there are stocking centers for Lake Wigry and other water bodies of the Suwałki Region, which need clean water to breed healthy fry.\nThe same situation affects rural areas in Lithuania, where the collective sewage system model applies in cities, which means that in rural areas, non-draining tanks for domestic sewage are based, which requires systematic emptying.\nDrinking water tests in Poland and Lithuania show excessively high concentrations of iron, manganese and ammonium, among others, which translates into the health of residents and the state of the environment.\n\nThe invisible enemy of environmental protection is low ecological awareness, and especially everyday ill-considered choices that affect its quality, including the purity of water in the rivers and lakes closest to us and in water bodies located even very far away from us, such as the Baltic Sea.\nThis causes unconscious environmental pollution, e.g. by throwing substances into toilets that get into groundwater and surface water, these are chemicals, fats, unused medicines, causing clogging of sewage pipes, frequent breakdowns and leakage of pollutants into the environment. Water pollution with phosphorus and nitrogen largely comes from agriculture and improper use of fertilizers.\nIn the era of excessive consumption, even modern sewage treatment plants are not prepared for new chemical substances and other waste, which are increasing every year, such as medicines.\nThe project partners will work closely together to solve identified problems through the implementation of investment and soft (educational) activities and cooperation after the project is completed, including the use of an associated organization that will transfer knowledge about water protection and methods of using rainwater to the agricultural community after the project is completed. The project includes various activities for the well-being of the aquatic environment of the LT-PL border. In the Suwałki Commune, 71 non-draining waste tanks - septic tanks will be liquidated and a sanitary sewage system will be built, in the Šalčininkai District, a septic tanker will be purchased for safe emptying and removal of waste from places where there is no sanitary sewage system and a specialist car - a hydrodynamic machine for eliminating failures of water and sewage devices that cause uncontrolled leaks of toxic substances into the environment. \nA package of educational activities through ecological workshops in PL and LT with the participation of students from schools in the Šalčininkai District and the Suwałki Commune, through training for farmers and promotion of collecting and using rainwater, educational and promotional films, leaflets, posters will promote ecological social attitudes. The prepared methodology for using septic tanks for collecting rainwater and the partners' cooperation program will allow for the continuation of the actions taken and will increase the effects of the project implementation in the long term.","2025-08-01","2027-07-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","065 Waste water collection and treatment","N",1802300.89,"ERDF",1441840.71,80,"Reducing sources of contamination in groundwater and surface water and improving the quality of drinking water in the Commune Suwałki and the Šalčininkai District.\nEnvironmental education for the protection of the Neman River basin waters in the Commune Suwałki and the Šalčininkai District","Šalčininkai, Suwałki","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00532","Joint Firefighting Improvement Initiative","The Lithuania-Poland cross-border region faces significant challenges related to firefighting services, including outdated equipment, inadequate training, and increasing fire incidents. Raseiniai in Lithuania and Sejny in Poland need help with ageing firefighting vehicles, limited resources, and insufficient preparedness to handle modern fire emergencies effectively. The statistics from Raseiniai, for instance, show an increase in fire-related injuries from zero in 2022 to four in 2023, highlighting the urgency for enhanced emergency response capabilities.\nThe project's overall objective is to enhance the effectiveness and cooperation of firefighting services in the cross-border region of Lithuania and Poland. By modernising equipment, renovating infrastructure, and providing comprehensive training and exchange programs, the project aims to improve the operational capabilities of firefighting brigades, ensuring a quicker and more effective response to emergencies. The expected change is a significant reduction in fire-related incidents and injuries, improved community safety, and a resilient and well-prepared firefighting network across the border.\nThe project will produce several vital outputs:\n\n\n1.\tModernised Equipment. The acquisition of advanced firefighting vehicles and rescue tools that meet Euro 6 environmental standards will enhance the operational efficiency of firefighting services.\n\n\n2.\tComprehensive Training Programs. Develop and implement training modules on psychological readiness, first aid, and advanced rescue operations to ensure firefighters are well-equipped to handle emergencies.\n\n\n3.\tRenovated Infrastructure. Upgrading firefighting facilities in Raseiniai and Sejny to support modern firefighting operations.\n\n\n4.\tCommunity Engagement Initiatives. To enhance public awareness and prevention efforts, we continued and expanded outreach programs, including fire safety education and the installation of smoke detectors.\nThese outputs will benefit the firefighting services in Raseiniai and Sejny, their personnel, and the residents of the cross-border region, who will experience improved safety and reduced fire risks.\nThe project will be implemented through a collaborative cross-border approach, leveraging the strengths and resources of both partners. Joint activities include shared training sessions, exchange programs, and coordinated equipment procurement. This cross-border approach is crucial because the challenges faced by the region are interconnected, and effective emergency response often requires coordinated efforts across national borders. By working together, the partners can share knowledge, pool resources, and develop unified strategies to address common challenges, ensuring a more cohesive and effective response to emergencies.\nThis project's comprehensive and integrated approach to modernising firefighting services sets it apart. The project focuses on upgrading equipment and emphasises the importance of training, infrastructure improvement, and community engagement. Using state-of-the-art firefighting vehicles and tools and advanced training programs represents a significant advancement over traditional firefighting practices. Additionally, the project’s emphasis on cross-border collaboration fosters a new level of cooperation and mutual support between Lithuania and Poland, setting a precedent for future initiatives to enhance public safety.\nThis project addresses the urgent need to modernise firefighting services in the Lithuania-Poland cross-border region. It aims to create a safer and more resilient community by improving equipment, training, and infrastructure and fostering cross-border cooperation. The innovative and comprehensive nature of the project ensures that its benefits will be long-lasting, significantly enhancing the region's ability to respond to and prevent fire-related emergencies.","2025-07-01","2027-06-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",772470,"ERDF",617976,80,"This work package aims to enhance the operational effectiveness and community engagement of firefighting services in the cross-border region. By implementing joint training for firefighters, organising educational events for schools, purchasing innovative equipment, and hosting a Firefighters' Festival, the project aims to improve firefighting capabilities, promote public safety awareness, and foster cross-border collaboration and community support for emergency services.\n\n","Sejny, Raseiniai","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00373","From infancy to adulthood differently - improving the quality of life for children and adult people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders in the cross-border region","Children and young people with developmental disabilities are a large and growing population. In 2019, there were approximately 317 million children and adolescents with health conditions that contribute to developmental disabilities globally. But across the world, their needs have been neglected in health systems planning and policy provisions for health. The cross-border region is no exception in this area and faces the same challenges described by the constantly growing number of children and adults suffering from various developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders who need early diagnostics of their illness, then physical treatment, including rehabilitation, and considering that developmental disorders strongly affect the mental health of the persons, psychosocial adaptation services. The participation of both partners in the project allows to achieve a synergistic effect in this regard. Both organizations have significant experience in the provision of services to people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders, however, LP is characterized by having an outstanding experience in the provision of early diagnostics and rehabilitation services to children up to 7 years old with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders, while PP2 has exceptional experience in the provision of psychosocial adaptation services to various age people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders. Combining the experience of both partners allows the development of the full package of services that need people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders. However, organizations lack the infrastructure, innovative equipment, and most importantly competencies necessary for the provision of effective, improved, and new market needs corresponding diagnostics, rehabilitation and psychosocial adaptation services. \nThe aim objective of this project is to increase the quality of life of children and adults with developmental and autism spectrum disorders in cross-border region by enhancing the availability and quality of diagnostics, rehabilitation and psychosocial adaptation services. Joint training, experience exchange events, improved cross-border mental health infrastructure (including medical equipment), and established sustainable cross-border cooperation network among project partners and related institutions ensure the successful achievement of the set aim as well as a positive and sustainable impact on the mental health system in the cross-border region. Implementation of the planned project activities will help to improve the capacity of the participating medical institutions by increasing the annual number of diagnostics, rehabilitation and psychosocial adaptation services patients - people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders to 544 and their cross-border cooperation while achieving the final project result. \nThe project is new in three ways. First of all, an innovative approach to the treatment of children and adult people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders is applied. The project aims to create a comprehensive service package that includes not only early diagnostics and rehabilitation of the developmental disorder but also at the same time the improvement of the target group person’s emotional health by providing psychosocial adaptation services that allow the integration of the person into society, and children - into the educational system.Second, through the use of modern technologies and methods in the diagnostics, rehabilitation, and psychosocial adaptation of children and adult people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders. Lastly, third, through the integration of diagnostics, rehabilitation, and psychosocial adaptation-related infrastructure and know-how of partnering organizations.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",857090.4399999999,"ERDF",685672.35,80,"To improve awareness of diagnostics, rehabilitation and psychosocial adaptation services for children and adults with developmental and autism spectrum disorders in cross-border region \nTo increase the accessibility of diagnostics, rehabilitation and psychosocial adaptation services for children and adults with developmental and autism spectrum disorders in cross-border region ","Suwałki, Abromiskes","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00371","Joint initiatives for strengthening Lithuanian and Polish border safeguard","The project is initiated by the Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard Services, which are responsible for implementing public security objectives as delegated by their respective governments in the border region during peacetime. These responsibilities include the prevention and management of irregular migration, combating illegal activities and crimes, conducting investigations and intelligence operations, and rescuing people in distress.\nIn recent years, both countries have faced crisis situations such as COVID-19, irregular migration, and the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Despite regional socio-economic disparities within both countries, these challenges cannot justify any failures or reductions in the quality of public security provision. Strengthening national security is considered a paramount objective in both Lithuania's and Poland's domestic and foreign policies.\nAlthough the Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard Services have similar functions and common objectives, they operate under different national legislations, which naturally vary. Nevertheless, the partners share similar capacities in terms of equipment, activities, capabilities, and funding. Given that both countries are members of the same international organizations (EU, FRONTEX, NATO, etc.), their border guard authorities are committed to implementing common international obligations and bilateral agreements aimed at ensuring effective border protection.\nThe overall aim of the project is - to expand institutional capacities of LT and PL Border Guards Services for better cooperation in governance of public safety in cross-border region. The duration of the project – 24 months. The aim will be obtained by implementing two work packages. \n1 WP is “Strengthening of cooperation governance” and its specific objective – to improve the cooperation governance of Lithuanian and Polish border guards’ officers in order to strengthen joint actions in the border region. This specific objective will be obtained by implementing activity \n\n1.1. The development of UAV's range extension study and activity \n\n1.2. The development of proposals for a new cooperation' solution. Particular deliverables will be worked out: 1 Study on enhancing effectiveness of using UAV's; Proposal for cooperation (developed by internal working group); Publicity measures prepared.\n2 WP is “Consolidation of institutional capabilities for better cooperation management” and its specific objective – to enhance the capabilities of the State Border Guard Services necessary for the joint ensuring of public security in the border region. This specific objective will be obtained by implementing activity \n\n2.1. The professional tactical training of border guard officers and activity \n\n2.2. The improvement of technical abilities of partners for joint operations. Particular deliverables will be worked out: 1 joint training curriculum for improvement of tactical abilities for joint international operations of border guards facing geopolitical threats and ensuring safety in the LT-PL border area will be developed; 198 officers from partners institutions will take part in joint training curriculum from 5 modules/schemes (LP1 – 66; PP2 -66, PP3 - 66); 80 officers in PL will be trained for safe tactical driving of patrol cars; a total of 152 units of specialized equipment for improvement of technical abilities of partners and for joint actions will be purchased (LP1-140, PP2 -7 vehicles with equipment, PP3-5 UAS) and this will enable comprehensive border monitoring both on the ground and from the sky, thereby increasing operational efficiency.\nThe target groups of the project are – Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard services, national/regional/local authorities, general public. \nThree legal entities from two countries State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of Republic of Lithuania, Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit of Maj. Gen. Henryk Minkiewicz and Warmińsko-Mazurski Border Guard Division will implement the project and cooperate during project as well as up to one year after project completion. The main common objective will remain the same – ensure public security in LT-PL cross border region by implementing common and joint activities (joint patrolling, fight against illegal migration, pursuit of criminals, exchange of information etc.). The development of UAV's range extension study for border monitor will foster to innovative common solutions.\nThe expanded partnership will empower to act more confident for common well-being in Europe.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",1999950,"ERDF",1599960,80,"To improve the cooperation governance of Lithuanian and Polish border guards officers in order to strengthen joint actions in the border region\nTo enhance the capabilities of the State Border Guard Services necessary for the joint ensuring of public security in the border region","Kętrzyn, Bialystok, Vilnius","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00447","Improving of the Availability and Quality of Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Services","One of the most pressing issues visible in the Suwalki, sejny, Kaisiadorys districts and Suwalki city in recent decades is population decline, also increase the proportion of older people within the total population. Aging population and the associated increasing morbidity, especially of musculosceletal diseases, increase demand of healthcare services, including medical rehabilitation services. In order to meet the growing needs of patients and to provide services more efficiently, health systems are increasingly moving from inpatient to outpatient services provision. Outpatient medical rehabilitation services are being developed in Poland and Lithuania.\n Accessibility and quality of medical rehabilitation care services, provided in the regions are insufficient and the needs of patients are not always met; \n-\tpeople living in the region still do not receive the medical rehabilitation services they need close to their place of residence, as such services/procedures are not provided. This is challenging in case of the project target group – adults and especially elderly, people with movement disorders, they have to go to the bigger cities themselves, arrange travel and accommodation, as well as since the procedures are performed for several days in a row, the person cannot work or participate in his other daily activities;\n-\tit is difficult for people with movement disorders to attend outpatient rehabilitation procedures each day due to the insufficiently developed public transport, social-economic reasons, which is why people often refuse outpatient medical rehabilitation, therefore there is a risk of deterioration of the health condition, persistence of functional disorders.\nAll this leads to poorer health and greater disability of the population in the Suwalki and Kaisiadorys districts.\nThe main goal of the project is to develop the outpatient medical rehabilitation services for adults in Suwalki, Sejny and Kaisiadoriu districts, Suwalki city, ensuring equal and better access, as well as its continuity at home.\nDuring the project medical equipment for new outpatient medical rehabilitation procedures (cryotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy) in Suwalki and Kaisiadorys health care institutions will be purchased and installed, as well as premises renovated. Vehicle will be purchased for transporting patients to procedures in Suwalki health care institution and Kaisiadorys health institution will improve health care services organization and provision by instalation digital solutions. Health literacy of elderly patients will be increased in order to achieve continuity of medical rehabilitation and ensure more effective self-care by organizing educational activities; health and other professionals will share experience and increase their competencies. \nInterventions envisaged in the Project will create preconditions for healthier living for a significant population group, lower risks of disability, social exclusion and poverty.\nRelations between the institutions of LT and PL will be strengthened. It will create conditions to develop the cooperation on the neighboring regions while tackling common problems within the social area.","2025-08-01","2027-03-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",741074.62,"ERDF",592859.6899999999,80,"Improvement of the availability and quality of outpatient medical rehabilitation services for residents in Kaisiadorys, Suwalki, Sejny districts and Suwalki city\nTo increase the health literacy of the target population in order to achieve continuity of medical rehabilitation and ensure more effective self-care","Suwalki, Kaisiadorys","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00467","JOINT INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVING PATIENT-CENTRED CROSS-BORDER HEALTHCARE","The Lithuanian-Polish frontier area faces several common and interconnected challenges in healthcare delivery, which stem from unique combination of geographical, socioeconomic, and systemic factors. Geographical isolation, peripheral location and rurality are significant issues for cross-border communities. Limited healthcare infrastructure and uneven distribution of healthcare facilities, with area most concentrated in larger towns is another challenge. Smaller towns and villages only have basic medical facilities, lacking advanced diagnostic equipment or specialized departments. This scarcity of resources results in sub-optimal care for complex cases, long waiting times for certain procedures or specialist consultations and increase the burden on larger urban hospitals.\n\nFunding constraints often affect healthcare facilities in border regions more severely. Supporting cross-border healthcare requires the provision of a sufficiently large health workforce, healthcare infrastructure and equipment in order to provide equal access to quality healthcare even in remote cross-border areas. Limited budgets hinder investments in modern equipment, facility upgrades, and staff training programs, potentially leading to a lower standard of care compared to major urban centers.\n\nSolving the problems of health care provision and quality in Lithuanian and Polish border area requires a comprehensive approach and measures at many levels. Therefore Project directly addresses issues of access, equipment capacity, and wait times by expanding service areas, upgrading technology, and implementing more efficient care models. \n\nOverall objective:\nTo enhance cross-border healthcare collaboration and improve access to high-quality gynecological services in the border region through capacity building and infrastructure development.\n\nSpecific objectives:\n-\tTo strengthen the collaborative capabilities of healthcare institutions and professionals across borders in planning, managing, and delivering same-day healthcare services.\n-\tTo improve the accessibility and quality of gynecological services in the border region through infrastructure development, equipment modernization, and professional knowledge exchange.\n\nTarget groups:\nThe female inhabitants of Białystok County and Vilkaviskis District will be the main beneficiaries of the Project, which aims to support the health care system and promote healthcare and provide accessible, high-quality medical care to people in need.\n\nProject partners - the results of this Project will directly enhance their medical potential.\n\nProject will contribute to improving the health situation of residents in the areas of Białystok County and Vilkaviskis Municipality District.\n\nMeans:\n\n\n1.Development of medical capacities\nBy developing treatment room within Gynecological Ward (LP1) and investing in modern gynecological equipment (LP1, PP2), partnering hospitals will be able to streamline their services and increase their capacity to treat patients more efficiently. This approach directly tackles the problem of long waiting times by enabling more patients to be seen and treated within a shorter time frame. Same-day care reduces the need for extended hospital stays, freeing up resources and allowing for a higher patient turnover rate.\n\n\n\n2. Experience exchange\nThe development of same-day care practices requires a rethinking of traditional hospital workflows and patient management. Thanks to experience exchange activities (4 Peer-to-Peer discussion panels and 2 study visits) Project will lead to more efficient use of existing resources, further alleviating the strain on equipment capacity. \n\n\n\n3. Knowledge management\nDuring two modules of joint “Excellence on Cross-Border Outpatient One-Day Medicine” training and training on \"Empathetic Communication in Challenging Healthcare Situations\", partners’ medical staff will be jointly working on enhancing the quality, efficiency, and consistency of cross-border outpatient same-day medical services, fostering seamless cooperation between healthcare providers and ultimately improving patient outcomes and experiences.\n\n4 Communication skills\nBy delivering two joint trainings \"Effective Interprofessional Communication in Healthcare Teams\", \"Empathetic Communication in Challenging Healthcare Situations\" and preparation of the brochure titled \"Patient-Centered Communication\" Project enhances the communication skills of hospital personnel, focusing on both internal team communication and interactions with patients and their families \n\nImproved healthcare institutional infrastructure and set long-term collaboration structures will have a direct positive effect on the well-being and quality of life of population in the cross-border region Project impact will contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion of Lithuania-Poland frontier areas.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",1230142.49,"ERDF",984113.98,80,"To strengthen the collaborative capabilities of healthcare institutions and professionals across borders in planning, managing, and delivering same-day healthcare services.\nTo improve the accessibility and quality of gynecological services in the border region through infrastructure development, equipment modernization, and professional knowledge exchange.","Vilkaviškis,   Łapy","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00485","Enhancing Family Tourism through the intangible cultural heritage of the cross-border region in Poland and Lithuania","The project aims to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of the cross-border region between Lithuania and Poland as a premier destination for family tourism. By developing and promoting tourism products that leverage the region's rich intangible cultural heritage, the project seeks to create a compelling and unique tourism experience. Key activities include the adaptation of tourism sites to meet the needs of contemporary family tourists, the development of interactive exhibits and family-friendly amenities, as well as the organization of educational and cultural events for families. \n\nThe project also focuses on building local capacities and engaging stakeholders, including local authorities, entrepreneurs and tourism specialists, to ensure the sustainable development of the tourism sector. This includes joint development of family-friendly tourism route based on intangible cultural heritage of the region, training programs for local tourism service providers and entrepreneurs to equip them with the skills needed to develop innovative tourism products that align with the trends of tourism and tourist expectations. Moreover, the project partners will jointly prepare a tool-kit for tourism specialists and municipalities on utilization of intangible cultural heritage for tourism development and promotion.\n\nCross-border cooperation is a central element, facilitating the sharing of best practices and resources between Lithuania and Poland to create a cohesive and attractive tourism offering. This collaboration addresses shared challenges, such as seasonal tourism fluctuations and the need for improved infrastructure, while promoting sustainable tourism practices that preserve the region's cultural and natural heritage.\n\nThe project's benefits extend to various stakeholders, including local communities, businesses and educational institutions, by boosting visitor numbers and supporting local economies. Positioning the cross-border region as a leading destination for family tourism, the project aims both - to attract more tourists and foster regional economy, as well as to enhance a deeper appreciation of the region's unique cultural and natural assets.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","167 Protection, development and promotion of natural heritage and eco-tourism other than Natura 2000 sites","N",620071.3199999999,"ERDF",496057.05,80,"A specific objective for the work package is to develop and implement family-friendly tourism products that highlight the region's intangible cultural heritage, and to actively involve stakeholders in the design, promotion, and delivery of these products to enhance visitor experiences and support local communities. Additionally, the objective includes building the capacity of local entrepreneurs to develop and market these tourism products, enabling them to join a dedicated family-friendly tourism route.\nA specific objective for the work package is to design and implement a series of engaging events that attract family tourists by showcasing the region's intangible cultural heritage. These events include summer camps for families, training and educational sessions on traditional crafts, culinary heritage, herb gathering and wooden architecture. Additionally, the objective encompasses organizing family festivals, open events, and hike tour to create immersive experiences that highlight the region's cultural richness and appeal to a broad family audience.\nTo develop and execute targeted communication and promotional strategies that highlight the unique family-friendly tourism experiences available in the region, emphasizing the rich intangible cultural heritage. The goal is to increase visibility and attract family tourists by leveraging digital and traditional media, partnerships with influencers, and utilizing printed materials, thereby boosting visitor numbers and enhancing the region's reputation as a premier family tourism destination. Also, the project aims to develop a joint toolkit for stakeholders that guides the integration of intangible cultural heritage into tourism offerings to attract family tourists. ","Aleknonių k., Simno sen., Alytaus raj. sav., Suwałki, Šalčininkai","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00522","Dignity & Care: Dementia and Diabetes Aid","The common challenge project Dignity & Care: Dementia and Diabetes Aid addresses is the pressing issue of inadequate dementia and diabetes care in the cross border regions of Alytus district (Lithuania) and Pisz County (Poland). Both areas face challenges such as a lack of specialized services, insufficient healthcare infrastructure, and limited training for healthcare professionals. This lead to inadequate care for patients and has burden on families and caregivers. \nThe overall objective of the project is to enhance dementia and diabetes care in Alytus district and Pisz County by strengthening care units, training healthcare professionals and caregivers, and implementing social campaigns. The expected change includes improved quality and accessibility of care services, better health outcomes for patients, and reduced stress for families and caregivers.\nMain outputs and beneficiaries: \n\n\n1. created specialized dementia unit in Daugai palliative care hospital, what belongs to LP1, and equiped with modern medical equipment diabetic outpatient clinic in Pisz county hospital, PP\n\n2. From these cross border investments benefit dementia and diabetes patients, healthcare professionals, families, and caregivers.\n\n\n2. organized joint training, workshops, health day events, conference for healthcare professionals and caregivers to enhance their skills and knowledge. Workshops and events aimed at educating the public, residents, patients, caregivers, medical staff about dementia and diabetes.\n\n\n3. organized social campaign and project promotion for cross border residents, patients, caregivers, medical staff about dementia and diabetes, about cooperation benefits.\nThe project will combine the strengths and expertise of cross border regions. Alytus district will contribute its experience in integrated healthcare services, while Pisz County will provide its specialized knowledge in treating dementia and diabetes. Cross border training program and workshops will ensure that healthcare professionals in both regions benefit from shared knowledge and best practices. Investments in healthcare infrastructure will be coordinated to ensure complementary development, equal access and resource utilization.The project will work to integrate its outcomes into local and regional healthcare policies, ensuring sustainability and long-term impact.\nOriginal about the project - that three partners sharing experience and knowledge jointly implement cross border project and involve different target groups for participanting in it. Innovative community outreach and awareness campaigns will educate the public, reduce stigma, and promote early detection and prevention strategies. The project activities will offer extensive training for both healthcare professionals and caregivers, covering the latest advancements and best practices in dementia and diabetes care. Drawing from previous experience with mobile health units by LP1, the project will share knowledge with PP2 and PP3 how to develop mobile services to reach remote areas, ensuring that all patients have access to high-quality care.\nBy addressing joint challenges through a cross border approach, the project aims to create sustainable, integrated healthcare services that can serve as as example for other regions facing similar issues.\nThe project aligns with the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region by improving healthcare services and fostering cooperation between member states. It supports the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) by enhancing accessibility and quality of care for dementia and diabetes patients. Additionally, the project complies with the de-institutionalisation strategy and relevant EU policies and legal frameworks, such as the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Pillar of Social Rights, and the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030.\nThe project promotes equal opportunities and non-discrimination by ensuring that all patients, regardless of their background, have access to high-quality dementia and diabetes care. Training program and workshops will be inclusive, addressing the needs of all individuals, including those from vulnerable groups. The project will ensure gender equality by providing equal access to training and resources for both male and female healthcare professionals and caregivers. It will also promote gender-sensitive approaches in caregiving, recognizing and addressing the different needs and challenges faced by men and women in managing dementia and diabetes care.\nThe project’s outputs and deliverables will be adaptable for use by other regions and target groups. Efforts will be made to disseminate project results through conferences, publications, and partnerships with other regions. This will ensure that the knowledge and best practices developed during the project can be shared and implemented elsewhere, amplifying the impact and fostering broader improvements in dementia and diabetes care.","2025-08-01","2027-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","128 Health infrastructure","N",416517.52,"ERDF",333214,80,"To enhance dementia and diabetes care in Alytus district and Pisz County by strenghtening care units, training healthcare professionals and caregivers, and implementing social campaign, assuring the quality and accessibility of dementia care services in the cross-border regions.\nBy the end of the project, project partners aim to have fully operational specialized dementia and diabetes  care units in both Alytus district and Pisz County. This includes not only the physical infrastructure but also the training of healthcare personnel and the establishment of support systems for caregivers.\nBy the end of the project will be established a dementia care unit at the Daugai palliative care hospital with 11 specialized dementia care beds and upgraded diabetes care facilities with necessary equipment. Trained at least 30 healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, caregivers) in both regions on specialized dementia and diabetes care techniques. Changed cross border experience, knowledge, ideas.","Pisz, Alytus","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00368","Water Is Wealth: Improving Conditions of Water Bodies","Druskininkai and Ełk City municipalities are located on the Lithuanian-Polish border. Both project partners are facing similar challenges of deterioration of the quality of water bodies and its negative impact on ecosystems, on the quality of recreation. \n\nWater is a very important natural resource that provides conditions for rest, as well as life and thermoregulation in all ecosystems. Clean water bodies help maintaining a stable water cycle, play a significant role in biodiversity preservation and mitigating the effects of climate change by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, helping moderate local and regional temperatures, contributing to flood control. Well-maintained water bodies encourage outdoor activities, potentially improving community physical health. By addressing these issues, the project contributes to improving the quality of life and well-being of local communities on both sides of the border. \n\nThe project aims to tackle the identified common challenges and opportunities through an innovative and integrated approach. The project will develop and implement measures how to protect and maintain water bodies. This approach will involve stakeholders from both countries, ensuring coordinated efforts and experience exchange in addressing issues of deterioration of water bodies.\n\nProject overall objective – to improve conditions of water bodies in Druskininkai and Ełk City municipalities and determine measures for further maintenance and preservation.\n\nWithin the framework of the project:\n- conditions of water bodies the Alka II Pond in Druskininkai, the Elk Lake and the lake (Północ II) in Elk will be improved.\n- scientific research will be conducted in Druskininkai and Elk in order to explore methods of reclamation, easures and recommendations to properly maintain water bodies and ensure good water quality and ecosystem conditions.\n- The Volunteer Water Monitoring Center will be established at the Ecological Education Center in Ełk; exchange sharing activities with Druskininkai Education Center will take place; educational activities on water protection and ecology will be organized both at the Ecological Education Center in Ełk and Druskininkai Education Center.\n- 4 people-to-people meetings of Druskininkai and Elk City Municipalities will be held for knowledge and experience exchange: specialists of municipalities and municipal institutions (working in the field of ecology, education, projects, etc.), associations, entrepreneurs from the water supply industry.\n- a study/guide on measures how to maintain and protect water bodies will be jointly developed and made public. \n\nThis project is relevant for the Interreg Lithuania-Poland program area due to the common challenges and opportunities it addresses. The project aims to address transboundary environmental challenges of water pollution, eutrophication, and habitat degradation by promoting coordinated efforts and joint solutions for cleaning and preserving water bodies. The project contributes to maintaining the overall ecological integrity of the cross-border areas. \n\nClean and well-maintained water bodies can provide economic opportunities for both regions, such as tourism, recreation, and sustainable use of water resources. The project can help unlock these potential economic benefits by improving the quality and attractiveness of water bodies. The Interreg Lithuania-Poland program emphasizes cross-border cooperation and joint initiatives. This project fosters collaboration between Elk City municipality and Druskininkai municipality, facilitating knowledge exchange, resource sharing, and the development of coordinated measures for water body management. The project aligns with the principles of sustainable development by promoting the responsible use and preservation of natural resources. Cleaning water bodies and maintaining their ecological balance contribute to the long-term sustainability of the cross-border areas.","2025-08-01","2027-07-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","064 Water management and water resource conservation (including river basin management, specific climate change adaptation measures, reuse, leakage reduction)","N",1205615.57,"ERDF",964492.45,80,"Reducing surface water pollution via installation of rainwater treatment system, cleaning the Alka II Pond in Druskininkai and lake (Północ II) in Elk and development  an integrated cross-border approach with measures for further maintenance and preservation of water and dissemination of ecological attitudes  bodies in Druskininkai and Elk.","Ełk, Druskininkai","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00384","Lithuania Minor - Masuria. Local heritage - trans-regional cooperation.","The main common territorial challenge is the underrepresentation of the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury in the local communities on both sides of the border. Also in regional development strategies and programmes supporting the development of sustainable tourism based on the cultural heritage of the region, the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor is poorly or not represented at all. It looks better, of course, in Lithuania, where there are institutions for research and popularisation of the heritage of the Prussian Lithuanians. In Poland, whose territory after World War II included the south-western corner of the Lithuania Minor cultural area, this heritage is almost completely overlooked. At the same time, the culture of the Prussian Masurians, which is quite well recognised and presented in Poland, remains almost unknown in Lithuania. \n Due to the duration of the project and the main specific objectives related to the investment activities, the current project emphasises the aspect of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor, where the cultural heritage of Masuria has been treated as a certain point of reference for the reception of the fate and culture of the Prussian Lithuanians. \n Through the implementation of the project, the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor will be implemented into the cultural discourse of the Mazovia region. The local communities of the region will deepen their knowledge of the cultural heritage of the area they now inhabit. Also thanks to the project, the cultural heritage of the Prussian Masurians will be popularised in Lithuania. \n The MBL-PE will construct 4 copies of buildings from the homestead of a Prussian-Lithuanian farmer and fisherman, and one object will be translocated to the newly created fisherman's homestead, thus enriching the tourist and cultural offer of the museum. The objects built as part of the project existed at the Olsztynek Museum between 1938 and 1947 and were destroyed as a result of random acts in the post-war period. A copy of the barn from the Lithuania Minor area will be built at the OAML, thus enriching the museum with another object of the recreated homestead of a Prussian-Lithuanian farmer. \n The newly built facilities will be adapted for people with special needs. In the future they will become exhibition spaces for permanent and temporary exhibitions presenting the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor. \n The popularisation of the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Masuria will also be supported by the Report on the study tours, which will be carried out jointly by the project partners. There will be 4 publication sheets of text and a rich collection of photographs and illustrations, documenting the similarities and differences between the cultures of the Prussian Lithuanians and Masurians. The document will be made available online in three languages (Eng., Lit., Pl.) on the project partners' websites. \n The innovative product to be created as a result of the project will be a heritage and cooperation network: \"Cross-border route of Lithuania Minor. History - Culture - Architecture’. The network will be established by the project partners, but will have an open architecture. All institutions on both sides of the border that deal with (or would like to deal with) the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor will be invited to join it (during study expeditions). The Heritage Network is to promote the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and to inform in national languages about activities organised by the network partners. This type of solution does not exist so far in the cross-border area. \n An important part of the project is the effort to adapt the cultural and tourism offer of the partners to people with special needs. In the museum buildings under construction, their exhibition spaces will be adapted to the needs of people in wheelchairs; models will be made for blind and visually impaired people to become acquainted with the architectural details of the buildings in the Lithuania Minor area. \n The cross-border approach enables the mutual discovery of different cultural narratives, but also the use of the partner's experience in various aspects of cooperation. The cross-border approach will also enable synergies to be achieved. We expect it above all in the long-term results of the project: a) increased communication between museums and local communities in promoting the broad cultural and tourism offer of the project partners and participants in the created Heritage Network; b) cooperation in the construction of new exhibition and other projects.","2025-11-01","2027-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",1504338.18,"ERDF",1203470.54,80,"Using the architectural heritage of Lithuania Minor for the promotion of regional cultural heritage and development of cultural and tourism products and services of the project partners, by:\n1. completing the missing wooden architecture objects in the reconstructed peasant homesteads from Lithuania Minor: a) biliding of 4 wooden architecture objects from Lithuania Minor in MBL-PE and translocation of one object to the reconstructed fisherman's homestead; b) building of one wooden architecture object from Lithuania Minor in OAML. \n2. strengthening of the competence of the project partners in the field of traditional folk architecture, construction methods and ancient technologies by organising training workshops.\n3. promotion of local architectural heritage in the public domain as an inspiration and an element of shaping the local identity of border regions. \nUtilising the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury for the development of cultural and tourism products and services through: \n1.\tUse of historical and cultural elements related to the similarities and differences in the cultural history of Lithuania Minor and Masuria as a basis for the development of active tourism (cultural tourism); \n2.\tthe elaboration and development of a coherent cultural and tourism offer linked to local heritages on both sides of the border; \n3.\tPromotion of the local cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Masuria in the public domain as a space of common destiny; \n\nA better presentation (promotion) of the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury will be achieved by increasing the knowledge competences of the project partners' staff and documenting the tangible and intangible heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury through joint study expeditions, during which the partners will become acquainted with various elements of local heritage. \n\nTo popularise and make the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury more accessible to people with special needs. \nMaking the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury more accessible to people with special needs will be achieved by:\n(a) making bronze models of buildings characteristic of the architecture of Lithuanian Minor: two models of buildings that will be created in MBL-PE as a result of the project; \nb) build a model of the first Lithuanian museum of ethnography - Tilžės House. It will be exhibited in OAML; \n(c) purchase and installation of ramps allowing access to the museum facilities (buildings) for people in wheelchairs. \n(d) production of a guidebook: ‘What you can expect from the museum’ written in language that is simple and understandable for people with special needs. \n\n\nPopularisation and better accessibility of the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury for people with special needs. \nMaking the cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor and Mazury more accessible to people with special needs will be achieved by:\n(a) making models of buildings characteristic of Lithuanian Minor architecture: models of 2, out of the 4 buildings that will be built in MBL-PE as a result of the project; \nb) build a model of the first Lithuanian museum of ethnography - Tilžės House. It will be exhibited in OAML; \n(c) purchase and installation of ramps allowing access to the museum facilities (buildings) for people in wheelchairs. \n(d) production of a guidebook: ‘What you can expect from the museum’ written in language that is simple and understandable for people with special needs. \n","Rumšiškės, Olsztynek","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Certain variety of nature based tourism products, such as hiking trails or some local cycling paths, already exist in both countries, but they are more of a local character and do not attract travelers that could be willing to spend more days in the area. Project partners have identified the following challenges:\n\n\n1. Underused potential to increase numbers of tourists, traveling by environment friendly means of transport and specifically by bicycles.\n\n\n2. Lack of large-scale sustainable tourism products, professionally designed to attract visitors to rural areas regardless seasons.\n\n\n3. Underused potential of cross-border cooperation between stakeholders for development, maintenance and marketing of tourism products.\n\n\n4. Not sufficiently developed infrastructure for cycling and active tourism in general tourism. \n\nIn order to tackle the identified challenges, project partners have set the project overall objective - to enhance economic development of Kaunas and Bialowieža forest regions by increasing number of visitors to the Program area through developing and promoting cycling routes in the Program area. Project partners expect at least 2% increase in overnight stays in less populated areas of partner regions within two years after the cycling routes are developed and launched through marketing and promotion activities.\n\nProjects specific objectives are: 1) To create attractive tourism environment in the remote areas of Kaunas and Bialowieža forest regions, by developing regional cycling routes and improving cycling infrastructure in the cross-border region; 2) To present to authorities, service providers and local communities cycling routes as an effective means of attracting tourists to the more remote areas, thus boosting local economy; 3) To promote regional cycling routes among target groups: specialized tourist profiles – cyclists and their associations, general interest tourists and specialized tour operators and travel agents, organizing tours to the Programme area; 4) To make regional cycling routes widely known among all travelers from Lithuania and Poland, as well as from other European countries. \n\nThe main outputs of the Project will be: 1) improved infrastructure of cycling tourism, that will contribute to the increase of tourists in the cross-border region; 2) regional cycling routes in the cross-border region created, making Kaunas and Bialowieža forest regions an attractive sustainable tourism destination; enduring collaboration between Polish and Lithuanian organizations created for further promotion and development of cross-border regions as sustainable tourism regions.\n\nProject partners share the same opinion, that the main tools to attract tourists into remote, not so yet popular areas, is to offer them well developed and maintained tourism infrastructure and attractive, well planned touristic routes, offering tourists unforgettable experiences. Travelers, especially those traveling by bikes, want to see several places, preferably in several countries, during their trips, therefore, project partners are willing to offer them cross-border regional cycling routes. In this way cycling tourists will have an opportunity to visit two countries and to know the natural and cultural objects of interest of Kaunas and Bialowieža forest regions.\n\nThe new thing about the project is that there are no common cross-border cycling routes created in Lithuania and Poland and our this project will a pioneer in this field. Moreover, project takes an unique approach by proposing tourists new attractions - newly built Skateboards, roller skates and BMX bikes park in Jonava will be attraction for all the lovers of active tourism.","2025-09-01","2027-08-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",1959497.99,"ERDF",1567598.38,80,"To create attractive tourism environment in the remote areas of Kaunas and Bialowieža forest regions, by developing regional cycling routes and improving cycling infrastructure in the cross-border region. \nTo promote regional cycling routes among target groups:\n1) specialized tourist profiles – cyclists and their associations,\n2) general interest tourists,\n3) specialized tour operators and travel agents, organizing tours to the Programme area.","Hajnowka, Kaišiadorys, Jonava, Birštonas, Hajnówka , Kaunas","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,7]
["LTPL00174","Polish-Lithuanian cooperation to support the accessibility and quality of medical services in the Białystok County and Švenčionys Municipality","The common challenge of the Polish (Białystok County)-Lithuanian (Švenčionys Municipality) Project is to develop solutions that will contribute to the provision of equal access to medical care to people in rural areas, including the elderly. The combined efforts of both parties will also aim to combat the second/third most common gastrointestinal cancers by developing and conducting early detection diagnostic programmes and endoscopic examinations.\nAreas with negative demographics, including high ageing rates, are characterised by limited access to medical services. Older people need increased medical care, but often have difficulty getting to a remote location for basic and specialised medical services. This is particularly noticeable in rural areas, where there is no medical infrastructure due to the small population. Another problem is the low level of people's awareness of preventive examinations that allow early detection of a disease. The quality of provided medical services is inadequate due to a lack of funds to improve staff and upgrading of facilities.\n\nThe aim of the Project is to create a medical care system that will allow the provision of basic medical care in areas deprived of public and non-public health care facilities, including in particular reaching people in rural areas, as well as providing quality medical services by enabling basic and specialist examinations to be carried out on modern equipment. In addition, the Project envisages the training of medical staff in order to raise their level of competence in terms of both medical knowledge and soft skills, which will allow an even higher level of medical service provision. The Project will increase the awareness of people from the areas covered by the Project on topics related to health, in particular the importance of preventive screening and early detection of diseases, thanks to an information and promotion campaign and the development of a preventive programme.\n\nThanks to the implementation of the Project, mobile medical services will be developed (purchase of a specialised medical vehicle), which will allow providing adequate healthcare to people residing in areas deprived of medical facilities, as well as those who, for a variety of reasons (age, state of health, disability, lack of transportation, loneliness, social exclusion) are unable to reach a place where they would receive appropriate medical assistance. In addition to providing basic medical examinations in Lithuania, the Project will allow for the provision of specialised examinations in Poland (through the purchase of specialised equipment endoscopy laboratory), which will translate into the qualitative provision of medical services and bringing it up to the level of other facilities in the surroundings of the Project area. In addition, both areas will carry out information and promotion measures and preventive programmes will be carried out in both areas, which will enable the promotion of good health and increase awareness of early detection of diseases. Training of doctors and medical staff medical staff will, in turn, allow for an increase in the quality of provided services and the possibility of greater support to those in need. \n\nThanks to the cross-border nature of the project, the medical facilities of Poland and Lithuania will be able to better provide adequate, accessible, equal medical care to all people in need. Thanks to the cooperation with Lithuanians, Poles will be able to learn in practice (thanks to study visits) the system of mobile medical services, so that in the future they can reach people who are currently unable to get access to medical facilities on their own. The Lithuanians, in turn, thanks to the cooperation with the Poles, will be able to observe the activities of the endoscopy laboratory, which they do not currently have, so that in the future they can decide to set up such an endoscopy lab in their facility or introduce mobile endoscopy. This is why the exchange of experience between the Project partners will contribute to meeting the overall objective of the Project, which is to ensure access to high-quality healthcare for all people who need it.\n\nThe planned study visits will enable Polish and Lithuanian specialists to learn about new methods and ways of providing medical services - mobile medical services enable faster and more effective care in inaccessible regions, which has not been practised in Poland so far and which Poles will be able to experience in practice. All this suggests that the planned cooperation is innovative in nature and may contribute to the introduction of new solutions in the Lithuanian-Polish system of medical services.","2024-04-01","2026-09-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",644206.49,"ERDF",515365.18,80,"During the first reporting period of the project, on June 11, 2024, a parnter meeting was held in Druskininkai between the Project Leader, the Białystok County, and partners from the Švenčionis Sanitary County and the Independent Public Health Care Facility in Łapy. The project objectives were discussed, and the dates for study visits and the schedule for training sessions for medical and administrative staff were set. The details of the project implementation, responsibilities, and plans for further actions were also reviewed.\n\nOn September 9, 2024, the Management of the Powiat Health Center in Švenčionis conducted a 3-days study visit to the Independent Public Health Center in Łapy, where they familiarized themselves with the organization of medical services from an administrative perspective, discussing administrative issues and sharing experiences. \n\nLP1 – The Lead Partner prepared a promotional and informational campaign, which included the printing of 250 leaflets and 100 posters aimed at raising public awareness about health prevention, how to prepare for medical examinations, and who can benefit from them. \n\nPP2 – As part of the project, informational activities were also carried out, including publications on websites and social media, to provide the local community with information about the project.  \nhttps://szpitallapy.pl/?page_id=16333) \nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1ASfiugxtm/?mibextid=WC7FNe\n\nPP3 – Documentation for the purchase of medical equipment was prepared. As part of the project, informational activities were also carried out, including publications on websites and social media to provide the local community with information about the project.  \nhttps://www.svencioniursc.lt/lenkijos-ir-lietuvos-bendradarbiavimas-siekiant-paremti-medicinos-paslaugu-prieinamuma-ir-kokybe-balstoges-apskrityje-ir-svencioniu-rajone/\nhttps://www.svencioniursc.lt/svencioniu-atstovu-tarnybine-komandiruote-i-lenkija/\nIn the second reporting period, LP prepared two two-minute films aimed at increasing the health awareness of residents of the areas covered by the Project. Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of preventive examinations and early detection of diseases. The films were posted on the LP Facebook page. In an interview on Radio I, the District Officer informed about the purchase of new equipment by the Hospital in Łapy as part of the Interreg Lithuania-Poland project. PP2 actively participated in the implementation of the project. It equipped the endoscopy department with 1 video colonoscope, 1 panendoscope, 1 video gastroscope, 1 video colonoscope with an insufflation pump and 1 endoscopic washer. Stickers with the EU logo were stuck on the equipment, and a permanent plaque was installed in the building. After purchasing the necessary medical equipment, preventive examinations began. By the end of March, 102 preventive examinations had been performed: 59 colonoscopies and 43 gastroscopies. A description of the methodology and method of implementing the Polish preventive programme was prepared by an endoscopy specialist before the first preventive examination. PP2 continued the public procurement procedure for the supplier of the laparoscopic set. Since one of them was cancelled, another one was announced on 23.12.2024 (ZP/68/2004/PN). PP2 received 3 offers, which were evaluated, and the procedure should be completed by the end of April.\nPP2 took steps to organize training to improve the hard and soft skills of medical staff.\nThe hospital is in the process of establishing the details of specialist training with a doctor who is one of the few Polish specialists in the ARMS/ARMA methodology, and this activity will be completed in June.\nOn 19 March 2025, four nurses from PP3, together with four nurses from the hospital in Łapy, took part in the \"Medical Communication\" training in Druskininkai to improve their soft medical skills, gain knowledge and share their experiences and good practices.\nPP2 organized two-day study visits (27-28.11.2024) for medical staff of both partner hospitals. The event was attended by 9 medical staff (6 medical staff of PP2 and 3 medical staff of PP-3). The study visit took place at PP2, in particular in the endoscopy laboratory and operating room, which are being equipped as part of the project. PP2 participated in a study visit for administrative staff organized by PP3 from Sviencionys (14-16.10.2024). This was the second step in the exchange of experiences and knowledge of both hospitals. The goal of the study visit was achieved and the report was prepared by both partners. During the local event \"Storm at the Castle in Tykocin\" on February 8, 2025, employees of LP and PP2 distributed leaflets encouraging residents to use free specialist tests. At the same time, they emphasized the key role of prevention in the fight against diseases. These activities aimed to promote a healthy lifestyle and provide access to high-quality medical care for those in need.\nThe next stage of promotion took place during the open day of the Mechanical School Complex and the Vocational Education Centre in Łapy, where information about the tests and information posters were available.\nInformation campaigns increased public awareness of health threats, ways to prevent them and the benefits of prevention and regular medical examinations.\nPP2 actively participated in active health promotion, especially in the Prevention Programme. This was done on its website and Facebook and through the distribution of leaflets prepared by LP. Posters prepared by LP were placed in visible places on the hospital premises and its clinic. The leaflets were distributed: during medical examinations, in visible places in the hospital and its clinic. They are also published on Facebook and the website. Polish doctors informed their patients about taking care of their health and the prevention programme during other examinations and medical visits. Dr Andrzej Penpicki took part in a radio interview, in which he talked about the importance of health prevention and how to prepare for tests. The interview was broadcast on RADIO \"AND\" from 9 to 15 December 2024. Dr. Penpicki was also an expert in 2 films prepared by LP.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Fe4Lf8vsG/\nhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/15xH6wRLZ2/\nhttps://www.facebook.com/spzozlapy/posts/pfbid0YfgqT29MWUo7kbt8b3zF2sosTTx8a6CgJmiebV7jtzfPsvzEaX5wVrTygkkVSbmnl?locale=pl_PL\nhttps://www.facebook.com/powiatbialostocki/posts/pfbid02f2GQbT5Yvezdc5t2fu6MLBv6K4VS3DtcZkyYwDgwfuw1LKUKKiVeEhuXjEH2vxJCl\nhttps://www.facebook.com/powiatbialostocki/posts/pfbid025D56BwYoGSxbAxdQ451GZoqFwRxXDm71Ro1yBN1kYmmM58aeHHNuWxLvsFsQwcSql\nhttps://www.facebook.com/powiatbialostocki/posts/pfbid02eUbU9SZoryT8pPy1PLC4JbuvaSJK24o33a2NPcnC2qerbax8QCgkgqpQwxggsNGpl\nhttps://www.facebook.com/powiatbialostocki/videos/1688134362082406\nhttps://www.facebook.com/powiatbialostocki/videos/1040908771130540\nDuring the  third reporting period Białystok County, Independent Public Health Centre in Łapy and Švenčionys District Health Center actively participated in the project implementation. PP2 was still in contact with project partners. On April 28,2025, a teleoconference was organized  by LP to talk about prevetion programme and active health promotion.  On June 17, 2025, a meeting of project partner representatives was held in Druskininkai to talk about needed changes in the implementation of the project due to the problems in purchase of a mobile ambulance by the Lithuanian partner. \nDue to the project extension a new durable plaque was installed in the building as well as  general information about the project was changed at PP2website.\nhttps://szpitallapy.pl/interreg-ltpl00174/\n\n PP2 equipped its Operatory Block in the laparoscopy set (D.1.1.1 achieved).  Stickers with EU logo were put on it.\n\nInformation about equipment bought during the project imlementation was published on PP2' facebook\nhttps://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1331247292340242&id=100063649504845&rdid=rwFhTH1S2R3Gp4lf# \n\nPreventive examinations were conducted and Deliverable D.3.2.2 was achieved. Till the end of May 18,2025  preventive tests were done: 1 colonoscopy (in  April) and 17 gastroscopies (8 in April and 9  in May).\n\nIndependent Public Health Centre in Łapy continued participation in active health promotion, especially the Preventive Programme. It was done on its website and Facebook. Posters prepared by LP were still placed in a visible places of hospital and its clinic. \nAfter finishing the preventive program the PP2 organized press conference to inform local media and general public of its results as well as medical equipment bought as a result of implementation the project LTPL00174. It was organized on 12th of August, 2025. Medical Director Magdalena Olszewska also told about medical equipment bought in the project.\nThe Lead Partner also participated in the event. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/reel/687309104353751?locale=pl_PL\n\nAfter the press conference many information appeared in local media \n\nhttps://www.radio.bialystok.pl/wiadomosci/index/id/252870\nhttps://bialystok.tvp.pl/88302090/nowoczesny-blok-operacyjny-w-lapach-dzieki-unijnej-dotacji-wideo\nhttps://poranny.pl/nowoczesna-technologia-w-szpitalu-powiatowym-w-lapach-sztuczna-inteligencja-wspomaga-diagnostyke/ar/c1p2-27867695\nOn 14th of August, 2025  PP2 organized teleconference to inform other partners about the finished preventive programme so that they could inform their stakeholders about importance of health prevention.\nThe Starost of Białystok County also gave an interview about the Interreg Poland-Lithuania program.https://www.facebook.com/reel/1262767875120891","Švenčionys, Łapy, Białystok","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00477","EMPOWER PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO DEVELOP LABOR SKILLS THROUGH STRENGTHENING OF COOPERATION BETWEEN POLISH AND LITHUANIAN PARTNERS","Two organizations intend to participate in the Project: Lithuanian welfare society of persons with intellectual disability „Viltis“ and Stowarzyszenie AKTYWNI. Both partners have mutual problems in the border regions: lack of accessible services for persons with disabilities, lack of jobs for the residents of the regions of Trakai(LT) and in Bialystok (PL), lack of cooperation between the neighbors living not far from Lithuanian Polish border. The partners will contribute to solving these problems by strengthening people relations through common activities - exchange of experience and knowledge in training of persons with disability, empowering them to develop labor skills and give them the possibility to integrate in future into labor market.\n\nThe overall objective of the project is Improving the quality of life of Lithuanian and Polish border communities by developing labor skills of persons with intellectual disability. Motivated labor activity, when a person works in conditions that are favorable to him influences emotional and physical health of a person. Labor activity is not just about earning money - it is an essential human right and an opportunity to create social connections with other people, share one‘s thoughts and expand the horizons. Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Beneficiaries develop practical labor skills cleaning service, gain confidence and increased opportunities to access to a wider range of jobs, become more independent thus realizing their rights set in UN CRPD. Employees gain knowledge and practice in mastering a new profession and transferring it to people with disability, residents of the region, members of organization.\n\nCommunity and Society benefit from increased social inclusion, reduced stigma around intellectual disabilities.\nA cross-border approach in labor skills development is vital for fostering economic integration, addressing skills gaps, promoting innovation, ensuring economic and social cohesion, enhancing labor skills of persons with intellectual disability, social inclusion and facilitating cultural exchange.\n\nThe partners have different experience in development of labor skills of persons with disability and it will be mutually beneficial to exchange their experience, use it and arrange similar activities in their region. The cross-border approach gives an opportunity to exchange new knowledge and apply it in practice in their country. PL partner are keen in training persons with intellectual disability - cleaning service for the customers and doing garden works. They will share it with LT partners. LT partner is well experienced in occupation of persons with disability in coffee making and serving the customers; they will share it experience with PL partner. Cooperation on this basis promotes development of labor skills, integration of persons with intellectual disability into society, improves quality of life of persons with intellectual disability and members of communities. \n\nThe new about the project: the partners intention to improve quality of life of persons with intellectual disability and the life of local communities sharing experience in labor skills development, mutual participation in events, cooperation in creation and publishing the guide on development of labor skills of persons with disability. Implementing the project the partners will respect obligations set in the following documents: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD); EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), aiming at reinforcing cooperation among the countries– save the sea, connect the region and increase prosperity. The project addresses the socioeconomic challenges linked to the integration and provides adequate support to disadvantaged border areas.","2025-11-01","2027-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",417468.37,"ERDF",333974.69,80,"Provision of labor skills to persons with intellectual disability.  Labor skills with theoretic and practical knowledge  are provided to 40 persons with intellectual disability on the border regions of Lithuania and Poland.\nThe brochure with  recommendations on development of  labor skills of persons with intellectual disability in 2 fields is prepared in PL and LT languages ( \"Employer's Guide - Basics of training employees with intellectual disabilities\").   The brochure is aimed for a wider group of people who will be trained after completion of the project. \n3 public events to be arranged for persons with intellectual disability and  society members during the project.\nThe achieved results will help the project participants to  improve the environment of community,   let the persons with intellectual disability to be smoothly included into society, to feel themselves more independent.  \nCreation of  the atmosphere of equal opportunities through exchange of knowledge and organization of mutual events.\nThe aim will be achieved through 2 events improving the position of disabled people in society. Citizens will increase knowledge and tolerance.\n1. event - Viltis Association and Lentvaris Library will organise an ‘I can do it’ event for the local community, guests from Poland and the general public. During the event, participants will express their opinions on the training, demonstrate their experiences gained during the training. The 2nd Dignity of People with Disabilities March and Integration Fest is an event (approx. 2,000 people) organised by the AKTYWNI Association since 2005. in the centre of Bialystok. At the 2025 march, the partners will announce a photo competition on ‘Poland and Lithuania in the orbit of tolerance and mutual respect’. The photos are to show tolerance and respect in the border areas. A joint jury will announce the results at the 2026 march.\n","Białystok, Vilnius","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00469","Cooperation to create a friendly educational environment","According to the World Health Organisation,mental well-being is an empirical indicator that reflects a person's state of activity, energy,relaxation,good mood and interests, and is also an indicator of mental health. Risks of various kinds, which are often perceived subjectively by each individual, cause changes at psychological, physiological and social levels and have a huge impact on current functioning and consequences in later life. The current generation of young people aged 14-19,known as the Alpha generation,is a generation raised in a digital world,with developing artificial intelligence,seeking knowledge and friends online.Therefore,it is necessary to create a real friendly space for them where they want to stay,develop,relate, acquire knowledge and skills in the way they expect.All the experiences so far,including the implemented projects, show that if these conditions are not met by the environment,young people will create their own virtual world, move to home-based or ‘cloud’ learning and will not make the effort. Therefore,the project partners decided to create a model youth-friendly educational space in Alytus Gymnasium and Gizycko High School.The exchange of experiences, past successes and failures showed that all participants in the educational process must be involved in creating this space, as the success of the project will depend on each of them(students, teachers,parents,decision-makers cooperating institutions). Therefore, when preparing to write the project, both participating schools were asked which elements were important to create a friendly learning space that triggers activity, but at the same time gives the need for rest and tranquillity. The elements they mentioned were included in the project (physical space, teaching strategies, building relationships, support of professionals, modern interest development through the development and realisation of research or social projects). The main objective of the project is to strengthen cross-border cooperation between Giżycko County and Alytus by creating a friendly educational environment for 14-19 year-olds, enabling students to develop in an environment suited to their physical and mental needs.These activities will contribute to reducing the number of pupils leaving the school system early, pupils with depression and school phobia, choosing to be taught at home or in a virtual school. In the course of debates, identification of barriers by different communities, trainings, and exchange of experiences, a Model of Friendly Educational Environment for Young People Aged 14-19 will be created and implemented in the school in Alytus and Giżycko, implemented, and on its basis conclusions will be worked out to bring possible changes to the Model. Recommendations for the introduction of the Model in other schools for young people in Poland and Lithuania will be developed jointly. Based on the Model, each school will develop a 5-year Development Programme for the introduction of the model of a friendly learning environment. During the 5 years (and thus also after the end of the project) the schools will implement the Programme based on the Model, jointly analyse emerging problems to find the most effective solutions, share successes. The schools selected for the project are establishments that have so far introduced many elements in the area of creating student-friendly learning environments. Therefore, it was already apparent at the project writing stage that both will bring a great deal of knowledge and experience in this area. The project offers the chance that both establishments will be forerunners in Giżycko and Alytus in the overall development of the creation of an environment in which students, parents and teachers identify with their school, are proud of it and know that the school triggers motivation, activity and joy in them. The innovative element in the project is the broad and holistic approach to creating a welcoming space with the participation of all actors in the educational environment, the development of the Model and its implementation, and, based on the conclusions, the development programmes for the following years. Although many elements of the education system in Poland and Lithuania are similar, there are also some that differ. Teaching strategies are also different in both countries as they depend on individual teachers. Schools in both countries have also introduced various initiatives to activate the community and prevent burnout among both students and teachers, which is why the exchange of these experiences is so important in this project. This is why it is so important for the project to share these experiences in order to benefit from them and at the same time not to make mistakes that were previously made by a partner. Many years of project experience have shown that joint cross-border initiatives release a great deal of initiative in the participants to make changes and redesign the surrounding reality.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",830246.62,"ERDF",664197.29,80,"The main goal of the project is to strengthen cross-border cooperation between Giżycko County and Alytus by creating a friendly educational environment for people aged 14-19, enabling students to develop in an environment adapted to their physical and mental needs. Increasing awareness of the importance of a friendly space in the educational environment.\n","Alytus, Giżycko","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00476","Empowering border communities: education and strategies against disinformation. Practical recommendations","The main challenge concerning countries neighbouring Russia and Belarus is raising influence of Russian propaganda and fake news on public opinion of societies. This challenge concerns particularly regions neighbouring the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation and Belarus. Important challenge of the project is thus to raise the awareness of the inhabitants of the border areas about Russian disinformation and fake news in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine and aggressive Russia's policy in international relations. The overall objective of the project is to counteract the influence of Russian propaganda and fake news on the young generation and adults living in Polish and Lithuanian regions bordering Russia and Belarus. The young generation is particularly vulnerable to disinformation present in electronic media, including the Internet and social media. The Russian military aggression initiated in February 2022 has created new conditions for the spread of Russian propaganda and fake news in relation to this armed conflict, as well as many other areas where Russian propaganda is particularly active. The project is addressed to young residents of Polish and Lithuanian regions bordering the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation and Belarus, because these regions are particularly exposed to Russian propaganda and threats related to hybrid activities and cross-border threats. However, these problems and challenges concerns also abults living in these borderlands. This is why cross-border and wide interregional and intergenerational approach to challenges presented above is needed. \n\nPlanned project activities: \n\n\n1. Social research aimed at diagnosing the challenges and scale of problems related to Russian propaganda and fake news; \n\n\n2. Analysis of the results of social research; \n\n\n3. Training for students and adults in the field of Russian propaganda and fake news; \n\n\n4. Ex post research of training participants on the threats of Russian propaganda; \n\n\n5. Preparation of a textbook and curriculum for high schools and universities in the field of detecting and counteracting Russian propaganda and fake news; \n\n\n6. Implementation of a summer school for Polish and Lithuanian pupils and students: lectures and training on Russian threats in the sphere of information and deepening the Polish-Lithuanian partnership; \n\n\n7. Publication of 4 scientific monographs on Russian propaganda and hybrid threats originating from Russia; \n\n\n8. Preparation and publication of the final report on the project and research, containing recommendations and conclusions regarding Russian propaganda and fake news, as well as countermeasures. \n\n\n9. Final scientific conference. \n\n\n10. Events for general public promoting significance of counteracting Russian propaganda.\n\nThe most significant output of the project is raising the awareness of the inhabitants of the border areas about Russian disinformation and fake news in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine and aggressive Russia's policy in international relations. The long-term goal of the project and its output is also to get to know each other better among the representatives of the young generation and adults from Poland and Lithuania and to deepen the trust of the societies of the two neighbouring countries. Objective of project authors will be also to get to decision and opinion makers, esspecialy in western countries, and present them specific tools and techniques of Russian propaganda. The main originality of the project is new approach to challenges and problems concerning propaganda and information war observed in contemporary social reality in Central and Eastern Europe. Important element of the project are schools for students in Poland and Lithuania, which can improve level of awareness of threats related to Russian propaganda and fake news. Project is aimed to young people, which is particularly important in context of observed spreading of fake news and propaganda in contemporary mass media and internet, although one of aims of the project is also rise of awarenes of adults with regard to Russian information war. This is why carrying out events for general public promoting significant issues of the project is planned.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",209868.75,"ERDF",167895,80,"The specific objective of this work package is to examine awareness of young people involved in project on Russian propaganda and fake news spreading in information space. First survey will be conducted at he beginning of the project when students and pupils taking part in the project will be before schools and trainings on counteracting Russian progaganda. The second survey will be conducted with regards the same group of students and pupils, but after schools and training. The main result of second survey will be knowledge about results of schools and trainings and to what extend awareness of young people of Russian propaganda and fake news has improved.\nThe obiective of this work package is to improve students awareness and knowledge on Russian influence on information space. Another objective is fight against Russian propaganda and fake news spreading in information space, mass media and internet.\nThe objective of this work package is to deliver both theoretical and practical tools concerning detection and counteracting Russian propaganda and fake news. Aim of the package is to effectively fight with Russian information war. Theoretical dimension of these actions will be publication monographs on Russian propaganda and threats concerning this issue. Practical dimension of these actions is preparation of sufficient tools for detection Russian propaganda anf fake news. This practical tool will be special textbook and curriculum concerning detection and counteracting Russian propaganda and fake news. These tools will be prepared by specialists in sphere of mass media and mass communication. The textbook and curriculum will be shared for free with schools and universities in Polish and Lithuanian borderlands neighbouring the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. The final report of the project will be also published. \nThe objective of this work package is to strengthen identity and awareness of Polish and Lithuanian students and adults through promotion of practical results of the project. Negative activity of Russian propaganda affects especially on Polish and Lithuanian borderlands neighbouring the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation. It will also strengthen integration and cooperation between Lithuanian and Polish students and adults participating in the project.\nSecond objective of this work package is to strengthen cross-border cooperation and build shared awareness among local communities, experts, teachers, decision-makers, and representatives of non-governmental organizations regarding the threats posed by Russian disinformation. The activities in this work package include a summer school, public events, and a scientific conference, all aimed at integration, experience exchange, and jointly developing strategies to counter disinformation.\n","Kaunas, Olsztyn","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00500","Cultural Recreation Opportunities and Shared Sustainability","Common challenge: The programme area faces the challenge of underutilized recreational spaces and a lack of cohesive cross-border tourism initiatives. This results in missed opportunities for cultural exchange, community engagement, and economic development through tourism.\n\nOverall objective: To enhance cross-border cooperation and cultural exchange between Lithuania and Poland by developing interconnected recreational and cultural facilities, promoting sustainable tourism, improving tourism sector's expertise and improving the quality of life for residents and visitors in Birštonas, Puńsk, and Korycin. The project aims to increase tourist numbers by 10%, fostering regional development and integration within one year post-project completion.\n\nExpected change: The CROSS project will improve the quality of life for residents and visitors by providing enhanced recreational opportunities and fostering a sense of community. Project will also boost development of expertise of tourism sector workers to ensure better development of tourism, especially eco-toursim in the project area. The expected change includes increased tourism, greater cultural exchange, improved community well-being across the participating regions and better expertise of tourism sector.\n\nMain Outputs and beneficiaries:\n\n\n\n1. Climb in Korycin:\nOutput: Construction of a brine graduation tower at Milewszczyzna Cultural Park.\nBeneficiaries: Local residents, wellness tourists, and cultural event attendees.\n\n\n\n2. Walk in Puńsk:\nOutput: Development of a 900-meter health path around Lake Punia with wooden platforms, terrain stairs, and educational knowledge cubes.\nBeneficiaries: Eco-tourists, fitness enthusiasts, families, and educational groups.\n\n\n\n3. Play in Birštonas:\nOutput: Construction of year-round chess and petanque pavilions for hosting sporting and cultural events.\nBeneficiaries: Local sports clubs, cultural organizations, residents, and tourists of all ages.\n\nApproach: The project takes a cross-border approach to leverage the unique strengths of each partner location, creating a cohesive and interconnected experience that would be impossible to achieve independently. This approach fosters collaboration and cultural exchange.\n\nInnovation and originality: What sets the CROSS project apart is its integrated approach to enhancing recreational facilities while promoting cross-border cultural and community engagement. The use of diverse activities such as climbing, walking, and playing, combined with modern wellness practices and eco-tourism initiatives, creates a unique and attractive proposition for residents and tourists alike. The entire communication and publicity company will be involved with the help of travelers, healthy lifestyle representatives (e.g.influencers) and the tourism community.","2025-09-01","2027-08-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",1386624.76,"ERDF",1109299.8,80,"To develop and enhance cultural and recreational facilities in Birštonas, Puńsk, and Korycin, creating year-round attractions that foster regional cooperation, boost local tourism, and provide inclusive recreational opportunities for residents and visitors. Specific needs of residents and tourist in Birštonas, Punsk, and Korycin will be fulfilled by construction of new leisure objects: construction of multi-purpose facilities including chess and petanque pavilions, development of a 900-meter health path around Lake Punia, development of a 900-meter health path around Lake Punia, construction of the brine graduation tower at the Korycin-Milewszczyzna Cultural Park. Facilities will be fully operational, enhancing the attractiveness of these areas and improving residents' quality of life.\n\nFacilities will be fully operational, enhancing the attractiveness of these areas and improving residents' quality of life.\nTo enhance cross-border cultural exchange and eco-tourism promotion between Lithuania and Poland, resulting in increased visitor numbers and deeper cultural understanding across the regions by the end of the project.","Korycin, Birštonas, Puńsk","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00503","History and culture - accessibility without boundaries","The common challenge of both regions is to increase access to participation in all areas of social life by improving the accessibility of cultural and natural heritage for all, including vulnerable people. The accessibility of tourism space is an increasingly important problem in geographical research, among others, due to ongoing demographic changes (aging society, increase in the number of people with disabilities) while ensuring the universal right of access to tourism. The program area covers many facilities and is rich in natural resources as well as historical and cultural sites that should be adapted to the needs not only of people with disabilities, but also of older people and their families. The main objective of the project is to introduce sustainable tourism products adapted to the needs of people with disabilities and socially vulnerable groups and to improve the quality of access and promotion of tourism offers, contributing to the well-being of communities within the framework of economic development, social inclusion and social innovation. As a result, two new places will be created, accessible to everyone, especially people with disabilities and elderly people. The cross-border significance of this investment lies in its ability to promote accessibility and inclusion in cultural tourism, serving as a model for neighboring Lithuanian-Polish regions.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",1988761.24,"ERDF",1591008.99,80,"The aim is to introduce and increase accessibility to the historical sites of the Program area in a sustainable manner by adapting the road to the tourist trail in Trakai and the artillery workshop of the Boyen Fortress in Gizycko, together with the creation of a trail of access to the site for visitors, especially people with disabilities and vulnerable groups, and the empowerment of local communities and service providers, contributing to the attractiveness of tourism and social life in Lithuanian and Polish areas.","Trakai, Giżycko","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00431","Popularisation of the History and Culture of Druskininkai and Olecko","Druskininkai and Olecko are cross-border municipalities, rich in cultural and historical resources. Both have cultural and history representing institutions (Druskininkai Museum and Olecko Cultural centre) but this process is random.DruskMuseumand Olecko Cultural centre do not use their potential fully.Exhibits and culture representation are static, premises are shabby and not attractive for toruists. Towns cooperate in this project in order to enhance the role of culture and history by joint activities, and discussions among specialists of culture and tourism how to present and arrange culture and history of the cross-border region in a more attractive way. This collaboration aims to enhance cultural and tourism ties between the two towns, fostering a deeper connection and mutual appreciation of each other’s heritage and attractions. It will also be a wonderful initiative to boost local tourism and cultural exchange.:\n\n\n1.\tStrategy Development: A strategy for the appropriate use of different objects in Druskininkai and Olecko for tourist needs will be prepared. This will involve close cooperation and discussions among tourism, culture, and municipality specialists from both towns.\n\n\n2.\tSpecialist Meetings: Two meetings will be organized:\no\tFirst Meeting in Druskininkai: 10 participants from Lithuania and 10 from Poland will discuss how to make Druskininkai’s objects more attractive for tourists and visit various cultural and tourism sites.\no\tSecond Meeting in Olecko: Similarly, 10 participants from each country will discuss enhancing Olecko’s tourist attractions and visit local cultural and tourism sites.\n\n\n3.\tWorkshops with Folk Artists: These will be held in a renovated community center space in Olecko, featuring:\no\tWorkshops on making Mazurian folk cut-outs and toys from straw by Olecko artists.\no\tEmbroidery workshops and other traditional crafts.\no\tParticipation of 10 folk artists from each country, culminating in an exhibition of their works.\n\n\n4.\tArtistic Exchange: artists (6LT+6PL) will meet in Druskininkai to create salt containers on the topic “Cultural and historical connections of Druskininkai and Olecko with exhibition of the created works.\n\n\n5.\tThe project assumes the implementation of investment tasks in Druskininkai and Olecko. These will be publicly available investments of public tourism attractions that will enrich the tourist potential of the entire border area.\nIn Olecko Cultural centre there will be spaces of a \"Living Museum of Folk Art\" – after renovation it will become an interactive facility where visitors/tourists will take a trip back in time after crossing the museum's doors. They will be able to see folk art from the municipality of Olecko, and under the guidance of folk masters dressed in folk costumes and using dialect, create their own handicrafts. This will be a unique \"living history lesson,\" implemented through active workshops, in several thematic sectors.\nThere will be spaces of “Living Museum of History” in Druskininkai Museum with the following interactive activities: visitor-friendly and adapted expositions of salt-containers and special mineral water drinking cups, combined with video stories of different historical times observed with virtual reality binoculars, Druskininkai history and video stories about the villa (the building where Druskininkai Museum is located was a former villa of Kiersnowsky (of Polish origin).","2025-08-01","2027-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",1120993.03,"ERDF",896794.42,80,"Focusing on the communication goal during the implementation of the „Strategy for the Appropriate Use of Different Objects in Druskininkai and Olecko in Order to make them Attractive for Tourists“\n package, the project will not only create 2 spaces attractive for visiting but also involving visitors into interactive activities, popularize the disappearing phenomena of folk culture and the preservation and continuation of regional traditions of the cross-border-Polish-Lithuanian region.\n\nThe overarching objective of this project is to enhance the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion, and social innovation within the cross-border area shared by Druskininkai and Olecko. By achieving this objective, the project aims to position the region as a unified and attractive tourism destination.\n1.\tStrategy Development: Prepare a strategy for the appropriate use of different cultural and historical objects in Druskininkai and Olecko to cater to tourist needs.\n2.\tSpecialist Meetings: Facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between Lithuanian and Polish experts.\n3.\tWorkshops with Folk Artists: Promote traditional crafts and engage local artists.\n4.\tArtistic Exchange: Foster artistic collaboration across borders.\n\n\nPopularise culture and history on the Polish-Lithuanian border through the establishment of interactive cultural and historical spaces in Druskininkai and Olecko","Olecko, DRUSKININKAI","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00409","Similar Everlasting (and) Encouraging Histories Evolving (through) Ages Reconnects Again (through memory of) Czesław Miłosz Timeless ideas","The project aims to celebrate the rich heritage of Nobel Prize-winning poet and essayist Czesław Miłosz, focusing on his familial ties to both Lithuania and Poland, as well as ideas of unity of two nations. Through a series of collaborative initiatives spanning the regions of Kaunas, Kėdainiai, and Punsk, the project seeks to foster cross-border unity, preserve cultural heritage, and promote dialogue in the face of contemporary geopolitical challenges.\n\nObjectives:\n\n\n1. Heritage Preservation: Explore and showcase the lesser-known aspects of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Czesław Miłosz's family heritage, emphasizing his roots to Lithuania and his later ties to Poland.\n\n\n2. Cultural Exchange: Promote cultural exchange and dialogue between Lithuania and Poland, drawing upon common history, heritage and their influence to Miłosz's literary works and ideas on unity and nationality.\nCross-Border Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange between institutions in Kaunas, Kėdainiai, and Punsk to implement activities based on three levels of familiarization: see, hear, and act, reflecting Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Miłosz's multifaceted legacy.\n\nApproach:\nThe project takes a holistic approach to celebrating Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Czesław Miłosz's heritage, leveraging existing knowledge and expertise while embracing innovative strategies for cross-border cooperation. By curating permanent exhibitions, musical activities, and theatrical performances, the project aims to offer visitors a multifaceted exploration of Miłosz's life and work, highlighting his profound connections to both Lithuania and Poland.\n\nKey Components:\n\n\n1. Heritage Exploration: Explore common history, heritage and Miłosz's writings on Lithuania and Poland, shedding light on his deep attachment to both countries and his advocacy for cross-border unity.\n\n\n2. Cultural Programming: Implement a range of cultural activities, including museum permanent exhibitions, musical performances, and theatrical spectacles, to engage audiences and promote dialogue across regions.\n\n\n3. Technological Integration: Explore technological solutions, such as live event translations and implement innovative joint activities, such as \"Game of sounds\" where visitors can create compositions of sounds of all three areas, and \"Map of Czesław Miłosz\" where visitors can experience a coherent understanding of Nobel Prize winner's heritage, to enhance the visitor experience and foster a sense of unity and connection across geographical boundaries.\n\n\n4. Sustainability: Develop adaptable tools that can be utilized for various activities and ideas beyond the project's duration, while also leveraging existing resources.\n\nOutcomes:\n\n\n1. Increased Awareness: Raise awareness of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Czesław Miłosz's heritage and literary legacy, particularly his ideas on unity and nationality, among audiences in Lithuania and Poland.\n\n\n2. Cross-Border Dialogue: Facilitate cross-border dialogue and collaboration, fostering greater understanding and appreciation of the shared histories and identities of Lithuania and Poland.\n\n\n3. Socio-Economic Impact: Stimulate economic growth and cultural tourism in the regions of Kaunas, Kėdainiai, and Punsk, generating new opportunities for job creation and local businesses. By celebrating Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Czesław Miłosz's heritage and promoting cross-border unity, the project aims to inspire a new generation of cultural ambassadors committed to fostering dialogue, understanding, and collaboration between Lithuania and Poland. Through innovative programming and strategic partnerships, the project seeks to leave a long-lasting legacy of cultural exchange and cooperation in the region.","2025-09-01","2027-08-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",1984168.89,"ERDF",1587335.11,80,"To enhance the cultural infrastructure and permanent exhibitions capabilities of Puńsk, Kaunas, and Kėdainiai by renovating and upgrading key facilities, including the stage at the House of Lithuanian Culture in Puńsk, permanent exhibitions spaces in Kaunas, and the production and installation of permanent exhibitions in Kėdainiai, thereby improving accessibility, functionality, and visitor engagement across these cultural sites.\nBy the end of the project, the \"See, Hear, Act\" work package aims to enhance cultural unity and cross- border collaboration among residents and visitors in Punsk, Kaunas, and Kėdainiai by providing a comprehensive and immersive understanding of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth heritage and Czesław Miłosz's ideas. This objective is specific to the territories covered by the project and will be measured by increased engagement, understanding, and participation in cultural activities and events across all three locations.","Puńsk, Kaunas, Kėdainiai","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00490","Cross-Border Green Growth Initiative","Imagine strolling through a town where green bus stops offer cool relief from the summer sun, walls are alive with lush plants, and every resident feels a deep connection to their natural surroundings. Welcome to CROSSGREEN, an inspiring cross-border initiative that brings together the towns of Mońki in Poland and Švenčionys in Lithuania. This project is about harnessing the power of nature and community to create a more sustainable, vibrant world.\n\nMońki and Švenčionys are both facing the escalating impacts of climate change, including the creation of urban heat islands, deteriorating air quality, and significant biodiversity loss. These towns also suffer from a scarcity of green spaces and sustainable infrastructure, coupled with a pressing need for greater community engagement in environmental stewardship. These challenges are particularly daunting for small towns where resources are limited, and changes need to be introduced gradually to gain community acceptance.\n\nCROSSGREEN aims to enhance environmental sustainability and bolster community resilience through carefully chosen green infrastructure projects, sustainable water management practices, and a wide range of educational initiatives. Our goal is to transform urban living conditions, boost biodiversity, and cultivate a community that is deeply informed and actively involved in sustainable practices. By demonstrating these changes, we hope to establish a model of sustainable urban living that other municipalities can replicate.\n\nThe project will deliver several key outcomes. In Mońki, we will install green bus stops, pergolas, green walls, and birdhouses, creating a more breathable and beautiful urban space. In Švenčionys, together with Mońki, we will prepare a joint Urban Spaces Climate Change Adaptation Study assessing selected public green areas in both towns. The study will provide site-specific recommendations for nature-based climate adaptation solutions such as shading, greening, and water retention measures, supporting long-term planning and cross-border knowledge exchange. Additionally, Švenčionys will replace indoor drinking water stations with systems connected to the municipal supply and install outdoor water stations, eliminating the need for plastic containers. Furthermore, an educational trail and eco-friendly paths adapted for individuals with disabilities will be established in Mońki. Švenčionys will host an extensive ECO campaign featuring lectures for students, a family festival, and senior conferences. An eco-school exchange program will facilitate environmental education camps for students from both towns. To promote these initiatives, we will distribute eco-friendly merchandise and conduct various promotional activities.\n\nThe primary beneficiaries of CROSSGREEN are the residents of Mońki and Švenčionys, who will enjoy improved urban environments and greater access to green spaces. Students and young people will benefit from enriching educational programs and exchanges, while local businesses and stakeholders will have opportunities to participate in project implementation and promotional activities. The wider community will gain from heightened awareness and engagement in sustainability practices.\n\nOur approach involves targeted, scalable solutions and comprehensive educational programs, enabling us to achieve significant progress with manageable investments and minimal disruption. The cross-border cooperation between Mońki and Švenčionys is crucial, as it allows the towns to share best practices and resources, realize cost efficiencies, and foster a sense of unity and shared purpose.\n\nCROSSGREEN stands out due to its holistic approach to environmental sustainability. Rather than attempting to overhaul entire urban spaces, we focus on selective, impactful interventions that can serve as pilot projects for future expansion. This strategy ensures gradual, community-accepted changes that showcase the feasibility and benefits of sustainable practices. The emphasis on education ensures that the next generation is equipped with the knowledge and passion needed to sustain these efforts. Moreover, the cross-border collaboration element introduces a unique aspect of shared responsibility and collective action, setting an example for other towns to emulate.\n\nBy integrating innovative green infrastructure, sustainable water management practices, and comprehensive educational initiatives, CROSSGREEN not only addresses the immediate environmental challenges but also lays the groundwork for long-term sustainability and resilience. Join us on this transformative journey towards a greener, more sustainable future where every small step leads to significant, lasting change.","2025-09-01","2027-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","065 Waste water collection and treatment","N",320434.87,"ERDF",256347.89,80,"The primary objective of Work Package 1 is to enhance urban resilience and adapt to climate change through the implementation of green infrastructure solutions in Mońki, Poland, and Švenčionys, Lithuania. This involves the installation of green bus stops, pergolas, green walls, birdhouses, and sustainable water dispensers. These initiatives aim to reduce urban heat, improve air quality, provide shade, and support local biodiversity. By the end of the project, we aim to create a healthier, more sustainable urban environment that serves as a model for other small towns. This will be measured by increased green coverage, improved air quality, and enhanced community satisfaction with urban spaces.\nThe objective of Work Package 2 is to enhance environmental awareness, foster community engagement, and strengthen cooperation between partners. This will be achieved through the green school camps for 200 students, an ECO campaign, an effective promotion of the project’s activities and partners cooperation. By the end of the project, these initiatives will have provided youth with knowledge in sustainable practices, increased community participation, and raised visibility of the project. Regular partner’s joint meetings and communications will ensure smooth implementation. Promotional activities including social media presence, will further engage the community and promote an eco-friendly lifestyle.","Švenčionys, Mońki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00388","Networking towards successful resocialization of convicts and uniting society for common trust","The development of the Programme area relies on creating sustainable socioeconomic conditions for cross-border communities. Key to increased prosperity is the effective inclusion of all societal groups, ensuring accessible and affordable social, educational, health, and other essential services. This is especially crucial for vulnerable populations, including former convicts and those currently serving sentences in detention places in both countries of the Programme.\nIt is noteworthy that Lithuania and Poland recognize the importance of resocialization of convicts not only through legislation, but also by planning and implementing specific programs, such as developing the model of dynamic security in prisons, establishing half-way houses, ect. \nHowever, there are few common challenges that interfere successful resocialization and sustainable reintegration of convicts into social life of local communities in cross border region. The specific and relevant challenges faced by both countries are:\n- lack of inter-institutional cooperation in the process of resocialization of convicts, \n- much lower employment of convicts in work activities than in other European Union countries, \n- stigmatization of imprisoned persons in society. \nDespite some cooperation agreements in Lithuania and Poland, there is no continuous and sustainable collaboration among national and local institutions or social partners involved in convict resocialization. Recent penitentiary reforms have improved legal frameworks, aligning with advanced prison and probation standards. However, actions remain fragmented, often institution-specific, and weak cooperation links among municipal actors are common. Additionally, there are no structured schemes for transferring expertise from more advanced to less experienced partners in the region.\nProject main objective is to build mutual trust and foster successful resocialization of convicts by enhancing inter-institutional cooperation and community involvement in cross-border region. \nThis will be achieved through building network of practitioners working in different stages of resocialization process of convicts – starting from the national legal authorities in penitentiary system, local municipalities providing social services and NGOs, and ending with local communities. As well as strengthening cooperation skills of local actors, sharing best practices, and facilitating coordinated efforts to improve the outcomes of resocialization programs. By fostering such collaborative environment and providing targeted training, project activities will empower these actors to deliver more effective and integrated resocialization services. Additionally, communication activities are designed for raising public awareness and facilitating knowledge exchange about positive impact of effective resocialization of convicts for the wider audience. They focus on developing the space for social dialogue for sharing the experiences of local actors and community members, as well as highlighting the benefits of successful resocialization.\nProject actions for achieving the main objective also target the involvement of local communities and families in cross-border region, addressing their direct role in reintegration process. While including people-to-people cross border initiatives at the community level it is aimed at strengthening community ties and common trust and have a positive impact on development of social cohesion in Kaunas, Marijampolė, Alytus districts, as well as Olsztyn subregion. Positive shifts in society’s attitudes towards penitentiary system and the resocialization process, measured through pre- and post-activity surveys, are expected. Survey tool will also help to identify problematic areas that need to be tackled with specific actions in the future in order to ensure successful resocialization and sustainability of project results.\nThe project is not only the first initiative in the cross-border region but as well in Lithuania or Poland. As it unites the capacities of local stakeholders into systematic approach for influencing resocialization process of convicts through all process stages – starting with legal authorities’ cooperation and ending up with community members participating together and expressing their needs and opinions. Beyond existing fragmented practices in both countries this approach involves com-munities directly in reintegration, fostering a sense of shared responsibility and collective action. Moreover, data gathered in the surveys, as well as summarized experiences, best practices and recommendations delivered through project actions will serve national authorities as an empirically based information for creating action plan in the future to support cross-border development, aiming for impactful, sustainable cross-border cooperation structures and improved governance.","2026-01-01","2027-12-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",376876.12,"ERDF",301500.89,80,"The specific objective of the Work package 1 is to enhance cross-border collaboration at inter-institutional level for resocialization of convicts by building the network and strengthening capacities of local actors involved in Kaunas, Marijampolė, Alytus districts, Olsztyn and other near-border subregions. This involves building network of practitioners working in different stages of resocialization process of convicts – starting from the national legal authorities in penitentiary system, local municipalities providing social services and NGOs, and ending with local communities . As well as strengthening cooperation skills of local actors, sharing best practices, and facilitating coordinated efforts to improve the outcomes of resocialization programs. By fostering such collaborative environment and providing targeted training, the activities of Work package 1 will empower these actors to deliver more effective and integrated resocialization services.\nThe specific objective of Work package 2 is to enhance community engagement and trust in the resocialization process by increasing the participation of local communities in initiatives supporting the reintegration of convicts, leading to measurable improvements in community support and attitudes towards convicts. The actions for achieving the aim target the involvement of local communities and families in cross-border region of the project, addressing their direct role in the reintegration process. While including people-to-people cross border actions at the community level it is aimed at strengthening community ties and common trust and have a positive impact on development of social cohesion in Kaunas, Marijampolė, Alytus districts, Olsztyn and other near-border subregions. Positive shifts in society’s attitudes towards penitentiary system and the resocialization process, measured through pre- and post-activity surveys, are expected.","Olsztyn, Vilnius","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00413","Improvement of health safety in the Wysokomazowiecki district and Šalčininkai district","The project involves cross-border cooperation between the General Hospital in Wysokie Mazowieckie (Poland), the public institution Šalčininkai District Municipal Hospital and the public institution Eišiškių personal health care centre (both from Lithuania) in improving access to medical transport and mobile medical assistance. The joint initiative responds to a problem identified in the joint strategy of the Interreg VI-A Lithuania - Poland cooperation programme, i.e. low population density in combination with an increasingly ageing population and, consequently, a growing need for healthcare. A particular area is medical transport, most often used by seniors with reduced mobility, including residents of rural areas, who find it very difficult to get to the hospital due to poor bus/car networks. Very often, such people call for an ambulance, despite the fact that in a given situation it would be sufficient to use the medical transport offered by the hospital, without having to involve an emergency team and R\" ambulances. Unfortunately, current system solutions in both countries limit the availability of medical transport. The project involves investment in public services to improve the well-being of an ageing population and mitigate the effects of adverse demographic changes on the population of the project partners' catchment area. Investment, organisational and educational activities related to medical transport also support the resilience of health care systems in Poland and Lithuania, as they allow maintaining good access to health care facilities in crisis situations, such as war or the COVID-19 pandemic. In crisis situations, access to state emergency teams is limited, so health care providers through their autonomous actions can improve it. The main objective of the project is to improve access to mobile healthcare in the wysokomazowiecki district and Šalčininkai district. Improved access will be achieved not only through the purchase of ambulances for the relevant health care providers in the Šalčininkai and wysokomazowiecki districts, but also through the development of joint system solutions that aim to:\n- facilitating access to medical transport provided directly by hospitals /hospitals in emergency situations when the resources of the emergency medical system become insufficient, as well as when the transport of the patient to the hospital /hospitals does not require the participation of a doctor or paramedic,\n- increasing public awareness of legitimate calls to the emergency medical services, thus limiting ambulance rides to cases that do not require immediate medical attention (medical picnics, lesson plans for school pupils),\n- the acquisition of competence by medical and non-medical staff of non-emergency healthcare providers in the implementation of emergency medical transport,\n- the exchange of knowledge and experience of health sector stakeholders in the field of emergency medical care carried out by ambulance crews and in the initiation of treatment after the patient has been transferred to a hospital facility by emergency medical teams.\nThe solutions developed will go beyond existing practices in Lithuania and Poland, as they will take into account the complexity and interdisciplinarity of medical care provided by healthcare providers in emergency situations. Without a cross-border partnership, the investments planned by the partners may not be realised for a long time yet, due to the investment needs of all partners in other areas as well. In particular, the team of the Hospital in Wysokie Mazowieckie would like to benefit from the knowledge/experience of the medical teams of the health care facilities in the Šalčininkai district regarding the functioning of the nursing and supportive care system, while the staff of the Lithuanian hospitals would like to learn about some procedures and technologies used in the medical transport of patients with mechanical injuries applied by the Polish hospital. Good cross-border models will allow partner hospitals to grow in terms of improving the quality of medical care - in particular medical transport and mobile medical care. The soft activities planned as part of the project will also form the basis for further cooperation between the partners in the future.","2025-05-01","2027-04-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","130 Health mobile assets","N",763312.5,"ERDF",610650,80,"Increasing the availability of hospital medical transport in the wysokomazowiecki district and Šalčininkai district.\nDevelopment of common solutions in the field of mobile health care in the Lithuanian-Polish border area","Eišiškės, Šalčininkai, Wysokie Mazowieckie","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00495","\"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\"","\"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\" aims to enhance crisis preparedness and response in the border regions of Lithuania and Poland. The project addresses the common challenge of inadequate crisis management infrastructure by developing joint plans, conducting risk assessments, and providing comprehensive training and public education. Key outputs include crisis management plans, training programs, community education initiatives, and the establishment of a Crisis Centre. This cross-border collaboration ensures coordinated responses, leveraging shared resources to improve public safety and economic stability while fostering long-term resilience.\nThe project \"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\" addresses the common challenge of improving crisis preparedness and response in the border regions of Lithuania and Poland. The overall objective is to enhance the effectiveness of crisis management through joint planning, risk assessment, training, and public education, resulting in better-prepared communities and reduced economic losses during crises.\n\nMain Outputs:\nJoint crisis management plans and procedures\nRisk assessment reports\nCrisis management training programs\nCommunity education initiatives\nCrisis Centre establishment\n\nBeneficiaries:\nLocal authorities and crisis management professionals\nBorder region communities\nEnvironmental and economic sectors\n\nApproach:\nA cross-border approach is essential to ensure coordinated and unified responses to crises, leveraging shared resources and expertise to protect both regions effectively.\n\nInnovation:\nThe project introduces a novel integration of strategic planning, risk assessment, and comprehensive training with the establishment of a dedicated Crisis Centre, fostering long-term resilience in border municipalities.","2025-07-01","2027-06-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",1629145.06,"ERDF",1303316.04,80,"Ensure effective crisis management in border municipalities through strategic planning and risk assessment\nEnhance the competence of crisis management professionals and community preparedness through education and training","Kaunas, BIAŁA PISKA, Alytus, Pisz","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,5]
["LTPL00455","The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe","The project “The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe” should be considered as being of strategical value, as in February 2021, the local government officials from Lithuania and Poland signed the document titled “Agreement on the Creation of a Touristic Cross-Border Functional Area (TCBFA) ‘Yotvingia - the Land of the Yotvingian Tribe’ on the Polish-Lithuanian border”. Final report of „Identification of key elements for creating the touristic crossborder functional area at the Lithuanian – Polish border“, written by Kreatus Ltd., Bielsko-Biała, Poland, in 2021, states that \"The concept of “The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe” has the largest potential for the development of cross-border tourist products\".\nThe development of tourism will improve territorial and socio-economic coherence of the peripheral, sparsely populated and troubled but rich of cultural, historical and natural hertitage Polish-Lithuanian borderland, so project's importance cannot be overestimated.\nThe objective of this project is to improve territorial and socio-economic coherence and well-being of the Polish-Lithuanian borderland via promotion of the concept of “The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe” of the TCBFA. The measurable result of the project will be the creation of a modern cross-border tourism attraction route with distinctive regional brand that combines historical and cultural elements as a basis for active development of \"slow\" tourism approach in the region. \n\nThe project will produce 3 main outputs, benefitial to all inhabitants of crossborder and incoming tourists:\n\n\n1.1. Yotvingian cultural and tourism sites supported by the project:\n20 Route's sites will be supported via different activities (repair, construction, updating expositions, furniture, arranging events, marking with route brand and QR code) aiming at increasing of the tourist attractiveness Route's “The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe” sites' infrastructure on the both sides of the border:\n*Archaeological museum in Alytus;\n*Alytus Mound;\n*Mirgrausėlė Spring in Alytus;\n*Yotvingian cultural center in Alytus District;\n*14 Yotvingian mounds in Alytus District;\n*Yotvingian Archaeological Centre in Szwajcaria;\n*Regional Museum in Suwałki.\n\n \n\n1. 2. Organisations cooperating across borders: 4 organisations will cooperate during project implementation: Alytus City Municipality and Alytus District Municipality Administrations, Alytus Ethnographic Museum and Regional Museum in Suwałki.\n\n\n\n1.3. Jointly developed solutions: 2 joint solutions will be developed:\n\n\n1. A joint strategy for the development of the tourist route \"The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe\" will be developed. The strategy will include visual branding of the route with implementation of digital communication solution (QR code).\n\n\n2. A joint tourist route \"The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe\" will be developed with 20 marked with Route's branding sites prepared for touristic visits. \n\nThe joint approach of the project is a united response, developed by the project partners, to the common cross-border challenges (peripheral, sparsely populated and economically troubled region facing tourism crisis related to pandemic and Russian agression) is the creation of a new tourism product - cross-border tourism route - has the potential to bring educational, economic and cultural benefits to both the local community and visitors, helping to protect and promote this valuable heritage and it should encourage other actors of the cross-border (local authoritries, cultural entities, NGO's, businesses) to join with new projects and activities in the future. The project seeks to mitigate common cross-border challenges by employing common Yotvingian heritage.\n\nWe plan to create the route \"The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe\" applying \"slow tourism\" approach, that is quite new for our region. Slow tourism is a part of the sustainable tourism family, different from mainstream mass tourism and emphasizing the tourist's greater personal awareness. It is characterized by reducing mobility and by taking time to explore local history and culture, while supporting the environment and aiming for relaxation, self-reflection, escape, novelty seeking, engagement, and discovery. The infrastructure created by the project in the beautiful natural surrroundings and unique Yotvingian history based events arranged within the project will provide a perfect assumptions to experience these feelings. 2 museums participating in the project will make their best to employ the modern interactive technologies while renovating/creating their permanent expositions, creating educations, etc. During preparation of the Route's strategy a digital communication solution (QR code) will be created. The project will apply modern communication means within Multimedia campaign, aimed at tv, radio, internet, fb, Instagram, bloggers, brand ambassadors, tourism experts, journalists from the both sides of the border.","2025-07-01","2027-06-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",1999050.43,"ERDF",1599240.33,80,"Created tourism route “The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe” for incoming and local tourists and inhabitants on the both sides of Lithuania-Poland cross-border. It will be achieved through project activities: prepared route's strategy with visual brand, improved infrastructure of the points of visit and arranged public events related to the Yotvingian tribe heritage.","Suwałki, Alytus","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,4]
["LTPL00443","Radiology Across Borders","The project area consists of 2 bordering districts: Sejny District (Poviat) and Lazdijai District Municipality. The territory of Lazdijai District Municipality is 1309,4 ha and is inhabited by 18 324 permanent residents. The territory of Sejny Poviat is 855 km2 and is inhabited by 18 992 permanent residents. The potential of both units is influenced by minor cross-border economic and social links between them. The health care needs of the local community of the project area are met by 2 health centres: District Centre in Sejny (LP1) and Municipal Health Centre in Lazdijai (PP2). Due to intermediate type of the cross-border area, the accessibility to health, especially to diagnostic and same-day care services and related infrastructure is poorer than in the major cities. \n\nDue to the similar circumstances and persisting inequalities in access to and take-up of healthcare services across Lithuanian – Polish frontier area it is important to take up a joint action to address potential future challenges and opportunities for cross-border cooperation in order to ensure safe, high-quality and efficient cross-border healthcare.\nThe overall objective of the project is to foster cross-border cooperation in terms of the key capacities and capabilities of healthcare operators, as well as creating the joint framework for better resilience and interoperability of the healthcare systems in a frontier area. \n\nSpecific objectives:\n\n\n1. Increasing the accessibility and quality of healthcare services through the purchase of medical imagining equipment.\n\n\n2. Establishing sustainable qualification-raising and cooperation arrangements between healthcare providers in the Lithuanian-Polish cross-border area\n\nThe main target group of the Project are healthcare institutions, their workers, local authorities, NGO’s and other entities acting in the field of healthcare in Lithuanian – Polish borderland. As well as inhabitants of Lithuanian-Polish borderland who will receive higher quality healthcare treatment and increased accessibility of diagnostic services.\n\nThe project brings on a value added solution to the issues and challenges for delivery of cross-border public services with the valuable continuation and enhancement of the Partners' common activity in the framework of more integrated and better provision of healthcare services in the cross-border area. Therefore combines purchases of necessary digital imagining (radiology) equipment with enhancing the collaborative capacity of cross-border healthcare ecosystems.\n\nUpgrading the radiology laboratories of the Project partners with modern equipment which is crucial for more accurate examination results, which in turn accelerates the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, improves patient care and increases safety. Modern digital imagining equipment will allow examinations and procedures to be performed more precisely, reducing the duration of the procedure and enabling better control of the procedure. It also increases the efficiency of medical staff and reduces the risk of complications, improving the overall quality of medical care.\n\nExperience exchange measures will enable transfer of best practices from experienced LP1’ staff (radiology doctors and technicians) enhancing the set-up of the PP2’s radiology laboratory and will allow knowledge management of the Partner’s medical workforce aimed at incorporation of modern solutions such as telemedicine and artificial intelligence to cross-border healthcare practice.\nProject addresses a major barrier that limits cross-border healthcare, what is a lack of awareness concerning the availability or quality of treatments across the border. Therefore, collecting cross-border data and mapping health operators available is one of the solutions undertaken within the project. Regarding that Project develops a sustainable comparable cross-border database based on harmonized methods and mapping border and cross-border healthcare operators to make cross-border realities more visible and to create new opportunities of cross-border cooperation. These deliverables will be widely accessible on the above mentioned Hub’s website.\nFor that purpose Project promotes the role of specific intermediary institution, such established Health Observatory in order to help to diffuse good practices and to coordinate cross-border cooperation in healthcare with local and national authorities. The mission of the observatory: to be a permanent area of knowledge exchange where data, studies and evidence from the territories are made available for stakeholders operating in the health care sector. \n\nImproved healthcare institutional infrastructure and set long-term collaboration structures will have a direct positive effect on the well-being and quality of life of population in the cross-border region Project impact will contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion of Lithuania-Poland frontier areas.","2025-09-01","2027-08-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",1745527.5,"ERDF",1396422,80,"Increasing the accessibility and quality of healthcare services through the purchase of medical imagining equipment.\nEstablishing sustainable qualification-raising and cooperation arrangements between healthcare providers in the Lithuanian-Polish cross-border area","Lazdijai, Sejny","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00452","Improving the accessibility of child health services on the Lithuanian-Polish borderland","The project involves cross-border cooperation between Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Voivodeship Hospital in Lomza (Poland) and Public institution Vilkaviskis Hospital (Lithuania) in improving access to high quality paediatric care. The joint project addresses the problems identified in the joint strategy of the Interreg VI-A Lithuania – Poland cooperation programme, i.e. low population density, poor access to healthcare in rural areas and migration of young people to big cities. The outflow of people from smaller centers is also a result of poor access to paediatric services that young parents expect for their children.\nThere are few specialists in this area in sparsely populated areas, and hospitalization of children is very often only possible in regional centers. This project, as set out in the programme strategy, aims to develop solutions to bring health services closer to the people, using, among other things, the provision of high quality medical care in smaller centers, particularly for the benefit of vulnerable and marginalized groups, which include children. The timely provision of a high level of medical care for children, based, inter alia, on paediatric wards, will be particularly important for those living in rural areas significantly distant from regional centers. This project addresses the identified problems of the Lithuanian-Polish border region, whose residents often have to receive medical care for their children in large cities, resulting in a deterioration of their economic situation (travel costs, absenteeism from work limiting their earnings during these periods). The main objective of the project is to improve access to high-quality paediatric care in the Lomza sub-region and the Wylkowysk region. This is to be achieved through investments in paediatric wards at hospitals of importance to the Lomza sub-region and the VLKV region (reconstruction and comprehensive modernisation of the Lomza Hospital and the replacement of equipment and furnishings at the Vilkaviskis Hospital), as well as through joint educational activities (common trainings and conferences for medical staff and medical picnics for general public).\n\nThe project, through the planned training of medical staff, can sustainably contribute to improving the quality and availability of medical care in paediatric wards. Without the cross-border partnership, the investments planned by the partners may not be realised for a long time yet, due to the investment needs of all the actors in other areas as well. The soft activities planned as part of the project will also form the basis for further cooperation between the partners in the future. The project will have a measurable impact on the target groups both through the directly implemented educational activities on the premises of all hospitals (people who will benefit from medical picnics and training) and by improving access to high-quality paediatric services in the two hospitals' catchment areas also after the end of the project.","2025-09-01","2027-08-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","128 Health infrastructure","N",1999942.87,"ERDF",1599954.29,80,"Improving the quality of paediatric services in the children's wards of Lomza and Vilkaviskis hospitals\nDeveloping shared solutions for the healthy development of children and young people who have experienced hospital treatment","Vilkaviškis, Łomża","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00420","Grow old safely and healthy - activities and cooperation for the society of Giżycko and Varena","The project partners addressed the common challenge of an ageing population, the poor quality and accessibility of the healthcare system, the emotional problems of older people caused by pandemics, and the increasing demand for home care services, among others. \nThe topic of this challenge has a great impact not only on the aforementioned issues strictly related to seniors only, but also on other aspects of life, above all the lives of the closest seniors, who face the dilemmas of caring for a loved one on a daily basis and on the other hand, their own needs. Those closest to the elderly often have to give up their professional life and their dreams at the expense of caring for their mother or father, for example.\nIt goes without saying that when making the decision to care for a parent, they never look at it through the prism of their own needs, not even thinking sometimes about what their life will be like either personally or professionally. \nSuch decisions have a huge impact on the economy, among other things, because then one link disappears from the labour market which had a significant impact on the whole, the employer no longer has an employee, the efficiency of the company concerned, whose activities are part of the economy, decreases. We therefore find the issue of the ageing society linked to every aspect of life, and together the project partners want to tackle this challenge. \nTo meet such dilemmas, the project partners have accepted just such a challenge, which is not just the short-sighted aspect of mere care, improving the life and health of senior citizens, which is of course the most important thing, but the overall issue of the ageing society.\nThe overall aim of the project is to work together in Giżycko and Varena to provide equal access to services that encourage active and healthy ageing, strengthening the mental health of seniors, promoting the transition from institutional to family and community-based care. The project partners believe that joint activities will help to create an effective package of services for the day care centres in Giżycko and Varena, in which values such as healthy and active ageing will be promoted, contributing to the improvement of the psychological sphere of older people's lives and thus their mental health, with a consequent reduction in the need for inpatient care services and an improvement in the wellbeing of seniors.\nThe main outcomes to be achieved by the project will be participants in the pilot implementation of a new package of services for seniors in the newly established day care centres in Giżycko and Varena and jointly prepared Operating program for day care centers, which is the basis for a new package of services for day care centres for seniors. Senior citizens and their family members are the main target groups that will directly benefit from the project, thereby improving their well-being.\nCross-border cooperation will be based on the exchange of knowledge and experience, good practices of the project partners, and is therefore essential in order to develop more efficient and comprehensive solutions for our senior citizens. The cooperation will be based on the principle of replication and promotion of each project partner's solutions and implementation of such solutions that will be best used and will improve the well-being of the main recipients of the project's products and results. \nA new package of services will be prepared, tested and comprehensively analysed with the aim of creating the conditions for active, healthy, both physically but especially mentally, and therefore independent older people in cross-border communities.","2025-09-01","2027-08-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","128 Health infrastructure","N",1255676.34,"ERDF",1004541.06,80,"Creation of 1 Operating model for senior day care centers and implementation its activities by uniting 9 institutions related to the provision of services to seniors in the regions into a cooperation network, thus ensuring functional connections and unified activities coordinated towards a common goal - new package of services (activities) offered to seniors aiming to ensure opportunities for seniors to age healthily and with confidence.","Varėna, Giżycko","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00442","Cross-border cooperation strengthening the capacities of the medical centers in Silale and Sejny","The districts of Silale (LT) and Sejny (PL) keep on struggling with similar disadvantages on account of peripherality, sparse population, low levels of economic activity, rurality and geographical isolation. Everyday face common cross–border challenges in the field of social and health care systems: institutions - lack of best management competences, inhabitants – low access to high quality health and care services. Due to intermediate type of the cross-border area, the accessibility to health, especially to diagnostic and same-day medical services and related infrastructure is poorer than in the major cities. \nOne of the ways to tackle the problem is an ability to ensure infrastructure capacities of borderland’s health care institutions. Developments in healthcare technology are creating opportunities for innovative ways of delivering healthcare services that enable certain diseases or health conditions to be treated more efficiently, i.e. using fewer Health Centre resources to treat a patient in less time. Such services include outpatient targeted same-day surgery and same-day hospital services. Same-day surgery services benefit patients primarily because medical services are provided on the same day, thus avoiding distraction from the patient's usual social environment and reducing sickness absence, as well as providing simple operations in a short timeframe, making medical services more accessible and efficient. \n\nThe overall objective of the project is to foster cross-border cooperation in terms of the key capacities and capabilities of healthcare centers, as well as creating the joint framework for better resilience and interoperability of the healthcare systems in a frontier area. \nSpecific objectives:\n\n\n1. Increase in diagnostic and treatment capacity through the successful installation and operation of specialized medical equipment and enhanced competencies of the medical staff for diagnostic and one-day healthcare services.\n\n\n2. Establishment a sustainable institutional cooperation and know–how development among healthcare facilities of Sejny and Šilalė regions in the cross-border area\n\nOutputs:\nEnhanced capacities of supported medical centers – 17 000 pers. - maximum annual number of persons that will be served by the r modernised health care facilities at least once during a period of one year.\n2 partner institutions involved in project implementation - Independent Public Health Care Centre in Sejny (Sejny County) and Šilalės rajono savivaldybės sveikatos centras (Silale District Municipality).\n\nFinal beneficiaries:\nInhabitants of the borderland and future users of modernized health care facilities - The local community of Sejny County (population of 18 324 people according to 2023 data ) and Silale district Municipality (population 22 050 according to the 2023 data) will be one of the main beneficiaries of the Project, which aims to support the health care system and promote healthcare and provide accessible, high-quality medical care to people in need.\n\nMain project deliverables:\n-\tLP1 will purchase and install remote controlled fluoroscopy system in combination with high-end digital radiography apparatus \n-\tPP2 will purchase and install Endoscopy tower with accessories; Optical coherence tomography system; Dermatoscopic system; Machine for washing - disinfecting and drying medical instruments; Four-piece electric patient hydraulic variable height transport trolley\n-\t2 on-site practical trainings for medical workforce \n-\t2 Trainings to medical staff to improve soft competences\n-\t2 Study visits for medical personnel\n-\t2 Study visits for ad ministrative staff\n\nThe project brings on a value added solution to the issues and challenges for delivery of cross-border healthcare services with the valuable continuation and enhancement of the Partners' common activity in the framework of more integrated and community-based governance in favour to better provision of healthcare services in the cross-border area. Therefore combines purchases of necessary medical equipment with improvement of healthcare stakeholders involvement and enhancing the collaborative capacity of cross-border healthcare ecosystems.\n\nImproved healthcare institutional infrastructure and set long-term collaboration links will have a direct positive effect on the well-being and quality of life of population in the cross-border region Project impact will contribute to economic, social and territorial cohesion of Lithuania-Poland frontier areas. Therefore, builds up the effective cross-border partnership and joint effort to leverage the local resources for more effective, accessible, resilient and efficient local health systems. Project outputs will help to establish a region geared to needs and challenges of demographic, political and institutional changes.","2025-11-01","2027-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",873357.2,"ERDF",698685.75,80,"Increase in diagnostic and treatment capacity through the successful installation and operation of specialized medical equipment and enhanced competencies of the medical staff for diagnostic and one-day healthcare services.\nEstablishment a sustainable institutional cooperation and know–how development among healthcare facilities of Sejny and Šilalė regions in the cross-border area","Šilalė, Sejny","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00382","Enhancing Police and Public Cooperation for Emergency and Wartime Preparedness in the Lithuanian-Polish Border Region \"Alert and Ready!\"","The project addresses the pressing need for enhanced cross-border emergency preparedness in the Lithuanian-Polish border region. The ongoing war in Ukraine and the strategic importance of the Suwalki Gap region have highlighted the critical vulnerabilities in existing preparedness mechanisms and underscored the importance of seamless cooperation and coordination between our two nations. While both LT and PL have individual protocols for emergency response, the evolving nature of modern threats, including hybrid warfare and mass displacement, demands a more integrated and proactive approach to security.\nThe project tackles this challenge by fostering closer bilateral cooperation between LT and PL police forces and by empowering border communities to actively participate in crisis preparedness and response. The project recognizes that effective response to emergencies and wartime situations requires not only well-trained and equipped law enforcement agencies but also engaged and prepared citizens who can effectively cooperate with authorities and support their communities.\nThe project aims to significantly improve the preparedness and resilience of the LT-PL border region, contributing to a safer and more secure Europe.\nThe project focuses on four key areas:\n-Enhancing joint tactical expertise: providing specialized training for tactical leaders and first responders from both countries to foster a shared understanding of procedures, best practices, and communication protocols for collaborative emergency management.\n-Strengthening medical response capabilities: enhancing the tactical medical skills of LT police officers through PL expertise and international best practices, ensuring interoperable medical response protocols and improved life-saving care during emergencies.\n-Using modern technology: training officers from LT-PL ineffective drone use for police tasks in challenging environments and cross-border scenarios. The project will also acquire a mobile operational center to enhance real-time response management and coordination.\n-Fostering police-community partnerships: empowering border communities to actively participate in preparedness measures through joint educational initiatives and collaborative activities, including training on evacuation procedures, psychological preparedness, and the role of safe neighbourhood groups.\nBy addressing these areas, the project aims to bolster the capacity of both nations to effectively respond to potential threats, ensuring the safety and security of citizens in the border region.\nThe project will deliver the following outputs:\n- Guidelines for Strengthening LT Police Preparedness in Tactical Medical Assistance during Emergencies and Wartime.\n- Thematic plan and recommendations for training tactical-level leaders.\n- Training program and methodological-educational materials for community police officers.\n- Police officer training, including First aid training and Basic training for drones for PL officers; TECC training, tactical-level leadership training, drone operation tactics training for LT and PL police officers; pilot training sessions for LT and PL officers; and training for LT and PL officers conducting prevention (336 training session participants in total).\n- Development of an interactive training classroom at the LP1 for educational activities.\n- Adaptation of the LP1 Main hall for training and renovation hall with access areas.\n- 4 seminars for target groups (youth, seniors, community members).\n- A 7-day joint LT-PL youth camp (100 participants).\n- Meetings with community representatives.\n- Procurement of equipment necessary for police training and operations: this includes drones, first aid and tactical medical equipment, a mobile operating center, IT equipment, and other necessary tools to enhance the operational capacity of police officers.\nThese outputs will directly benefit police officers and residents of the border region, while indirectly benefiting the wider LT and PL populations through enhanced security and a more resilient border region.\nThe project's unique approach combines international expertise, leveraging best practices from PL and Ukraine, with a strong emphasis on community engagement and the use of modern technologies like drones and a mobile operating center. This collaborative effort will not only enhance the immediate preparedness of the border region but also create a lasting impact by fostering sustainable partnerships, integrating project outputs into national training systems, and empowering communities to play an active role in ensuring their safety and security.\nThis cross-border approach is essential because the security challenges posed by the current geopolitical situation require a coordinated response between Lithuanian and Polish law enforcement. By working together, both countries can leverage shared learning and expertise, enhance interoperability, and create a more secure and resilient border region.","2025-10-01","2027-09-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",1473105.49,"ERDF",1178484.38,80,"WP1 aims to strengthen cross-border preparedness and interoperability between LT and PL police officers to respond effectively to emergencies and wartime situations through improved competencies in specialized first aid, tactical medicine, drone technology, and tactical-level leadership. This will lead to enhanced preparedness, interoperability, and a more secure border region.\nWP2 aims to significantly enhance the preparedness and resilience of border communities in the Lithuanian-Polish border region to effectively respond to emergencies and wartime situations. \nThis will foster a culture of preparedness and shared responsibility for security, equip citizens with the knowledge and skills to effectively respond to crises, and ultimately strengthen the overall resilience of the border region, creating a safer and more secure environment for all.","Vilnius, Białystok, Mastaiciai","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,3]
["LTPL00468","Lithuanian-Polish Mobile Health Initiative","Project Overview and Challenge Addressed:\nBoth the Vilnius County Municipality and the the Warm.-Mazur. Voivodeship area’s municipality-owned healthcare clinics, respectively Vilnius District Polyclinic and Warm.-Masur. Center for Pulmonary Diseases in Olsztyn (together defined as Programme area) face significant challenges in providing accessible and high-quality healthcare services to rural communities. Particularly affected are vulnerable groups who lack the physical and financial means to access healthcare facilities in larger urban centers.At present, there are 3 869 villages in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, of which 2 441 belong to rural gminas and 1 428 to urban-rural gminas. The largest number of rural villages is located in the municipality of Bartoszyce (105) which is the border municipality . Population movements have increased the rural population at the expense of the urban population. Between 2000 and 2015, the proportion of the population in urban areas decreased from 60.3% to 59.1%. In the Warm.-Masur. voivodeship, there has been a systematic decrease of children (0-14 years) from 21.1% in 2000 to 15.4% in 2015 and an increase in the proportion of older people aged 65 and over from 10.6% in 2000 to 14.1% in 2015. In absolute numbers, this represents an increase in the number of older people from 151,000 to 202,000.The annual number of deaths in the Warm.-Masur. voivodeship ranged from 11800 in 2000 to 13900 in 2015. Over the same period, the intensity of deaths,expressed by the number of deaths per 1,000 population, increased from 8.2 to 9.6 deaths.\nThe reason for the observed changes was the increase in the size of the elderly population..\nObjective and Expected Impact:\nThe objective is to improve healthcare delivery and reduce social exclusion in the Vilnius Region and the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship in Poland. We anticipate an enhanced quality of life for rural residents in the Programme area through better healthcare services and increased social participation.\nMain Outputs and Beneficiaries:\n\n\n1. Mobile Medical Units: Equipped with essential healthcare technology, these units will directly deliver medical services to remote communities on a weekly basis.\n\n\n2. Training Programs: Cross-border training and internships for healthcare professionals from the Programme Area to enhance their skills and elevate service standards, compare legal frameworks, and operational procedures between Lithuania and Poland.\n\n\n3. Knowledge Sharing: Workshops, study visits, and a bi-annual international conference to foster best practices exchange between Lithuanian and Polish healthcare providers to share best practices in delivering quality medical care services in rural areas across both countries.\nApproach and Need for Cross-Border Collaboration:\nA transnational approach is crucial due to the shared challenges in the rural areas of both countries. This collaboration enables pooling resources, sharing knowledge, and coordinated efforts in addressing healthcare accessibility. Moreover, considering a large Polish speaking population living in Programme area in both countries, this creates a unique opportunity to get first-hand experience for medical experience to broaden their experience without language barriers.\nInnovation and Originality:\nTraditionally, medical services such as prophylactics, consultations, examinations, diagnoses, and prescriptions are conducted in hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, and medical points. The typical sequence involves individuals becoming ill or experiencing worsening symptoms, traveling to these facilities for medical attention, receiving treatment at home or in the hospital, and returning for follow-up care as needed. Emergency assistance is available for critical cases. Unlike traditional healthcare models, this project introduces cost-effective, asset-light mobile healthcare units that deliver preventive and primary care directly to the doorsteps of rural residents. This innovative approach, adapted from successful models in Poland, Lithuania, and other regions, typically focuses on single-purpose healthcare but in this instance emphasizes comprehensive healthcare coverage. \nAdded Value:\n-Accessibility: Ensures immediate healthcare access to rural and vulnerable populations.\n-Preventive Care: Implements comprehensive prevention programs, enabling early detection and treatment of illnesses in community settings close to residents' homes.\n-Cost Efficiency: Focuses on mobile solutions that reduce the overhead associated with traditional, stationary heathcare facilities and significant investments in real estate.\n-Improved Quality of Life: Reduces social exclusion and enhances the quality of life for residents of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship and the Vilnius Region and surrounding districts through the services provided. Additionally, it enhances competitiveness in the labor market and encourages active participation in social, cultural, and educational activities.","2025-10-01","2027-09-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","130 Health mobile assets","N",746946.48,"ERDF",597557.17,80,"To improve the healthcare knowledge and skills of patients and healthcare professionals, and to\nenhance the quality and accessibility of health services for rural residents.\n\n\nTo effectively promote the Mobile Health Initiative and engage the communities in the Vilnius Region Municipality and the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship, two major events will be organized: a Launch Event and a Health Awareness Fair.\n","Vilnius, Olsztyn","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00430","Efficient and adaptable cross-border emergency medicine","Events in recent years have revealed that the healthcare systems of both Lithuania and Poland are not resilient to events causing a surge of patients; moreover, the analysis of capacities held shows deficiencies in the ability to adapt to crisis events.\nProject aims on building of PL-LT border region health system resilience by strengthening of emergency care adaptability to crisis situations. Aim will be achieved though: \n-\tproviding medical personnel with the necessary theoretical and practical competences for the implementation of health care in massive casualties situations,\n-\tensuring adequate infrastructure facilities for emergency medicine, including diagnostic capacity,\n-\tincrease the awareness of residents on how to behave in extreme situations.\nThe direct beneficiaries of the project and its outputs are partner hospitals in the Polish-Lithuanian border area, i.e. Voivodeship Hospital in Suwałki and Alytus District Hospital. These units will experience positive changes/effects of the project in the form of providing higher quality healthcare in the field of broadly defined emergency care through ensuring adequate infrastructure facilities, higher qualifications of medical staff and providing residents with information on how to behave in extreme situations.\nThe target beneficiaries of the project and its outputs will be the population of Suwałki and Alytus regions, who through the implementation of the project will function (live, work, etc.) in an area with a hospital with the capacity to undertake effective, efficient emergency measures in situations of crisis, including armed conflict.\nProblem of interest to the partners in this project is essentially cross-border in nature. The sad experience of countries/regions that have experienced crisis situations and war clearly shows that a solidarity-based response from the international community, including – its closest neighbours, is necessary to minimise the tragic consequences. \nIt should be noted that proposed activities scaling-up initiative undertaken as part of an earlier CB project implemented by the Partners. \nSoft and hard backgrounds acquired by project partners during the implementation of planned project activities will be also used in day-to-day statutory activity.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","128 Health infrastructure","N",1999023.75,"ERDF",1599219,80,"Strengthening the adaptability of the PL-LT border hospitals (Suwałki Hospital and Alytus Hospital) by enhancing the skills of representatives of medical staff within the medical aspects of emergency care in extreme situations and increasing the area and quality of the premises used within emergency care.\nProvide, in cooperation with Associated Organisations, the border region's inhabitants with the necessary information on preparing for possible emergencies, how to behave in such situations, basic principles of first aid, information on possible shelters, hiding places, information on possible escape routes etc., thereby increasing the resilience and adaptability of the population to crisis events.","Alytus, Suwałki","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00354","FORT - UNION - Polish-Lithuanian integration of the fortification network for the development of flagship tourist products","Challenge: Building the visibility of cultural heritage potential and increasing tourism offers in the Programme area The common Lithuanian and Polish cultural heritage in the field of World War I fortress objects requires a coherent presentation to local and foreign visitors, including on the basis of cooperation, branding and preservation of historical objects, including with the use of new technologies (which are still little used).\nThe aim of the project: to create a network of cooperation and a common brand \"FORT - UNION\" in the border area of Lithuania and Poland within the framework of the development of sustainable tourism products of Giżycko, Kaunas, Bialystok, Varena and Osowiec Fortress with the use of World War I fortification objects and related historical, natural and cultural heritage, in order to promote and popularize the area, improving the well-being of the border community.\nPotential of the project different institutions, diverse experience, different management system of WWI sites, openness to change and use of new ecological, socially open and intelligent approach.\nProjeky envisages:\n- better management and promotion of cultural, historical, natural heritage of partners and exchange of experience, including institutions from the country and abroad managing fortress sites (good practices in ongoing projects from the EU), joint Fort-Union strategy;\n- development of sustainable tourism product offer in the Program area with new components (knowledge of fortress facilities and their promotion, tourist trails, new technologies, Fort-Union website, new cultural and educational offers, e.g. Fort-Union Festival, 3D Fort-Union, Garrison festival in Bialystok and joint events, educational programs, accommodation in Barracks No. 1);\n- preservation and accessibility to cultural, historical and natural heritage in digital form(preservation of the monument in digital form, increasing accessibility and dissemination of knowledge for scientific and educational purposes (3D models of Boyen Fortress objects, Varena training ground, digital documentation, virtual walk, virtual reality and other tools); \n- Increased accessibility for the local community and tourists to 4 objects of military heritage related to World War I: renovation of Barracks No. 1, Fort No. 4 , trails at the training ground in Varena, exhibition at the military depot in Bialystok; \n- development of tourism in the cross-border area of Lithuania and Poland (increase in visits - 193,648.00 visits per year), creation of new jobs and investments in the region;\n- development of new, including transnational approaches to disseminate existing solutions , common methods of cooperation in the wider tourism aspect; \n- Spreading the idea of the EU and its contribution to the objectives;\nThe results that will be achieved and the people who will benefit from them;\n- The conclusion of the \"Fort-Union\" cooperation network by 7 entities: Gizycko Municipality, Kaunas City, Kaunas Fort-Union Park, Bialystok Army Museum, Boyen Fortress in Giżycko, Varena and Biebrza National Park;\n- creation of 1 joint Fort-Union strategy\n- creation of an offer of sustainable tourist products available on the tourist trails of Varena (WWI military polygon), Kaunas Fortress and the objects of Barracks No. 1, Fort No. 4, the military warehouse of the Army Museum in Bialystok; as part of the operation of the Fort-Union website (e.g., tourist trails, other information about the objects, history, events, etc.);\n- Preservation and adaptation of 4 historical objects: renovation of Barracks No. 1, Fort No. 1 of Kaunas Fortress Park, military training ground in Varena - staining, military warehouse in Bialystok together with the introduction of a new cultural and educational offer referring to the historical, cultural, and natural heritage of World War I, including the use of new technologies, thanks to which there will be an increase in visitors in these objects;\nThe results of the project will benefit: project partners, residents, tourists, organized groups of children, youth, seniors, students and scientific circles, universities, cultural institutions, ngo's, fans of militaria and military facilities, artistic communities, public institutions of various levels, including the EC. benefit local businesses, including those in the tourism industry and tourism organizations. Indirectly media (press, radio, television), bloggers, community groups .\nFORT-UNION:\n\n\n1. the name refers to the fundamental values that the European Union presents and within the framework of the implemented project they will be presented. \n\n\n2. FORT-UNION - as a strong Polish-Lithuanian cross-border partnership of fortress project partners building a common tourism brand. \nLong-term effect: \nThe individual sites will become model institutions for other entities of the cross-border area in the field of greening and inclusion. They will be a long-term showcase of the Interreg Program and its benefits.","2025-06-01","2028-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","Y",5089545.2,"ERDF",4071636.14,80,"The specific objective is to exchange the knowledge and experience of project partners including communities and stakeholders and inform them about the benefits of the project, for the creation of a marketing strategy for the fortress facilities of the Boyen Fortress and Kaunas for the \"Fort-Union\" brand, binding an agreement between Giżycko and Kaunas and Varena, Kaunas Fortress Park, Boyen Fortress in Giżycko, Bialystok Museum and Biebrza National Park to promote and popularize \"Fort-Union\" tourism offers affecting the development of the Program area.\nThe specific goal is the preservation of fortress facilities in Kaunas and Gizycko, together with the protection of the historical, natural and cultural heritage of World War I Gizycko, Kaunas, Bialystok and Varėna, as well as cross-border cooperation and cultural integration for the promotion and creation of sustainable tourism products contributing to the attractiveness of tourism and social life in the Lithuanian and Polish areas.","Varena, Giżycko, Białystok, Kaunas, Giżycko ","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,6]
["LTPL00438","Providing high-quality medical services in the Polish-Lithuanian border area based on new digital technologies","The project is the result of existing cooperation between the 2 partner institutions (Alytus Polyclinic & Pro-Medica in Ełk Llc.) as a response to widely understood problems in cross-border healthcare.\nIn Lithuania & Poland, the health care system is still underfunded (in LT -5.5% of GDP, in PL -4.8% of GDP). The quality of health care in both countries is worse than the EU average. Both countries face challenges in the availability of health services: lack of medical specialists, long waiting times for services. In PL, a larger proportion of the population (8.5% of the population aged 16 & over) experiences shortages of medical needs than the EU average (3.2%). In LT, the rate is quite close to the EU average (3.1%). Both LT & PL are experiencing problems with health services due to inadequate funding & poor availability & quality of health services, resulting in an overall poorer health status of citizens. Mortality from preventable & treatable causes in both countries exceeds the EU average & is particularly high in LT, and the COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional strain on the emotional & physical health of citizens.\n\nMore than half of the participants in a survey conducted by the State Audit Office in LT showed that long queues at the doctor's office & long deadlines for receiving medical services, are the biggest problems for the health care system. This issue is critical, as patients wait from 2 to 5 weeks for some medical services.\nDuring the implementation of the project, LP1 will focus on reducing the time limit for x-ray services installing artificial intelligence solutions, inventory sys., digitizing active patient paper cards – converting them to digital form.\n\nPP2 will focus on building a stable & modern system, equipment & technical infrastructure, enabling efficient provision of high quality health services, provision of modern methods in the treatment process & introduction of innovative solutions for patients & effective management of the hospital infrastructure: from digital equipment to digital systems & services.In summary, hospital digitization:\n-can improve hospital staff efficiency\n-can improve time, quality & efficiency of healthcare services to patients\n-can increase organization digitization maturity & use best world class solutions for patients care.\n\nThe long-term goal is also to strengthen cooperation between public health providers & institutions responsible for cross-border health care. In the long term, the capacity of public health providers & delivery of cross-border public services will be enhanced. Project beneficiaries will also increase awareness of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, in particular the application of the provisions of Directive 2011/24/EU, which sets out the conditions for a patient to be able to receive healthcare in another EU country & be eligible for reimbursement. A very important factor is also the quality of all systems which are used by hospital & polyclinic staff for patients care. Digitisation of the project institutions processes & systems will enable the safe delivery of health services, provision of new methods in the treatment process, which will indirectly reduce waiting times, increase the quality of services, reduce X-ray consultation times & save staff time. Digital solutions will increase efficiency & solve quality issues.\n\nThe proj. will be jointly developed, implemented, financed & managed by LP&PP2.\n\nThe project partners are solving these problems:\n-long waiting times for medical services (X-rays & other),long queues\n-digitization of processes & systems in public healthcare institutions\n-insufficient quality & availability of health services\n-insufficient exchange of experience/skills between medical institutions\n-insufficient involvement of the population in preventive programs\n-outdated diagnostic & treatment equipment, systems\n-outdated, unstable technical & IT infrastructure.\n\nThe solution to the above problems is:\nExchange of knowledge & experience of the Partners, health promotion, installation of AI in X-ray services, modernization of digital infrastructure, digital control & monitoring equipment, services of paper patient cards & other documents digitalization.\n\nThe project will increase the quality, time & availability of health care services in the LT-PL border area.\nThe target recipients of the project will be the residents of Elk (PL) & Alytus (LT) districts, and the target group will include health care workers.\n\nJoint project implementation will include:\n- exchange of experience, knowledge between partners\n- analysis of artificial analysis sample results in Alytus & Elk\n- joint creation of a document - data protection security audit\n- organization of trainings/workshops & 2 study visits (1 in LT, 1 in PL)\n- organization of an opening & summarizing conference\n- management of the proj. during its implementation\n- digital, analytical, artificial intelligence, big data, programming skills.","2025-11-01","2027-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",1820082.37,"ERDF",1456065.89,80,"To ensure equal access to modern and resilient healthcare in the cross-border area through the development of sustainable cooperation between two medical facilities of Polyclinic of Alytus and \"PRO-MEDICA\" in Elk Sp. z o.o., by adapting and upgrading equipment, systems, exchange of experience and increase of competence of their specialists, improving the awareness and knowledge of the population regarding cross-border medical care and preventive healthcare.","Elk, Alytus","PL, LT",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00540","HOPE – HOme and community Psychiatric carE","The project aims to enhance mental health care services through the implementation of advanced therapeutic techniques, the creation of sensory rooms, and the establishment of mobile home and community mental health teams. The project seeks to address common mental health challenges, improve access to care, and foster cross-border collaboration to develop and implement effective mental health strategies.\n\nThe Project’s overall objective is to initiate cross-border systemic cooperation in the area of deinstitutionalization for mobile home and community mental health care and to improve the healthcare facilities with new equipment (absent in the two regions) and services together with capacity and skills building among the medical staff. The cooperation will lead to the development of a joint cross-border model and action plan.\nThe quality and accessibility of mental health care will be enhanced in both countries by integrating advanced treatments such as Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).\nTransition from institutionalized care to community-based and home-based mental health services will be promoted and cross-border cooperation and knowledge exchange between healthcare providers, policymakers, and community organizations in Poland and Lithuania will be strengthened. \n\nThe project is divided into three Work Packages:\n-\tWP1 Development of mobile home and community health care service,\n-\tWP2 Joint upgrade of health care facilities and services,\n-\tWP3 Development of joint cross-border strategy and action plan where opening and closing conferences will be held.\n\nThe project directly answer to region’s ailments diagnosed inInterreg VI-A Lithuania – Poland cooperation programme PROGRAMME MANUAL: “ The accessibility of health care services, in particular in rural areas, is restricted by the lack of medical professionals and insufficient or out-of-date infrastructure. […] The aim within Priority 2 is to contribute to equal access to health care by supporting joint development or upgrade of health care services, mainly focusing on smaller health care institutions in the cross-border rural areas. The development includes strengthening medical and supporting staff, volunteers and filling the gaps with the necessary equipment. It is expected to develop mobile health care services, with possibilities of establishing telephone helpline […]. Project Partners are welcome to prepare projects with particular interest in mental health cooperation.”","2025-11-01","2027-10-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",337441.54,"ERDF",269953.23,80,"To initiate cross-border systemic cooperation in the area of deinstitutionalization for mobile home and community mental health care.\nJoint upgrade of health care facilities with new equipment (absent in the two regions) and services together with capacity and skills building among the medical staff","Druskininkai, Suwałki","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n, , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00284","Strengthening the role of culture in the cross-border region of Vilkaviškis District and Kruklanki Commune","The Polish-Lithuanian border region is one of the most sparsely populated peripheral areas of the European Union. The region faces many socio-economic problems, which should be overcome through cross-border cooperation. However, this cooperation is currently hampered by, inter alia, the incompatibility of institutional solutions in Poland and Lithuania and the lack of sufficient administrative capacity on both sides of the border. The area did not have any cross-border cooperation strategy so far. PL-LTties have been maintained mainly by the self-governments with limited involvement of other actors and the local community. Significant barriers to the development of cross-border cooperation include: low cross-border mobility, little interest in the neighbouring country, poor social integration and mutual prejudice, resulting inter alia from historical background.\nA key element of the area's tourism potential is its natural assets, which enable the development of many forms of recreation, land and water tourism, both in summer and winter. However, this offer is strongly weather-related (very short tourist season) and so standard that it is difficult to profile. Less well used and recognised are the cultural assets, special objects and places connected with the history of the border region. In many cases they are associated with difficult Polish-Lithuanian relations, which were a source of mutual animosity in the past. A distinctive but poorly exploited potential for tourism development is the historical and cultural heritage. \nThe project partners through the implementation of the project will not only strengthen the position of the cultural institutions, but by introducing the society to cultural activities, learning the cultural heritage and presenting it in an innovative, contemporary way, will allow the development of economy, tourism of the border countries (Poland and Lithuania). \nLP1 will focus on reinforcing the cultural identity of ancient culinary traditions and handicrafts, while PP2 has planned to implement events emphasising the historical importance of the Manor House. The Manor homestead in Paežeriai is the most unique manor heritage site in Suduva with historical, architectural, urban and landscape value. In 1992, the manor house complex was included in the list of objects protected as a cultural monument of republican significance and is considered one of the most distinct manor house complexes of the transition period from Baroque to Classicism in Lithuania.\nThe origins of Paežeriai manor house should be dated to the time of the oldest Suduva manors - the 16th-17th centuries, when the region was intensively populated. From the 17th century, the estate of the middle manor belonged to the great magnates Raudondvaris Zabielas. The residence palace in Paežeriai was built in 1799 by the LDK (Grand Duke of Lithuania) army general Simonas Zabielas (1750-1824). The court complex was designed by a representative of early and mature classicism, the creative architect Martynas Knakfusas (1740-1821), who lived here after the 1794 uprising.\nA joint workshop is planned as part of the project\nLP1\n-Kruklanki Handicrafts Festival \n- The \"Mazurian Flavours\" Culinary Festival in Kruklanki \nIn addition: temporary exhibition of photos of the Lithuanian partner from the Rose Festival, recording of a promotional film, photo report.\nPP2\n-cultural cuisine of Simon Zabiela in Paezeriai Manor \n-joint public event: Paezerių Manor Festival (Festival of Roses) \nIn addition:Promotion through a professional film, organisation of a temporary exhibition of photos of the Polish Partner from the implementation of the workshop, expansion of the services of Paezerių Manor and improvement of the quality of service for foreign tourists from the border region - purchase of lighting, stands for nature monuments, creation of an AUDIO guide system, reconstruction of 4 candlesticks\nBoth Partners will undertake obligatory info.&promo. activities. \nA Cooperation and Marketing Plan will be jointly developed - 2 meetings (1 in Lithuania, 1 in Poland, participants: 5PL, 5LT).\nThe project will help to solve problems like:\n-Lack of funds to purchase modern technical equipment \n-Insufficient cultural infrastructure \n-Competition with other institutions \n-Lack of cultural education in the local community.\n-Maintaining interest in cultural heritage among the younger generation.\nAnd also challenges like:\n-limited range of cultural offerings\n-lack of opportunities to expand cultural offer and cultural education due to lack of equipment\n-limited cooperation with other centre /theatres\n-lack of adaptation of the cultural offer to modern forms\n-limitations for foreign tourists.\nThe joint implementation of the project will include:\n- exchange of experience, knowledge between partners,\n- organisation of workshops\n- promotion of the Project Partners\n- development \n- project management during project implementation.\nPlanned implementation date:01–12/2025","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",147357.76,"ERDF",117886.2,80,"To improve quality and accessibility of the cultural services of the cooperating cultural institutions (Kruklanki Municipality with its Library and Cultural Center, and Suvalkija (Sūduva) Cultural center & Museum of Vilkaviškis district) by means of exchange of experience, development of cultural institutions, increase of competence of partners’ specialists and improvement of public awareness and knowledge of cross-border cultural heritage.","Paežeriai village, Parish of Šeimena, Kruklanki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00308","New tourism products as synergy of cultural heritage, education and cooperation between Kętrzyn and Šalčininkai.","Many small towns in Poland and Lithuania have a common history and contemporary links: cultural, natural, and business. The problem, however, is the low awareness of their common heritage and the lack of its innovative use in tourism and promotion. The challenge is therefore to raise awareness of common heritage and to make innovative use of it in tourism and promotion.\n\nThe development of tourism and new tourism opportunities offer the chance to create new jobs and thus increase the standard of living of local communities in both towns.\n\nWithin Lithuania and Poland, towns such as Kętrzyn and Šalčininkai are struggling to compete economically and in terms of tourism with larger cities in the area. This is due to an insufficient number of attractive products aimed at tourists and the location of these towns off the main tourist routes. The challenge is to increase the tourism competitiveness of Kętrzyn and Šalčininkai.\n\nAnother problem is the seasonality of the tourist offer in small towns, which significantly reduces tourist attractiveness. Related to this is the low competence of tourism organisers to create tourist products that extend the tourist season. The challenge is to extend the tourist season and increase the competencies of tourism organisers.\nIn the context of Poland-Lithuania cooperation, there is a need to increase knowledge on common values that exist, and their potential is not exploited. This is due to insufficient international cooperation at the local government level and among tourism organisations, which could use existing tourism products or even create them together with the local community. \n\nDespite nationwide good economic development in Poland and Lithuania, towns classified as smaller are not developing dynamically. This is the case of Kętrzyn in Poland and Šalčininkai in Lithuania. There is high unemployment there and residents do not have access to many attractive and well-paid jobs. This results in an exodus of young people from these towns and exacerbates demographic and economic problems. Heritage-based tourism is an opportunity for development. The development of tourism and new tourism opportunities offer the chance to create new jobs and thus increase the standard of living of local communities in both towns. Now, however, the implementation of innovative ideas in these areas is lacking. \n\nThe project aims to reduce the problems described through specific actions that fulfil the general and specific goals of the project.\n\nMain objective: To increase the tourist attractiveness of Kętrzyn and Šalčininkai by using the common cultural heritage, improving cooperation as well as culture, education, and tourism by achieving synergies.\n\nSpecific objective: To create new tourism products (two cultural-tourist trails) and a methodology for creating such tourism products. \n\nThe project is planned to create new tourism products - cultural-tourist trails (one in Kętrzyn, one in Šalčininkai). The project was designed to involve young people from the two towns, but also historians, experts, tourist guides, representatives of the tourism industry, town residents and the media in creating the trails. The logic of the project was formulated in such a way as to create a method for creating cultural-tourist trails based on cooperation between small towns, young people, and experts. \n\nPartners decided to implement an ambitious project - to create new cultural and tourist routes and develop a methodology for creating such tourist products as part of the project. The proposed approach to creating routes is based on finding historical connections between partners and their countries. An attempt to answer the question: What does Kętrzyn have in common with Lithuania, and what does Šalčininkai have in common with Poland? And then create two tourist trails - one in Kętrzyn and one in Šalčininkai with the working name: \"History of Lithuania in Kętrzyn\" and \"Polish History in Šalčininkai\".\n\nOf course, some of such connections are already known today, but the project will find new connections, which will certainly be surprising and interesting for everyone. Thanks to this and the methodology for creating such tourist trails developed as a result of the project, other partners will be able to replicate similar projects. Thanks to this, in the future a large number of interesting tourist routes will be created in cross-border cooperation.","2024-12-01","2026-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",159075,"ERDF",127260,80,"The following activities were carried out:\n1.1. Historical opening seminar “What Kętrzyn has in common with Lithuania and what Šalčininkai has in common with Poland” (ATTACHMENT NO. 4 ATTIVITY 1.1. HISTORICAL OPENING SEMINAR) - a contractor selection procedure was carried out and contracts were signed for the organization and operation of the historical seminar, which took place on February 12, 2025 (51 people participated in the seminar) (attendance list). A contract for the preparation and delivery of a lecture was signed.\n\nThe action has been completed. Deliverables 1.1:\nD.1.1.1 Historical seminar. Organization of one historical seminar in Kętrzyn (in total 51 people, 10 from LT, 41 from PL).\n\n1.2. Tourism product development workshops for the youth (ATTACHMENT NO. 5 ACTIVITY 1.2. WORKSHOPS FOR THE YOUTH) – tourism product development workshops for young people were organised, during which preliminary materials and a concept for a tourist trail were created.\nKetrzyn: 28 students and 2 supervisors participated in the workshops. Agreements were signed with the supervisors.\nDue to difficulties with purchasing bicycles, the workshops took place on foot around Kętrzyn. Action completed. \n\nDeliverables 1.2.\nŠalčininkai: 2 seminars were organised in the Šalčininkai district for 28 people, 2 mentors were employed to work with youth.\nEight kayaks with paddles and life jackets were purchased for the workshops, along with a trailer for transportation. Meals were provided during the workshops.In Soleczniki, young people paddled the proposed tourist route on purchased kayaks.\n\nDeliverables:\nD.1.2.1 Organization of tourism product development workshops – 2 pcs (1 PL, 1 LT). 28 children from PL will take part in the workshop in PL. 28 children from LT will take part in the workshop in LT. A total of 56 participants (28 PL, 28 LT).\nD.1.2.2. It is planned to purchase of 8 kayaks with related equipment, 20 life wests and trailer\nD.1.2.4. Tight promotional containers – 100 pcs.\n\n1.4 Creation and promotion of two tourist trails (ATTACHMENT NO. 6 ACTIVITY 1.4. CREATION AND PROMOTION OF TWO TOURIST TRAILS):\nKetrzyn:\n- a contract was signed for the development of a tourist trail concept\n- a contract for development was signed)\n- a roll-up was made\n- an agreement was signed for the publication of articles in the press and 1 article was published\n- the contractor selection procedure was carried out and promotional packages were prepared\n\nŠalčininkai:\n- a roll-up was purchased\n-a camera was purchased\n\nDeliverables:\nPurchasing camera – 1 item (1 LT)\n\nThe added value of the project is integration and the opportunity to learn about our common history of both nations.\n\n","Vilkiškių k., Kętrzyn","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00327","Improve attractiveness of Lithuania-Poland border region through cross-border cooperation and sustainable use of Balts cultural heritage by creating international culture route „Balts Road“","Balts’ Road combines unique natural and cultural objects such as Balts’ cult areas: springs, trees, forests and lakes, exclusive monuments, modern interesting places. It is a holistic experience that extends beyond mere sightseeing, offering immersive educational programs presented by skilled craftsmen and a tantalizing taste of the local cuisine. The project will combine the Balts heritage places in Lithuania and Poland cross-border regions into one travel destination. This ambitious initiative aims to unite the Balts' heritage places across Lithuania and Poland's cross-border regions, transforming them into a singular and compelling travel destination. The main goal is to foster sustainable preservation, development, and widespread appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage objects, services, and products within these regions. By creating a cohesive travel experience, Balts’ Road seeks to elevate the profile of these areas, making them more alluring, visible, and charming for visitors. \nThrough strategic partnerships and a shared commitment to sustainable tourism, Balts’ Road endeavors to weave together the past and present, ensuring a lasting legacy for future generations to appreciate and cherish.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",159372,"ERDF",127497.6,80,"Project preparation period was from 09.01.2024 till 29.02.2024 and at that time project partners has 3 meeting to prepare project application. Meeting were on 14.01.2024; 30.01.2024 and 13.02.2024 were all three partners participated. Meetings agendas, participant lists and meeting minutes are attached in this report. Project preparation costs are declared in other separate report. \n\nPartners already had two project meetings - one online meeting on 10.12.2024 and also meeting with program on 21.03.2025 the Lithuanian partner PP2 organized a scheduled in-person meeting in Vilkaviškis on March 21, 2025. The meeting was crucial for further project progress and team integration. During the event, progress on ongoing tasks was discussed in detail, current challenges were identified, and joint solutions were developed to support the further development of project activities. Initial concepts for the cultural trail were also presented, and a field visit was conducted, during which the partners explored the cultural heritage sites of Yatvingia (Sudovia), including a place of worship and a Yotvingian stronghold. Participants also had the opportunity to experience a contemporary interpretation of Baltic cuisine by tasting local dishes prepared specifically for the project. These elements enriched the partners' shared experience and deepened their understanding of the project's objectives.\nBoth online and in-person meetings played a significant role in effectively coordinating work, improving organization, and strengthening cooperation between partners, providing a solid foundation for further effective project implementation.\n\nLP started works on website translation to PL language straight after project implementation started. At the end of the 1st period the main part of the website is already translated or handed over to translators to translate. Second period plan is to put all the translated information back to the website. LP purchased translation service from UAB \"Kalbų spektras\" and made contract with it. \n\nIn this period LP and PP3 implemented planned deliverable D.1.2.1 by organizing an online seminar for guides and tourism industry representatives LP had two online seminars for guides. 6 lectures gave 6 different themes for listeners. Seminars were held on 24.04.2025 and 22.05.2025. PP3 seminar took place on May 15, 2025, and included three lectures on the broad history of Masuria and the Suwałki Region. Also partners participated in other partners' organized online training. Both partners worked together to have best result of this activity. Online seminars were broadcasted live and translated Lithuanian-Poland languages. Seminars are placed in website: https://www.baltukelias.lt/puslapis/baltu-kelio-mokymu-medziaga-2025/ Polish version will be placed too, as soon as language installation problems will be fixed. \n\nLP made project profile in official website: https://www.visitsiauliai.lt/puslapis/baltu-kelias-lt-pl/","Gołdap, Vilkaviškis, Šiauliai","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00454","Growing Healthy - Supporting Sensory Development and Mental Health of Children and Youth from the Pisz District and Alytus Region","The project addresses the common challenge of promoting mental health and well-being of children in the cross-border area of Poland and Lithuania. There is a recognized need for an integrated educational and therapeutic environment supporting the development and mental health of children, especially those with special needs. The current poor state of infrastructure and support systems exacerbates these issues.\n\nThe overall aim of the project is to improve access for children and youth from the Pisz County and Alytus District to high-quality psychological and pedagogical support by creating an integrated environment that will enhance children's well-being and mental health through skill development, environmental adaptation, and therapeutic activities.\n\nIn the context of the project, \"integrated environment\" means creating a coherent and comprehensive support system for children. This includes adapting the infrastructure of the Pisz County Psychological and Pedagogical Counseling Center and the Integral School in Simnas and equipping them with modern therapeutic tools along with training the staff of these institutions in the latest knowledge in diagnosing and working with children with special needs.\nExpected change: The project will improve access to modern forms of working with youth requiring special support, shorten the psychological diagnosis time, and consequently accelerate the period of implementing therapy tailored to the individual needs of the diagnosed child. The expected change includes improved mental health and well-being of children, better-equipped educational and pedagogical facilities, strengthened cooperation between educators, specialists, and families, and increased community involvement in promoting children's well-being.\n\nARSA will modernize the school infrastructure of the Integral School in Simnas, create safe recreational areas, adapt education areas, multisensory areas. The primary beneficiaries are children with special needs, their families, and the school staff.\nPCMA will equip the District Psychological and Pedagogical Counseling Center in Pisz with therapeutic tools, adapt some rooms for working on the development of multisensory functions, and train staff in diagnosing using modern therapeutic tools. The primary beneficiaries are children and youth with psychosensory issues, as well as the therapists working with them.\n\nJoint activities of the partners include the implementation of Polish-Lithuanian therapeutic camps for children and youth using both facilities, joint training sessions for staff, and the development of methods for a shared therapeutic program. These activities will benefit both regions by increasing cross-border cooperation and knowledge exchange.\nApproach: The project utilizes a cross-border approach to leverage the strengths and experiences of partners from Poland and Lithuania. This approach is necessary to address common challenges and ensure that solutions are comprehensive and effective. Through collaboration, partners can create a robust support system for the well-being of children that transcends borders.\n\nInnovative Aspects: The project introduces new and innovative solutions in the development of multisensory environments and the use of modern therapeutic tools. These innovations go beyond existing practices, providing holistic support for the mental health and well-being of children in educational and pedagogical environments.\n\nJustification for the Cross-Border Approach:Cross-border cooperation is essential to consolidate resources, share best practices, and more effectively address common challenges. Collaboration between Alytus and Pisz County enables a richer exchange of knowledge and experiences, ensuring that both regions benefit from improved educational and therapeutic practices.\n\nNew/Original Elements:\n- Development of integrated educational environments.\n- Introduction of multisensory and therapeutic tools.\n- Cross-border therapeutic camps and training—exchange of experiences in working with children.\n- Joint development of a therapeutic program.\n\nThe project is unique in its holistic approach to child well-being, integrating physical, emotional, and social support through innovative cross-border partnership.","2025-06-01","2027-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",958965.74,"ERDF",767172.58,80,"Objective: Create an inclusive and supportive educational environment for children with special needs.\nActivities:\n-Adaptation, modernization, and equipping of school infrastructure in Simnas.\n-Equipping the County Psychological-Pedagogical Counseling Center in Pisz with modern, multisensory diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and adapting one of the rooms.\nSpecific Objective: By the end of the project, both the school in Alytus and the counseling center in Pisz will have upgraded infrastructure, directly benefiting children with special needs in these areas.\nMeasurable Change: Increase the capacity and quality of services provided to children with special needs in Alytus and Pisz.\nTo create an integrated therapeutic support system for children and youth with special developmental and educational needs in the cross-border regions of Pisz County (Poland) and Alytus District (Lithuania), based on modern diagnostic and therapeutic methods that will improve the quality of care and mental health outcomes for beneficiaries.","Alytus, Pisz","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00339","Borderland Games Revival: Preserving Heritage, Fostering Sustainability","The project endeavours to create a culturally significant initiative for communities along the Lithuanian-Polish border. It seeks to rejuvenate and promote traditional games originating from the historical periods spanning the 14th to the 19th centuries. Central to its mission is the adherence to principles of sustainable tourism, ensuring that cultural heritage preservation aligns harmoniously with contemporary environmental and social considerations.\nAt the heart of this endeavour lies a shared challenge: preserving and revitalising traditional games that risk fading into obscurity amidst modernisations. Such games, once vibrant expressions of cultural identity and social cohesion, now confront diminishing interest, insufficient documentation, and the necessity to adapt to contemporary contexts while retaining authenticity.\nThe project's overarching objective is twofold: first, to reignite interest and appreciation for traditional games, and second, to deepen understanding of their cultural and social significance. Through these efforts, the project aims to enrich the cultural fabric of border communities while simultaneously contributing to sustainable tourism development in the region.\nIn pursuit of these objectives, the project will yield several vital outputs. These include comprehensive historical research reports shedding light on old games' origins, rules, and historical popularity. Furthermore, the project will see the restoration of select traditional games, carefully balancing the preservation of authenticity with adaptation to modern contexts. Educational activities tailored to diverse age groups, social demographics, and cultural communities will also be developed, fostering communication and intergenerational exchange.\nThe beneficiaries of these outputs are manifold. Local communities stand to gain renewed pride in their cultural heritage and increase opportunities for cultural engagement and expression. Tourists visiting the region will have the chance to immerse themselves in the rich tapestry of traditional games, enhancing their travel experiences and fostering cross-cultural appreciation. Cultural enthusiasts within and beyond the border region will benefit from heightened accessibility to and awareness of these unique cultural artefacts.\nA crucial aspect of the project's approach is its cross-border/transnational perspective. By embracing diverse cultural perspectives and fostering collaboration between neighbouring communities, the project seeks to leverage the richness of shared heritage while celebrating the distinctiveness of individual traditions. This approach not only enriches the project's outcomes but also serves to strengthen bonds and promote understanding across borders.\nWhat sets this project apart is its innovative integration of traditional game restoration with principles of sustainable tourism. By prioritising minimal environmental impact and social inclusion in developing games and educational activities, the project pioneers a holistic approach to cultural heritage preservation that is both culturally enriching and environmentally conscious. Moreover, its emphasis on inclusivity ensures that the project's benefits extend to all members of society, regardless of age, background, or learning style. Through these innovative strategies, the project seeks to chart a path towards a more vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable future for cultural heritage preservation and tourism development in the border region.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",159372,"ERDF",127497.6,80,"During this reporting period, Lithuanian Education Museum (Lead Partner) was actively involved in coordinating and implementing the initial activities that form the basis for successful cross-border cooperation and the achievement of project objectives. \nOn 28 April 2025, a partners’ meeting was held in Pogranicze. The main outcomes included reviewing the progress of research activities, agreeing on the revised timeline for the publication of the historical research report, and discussing the selection of games for prototype development. Partners also coordinated upcoming tasks related to marketing strategy finalisation, preparation of educational activities, and joint publicity measures. The meeting strengthened cross-border cooperation and ensured a shared understanding of the next steps.\nKey achievements during Period 1:\n1. Development of Marketing Strategy (Activity 1.1, D.1.1.1):\nThe strategy outlines key messages, target audiences, visual identity guidelines, communication channels, and timing. It ensures a unified communication approach and will guide all dissemination and promotional efforts throughout the project in both countries.\n2. Conducting research on historical games (Activity 1.2):\nIn collaboration with PP2, LP carried out extensive research on traditional games relevant to the shared heritage of Lithuania and Poland. This included historical analysis, comparison of sources, expert consultations, conducting interviews with local residents, recording oral histories producing audiovisual materials and selection of games for future development. The result is a comprehensive report (D.1.2.1), which has been finalised and is now being prepared for layout and multilingual publication (200 copies). This report will serve as the thematic foundation for prototype creation and educational materials.\n3. Close cooperation in game selection:\nBoth partners worked closely to identify historical games that are educational, culturally representative, and suitable for adaptation. This ensures consistency across all future outputs and reinforces the shared cross-border character of the project.\n4. Establishment of the Project’s Web Presence (D.1.1.3):\nLP and PP2 created a dedicated project section on its institutional website, serving as a public-facing hub for information, updates, and outputs. This platform increases the project's visibility and accessibility and will continue to be developed throughout the project.\nIn addition, the Lead Partner contributed to the planning and coordination of upcoming project phases, including prototype development (Activity 1.3), educational event formats (Activities 1.4, 1.5), and communication activities (Activity 1.1). Regular communication with PP2 ensured mutual alignment, early risk detection, and smooth coordination.\n\nThe following outputs were partially or fully delivered during this period:\nD.1.1.1 – Development of marketing strategy LT\nD.1.1.3 – Web presence\nD.1.2.1 – Creation of research report\n\nAlthough the final publication of the research report experienced a delay due to extended partner coordination, the overall progress during this reporting period has significantly contributed to the project’s coherence, mutual understanding, and readiness for the next implementation stages. Lead Partner remains committed to ensuring quality, cross-border relevance, and timely delivery of future outputs.","Sejny, Kaunas","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00107","STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND PERFORMING JOINT ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTIVE ACTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (LT-PL)","Probably in the last three decades, Europe and the whole world have been paying more and more attention to solving environmental protection problems and fighting with climate change. Most pollutants are generated in urbanized areas where the industry is developed and the population is concentrated. More and more water is used every year and the used water is discharged into the environment (mostly to surface waters). Wastewater discharged to surface water without treatment or proper control can pollute rivers and lakes, and even groundwater. The wastewater and rainwater in Alytus city are discharged to Nemunas River, in Suwałki city – to river Czarna Hańcza, which is the largest river of the Suwałki Region and a tributary of the river Nemunas. So, in both project cities wastewater is discharged to river Nemunas which finally flows into the Baltic Sea. The fewer pollutants get into the river, the clearer the sea will become. Therefore, the overall objective of the project is to reduce the pollution in discharged wastewater and to create an effective monitoring system for pollution control, especially for priority hazardous substances. That will be reached by cooperation between Lithuanian and Polish partners in dealing with the wide range of activities.\nA lot of attention is paid by project to improve wastewater management in private houses, which are not connected to the sewage network. Quite a big number of private houses are not joined into the sewage network systems. The number of such houses in Suwalki city is about 343, and in Alytus city – 643. Also, there are a big number of houses in the surrounding areas. The situation of local home sewage systems is not good, about 31 percent of wastewater is discharged to the environment without any treatment. The installation of automatic devices for sewage utilization and awareness raising activities (i.e. seminars, open-door days, publicity measures) will help to encourage the transportation of sewage from private houses to wastewater treatment plants by vehicles or implementation of local treatment. According to the preliminary calculations, the amount of pollutants less to be disposed of will be (per year): biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) – 14,4 tons, total suspended solids – 9,6 tons, total nitrogen (N) – 1,46 tons, total phosphorus (P) – 0,2 tons. \nIn the wastewater treatment plants of the Alytus and Suwalki cities the sludge, formed during the treatment process is composted using an anaerobic waste digestion system. During this process, biogas is produced, which is used to generate electricity. Later, the sludge is dried and finally used in agriculture. Thus, the project will also contribute to the promotion of the circular economy. The implementation of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system will help to control, monitor, and analyze wastewater treatment processes. This will increase the treatment effectiveness by 3 percent preliminary. That means fewer pollutants will be discharged to the surface water too. Also, that will impact the reduction of electricity consumption.\nAlso, an effective monitoring and controlling system of pollutants in the wastewater discharged to the sewage network will be developed. A methodology will be created and the necessary equipment (laboratory equipment, wastewater samplers, etc.) will be purchased for that purpose. That will help to control and prevent discharges of the increased pollutants into urban wastewater, especially of hazardous substances.\nThe project will be implemented by 2 partners. 1 partner from Lithuania (JSC “Dzūkijos vandenys”) and 1 partner from Poland (Water Supply and Sewerage Company in Suwalki). As the project is focused on improving the environment, all residents will benefit the most, especially the private houses resident of the Alytus and Suwałki regions. The project partner organizations professionals, ensuring stable and effective wastewater control and maintenance of treatment plants in Alytus and Suwałki cities will benefit as well. Also, more stakeholders will be involved in the project, such as environmental protection institutions, municipality administrations, etc.","2024-02-01","2025-07-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","064 Water management and water resource conservation (including river basin management, specific climate change adaptation measures, reuse, leakage reduction)","N",971021.24,"ERDF",776816.98,80,"Europe and the whole world have been paying more and more attention to solving environmental protection problems and fighting with climate change. Many of people understand that our future and quality of life depend on this. Therefore, the Lithuanian and Polish project partners Dzūkijos vandenys and PWiK decided to contribute to solving this problem by working together through the Interreg Programme project. That is understandable, on a global scale, this is just a drop in the sea, but everyone must do what they can.\nThis project focuses on addressing one of the challenges of urbanization — reducing pollution in discharged urban wastewater. Every year, more and more wastewater is released into the environment, and if pollution in this wastewater is not properly managed and controlled, environmental contamination will continue to increase. In both Alytus and Suwałki cities, the discharged wastewater flows into rivers and finally reaches the Baltic Sea. Therefore, the overall objective of the project is to reduce the pollution in discharged wastewater and to create an effective monitoring system for pollution control. To achieve these objectives, the project partners implemented numerous activities, such as installing wastewater treatment management system (SCADA), developing a wastewater pollution monitoring and control system, improving wastewater management in private houses, which are not connected to the sewage network, etc. \nEach of the partners had experience in their respective fields, making cooperation and the exchange of knowledge particularly valuable. This collaboration created the foundation for selecting more appropriate solutions. It can already be said that the implemented measures have produced positive results: noticeable pollutions decrease in the influent wastewater to treatment plants, the volume of wastewater transported by vehicles has increased significantly, etc. Although it is still too early to draw final conclusions due to the short time that has passed, but the project partners are already seeing tangible benefits. They continue to cooperate to ensure the sustainability and continued maintenance of the project outcomes and the implemented measures.\nAs it was described, the project activities and the continued cooperation are oriented toward the reduction of environmental pollution overall. This is important not only for the project participants but also for all residents. The cleaner the environment in which we live, the healthier and happier we will be. Therefore, the communities of both Alytus and Suwałki cities will benefit from reduced pollution. This is primarily because both rivers (the Czarna Hańcza and the Nemunas), into which wastewater is currently discharged, are used for recreation and swimming. Although improvements may not be immediately noticeable, but monitoring of the rivers is carried out and the data are publicly available. Consequently, interested stakeholders will be able to observe the changes, which are expected to be positive.","Suwalki, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00143","Preparation for forest extinguishing in the Lithuanian-Polish border area","The common challenge faced in the program area is the increasing risk of forest fires and other emergency situations, which require effective cross-border cooperation and joint response efforts to ensure public safety, minimize environmental damage, and reduce the impact on CO2 emissions.\n\nThe overall objective of the project is to improve the capacity of fire and rescue services in the partner regions, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among the organizations involved. The expected change the project will bring is enhanced preparedness, response efficiency, and overall safety in the face of forest fires and other emergencies, while mitigating the negative effects on the environment, including CO2 emissions.\n\nThe main outputs of the project include:\n\n \n\n1. Jointly developed training programs and large-scale exercises to strengthen the skills and competencies of fire and rescue personnel.\n \n\n2. The development of a shared mobile application to streamline communication and coordination among the partner organizations during emergencies.\n \n\n3. Identification and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices to improve emergency response and management, with a focus on environmental protection and reducing CO2 emissions caused by forest fires.\n\nThe beneficiaries of these outputs will be the fire and rescue services involved in the project, local communities, relevant stakeholders in the program area, and the environment as a whole.\n\nThe cross-border/transnational approach is essential for this project as it enables the partner organizations to pool resources, exchange knowledge and expertise, and effectively respond to emergencies that may span across national borders. This collaboration will ensure a more integrated, coordinated, and efficient response to the challenges faced in the program area, including the mitigation of environmental impacts.\n\nThe new and original aspect of the project lies in the development of a shared mobile application and the organization of joint large-scale exercises, which will foster a higher level of collaboration and coordination among the partner organizations. This innovative approach will contribute to a more effective response to forest fires and other emergencies in the program area, ultimately benefiting the communities, environment, and efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.","2024-02-01","2026-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","061 Risk prevention and management of non-climate related natural risks (for example earthquakes) and risks linked to human activities (for example technological accidents), including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches","N",534565.28,"ERDF",427652.22,80,"On February 1st, 2024 all four partners of the project started to implement the project, the aim of which is to strengthen the capacities of fire protection and rescue across the border in the territories of Raseiniai, Tauragė, Šilalė and Grodek.\n\nThe aim of this project is to strengthen cross-border fire protection and rescue capabilities in the territories of Raseiniai, Tauragė, Šilalė and Grodek, by preparing and implementing comprehensive training programs, large-scale exercises and innovative technological solutions for measurable improvements in emergency response time and efficiency.\n\nRaseiniai Fire Protection Service, as the main partner of the project, on March 4th, 2024 organized a remote meeting of project partners. During the meeting, the partners discussed the date of the familiarization visit to Poland, planned activities. Since the Raseiniai fire safety service, together with the fire services of the Šilalė and Tauragė district municipalities, received municipal financing for the purchase of equipment for the year 2024, we agreed that we will purchase fire extinguishing equipment in the first reporting period, not the third, as provided in the project timeline . The purchased equipment will be ready for use in the second half of 2024.\n\nOn April 11-14th, 2024 a 4-day study visit in Poland was organized, bringing together personnel from all partners, with 8 representatives from each partner organization. This visit provided an opportunity for partners to gain valuable insights and learn from best practices in fire protection and rescue services in the Grodek Commune. The study visit included presentations, demonstrations, and discussions with experts and professionals in the field, fostering knowledge exchange and promoting innovative approaches in fire protection, rescue, and forest fire management.\n\nProject coordinators and financiers constantly maintain contact between project partners, thanks to which they acquired additional competences in the field of communication.\n\nThe partners publish all information about the project's activities on their websites, social networks and local press.\nRaseiniai Fire Protection Service, as the main project partner, organized a remote meeting of project partners on September 4, 2024. During the meeting, the partners discussed the date of the theoretical seminar in Poland and other activities planned for the second period of the project. \nA 4-day theoretical seminar was held in Poland on September 24-27, 2024, attended by staff from all partners, with 8 representatives from each partner organization. This visit provided an opportunity for partners to gain valuable insights and learn from best practices in fire protection and rescue services in the Grodek Commune.\nDuring the seminars, firefighters became familiar with: incident management training, cooperation and coordination exercises, rescue techniques in various areas, and the effective use of specialized equipment. In addition, the seminar addressed the topic of emissions and CO2 management during forest fires, including safety measures that would reduce the environmental impact. Participants learned about the most common methods of extinguishing forest fires, such as direct, indirect, and parallel attacks. There was also a session on the risks posed by unexploded ordnance from World War II during forest fires, including measures to protect firefighters and equipment from damage.\nThe aim was to improve knowledge and skills, promoting smooth cooperation in real firefighting and rescue situations.\nProject partners seek to increase public awareness of the project and its benefits:\n1. On September 21, 2024, Raseiniai firefighters participated in the city festival \"Autumn Community Garden - 2024\". During the festival, employees of the Raseiniai Fire Department presented firefighting and rescue equipment purchased with project funds to the festival participants.\n2. On August 3, 2024, the annual Šilalė city festival took place, during which the Šilalė fire department employees presented the project being implemented and the purchased equipment to the district municipality leaders and residents.\n3. Employees of the Tauragė District Municipality Fire Department visited the kindergarten “Ąžuoliukas” and the Tauragė Martynas Mažvydas Progymnasium. During the visit, children were introduced to how to behave safely to prevent a fire, and what to do first if a fire is noticed. To make it easier for children to absorb the information received, educational coloring books on the topic of fire prevention were distributed. In August, at the Skaudvilė town festival, firefighters presented fire-fighting equipment purchased under a project funded by the European Union, as well as conducted educational activities and presented gifts to children.\n\nOn May 28 -31 a 4-day practical training session was held by project partner PP2 in Poland, bringing together representatives from all project partners – 8 participants from each organization. This visit provided an opportunity for the partners to gain valuable knowledge and learn from the best practices of the Grodek Commune’s fire protection and rescue services.\nDuring the training, firefighters became familiar with: incident management exercises, cooperation and coordination tasks, rescue methods in various locations, and the effective use of specialized equipment. The training covered various aspects of forest fire suppression, including the use of specialized equipment, inter-agency collaboration, and practical exercises.\nFirefighters learned forest fire suppression methods under real conditions. They were introduced to controlled burning techniques, real-time communication, and coordination among firefighting units.\nThe aim of the training was to deepen knowledge and improve skills to ensure smooth cooperation in real firefighting and rescue situations.\nFrom June 2 partner PP2 received a 4x4 SUV with an automatic transmission, which will play a vital role in ensuring rapid and effective response.\nProject partners aim to raise public awareness of the project and its benefits:\n1. Firefighters from partner LP1 participated in the national children and youth festival „Skrydis 2025“ on May 31 and in the Viduklė Dumpling Festival on June 28. During these events, the equipment purchased through the project was presented. Participants had the opportunity to try out firefighting techniques and equipment in practice.\n2. Partner PP3 organized an informational event for children on July 26, during which they were introduced to safe behavior in the forest and forest fire suppression. The ongoing project and the purchased equipment were also presented. After the lesson, children enjoyed trampoline activities and were treated with sweets.\n3.The firefighters from the PP4 partner participated in the celebrations of Tauragė city and Žygaičiai town. During these events, all equipment and tools acquired through the implemented project were showcased, and significant attention was given to promoting the project itself, informing city and town residents as well as visitors about the project’s benefits for public safety. They also conducted educational activities with students in schools of Tauragė district, where the students showed great interest in coloring books as a learning tool.\n\n","Taurage, Šilalė, Gródek, Raseiniai","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},4]
["LTPL00108","Wisdom and growth for cross border communities","Cross-border communities are groups of people who live in different countries but share a common geographic and cultural region, face joint challenges, and search for joint solutions to ensure the wellbeing of their communities. These communities face unique challenges related to language barriers, cultural differences, and legal or regulatory issues. To promote growth and wisdom in cross-border communities, education and training programs should prioritize language proficiency, cultural awareness, digitalization, circular economy, entrepreneurship, and more.\n\nIn response to these challenges, the Alytus Jurgis Kuncinas Public Library (LP 1) and the Municipal Public Library Zofia Nasierowska in Ełk (PP2) plan to implement a joint Interreg project \"Wisdom and growth for cross border communities\" to develop public services, the cultural and emotional wellbeing of communities. The project will involve increasing activities, expanding public services provision, and exchanging positive experiences between the librarians of the two different countries. LP1 will coordinate the project, contribute expertise, resources, and other needed support, work closely with PP2 to achieve the project objectives, provide financial support, promote the project, and implement procurement procedures.\n\nThe project will prioritize sustainability, equal opportunities, non-discrimination, and equality between men and women. It will deliver outputs and deliverables, including a library management system, new services, training and exchange programs for librarians, and a joint digital library platform. The project aims to have a lasting impact beyond its lifetime, with outputs and deliverables being integrated into the work of the institutions and adapted or further developed for use by other target groups or in other territories. Relevant groups will be made aware of the project outputs/deliverables through dissemination activities and open access policies.\n\nDuring the project, local and joint actions will be implemented as preparation activities to start joint actions, including 2 librarians training, 2 camps for youth, 2 seniors workshop, and 1 final cross-border conference called \"Life is like a book\". The conference will serve as a platform for sharing experiences and expertise, discussing common challenges and opportunities, and identifying new measures to promote development in the cross-border region. Cross-border solution guidelines for cross-border parliament will be prepared based on the outcomes of the discussions and joint actions taken during the project. These guidelines will serve as a tool to promote digitalization in libraries across borders and will be presented to cross-border communities and further developed after project implementation. The ultimate goal is to contribute to the sustainable development and wellbeing of the participating communities, and to serve as an example for other cross-border regions.","2024-02-01","2025-05-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",191723.58,"ERDF",153378.86,80,"The project was addresses regional challenges in the Lithuania–Poland border area, particularly: limited access to digital technologies and education for libraries; social isolation and declining engagement, especially among youth and seniors; low digital literacy, especially in rural and underserved communities; need for innovation in public services, especially libraries. As it was first joint cross border project for both libraries, sectoral challenges were: digitalization; lifelong learning and education; cultural engagement and sustainability (circular economy). The specific problem was the lack of digital skills, limited access to digital tools and services, and reduced intergenerational and cross-border community engagement. This was compounded by a need for innovation in public libraries to better serve the evolving needs of their communities. The key solutions were implemented: establishment of a cross-border parliament to share and scale solutions where both partners share the innovations, new initiatives, projects; joint training for librarians, workshops for seniors, and youth camps, as well final conference for exchanging the gained experience; digital infrastructure investments in both libraries: VR spaces, therapy rooms, podcast studios, library premises created by youth. The cooperation was important as it was first for Lp and PP2 joint cross border project - learned project planning and implementation by Lithuanian and Polish libraries; shared experience via organized training sessions, and joint events - joint camps, workshops for seniors, final conference. Achieving project results, cooperation gave shared practical issues, experience, new contacts and possibilities for lifelong learning initiatives. main benefits for LP and PP2 are: enhanced institutional capacity and digital infrastructure; development of cross-border libraries network; strengthened staff skills through joint training and experience exchange; increased visibility and relevance of libraries in their communities. Because of joint project solutions tehre are changes: improved digital literacy and public service quality; better access to digital and educational resources for adults and youth in libraries; increased community engagement across different age groups and among stakeholders. Project target groups were: adults and seniors - the affect is gained digital skills and reduced isolation; youth - participated in joint camps increasing their interest in libraries, circular economy, digitalization; librarians - acquired new competencies and implemented innovative practice,, established new relationships, shared experience and knowledge; local communities benefited from inclusive public spaces and enhanced services, participation in joint and local events. The durability will be ensured in the cross-border parliament and set guidelines for further cooperation; renewed infrastructure and services will be maintained by libraries - annual budgets include maintenance and continued activity funding. \nThe future possible challenges and opportunities in the field of the content the project will be assure by expanding digital and circular economy education; ensuring intergenerational inclusion; sustaining digital engagement in cross border communities and searching financial mechanisms for new joint projects.","Elk, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00046","Sports borderland – promotion of sport and healthy lifestyle of cross-border region","The project overall objective is promotion of sport and a healthy lifestyle in three cities - Suwałki, Alytus, Druskininkai and cross-border region.\n\nIn Poland-Lithuanian border area, more than half of the population is overweight or obese. This problem is increasingly affecting young people, among whom several percent have problems with maintaining a proper weight. A sedentary lifestyle, the use of mobile phones, computers, poor diet and lack of physical activity are the main causes of such difficult condition. Moreover two years of COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting movement restrictions negatively affected the behaviour and lifestyle of many LT-PL inhabitants. Project partners will closely cooperate to promote various forms of physical activity, healthy lifestyle and counteract this unfavourable situation.\n\nThe project is a classic and good example of \"people to people\" project without any investment or infrastructural activities, in which most of the activities and budget are allocated to the so-called “soft actions” and preparation of strategical document.\n\nThe project activities will promote integration, share experiences and good practices and acquisition of new knowledge, skills, new ways of physical activity and ways to interest people in active free time, sport and in general healthy lifestyle. First of all, physical outside activity will be promoted, moreover project participants will better know each other and establish new contacts that could motivate each other for physical activity. \n\nThe project includes various activities and solutions aimed at promoting sports and a healthy lifestyle, and thus improving the situation and well-being of the borderland inhabitants. Totally 7 camps for youth by 3 cities will be organized, 4 running events in Suwalki, open running trainings, coaching courses, dietary and coaching consultations will contribute to the promotion of various sports disciplines and the interest of residents in new forms of physical activity.\n\nAn important and new activity in the project will be the purchase of various sport equipment for the needs of the implementation of camps for young people and other activities after project completition in three cities. New equipment will allow to address a better sport offer for local residents. New sport equpiment will also strengthen mental condition of young people and allow for better social integration and improvement of the life quality.\n\nOne of the most important innovation is that on the basis of the project's activities, statistical data, surveys, own researches and interviews conducted in schools, partner’s experience etc. a comprehensive programme/strategic document will be prepared concerning development and methods of improvement of physical activity, healthy lifestyle and sport, mainly among children and youths but also adults of the LT-PL border region. The document will contain the concept of goals, activities, projects, organizational solutions that should be implemented by the partners and possibly other interested local municipalities.This document will be prepared in Polish and Lithuanian with English summary and will help all partners to address better sports offer and promoting healthy lifestyle for their inhabitants. \n\nIn total 398 people will participate in all joint activities of the project (LP1-Suwałki: 139, PP2-Alytus: 175, PP3-Druskininkai: 84).\n\nOutput indicators: \n- participations in joint actions across borders: 398 people;\n- organisations cooperating across borders: 3 (The City of Suwałki, Alytus sports and recreation center and Druskininkai sport center);\n- public events across borders jointly organised: 4 running events in Suwałki.","2024-01-01","2025-12-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",328781.38,"ERDF",263025.09,80,"Within the reporting period the Subsidy Contract was signed on February 13, 2024. Moreover project partners signed the partnership Agreement on April 8, 2024. The Lead Partner took part with other project partners from Alytus and Druskininkai in the opening conference in Alytus on March 21, 2024. During the conference project partners presented the planned activities, learnt about the assumptions and aims of the project as well as the work schedule. Moreover the City of Suwałki selected and chose children/youths for sports camps in Alytus nad Druskininkai (4 camps in Alytus and 1 camp in Druskininkai that would be organised in June (30.06 to 04.07.2024) and July 2024 and agreed the details of these camps with project partners and arranged other necessary preparation activities (transport, insurance etc.).\nMoreover within the reporting period the LP concluded an agreement  with boxing coach and an agreement for carry out of these running events. In addition, the project partners carried out other own preparatory activities within the project.\n\nWithin the reporting period all project partners selected and choose children/youths that participated in sports camps in Alytus/Pagronycys (4 camps in the following periods:: 30.06.2024-04.07.2024, 08.07.2024-12.07.2024, 21.07.2024-25.07.2024, 28.07.2024-01.08.2024) and 1 sports camp in Druskininkai from 01.07.2024 to 05.07.2024), agreed the details of these camps and arranged other necessary preparation activities. Expenses (accomodation, nourishment,  transport, insurance, training services, entertainment activities  for organisation of these sports camps have been incurred). Moreover PP2 (ASRC) PP2 purchased sports equipment for camp activities: volleyball, basketball, handball, football balls, weighted balls, yoga/exercise mats, skipping ropes. A portable speaker with a microphone and a portable sports scoreboard were also purchased. \nThe participants of the sports camp were also purchased and given attributes of project publicity - 216 sets, 1  set consisted of 1 backpack, 1 cap and 1 water bottle).\n\nSport camps for youths and children strengthened international cooperation and encouraged physical activity and sports skills of the camp participants.\n\nIn Suwalki the boxing coach of boxing section in Suwalki performed his duties in accordance with the concluded agreement. The following equipment for the purpose of the boxing section in Suwalki have been also purchased, including: a boxing ring (1 pcs.), competition outfit (30 sets), spinning bike (5 pcs.), analytical scale (1 pc.), training tracksuit (30 pcs.), punching bag (4 pcs.), sporttester (30 pcs.). Moreover the brochure (printed materials) for the boxing section (200 pcs.) has been also prepared and group session with a psychologist for participants of the boxing section in Suwalki was organized (group I – 10 meetings) and coaching courses for young players (training of 2 players for boxing section in Suwalki) has been arranged.\n\nCertifications of 2 running trails (for 5 km and 10 km) has been also made and 1 running event was organized in Suwałki (Rozbiegane Suwałki / The Running Suwalki, the so-called running event: “Suwalska Ćwiartka” and Full Energy Runnings on August 31, 2024) with participation of all project partners for which the following accessories were purchased: T-shirts 300 pcs. (adults), statuetes/cups (35 pcs.), sack-backpacks (children), nutritional packages - children (300 pcs.) and adults (300 pcs.), start numbers (300 pcs. children and 300 pcs. adults), medals for children (300 pcs.) and medals for adults (300 pcs.). Musical setting and medical protection of this running event were also organized. Open running trainings for inhabitants that promoted healthy lifestyle have also been arranged.\n\nIn addition PP3 (Druskininkai) purchased an outdoor LCD stand, camera and camera lens to effectively publicize and document the events, thus ensuring their dissemination and visibility.\nWithin the reporting period all project partners selected and choose children/youths that participated in the boxing camp in Suwalki/Szelment from June 29, 2025 to July 2, 2025 and 1 sport camp in Druskininkai in July 2025. All partners agreed the details of these two camps with project partners and arranged other necessary preparation activities. Expenses for insurance of participants of the boxing camp have been incurred.\nIn Druskininkai (PP3) significant preparations were carried out for the basketball camp held on July 14–18. Necessary equipment was gathered, camp leaders were identified and selected, and all essential services were planned and ordered – including educational activities, guided tours, accommodation, catering, and others. A detailed camp program tailored to the participants’ needs was also developed.\n\nIn Suwalki the boxing coach of boxing section in Suwalki performed his duties in accordance with the concluded agreement. Electronic timing equipment (to measure time during running competitions) and boards and other elements for marking running trails over the Arkadia artificial lake have been purchased.\n\nTwo running events have been organised in Suwalki with participation of all project partners. One of the running event was: „Suwałki Miss Run & Suwalski Bieg z Wasem” organized on March 9, 2025 for which the following accessories were purchased: Nanushki socks/welcome packs (300 pairs adults and 150 pairs children), statuetes/cups (23 pcs.), start numbers (300 pcs. adults and 150 pcs. children), nutritional packages for adults (300 pcs.) and children (150 pcs.) and medals for adults (300 pcs) and children (150 pcs.). Musical setting and medical protection of this running event has been also organized.\nThe second running event was: „Bieg Dookoła Świata” organized on April 27, 2025 for which the following accessories were purchased: flower seedlings/welcome packs (100 pcs. adults and 100 pcs children), anti-stress balls/welcome packs (100 pcs. adults and  100 pcs. children), statuetes/cups (9 pcs.), start numbers (100 pcs. adults and 100 pcs. children), nutritional packages (100 pcs. adults and 100 pcs. children). Musical setting and medical protection of this running event has been also organized.\n\nMoreover in Suwalki 20 pairs of running shoes for 20 participants of the motiviting programme (FIT Suwalczanie) in Suwalki city have been bought. Coaching and dietary consultations for 20 participants of the programme FIT SUWALCZANIE have been arranged. Open running trainings for inhabitants that promoted healthy lifestyle have also been conducted. \n\nAdditionally group sessions with a psychologist for participants of the boxing section in Suwalki was organized (2 groups – 20 meetings).","Druskininkai, Alytus, Suwałki","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},4]
["LTPL00082","Making rehabilitation services for children and adults in the cross-border region more accessible and better quality","Recent estimates by the World Health Organization state that over 1 billion people in the world need rehabilitation services. The cross-border region is no exception in this area and faces the same challenges described by the constantly growing number of patients (adults and children) who need rehabilitation services. However, rehabilitation services are not at a sufficient level of quality or enough accessible for those most in need. Public institution Abromiskes Rehabilitation Hospital (LP) together with Independent Public Health Care Institution in Łapy (PP2) have significant experience in providing rehabilitation. However, organizations lack the infrastructure, innovative equipment, and most important competencies necessary for the provision of effective, improved, and new market needs corresponding rehabilitation services.\nThe aim objective of this project is to increase cross-border cooperation of medical institutions in order to enhance accessibility and quality of rehabilitation services for children and adult people in Lithuania and Poland. Joint training, experience exchange events, improved cross-border healthcare infrastructure (including medical equipment), and established sustainable cross-border cooperation network among project partners and related institutions ensures the successful achievement of the set aim as well as a positive and sustainable impact on the health system in the cross-border region. Implementation of the planned project activities will help to improve the capacity of the participating rehabilitation institutions by increasing the annual number of rehabilitation patients (including adults and children) to 6566 and their cross-border cooperation while achieving the final project result. \nThe project is new in three ways. First of all, an innovative approach to rehabilitation services is applied when the treatment process is not limited to physical medicine but also involves improving the emotional health of the patients (psychotherapy services). Second, through the use of modern technologies and methods in the rehabilitation of children and adult people. Lastly, through the integration of rehabilitation-related infrastructure and the know-how of partnering organizations.","2024-02-01","2026-04-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",455239.45,"ERDF",364191.55,80,"During the reporting period, the following progress was achieved:\n\n1) management and coordination activities were implemented. The project manager was responsible for smooth day-to-day project management, the achievement of goals, the correct use of resources and project realization, the coordination of activities between project partners, smooth cooperation, communication, and problem-solving.  The kick-off meeting took place on the 21st of March, 2024, online via Zoom platform, where both LP and PP2 representatives participated. Roll-up purchased by LP.\n2) the project manager presented the prepared Project Communication Plan, which describes all the internal communication tools. Furthermore, Project Risk and Quality Management plan has been prepared during the reporting period and presented during the kick-off meeting. This plan identifies the main project risks and means to manage them. \n3) implementation of Activity 1.1. started. Procurement procedures of equipment (circulating shower unit, hydromassage pearl massage bath, hydromassage foot bath) necessary for the provision of improved physiotherapy services were started by LP. The procurement procedure of simple repair works of the physiotherapy (hydrotherapy) room was implemented by LP. The construction contract was concluded on May 2024 following the procurement procedure, simple repair works were started. It is planned to complete them during the next reporting period. Also, the necessary equipment (conditioner and air recuperation system) that will be installed on the premises during repair work was purchased by LP. Stickers (100 units) to mark the equipment purchased by LP.\n4) implementation of Activity 1.2. started. Procurement procedures of equipment (RehaCom cognitive training equipment, virtual reality set for psychotherapy, and biofeedback therapy equipment set for group therapy) necessary for the provision of improved psychotherapy services were implemented, and equipment was purchased by LP.\n5) LP and PP2 published information about the project on the partnering organizations' websites as well as on social media. It allowed the project target group as well as the public to be informed about the project, its activities, and results.\n1. Management and coordination activities were implemented. The project manager was responsible for smooth day-to-day project management, the achievement of goals, the correct use of resources and project realisation, the coordination of activities between project partners, smooth cooperation, communication, and problem-solving. Kick-off meeting took place online during the last reporting period, where both LP and PP2 representatives participated. During this reporting period no meetings took place.\n\n2. During the last reporting period, the project manager presented the prepared Project Communication Plan, which describes all the internal communication tools. Furthermore, Project Risk and Quality Management plan has been prepared and presented during the kick-off meeting. This plan identifies the main project risks and means to manage them. During  this reporting period  the plan was reviewed and partners discussed the risks faced by each partner during the actual reporting period and what measures have been taken in order to avoid them. \n\n3. Implementation of Activity 1.1. was continued.\n3.1. Procurement procedures of physiotherapy equipment and furniture that is necessary for the provision of improved physiotherapy services were continued. Following equipment and furniture was acquired during this reporting period by LP: multifunctional electrostimulators (2 units), electrostimulation machine (4 channels), electrotherapy machine with vacuum, electrotherapy system for back treatment, electric massage table (4 segments) with heated surface (2 units), hydromassage foot bath (2 units), hydromassage pearl massage bath, circulating shower unit, dry water massage device, chair for patients near foot baths (2 units), chair for massage therapist (2 units), chair for the patient to perform a seated massage (2 units), changing cabinet for the patient (from 3 parts) (10 units), set of furniture for the waiting area for patients near the procedure rooms (3 units). Also, it was purchased set of furniture for the patients' rest area (2 units) - Activity 1.3. At the same time, PP2 purchased the device for sequential compression massage and lymphatic drainage with cuffs as well as therapeutic table for lymphatic drainage and installed in rehabilitation center and physiotherapy department. Other, public procurement procedures by PP2 are in the process.\n3.2.  The planned training on the work with purchased physiotherapy equipment took place. LP carried out one training for 19 physiotherapists and PP2 one training for 6 specialists.  \n3.3. During this reporting period also simple repair works of physiotherapy (hydrotherapy) room (93,7m², Sanatorijos street 72, Abromiskes, Lithuania) were completed: 1)changing electrical installations; 2) changing lighting; 3) replacement and integration of water inlets into the wall; 4) changing the old tiles to new ones on the walls; 5) changing the old floor covering (tile) to new one; 6) changing the old ceiling covering to the new one; 7) repair of indoor ceilings; 8) changing the old floor covering to new one; 9) removal of wall covering, installation of new wall covering; 10) replacement of ventilation grilles; 11) installation of new doors. Also, necessary equipment (conditioner and air recuperation system) that was purchased during last reporting period was installed. The renovated facilities meet the hygiene requirements and patients are already using the facilities renovated by the project.\n3.4. Both partners purchased stickers (100 each) and durable plaques (1 each) which were installed in the visible places. \n\n4. During reporting period partners participated in joint capacity-building events to provide the improved rehabilitation services. 3 LP employees and 3 PP2 physiotherapists participated in the 4-day capacity-building event at Median Neuroclinic in Germany. Also, 2 LP employees and 2 PP2 psychologists participated in 1-day training “Biofeedback Xpert system and it’s usage” in Austria. This allowed to complete 1.4. activity.\n\n5. During the reporting period both partners provided information about  project activities on website and social network site. In total, 9 publications on websites (5-LP, 4-PP2) and 8 on social media (5-LP, 3-PP2) were published.\n\n6. During this reporting period 1.2. activity was completed. For this, 1 additional psychologist from LP organisation took place in training with the aim to learn how to work with the purchased innovative psychotherapy equipment and provide better quality services in this regard. The remaining part of the activities (training, purchase of equipment) were implemented during the first reporting period.\n1. Management and coordination activities were implemented. The project manager was responsible for smooth day-to-day project management, the achievement of goals, the correct use of resources and project realisation, the coordination of activities between project partners, smooth cooperation, communication, and problem-solving. From the project beginning (kick-off meeting (first reporting period) and second project board meeting (the third reporting period) took place. \n2. During the first reporting period, the project manager presented the prepared Project Communication Plan, which describes all the internal communication tools. Furthermore, Project Risk and Quality Management plan has been prepared and presented during the kick-off meeting. This plan identifies the main project risks and means to manage them. During  this reporting period the plan was reviewed and partners discussed the risks faced by each partner during the actual reporting period and what measures have been taken in order to avoid them. \n3. Implementation of Activity No. 1.1. was completed. The simple repair works of physiotherapy (hydrotherapy) room in LP-owned premises are implemented and all needed equipment is purchased until the end of this reporting period. Also, in total 25 specialists are trained to work with innovative physiotherapy equipment. During this reporting period the following equipment purchased: PP2:  3 electrotherapy devices, 3 ultrasound machines for physical therapy, 3 Laser Therapy devices, 3 Infrared therapy devices, 1 device for low-frequency magnetic field therapy with an applicator on a stand, 1 high-frequency magnetic field device complete with applicators and compatible couch, 7 Therapeutic tables, 1 cryotherapy device, 2 devices for electrotherapy, laser therapy and ultrasound therapy devices, 2 laser probes, 2 ultrasonic heads, 1 device for whirling massage of the lower limbs, 1 device for whirling massage of the upper limbs, 4\nHeight adjustable treatment tables for patient & therapist, 8 patient chairs, 1 Wardrobe for rehabilitation accessories, 5 file cabinets, 5 wardrobes for patients, 2 medical desks, 2 doctor's chairs, 2 medical stools, 2 benches for patients. They were all delivered but 3 categories of them will be paid in the next reporting period (therapeutic table, height adjustable treatment table for patient & therapist and medical stool). LP: High intensity scanning laser therapy device (1 unit).\n4. Activity No 1.2. was completed during the second reporting period. \n5. Activity No 1.3. was continued during this reporting period. The following kinesiotherapy equipment was purchased by PP2:  9 patient chairs, 1 wardrobe for rehabilitation accessories, 5 wardrobes for patients, 2 medical desks, 2 doctor's chairs, 1 bench for patients. The remaining equipment will be purchased and 6 PP2 specialists training to work with this equipment will be implemented during the next reporting period. LP purchased all the planned equipment, more specifically: bicycle - ergometer (2 units), stepper ergometer (1 unit). Also, 8 employees were trained how to use the purchased equipment. \n6. 1.4. activity was completed during the second reporting period. \n7. During this reporting period the activity No 1.5. started. LP implemented 2 day-training on physiotherapy and kinesiotherapy application in rehabilitation and experience exchange in practical work with the acquired equipment ( Lithuania). 13 LP and 8 PP2 employees participated in the training. \n8. During this reporting period Activity No 2.1. implementation started. LP organised the joint training cycle \"Health School\" including 3 training in Lithuania with 116 participants. The information about the training  was provided on LP\nwebsite and social network site. Also, e -newsletter aimed at the provision of information about the training cycle “Health school” was prepared and was sent to the target group.\n9. During this reporting period both partners provided information about project activities on website and social network site. In total, 5 publications on websites (5-LP) and 8 on social media (7-LP, 1-PP2) were published.\n\n","Łapy, Abromiskes","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00032","We move the borders - cross-border cooperation between Poland and Lithuania","The project implementation covers 2 border regions: Poland and Lithuania and involves partners: SP ZOZ WSPR in Białystok and The Ambulance service of the Republic of Lithuania. The project covers regions characterised by low social development compared to other EU countries. The health care system in both areas is not in good condition. Poland and Lithuania were only ranked 25th in the Health Systems Sustainability Index among the 28 EU countries in 2019. This is one of the worst results due to excess mortality from cardiovascular diseases. The data show that these diseases are the most common cause of deaths in particular among the elderly (Lithuania: Total deaths-47746 persons including cardiovascular diseases -23037 persons; Poland: Total deaths-519517 persons including cardiovascular diseases -180645 persons /data: Oficieliosios Statstikos Portalas and CSO; 2021). Emergency medical care in this case becomes crucial. Myocardial infarction is one of the most common causes of death in both countries. The patient can be saved as long as the right help is given in the first minutes. We share a huge proportion of people who die from cardiovascular disease. The common challenge of the borderlands also focuses on saving lives during disasters, warfare and migration crises. A medical person on the battlefield, in a state of emergency zone, in addition to being prepared to act in extreme situations, must also be knowledgeable. The training of these people will help the wounded during warfare, in emergency situations, they will be prepared for unforeseen events. In every country, people die in the same way, but not every country is as vulnerable as Lithuania and Poland. We have different procedures, so the joint exchange of experience is crucial. As part of the cooperation, we aim to develop the skills of medical personnel including paramedics and nurses and minimise the gap in medical infrastructure (purchase of new ambulances used mainly in villages). The added value will be the training of citizens, the elderly over 45. We want to act in two phases: to reduce the risks associated with a lack of assistance especially for people in rural areas in life-threatening situations, and to prepare these people for possible contingencies. We aim to provide adequate care that saves lives and health by:\n\n\n1.\tExchange of experience - training in Poland and Lithuania on disasters, extreme situations and mass incidents for medical persons\n\n\n2.\tReplacement of medical infrastructure - purchase of ambulances \n\n\n3.\tTraining in pre-medical first aid and disaster first aid with the use of purchased phantoms, in villages especially for older people, i.e. over 45 years of age\n\n\n4.\tInformation campaign (final conference with presentation of results), dissemination of project leaflets, information on fanpage, partners' websites, durable plaque.\nMain products:\n\n\n1.\tJoint working group -4 people\n\n\n2.\tWorking group meetings -6 meetings\n\n\n3.\tTraining of medics \"Medical rescue in disasters, extreme situations and mass events\"- 60 persons/ 30 persons each in Poland and Lithuania/6 groups/30 hours group\n\n\n4.\tTraining of medics \"Emergency services in battlefield medicine\"- 60 persons/ 30 persons each in Poland and Lithuania/5 groups/30 hours group \n\n\n5.\tPurchase of 2 sets of phantoms for training \n\n\n6.\tTrainings for villagers on premedical first aid and disaster first aid with the use of purchased phantoms - 200 persons /100 persons each in Poland and Lithuania /10 training groups/8 hours group\n\n\n7.\tPurchase of 3 ambulances with equipment \n\n\n8.\tOrganisation of a project wrap-up conference-1 \n1 hour= 1 training hour (45 minutes)\nA cross-border approach is crucial in the reality of today's politics of other countries, i.e. war in Ukraine, migration conflict on the border. As close neighbours, we see the need to respond and secure together in the event of a disaster or hostilities. We will develop solutions for partners to face difficult situations. We will support each other in situations where the forces and resources at our disposal are insufficient for the scale of the needs. Cross-border cooperation will deal with catastrophic incidents that arise at the border and in the border zone, where it is mainly the time of arrival of the relevant services that matters. We will develop solutions that are useful in small towns so that help can be more effective and arrive more quickly. Through the project we will introduce a new approach to a common emergency policy aiming at a safe, prepared society on both sides of the border. We will train not only medical people but also civilians. Any of us walking down the street could find ourselves in a situation where we are dealing with injuries from weapons, catastrophic events and the unforeseen given recent international events.","2024-04-01","2026-03-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",557353.2,"ERDF",445882.56,80,"During the reporting period, training was conducted for employees in the field of \"Emergency medical care in disasters, extreme situations and mass events\". The training program concerned standards of assistance in the border zone (as planned). The training courses were joint in nature, as representatives of both partners participated in the training and exchanged good practices and experiences (3 representatives of the partner participated) (as planned).\nRecruitment for training was announced on the websites of the partners. \n\nThe expected result was achieved, a total of 60 people participated, including 30 people in LP1 and 30 people in PP2. Each group consisted of 10 participants, each group underwent 30 hours of training, a total of 6 groups were trained, including 3 groups in LP1 and 3 groups in PP2. \n\nIn the current period, 2 sets of rescue phantoms were purchased, including 1 set for LP1 and 2 sets for PP2. The expected result was achieved. \n\nDuring the current financial period, the partners communicated regularly, mainly via the Internet, discussing current tasks and cooperating with each other and exchanging best practices in the field of crisis response and work organization in rescue teams.\nDuring the reporting period, LP1 conducted training for employees in the field of \"Emergency services in battlefield medicine\". The thematic scope of the training included: emergency services in battlefield medicine, response to crisis situations such as warfare and the migration crisis, standards of assistance in the border area, accidents with firearms, massive hemorrhages, airway patency, chest wounds, hypothermia, methods and means of evacuation of the injured. Use of simulations and tactical scenarios that are close to the realities of providing first aid in extreme conditions (3 representatives of the partner participated) (as planned). Recruitment for training was announced on the LP1 website. Initially, PP2 planned to organize training for medical personnel \"Emergency services in battlefield medicine\" in the 2nd period. Taking into account the occupation of the target group and potential service providers, the implementation of this activity was postponed to Period 3. Three representatives of the Project Partner participated online in the “Emergency services in battlefield medicine” training courses organized by the Lead Partner on 10-31 March 2025 (three training sessions x 4 days).\nThe result was achieved, a total of 30 people participated on the LP1 side. The LP1 groups consisted of 10 participants, each group underwent 30-hour training, a total of 3 LP1 groups were trained. \nIn the current LP1 period, a tender procedure for the delivery of 2 ambulances was announced and resolved and an agreement was concluded with the Contractor. Delivery of the ambulance in the next reporting period. In addition, in the second reporting period, LP1 selected the Contractor for training in the field of First Premedical Aid and First Aid in the event of disasters for residents of villages in the Białystok and Sokółka districts. \nPP2 public tender for the purchase of an emergency vehicle was announced on February 14, 2025, tender number 1175752 (The winner should be announced in period 3).\nDuring the second commitment period, the partners communicated regularly, mainly via the Internet, discussing current tasks and cooperating with each other and exchanging best practices in responding to crisis situations and organizing work in rescue teams.","Kaunas, Bialystok","LT, PL",null,", , , , \n",null,null,null,2]
["LTPL00130","Eliminate neglect in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in particular by strengthening health services in the Polish-Lithuanian border region","Poland and Lithuania, despite an initially effective response to the onset of the pandemic, have, as of September 2020, become among the most affected countries in the world by COVID-19. The reasons for this state of affairs are complex. The high number of infections may translate into high death rates due to the specificity of epidemic diseases. In a situation of widespread misinformation, many patients used alternative methods of coronavirus management (ineffective drugs, delayed testing, etc.), ending up in hospitals in an extremely severe condition, which significantly worsens the prognosis. \nIn Lithuania and Poland, the healthcare system is still underfunded (5.5% of GDP in Lithuania, 4.8% of GDP in Poland). The quality of healthcare in both countries is worse than the EU average. Both countries face challenges in accessing health services: lack of medical specialists, long waiting times for services. In Poland, a larger proportion of the population (8.5% of the population aged 16 and over) experiences shortages of medical needs than the EU average (3.2%). In Lithuania, the rate is quite close to the EU average (3.1%). Both Lithuania and Poland experience problems with health services due to inadequate funding and poor availability and quality of health services, resulting in an overall poorer health status of citizens. Mortality from preventable and treatable causes in both countries exceeds the EU average and is particularly high in Lithuania, and the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an additional burden on the emotional and physical health of citizens.\nLP1 will focus on reducing the time to service for surgical procedures, including minimally invasive surgery and endoscopic examinations \n- can return to normal more quickly,\n- there is less pain after surgery,\n- there are no extensive and disfiguring scars on the body,\n- the risk of infections and loss of significant amounts of blood is reduced.\nThe long-term goal is also to strengthen cooperation between public health providers and cross-border healthcare institutions. In the longer term, the capacity of public health providers will be increased and cross-border public services will be delivered more efficiently. Project beneficiaries will also increase awareness of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare, in particular the application of the provisions of Directive 2011/24/EU, which sets out the conditions for a patient to be able to receive healthcare in another EU country and be eligible for reimbursement. A very important factor is also the quality of indoor air in operating theatres has undoubtedly a major impact on the health of the patient and staff, the reduction of infections, the well-being of the operating team at work, so the use of air conditioning - ventilation systems in operating theatres is intended to reduce the risk of infections and provide comfort for staff.\nThe project will be jointly developed, implemented, financed and managed by the staff appointed to implement it.\n\nThe project partners are addressing these problems:\n- insufficient diagnosis of post-COVID-19 complications,\n- insufficient quality and availability of health services,\n- long waiting times for medical services (endoscopic examinations, operations),\n- insufficient exchange of experience/skills between medical facilities,\n- outdated diagnostic and treatment equipment,\n- insufficient infrastructure to carry out operations,\n- lack of adequate ventilation in the operating theatre,\n- insufficient number of ambulances for the specialized emergency medical team.\n\nThe solution to the above problems is:\nExchange of knowledge and experience of Partners, health promotion, purchase of modern equipment for diagnosis and transport, advanced treatment and monitoring of patients, modernization of the ventilation system.\nThe project will increase the quality and availability of healthcare services in the LT-PL border area.\nThe project's target audience will be residents of the Ełk County (PL) and Druskininkai County (LT). And the target group will include healthcare professionals.\n\nJoint project implementation will include:\n- exchange of experience, knowledge between partners,\n- organisation of training/workshops\n- organisation of an opening conference\n- organisation of a conference to summarise the results of the project;\n- management of the project during its implementation. \n- reporting.","2024-04-01","2026-03-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","128 Health infrastructure","N",862616.25,"ERDF",690093,80,"As part of the project, in the 1st reporting period, the Opening Conference was organized by PP2 on August 9, 2024 in Druskininkai. \nLP1 purchased an information board \"Advertisement - Information board\" - Delivevables 1.1.7, which was hung on the facade of the \"Pro-Medica\" building in Ełk Sp. z o. o. at ul. Baranki 24, 19-300 Ełk, Poland.\nLP1 incurred costs related to \"Travel expenses for participants - Activiti 1.1 and 1.2\"\nIn the second period, LP1 modernized the ventilation and air conditioning of the operating room No. 1 of the Operating Block. Articles about the implementation of the modernization of the operating block and the planned seminar in the next period were published on the LP1 website and in social media.\n\nPP2 organized orders for planned equipment:\nPurchased and delivered:\n- D.1.1.3 ultrasound machine (1 piece)\n- D.1.1.4 computers (2) + printer\n- D.1.1.3 X-ray machine with C-arm\n- D.1.1.4 equipment for otolaryngological diagnostics\n\nAt the moment, PP2 is purchasing 1 ultrasound machine\n\nRemaining equipment and furniture for D.1.1.3 and D.1.1.4 will be purchased and installed by PP2 and reported with the 3rd reporting period: for D.1.1.3 ultrasound machine (1 piece); for D.1.1.4: 2 tables with drawers, 2 chairs, medical screen, 2-piece wardrobe, Medical couch on wheels (electric) 2 pcs.\n\nThe project partners organized an online working group meeting on March 31, 2025 and discussed the project progress, remaining activities and workshops to be organized in Druskininkai in September 2025.\n","Druskininkai, Ełk","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00095","Improving of co-operation management in the context of tourism security in the Lithuanian-Polish border region","The aim of the project is to strengthen the management of inter-institutional cooperation in the field of improving tourism security in the Lithuanian-Polish border region. The project will include an analysis and assessment of tourism security in the Lithuanian-Polish border region, the develoment and signing of a the Declaration/Protocol on inter-institutional cooperation in the field of tourism security, the implementation of joint and specialized training based on the programme developed by the project partners, the organisation of an international conference for the dissemination of good practice, the improvement of the material base of the firefighters, and the construction of a public area in the Commune of Giby, with a lifeguard hangar and a protected public beach.\nThe project will strengthen the institutional capacity of the project partners to manage cooperation, and will provide firefighters and volunteers with the knowledge and skills to cooperate and coordinate firefighting and rescue activities in the Lithuanian-Polish border region. It will also improve the ability of firefighters to respond to incidents, perform rescues on ice and in water, and prevent drowning. The project will create close cooperation between the project partners and ensure a long-term partnership, contributing not only to enhansing the safety of tourists, but also the safety of the local population in the Lithuanian-Polish border region. The implementation of the project activities will make the territories of the project partner municipalities safer for tourists and local residents, and will create legal preconditions for inter-institutional cooperation between the project partners in ensuring the future security of tourism in the Lithuanian-Polish border region.","2024-02-01","2026-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",993870.09,"ERDF",795096.0699999999,80,"During the reporting period all three partners, e. g. Trakai District Fire and Rescue Service, Trakai District Municipality Administration, and the Commune of Gibyacted appointed staff for project implementation as project management groups. Partners signed a Partnership agreement during the first partners meeting on the 26th of March, 2024 in Trakai. In this period partners established an international group of experts who participated in two meetings (one was organized remotely) and discussed issues regarding the development of a Study on institutional cooperation in the field of tourism security. The Study will be worked out by external experts from VšĮ „Raidos kryptys“. \nDuring this period LP1 started to implement public procurement for Specialised training 40 ac. h module for LT - to improve 24 LT trainees' skills in driving a service vehicle and the contract was signed. The training will be implemented during the next reporting period. LP1 purchased 1 inflatable boat with a hard bottom and equipment and the possibility of attaching a petrol engine at the rear. The boat has been delivered to LP1. \nPP3 we carried out preparatory activities for the purchase of equipment and the necessary infrastructure on the Polish side. In addition, we were preparing to organize general and specialized training in the field of safety, which we will conduct in subsequent periods.\nParticular activities regarding project publicity have been implemented:\n1. Information on the project objective, planned activities, expected results, and budget prepared and published (in LT and EN) on the websites of partners and also posted on Trakai TIC.\n2. 2 A3 posters (LP1-2 copies), produced and displayed in LP1, PP2 and PP3 premises.\n3. 2 mobile A4 information stands prepared (LP1 - 2 units). \n4. 1 roller stand of 85 x 200 cm (LP1 - 1 piece) prepared and used during meetings. \n5. 1 set of gadgets with the Programme logo will be developed, consisting of a pen, notebook, backpack, and thermal protector thermos, and 105 copies for LP1 produced. \nDuring the reporting period, the project management staff of Trakai District Fire and Rescue Service have continued the implementation of the activities as foreseen in the project application. The second meeting of partners was organized on 22/08/2024 in Giby (PL). \nThe second newsletter about the project was published on the websites of LP1, ensuring communication about the project. Roll-ups were used in meetings and training, gadgets were shared for training and meeting participants. \nBy implementing WP1, LP1 was responsible for the development of the study on institutional cooperation in the field of tourism security. During the reporting period, the study was developed by VšĮ “Raidos kryptys” in collaboration with the Working group, and the study report was prepared in LT and PL languages. The third meeting of the working group was organized on the 22nd of August in Giby, and the fourth (last) meeting was organized on the 20th of October in Trakai, where partners from Poland participated online. Experts discussed the situation and directions for cooperation on tourism security among the partners of the project.\nBy implementing WP2, LP1 implemented specialised 40 ac. h training aimed to improve 24 LT trainees' skills in driving a service vehicle, and the target group was firefighters of LP1. One part of the training program, \"Practical patrol car driving skills for LT\" was prepared. The training was implemented by JSC \"ARV-auto\" in consortium with JSC \"Baltex consult\". The participants positively evaluated the training, and 24 certificates were issued. Implementing Activity 2.2 (D 2.2.1), LP1 purchased 1 rescue sled. The sled was delivered to LP1. LP1 implemented a public procurement procedure for purchasing 1 fire-fighting vehicle with equipment and the contract was signed. The fire-fighting vehicle with equipment has been started to produce.\nPP2 carried out preparatory activities for the purchase of equipment and the necessary infrastructure on the Polish side. In December 2024, a contract was signed for the construction of a marina and a pier with a hangar on Lake Gieret in Giby. This was achieved in the second tender procedure. In addition, we also organized all the processes about general and specialized training in the field of safety. 24 people took part in two training cycles - in the field of water safety and for motorboat helmsman - 24 in each training. The acquired skills will certainly be useful in practice, especially in the field of safety, including saving the lives and health of residents and tourists. Thanks to the tender procedure, we also purchased a boat with the necessary rescue equipment, including water diver suits. The boat is already at PP2's disposal and will be used in the upcoming tourist season. It will serve to increase the level of safety of tourists and residents by the water.\nDuring the reporting period, the project management staff of partners continued to implement project activities as foreseen in the project application form. \nUp to this reporting period, two partners meetings were organized (1 - LT and 1-PL). During this reporting period, the third meeting of partners was organized on 26/06/2025 in Giby (PL). \nUp to now, LP1 has published five newsletters about the progress of project implementation, and 3 of them within this reporting period. Roll-ups were used in meetings and training sessions, and gadgets were shared among participants. PP3 actively publishes the project during meetings with other municipalities and stakeholders. \nBy implementing WP1, the study on institutional cooperation in the field of tourism security was prepared during the second reporting period. The study was developed by VšĮ “Raidos kryptys” in collaboration with the Working group, and the study report was prepared in LT and PL languages. All four meetings of the working group were organized up to this reporting period. Experts discussed the situation and directions for cooperation on tourism security for further cooperation of the partners. The study will be presented and the final international conference.\nBy implementing WP2, during the second reporting period, LP1 implemented a specialised 40 ac. h. training for 24 LT firefighters' skills in driving a service vehicle under the programme \"Practical patrol car driving skills for LT\", and PP2 implemented water safety and motorboat helmsman training for 24 people in PL (12+12). During this reporting period, the joint training programme \"Emergency response and inter-agency coordination in the event of emergencies\" consisting of 2 modules x 40 ac.h, aimed to improve the capacity of 18 LT and 18 PL firefighters and volunteers to provide assistance and inter-agency interaction in case of emergencies, and to conduct rescue operations. Implementing Activity 2.2 (D 2.2.1), LP1 continued monitoring of the production of ire-fighting vehicle as the rest of the equipment (1 rescue sled and Inflatable RIB boat 430 with gasoline outboard engine 30 hp and trailer) was purchased up to this reporting period. PP2 continued construction works of infrastructure on the Polish side. In December 2024, a contract was signed for the construction of a marina and a pier with a hangar on Lake Gieret in Giby. This was achieved in the second tender procedure. In addition, we also organized all the processes about general and specialized training in the field of safety. Equipment foreseen in the project (boat with the necessary rescue equipment, including water diver suits) was purchased up to this reporting period. ","Trakai, Giby","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00247","Cross-border flavors: connecting communities through culinary exchange, cultural festivals and healthy living initiatives","This project aims to strengthen social cooperation, stimulate people-to-people activities between the inhabitants of Alytus, Lithuania and Ełk, Poland. Following previously implemented initiatives, the example of social kitchen, through various culinary and social initiatives, partners want to buil up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions. The project implementation activities are: culinary exchange workshops with participants from both regions, focusing on traditional sharing of recipes and cooking together, as well exchanging knowledge, experience during cultural events. The one-day Culinary and cultural festival in Ełk aims to gather 100 participants, present cross-border dishes from both cultures and perform artistic performances. The participants will be actively involved in joint actions.\nAn important element is nutritional education, with workshops conducted in Ełk and Alytus to emphasize the importance of healthy eating. The goal is to cook together and create educational materials that will stimulate social activity and are encouraged to become community leaders.\nThe project includes joint social activities, organization of picnics and barbecue events aimed at building social cohesion and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Each event is addressed to the entire community, and the social leaders are people from previous workshops.\nThe joint community project focuses on establishing community gardens, run by workshop participants, to provide fresh products to community kitchens (including herbs). Additionally, the volunteer program encourages community members to support the activities of community kitchens, culminating in a joint charity event during which workshop participants and volunteers prepare and distribute meals to people who need help.\nThe overarching goal is to create lasting connections between both regions, emphasizing cultural appreciation, healthy lifestyles and social engagement. The project anticipates lasting impact by empowering participants to take on leadership roles in their communities.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",143329.68,"ERDF",114663.74,80,"During reporting period main achievements are:\nActivity 1.1\n 4 joint cross-border people-to-people activities were organized to foster cultural, culinary exchange, community engagement, mutual understanding between Alytus and Ełk. These activities served as opportunities for residents from both regions to come together, share experiences: \n\nFirst - culinary exchange event in Alytus on 13-14th of March (2 days) for youth and elderly (30 participants: 15 LP1, 15 P2). This culinary exchange aimed share diverse culinary traditions: participants got the knowledges about Lithuanian bread baking traditions, baked and decorated bread, discussed on culinary traditions in culinary heritage education „Bread path“; food workshops – cooking supper and lunch together with the chef, tasting, talking about culinary; lecture-discussion \"Food preparation: practical tips for choosing healthier products and production methods\". \n\nSecond - volunteer social kitchen event in Elk on 25th of April for youth and elderly (60 participants: 30 LP1, 30 P2). This joint event strenghtened community connections, promoting shared values, and addressing local needs: muffin baking workshops; lunch cooking session with a culinary school instructor, involving the active participation of volunteers; creating a Community Garden (the herbs grown in the garden will be used in the community kitchen during shared cooking sessions, further strengthening the values of sharing, sustainability, and care for the common good); shared lunch, prepared together beforehand, reflected the spirit of a community kitchen and highlights volunteering as a powerful tool for building connection and solidarity.\n\nThird - family days in Alytus on 15-16th of May (2 days) for residents of municipalities including children, youth, adults and seniors (30 participants: 15 LP1, 15 P2). Family Days provided a platform for families to engage in joint activities, fostering connections across generations and cultural backgrounds, culinary recipes: culinary heritage education – baking buckwheat cake with culinary chef, preparing local herbs tea, drawing on t-shirts’ heritage symbols, participating in various competitions by building ancient Dzūkija region house complex; food workshop – cooking traditional Dzūkija recipes-based lunch with the chef, tasting, talking about culinary traditions, recipes; traditional songs, dances performance “Connected across generations ”. \n\nFourth - culinary exchange event in Elk 28-30th of May (3 days) for youth and elderly (30 participants: 15 LP1, 15 P2). Partners were engage in cooking experiences, cultural activities and learning, fostering deeper connections between generations: intergenerational cooking workshops; culinary games and contests; lecture on healthy eating tailored to the needs of different age groups; preparation of modern dishes under the guidance of an expert (soup, main course, dessert); outdoor meal preparation workshop; documentation of recipes and memories in a brochure: “Culinary Stories of Ełk”.\n\nActivity 1.2. \nLP: 20 nutritional education lessons for local communities: workshops with a dietitian promoting healthy eating habits cooking for youth and seniors (20 meetings, 3 hours each, 15 people each, total 300 participants).\nPP2 signed contract No. OPS.263.31.2025 of 09/05/2025 with 7 VISINS sp. z o.o. for Nutritional education, will start from June 2025. \n\nActivity 1.3.\nLP: Social initiatives for community members. Purchased equipment for the establishment of the Social Kitchen, ensuring long-term community engagement, food security, and sustainability. The equipment used for both day-to-day operations and project events aimed at strengthening social initiatives: Boiler stove used daily for meal preparation by NGOs and volunteers for vulnerable populations and cooking workshops; greenhouse and raised beds provides fresh, organic produce for meal preparation in the kitchen and promote sustainable food practices; movable tent and stage used for cooking demonstrations, outdoor events and educational workshops. \nPP2 has created and is running a Community Garden that will allow residents to engage in urban farming with outdoor pots and vertical herb gardens. Equipment related to the community garden was purchased: 4 walls - vertical garden, 20 concrete pots, soil and 500 plant seedlings. Planting was carried out during the 8th volunteer organization event in the community kitchen in Ełk. The community garden was created in the Ełk Center for Social Revitalization STAJNIA.\n\nCommunication and publicity: publications were placed in websites https://ambc.lt/?page_id=2078) https://mopselk.naszops.pl/programy-i-projekty-wspolfinansowane-przez-unie-europejska/interreg-litwa-polska-2021-2027-smaki-transgraniczne; as well Facebook; LP: 260 sets of gadgets with Interreg logo for participants (eco cutting board and pumpkin seed oil); PP2: 30 honey jar set each 3 jars; 60 aprons; 100 eco water bottels.A3 poster in LP and PP2 premises.","Elk, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00317","Effective Decision-making through Cooperation, Learning and Experience Sharing for the Sustainable Development of Cities","The project will be implemented by the two project partners: Druskininkai Municipality as a Lead Partner and Gižycko Municipality. Druskininkai and Gižycko are the municipalities located on the Lithuanian-Polish border, similar in size and demographic characteristics. Both municipalities are tourist areas and have similar development strategies. The economic and social situation of both municipalities is closely related to the development of tourism and related services. The need of effective decision-making in order to ensure the sustainable development of cities, including tourism activities, and the well-being of local residents is the challenge actual for both municipalities. \n\nThe project overall objective is more effective decision-making in the Municipalities of Druskininkai and Gižycko through cooperation, learning and experience sharing for the sustainable development of cities and improved wellbeing of cross-border communities. \nWithin the framework of the project the joint activities will be organized for the council members of both municipalities:\n- 2 people-to-people meetings of Druskininkai and Gižycko Municipalities council members and relative administration staff with workshops, trainings, experience sharing activities, participation in public events and meeting with local interest groups - NGOs, communities.\n- 2 webinars (online seminars) for Druskininkai and Gižycko Municipalities council members and relative administration staff.\n- Determination of directions for further cooperation. Signing the letter of intent.\nThe qualifications and experience of the members of the municipal council are extremely important in order to ensure effective solutions contributing to the sustainable development of the municipality, increasing the attractiveness of the resort for tourists, and contributing to the development of the well-being of local residents.\n\nThe new approach in the project is cooperation in adapting knowledge and experience among authorities for sustainable tourism, in this area of water tourism, which requires respect for the environment and appropriate sustainable policies, focused on building the principle of Do No Significant Harm and public participation for well-being, including in cooperation with local communities and NGOs.\n\nThe project activities will contribute to cross-border cooperation, capacity building of local authorities. Druskininkai and Gižycko Municipalities will establish the long lasting relations for further cooperation and share of good practices in the future. Cross-border cooperation will help to ensure that policies and solutions of the municipalities of Druskininkai and Gižycko are regionally sustainable. A focus on opportunities for further cooperation will enable to find the most efficient solutions that could be disseminated among other municipalities of cross border region and have a much more visible effect.","2024-10-01","2025-06-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.3. Build up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions (strands A, D and, where appropriate, strand B)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",73970.39999999999,"ERDF",59176.32,80,"The project is implemented by the two project partners: Druskininkai Municipality as a Lead Partner and Gižycko Municipality. Both municipalities are tourist areas and have similar development strategies. The economic and social situation of both municipalities is closely related to the development of tourism and related services. The need of\neffective decision-making in order to ensure the sustainable development of cities, including tourism activities, and the well-being of local residents is the challenge actual for both municipalities. \nThe project aims at strengthening cross-border cooperation in order to exchange the experiences and knowledge between local authorities of the decision-making and capacity-building activities in the field of sustainable development with exclusive focus on tourism, taking into account the use of cultural and natural heritage of the\nLithuania and Poland cross-border area and contributing to the development of the well-being of local\nresidents. The project overall objective is more effective decision-making in the Municipalities of Druskininkai and Gižycko through cooperation, learning and experience sharing for the sustainable development of cities and improved wellbeing of cross-border communities.\n\nDuring the first reporting period the organisations of project partners were constantly communicating and cooperating across borders. The target group of the project – councillors, municipal leaders and administration staff of municipalities of Druskininkai and Gižycko (50 persons in total). 3 joint activities were organized for the target group members of both municipalities in close cooperation between project partners:\n1) The people-to-people meeting in Druskininkai on October 10-13, 2024 with workshops, trainings, experience sharing activities, participation in a public event and meeting with local communities. A delegation of 25 people from Giżycko visited Druskininkai. Work of the Council of Druskininkai Municipality was presented to the project partners. Good practices were shared, examples and perspectives of sustainable, harmonious urban development were presented. Trainings were held on the topic: „Effective decision-making for sustainable development and implementation of EU policies“. Sharing examples of successful solutions for sustainable city\ndevelopment - site visits. Presentation about the use of historical, cultural and natural resources of Druskininkai for the development of the resort. On October 12, 2024, a public event of Local Self Government Day was jointly organized. Councillors, municipal leaders and administration staff from Municipality of Gižycko took part in the event together with Druskininkai municipality councillors, municipal leaders, administration staff and the whole community of Druskininkai. Meetings of target group members with local communities (approx. 100 people). Presentation of community activities. A joint festive dinner with some community representatives, 104 people, was held: exchange of\nexperiences, examples of cooperation, integration of communities in decision-making, showing examples of good practice how to cooperate for the benefit of the residents. Sharing ideas regarding exchange of good practices and ideas on cooperation opportunities. \n2) The webinar (online seminar) on 5 March 2025: “Communication, involvement of communities in decision-making“, 68 participants: 41 from Druskininkai and 27 from Gižycko; \n3) The webinar (online seminar) on 31 March 2025: „The key is cooperation – tools, opportunities, good practices“, 65 participants: 35 from Druskininkai and 30 from Gižycko.\nPromotion and delivering information about the project activities and funding took place continuously, during whole period of project implementation.\n\nThe project activities contribute to cross-border cooperation, capacity building of local authorities. Druskininkai and Gižycko Municipalities are willing to establish the long lasting relations for further cooperation and share of good practices in the future. A focus on opportunities for further cooperation will enable to find the most efficient solutions that could be disseminated among other municipalities of cross border region and have a much more visible effect.","Giżycko, Druskininkai","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00315","Enhancing knowledge about green infrastructure, nature protection for societies in Lithuania and Poland","The project aims to develop new ways to increase society's knowledge about nature protection and green infrastructure and to raise society's understanding of the communities of Ełk and Kaunas. The common problem that we would solve is a lack of understanding about the importance of nature for people. With the help of our project, we will develop new educational materials, seminars, and engaging activities (workshops, educational programs) for the communities. These initiatives will cater to all members of society, including families, schoolchildren, people with disabilities, and nature professionals, providing them with opportunities to understand green solutions and experience protected areas from new perspectives. Common cross-border challenges for Kaunas and Ełk, a lack of society education about the benefits which nature provide to people. Cooperation is needed for sharing experience between countries, learning from each other, and making new connections between organizations and societies. With the support of this project, we will reshape information about protected areas and the importance of green infrastructure, emphasizing how green zones contribute to societal health and sustainability while fostering harmony between societal development and nature conservation. The novelty of the project will be a combination of educational activities, practical green infrastructure workshops, and attractive new technologies to stress environmental protection, which will involve participants in creating pilot green exhibitions in urban and preserved green areas.","2024-11-04","2025-11-03","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_1) Promoting environmental wellbeing","RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution","PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility","079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure","N",132892.2,"ERDF",106313.76,80,"The main activities planned for Period 1 by the LP (Directorate of Aukštaitija protected areas) and PP (Ełk City Municipality) have been implemented.\n\nActivity 1.1 by LP:\nD.1.1.1 Educational movie - 10 VR eyeglasses purchased (I 1.2 implemented, investment, I 1.1 will be implemented on 2 period).  Public procurment for 360 movie implmented, movie will be created in 2 period.\nPrinted materials with programme logo for future activites D.1.1.3 , D.1.1.4. purchased.\nOther deliverables from I 1.1 will be finalised in 2 period.\n\nActivity 1.2 by PP.\nD.1.2.2. Workshops “Image from moss”, 5 workshops were organized: \n3 workshops for children, attended by a total of 90 people, the workshops took place on April 28, 2025,\n1 workshop for adults was organized on April 28, 2025, attended by 30 people from Poland, \n1 workshop was organized as part of the LT-PL exchange of experiences on April 28, 2025, attended by 16 people from Lithuania (general public from Kaunas municipality and some represnetatives form regional public authority State service for protected areas in Lithuania) and 15 people from Poland, with a total of 151 people participating in the workshops. Event for partner took 6 hours: Words Greetings You Rose Cimochowska, Guided walk through the “Ełk Land”; Workshops “Image from Lichen Moss; dinner.\n\n\nD.1.2.3. Workshops on designing and establishing home gardens – a contractor was selected, the activity was organized on April 25, 2025, as part of the LT-PL exchange of experiences, 30 people participated in the workshops, 14 from LT and 16 from PL. Event for partner took 6 hours: Words Greetings You Rose Cimochowska, Guided walk after exceptional places found in Ełk; Workshop on the design of home garden and instalation of home garden; dinner.\n\nActivity 1.3 implmented by LP and PP.\nD.1.3.1. A3 information poster placed in a visible place in the Environmental Education Center in Ełk building and Kaunas lagoon regional park visitor centre.\nD.1.3.2. Informaton on websites announced, LP - 3 messeges, PP - 1 messege.\nD.1.3.3. Social media updates, LP 3 posts, 1 real; PP - 3 posts.\nD.1.3.5. 2 information boards instaled in PP the Environmental Education Center in Ełk premises. \nD. 1.3.5 The operation of information boards implemented on April 30, 2025.\n\nLectures and educational programs were conducted to raise public awareness about green infrastructure and its positive impact on human well-being.\nCross-border cooperation between LP and PP provides a broader perspective on green infrastructure, which transcends national borders and brings benefits to both countries.\nNew connections between people in Lithuania and Poland are fostering friendships between nations and creating opportunities to challenge old beliefs about the role of green spaces, city parks, and home gardens.","Ełk, Vaišvydava village, Kaunas district","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00237","Borderless connections - exploring senses, cultures and stories","The Lab of senses project is a cooperation between cross-border Interreg program newcomers Alytus and Bialystok theaters aimed at fostering cultural enrichment, social integration and innovative approach to make the change. Inspired by the main project idea of encouraging literacy through live theatrical performance for babies and their families, the project aims to create inclusive theater activities for youngest that enhance and complement their active social learning experiences. The project define the belief that storytelling is a universal human experience and that everyone has a story to tell. By providing high-quality arts experiences that are accessible to a wide range of children, the project aims to inspire creativity, foster literacy, and build connections across borders. Together, LP1 and PP2, as well the participating communities are writing a new chapter in the story of cross-border cooperation and cultural enrichment. That is why this project will implement two activities named Baby theater and Baby camp. Both Baby theatre and Baby camp serve as base for art therapy in cross-border cooperation, cultural exchange, social inclusion and community building. Participants from Alytus and Bialystok will meet together to enlight cultural diversity, share their stories, and learn from each other. Cross-border partners will implement project promotion activities, including articles, radio reportages, internet TV features, and posters, to raise awareness and engage the broader cross-border community in the project's mission of inspiring imagination and encouraging literacy through theater. \nThe project contributes to BSR strategy PA Culture by promoting the Baltic Sea region cultural and creative initiatives. As well promoting and presenting Baltic Sea region culture using the innovative force of culture for societal development, strengthening the cultural identity of the region, as well as developing an efficient framework for Baltic Sea region cultural cooperation. The project partly contributes to HA Capacity by involving cross border partners to learn from each other, share experience and create new initiatives. The project as well contributes to HA Neighbours by networking of cross-border theatres, participanting in joint events, presenting good neighbourhood initiatives.\nThe project partly implements Alytus and Bialystok cities municipalities strategic plans, regional development plans.\nDuring project implementation, 120 participants will actively participate, contributing to the enhancement of the role of culture in social inclusion. They will engage in various activities designed to promote cultural understanding, appreciation, and collaboration, fostering social cohesion and inclusivity within the community.\nBy partnering with theaters from different cross-border regions, the project draw on complementary strengths, expertise, and perspectives to create more impactful and innovative cultural offerings. Additionally, the cross-border approach allows for broader outreach and engagement, reaching audiences across borders and promoting cultural exchange and understanding.What sets this project apart is its focus on using theatre as a tool for social inclusion and cultural enrichment for vulnerable populations, including infants, children with disabilities, and young families. The project's innovative activities, such as Baby theatre and Baby camp, offer immersive and inclusive cultural experiences that cater to diverse needs and promote community engagement. Additionally, the project's cross-border collaboration adds a unique dimension, fostering connections and dialogue between communities in Alytus and Bialystok, ultimately contributing to a more cohesive and connected society. Theatre not only creates opportunities for children, families, residents, guests to experience theatre together but also creates opportunities to explore the arts together and create imaginative and enthusiastic artists!","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",125830.8,"ERDF",100664.64,80,"The project has progressed towards its objectives by launching the cross-border “Lab of Senses”, a joint approach to making culture welcoming for the youngest children, including those with disabilities. In Period 1, the partners delivered two hands-on Baby Lab trainings: Alytus (21–23 January; 20 participants, equally from both partners) and Białystok (27–29 May; 20 hours of theory and practice; 23–25 participants per day). Each partner created and premiered an original multisensory Baby Theatre performance: LP1’s “Big and Little” in Alytus (10 May; two shows; 30+ attendees) and PP2’s “Who’s First in the Forest?” in Białystok (preview on 27 March with 80 viewers; premieres on 30 May with 45 attendees; free tickets ensured access). To support quality delivery, LP1 purchase a digital piano for Baby Theatre activities. Communication reached audiences through press and radio features from both partners; PP2 additionally produced a trailer, poster and professional photo set and maintained website/social media, while LP1 delivered its own media outputs and community giveaways. The cross-border cooperation added value by co-designing and co-delivering trainings and performances, sharing methods and resources, and reaching audiences on both sides of the border. These achievements provide a solid basis for the joint “Baby Camp” activities planned for Period 2.","Bialystok, Alytus","PL, LT",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00271","Empowering cross-border communities in Polish - Lithuanian Functional Area","This project is based on purpose of helping Lithuanian – Polish border region to improve transboundary multi-level governance through a joint development of cross-border cooperation body – European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) “Polish-Lithuanian Functional Area” (PLFA) which is on the final stage of registration process. The emerging EGTC includes nine Polish local-government units: city of Sejny and communes: Sejny, Giby, Krasnopol, Puńsk, Jeleniewo, Rutka-Tartak, Szypliszki, Wiżajn) and three Lithuanian local government units (Vilkaviškis, Kalvarija and Lazdijai districts. The functional area is one of the least populated, peripheral areas of the European Union and is struggling with many social and economic problems what could be partly solved via this project.\nThe overall objective of the Project is to strengthen collaborative potential and increase efficiency of cross-border cooperation through consolidation and technical assistance to the emerging European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation “Polish-Lithuanian Functional Area”.\nProject brings on the concerted process of building neighbourly relationships between local stakeholders and authorities of EGTC to foster the harmonious development of border communities.\nProject partners and stakeholder will work together to identify mechanisms that encourage and facilitate greater cross-border institutional co-operation across and among all levels of government, as well as with civil society, while ensuring sustainable funding for cross-border management and investment. Programmed and integrated in the form of EGTC cooperation will reduce the complexities associated with cross-border interaction, support the identification, design and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border development projects, and improve the integration of economic activities and public services within a single, cross-border functional area.\nThe EGTC PLFA offers a more efficient way of exercising local potential to promote the socio-economic development of the border area, to develop economies of scale to provide better services and widen cultural perspectives.\nThe rationale of EGTC PLFA establishment is to overcome the peripheral positioning of Project area, overcoming the sense of isolation and applying joint solutions to issues of common concern with adjacent local communities and authorities. The main EGTC PLFA goal will be to build resilience and enhance well-being of cross-border functional area residents. \n\nProject activities will positively influence management practices in partners’ institutions as each partner seeks to emulate the best practice of the EGTC itself\nProject outputs:\n- 32 Participants of training events delivered within the Project\n- 2 partner institutions involved in project implementation\n\nProject outputs will encourage a more co-operative culture both among Project partners and within supported EGTC. Prior competitive behaviour will be turned into cooperation for the common interest.\nTarget groups:\nThe direct target of the Project interventions is emerging EGTC \"Polish - Lithuanian Functional Area\" - the registered at European Commission transboundary legal person founded by nine Polish communes and 3 Lithuanian districts. Technical assistance for the EGTC will include preparation of targeted analysis's and strategic documents, knowledge development of the founding local government units, prepared territorial mapping tools, established Territorial Cooperation Community of Practice, launched online cross-border dynamics and functions observatory (data base).\nThe EGTC's founding bodies: nine Polish self-government units will benefit from the project by strengthening their capacities for territorial governance and cross-border cooperation.\nGeneral public will benefit as the new cross-border functions and services of public interest will be developed and made accessible for everyone located in the Polish-Lithuanian Functional Area.\nProject activities develop a greater sense of solidarity what contributes to the amelioration of the social environment.\nCross-border cooperation is an integration practice in line with the priorities and values of the European Union. Therefore Project fosters the sense of belonging to a common Europe.\nFurther development of EGTC will bring opportunities to participate in Inter-Municipal Cooperation activities and to develop them at a cross-border level.\nProject activities allow border counterparts to identify resources available and develop the best strategies to exploit them in a cross-border fashion. \nThrough the activities of networking of cross-border persons, dissemination of information, the EGTC will participate actively in the dynamics of cross-border cooperation. It will draw a relational and legal framework that allow exchanges between actors and partnerships to emerge and develop within the cross-border area.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",158322,"ERDF",126657.6,80,"During reporting period Puńsk Municipality and Lazdijai Municipality and stakeholders worked together during joint trainings to identify mechanisms that encourage and facilitate greater cross-border institutional co-operation across and among all levels of government, as well as with civil society, while ensuring sustainable funding for cross-border management and investment.\n\nSo far, the project has made strong progress in building the foundations for a lasting Polish–Lithuanian Functional Area. In the first reporting period, partners from Puńsk and Lazdijai worked hand in hand to strengthen cooperation structures, train local actors, and launch tools that will support joint governance in the future.\n\nIn this reporting period the project has achieved several important objectives and delivered concrete outputs that strengthen Polish–Lithuanian cooperation in the Functional Area.\n\nFirst, the project successfully organised two joint training schemes – one on territorial cooperation and cross-border governance and one on territorial cooperation mapping. These trainings built shared skills and knowledge on how to manage and develop cross-border areas effectively.\n\nSecond - one strategic workshop was held in Puńsk and Lazdijai, where participants jointly analysed challenges and opportunities for the Functional Area. These sessions directly contributed to the preparation of the strategic diagnosis of the EGTC area, which is underway with support from external experts.\n\nThird, the project delivered an important study visit to Belgium and Luxembourg, giving local actors the chance to learn from experienced EGTCs such as ESPON, Grande Région, and Euregio Meuse-Rhine. The visit also included meetings with the European Committee of the Regions and DG REGIO, offering insights into how cross-border groupings can influence policy and secure long-term sustainability.\n\nFourth, work has started on institutional outputs that will guarantee continuity:\n- the EGTC Polish–Lithuanian Functional Area Cooperation Strategy (in preparation),\n- the Manual of administrative structures and competences (in preparation with inputs from both sides),\n- the Cross-Border Functional Dynamics Observatory, with service providers already contracted\n- preparatory steps for a Scaling-Up Roadmap to secure future cooperation (contracted)\n\nThese achievements show clear progress toward the project’s objectives: building institutional capacity, developing governance tools, and strengthening the community of practice. The added value of cooperation lies in the fact that Polish and Lithuanian municipalities are jointly producing strategies, tools and training schemes they could not have developed alone, ensuring that cooperation continues well beyond the project.\n\nThe added value of this cooperation is already visible. Local governments on both sides of the border, which previously acted separately, are now developing a shared vision and practical tools together. By learning from European examples and by jointly training their staff, Polish and Lithuanian partners are creating a community of practice that will continue to deliver benefits beyond the project’s lifetime. The project thus marks a significant step forward in turning the Polish–Lithuanian border area into a functional, well-connected and forward-looking European region.\n","Lazdijai, Punsk","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00333","Cross-border cooperation to support the accessibility and quality of medical services provided by Health Centres in Łapy and Švenčionys","Project responds to the identified problems, which are common for the territory of Poland and Lithuania. These include negative demographic phenomena, or the problem of access to health care facilities. These facilities often do not provide high quality services or are not adequately equipped. In addition, the problem is the low awareness of the inhabitants of both countries regarding preventive examinations. The indicated challenges are particularly relevant in rural areas, where a significant proportion of the population is made up of elderly people.\nOne of the ways to tackle the problem is an ability to ensure infrastructure capacities of borderland’s health care institutions. It is a particular importance in border region, where cross-border provision of services may be the most efficient way of organizing health services for the local population, but where achieving such cross-border provision on a sustained basis requires cooperation between the healthcare systems and services providers. \nThe project brings on a value added solution to the issues and challenges for delivery of cross-border public services with the valuable continuation and enhancement of the Partners' common activity in the framework of more integrated and community-based governance in favour to better provision of healthcare services in the cross-border area. Therefore combines purchases of necessary medical equipment with improvement of healthcare stakeholders involvement and enhancing the collaborative capacity of cross-border healthcare ecosystems.\n\nOverall objective is to support the healthcare systems in Białystok County and the Municipality of Švenčionys through enhancement of collaborative capacities, strengthening local health policies and the purchase of specialized medical equipment, what will enable the provision of accessible, high-quality medical care for cross-border area inhabitants\nSpecific objective:\nIncreasing the accessibility and quality of healthcare services through the purchase of specialist equipment, capacity building and cross-border cooperation.\n\nThe activities implemented in the Project will contribute to the minimization of the currently occurring problems, which include:\n\n\n1. Upgrading the equipment of the endoscopy laboratory of LP1 by purchasing the Artificial Intelligence system and PP2 purchasing ultrasound apparatus accelerates Partners’ capacities for diagnosis and treatment of diseases, improves patient care and increases safety. \n\n\n2. Project Partners commonly agreed to adopt and develop the World Health Organizations initiative - Health in All Policies approach which improves accountability of stakeholders for health impacts at all levels of policy making and execution. It includes an emphasis on the consequences of public policies on health systems, determinants of health, and well-being.\n\n\n3. Project promotes the role of specific intermediary institution, such established Cross-border Health Observatory in order to help to diffuse good practices and to coordinate cross-border cooperation in healthcare with local and national authorities. Cross-border Health Observatory will be a cross-border network – information hub established to promote health cooperation between the two countries. The mission of the observatory: to be a permanent area of knowledge exchange where data, studies and evidence from the territories are made available for stakeholders operating in the health care sector. \n\n\n4. Project develops a sustainable comparable cross-border database base of harmonized methods and mapping border and cross-border healthcare operators to make cross-border connections more visible and to create new opportunities of cross-border cooperation. \n\n\n5. Joint workshops aimed at establishment of the Cross-border Health Observatory Network and those devoted to mapping of the healthcare ecosystem in border area will strengthen collaborative capacities and social capital.\n\nThrough the implementation of the Project, the inhabitants of border region will have easier access to specialist medical services, the queues for diagnostic tests will be reduced and the quality of services will increase thanks to the quality of services provided through development of diagnostic and treatment capacities.\nProject partners - healthcare centers will improve the quality and accessibility of medical care, which means that the hospitals will have more tools and resources to provide the best possible care to their patients. The Project will improve equipment so that hospitals will be able to provide patients with faster and more efficient access to medical care and easier management of patient. Additionally the local authorities od Białystok County and Švenčionys Municipality will increase their capacities and efficiency of providing the local health policies and healthcare governance in general.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","129 Health equipment","N",159270.88,"ERDF",127416.7,80,"During the first reporting period, the following progress was achieved:\n1) management and coordination activities were implemented. The project manager was responsible for smooth day-to-day project management, the achievement of goals, the correct use of resources and project realization, the coordination of activities between project partners, smooth cooperation, communication, and problem-solving. Project staff was selected and the tasks in the project were defined as described below ( Partner problems and deviations section. \n2)  implementation of Activity 1.1 is finished. 2 trainings for stakeholders and professionals were conducted:  the first “ Artificial Intelligence in Health Care” organized by the Lead Partner in Augustów and the second “New Challenges for Medicine Imaging” organized by PP2 in Druskiennikai. All deliverables 1.1 were achieved. \n3) implementation of Activity 1.2 started. Procurement procedure of set of  Artificial Intelligence system was prepared and will be announced in the beginning of June. Supplier of Ultrasound apparatus was chosen. Purchase of medical equipment  will be finished in the next reporting period.\n4) implementation of Activity 1.3 started . “Cross – border Health Observatory Workshop” - training for 16 stakeholders was organized by the Lead Partner in Augustów.  Company responsible for e-book “Collaborative and Digital Solutions for Healthcare in Cross Border Regions” was selected and the e-book should be finished till the end of September. D. 1.3.1 was achieved, as well as part of D.1.3.4 ( 2 posts on project partners websites) , D.1.3.5 ( 2 posts on project partners social media) and D.1.3.6  (16 sets of informational materials for participants of conducted workshops. \n5)\tLP and PP2 published information about the project on the partnering organizations' websites as well as on theirs social media. It allowed the project target group as well as the public to be informed about the project, its activities, and results.\n\n\n\n\n","Švenčionys,  Łapy","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00253","Health is the most important - health protection and prophylactic in the post-covid period in Lithuania and Poland","Health care services in both Lithuania and Poland cross-border area are provided mainly through the state healthcare system, funded by national health insurance schemes. However, problems are faced due to insufficient financing and low accessibility and quality of healthcare services. Accessibility and quality problems result in overall worse health of the citizens. Strategic documents identify the problem of accessibility of health services and lower awareness in the health sector. For instance, National Strategy of Regional Development 2030 of Poland and National Strategy of Regional Development of Lithuania refer to poor quality and limited access to medical services, and insufficient number of primary health care points. But diseases, viruses and bacteria do not recognize borders, especialy covid -19 during last 4 years. Also Chronic non-communicable diseases have become a global health problem in the 21st century, posing increasing challenges for every country, regardless of its social and economic development. Malignant tumors are one of the most common chronic non-infectious diseases both in the western world and in Lithuania - it still remains the second leading cause of death among the country's population, including in the Prienai district. \nThe main objective: Development of the cooperation between Kętrzyn and Prienai Local Governments oriented at health improvement of the citizens of Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Kaunas Regions.. \nThe aim of this Project is health improvement of the inhabitants of Kętrzyn and Prienai Municipalities through prevention campaign (Word Day against Cancer), medical examinations , creating a rural medical centre, stydy visit and International School Children Meeting \"Health Prophylactic and Healthy Style of Life\"). The project encompasses residents of Kętrzyn Municipality and Prienai Municipality : adults and teenagers (school children), especially people weakened after covid-19 disease. \nMain activities of the project include: information campaign of health protection and healthy style of life, medical examinig of about 900 people- inhabitants of Ketrzyn Municipality by 6 doctors specialists (cardiology, pulmology, optician, ginecology, psychologist and psychatrist; medical marker tests against cancer for 300 persons in Prienai District; creating a Rural Medical Centre in a village Parcz in Ketrzyn Municipality . The information campaign will be supported by brochures in Polish and Lithuanian languages. There are planed four meetings at schools with school chilren on the theme of health style of life and health protection and one 1-day International School Childreen Meeting on Health Prophylactic and Healthy Style of Life (with an Expert of Health Prophylactic). In February 2025 there will be organized a 1-day event - campagne of World Day Against Cancer in Prienai and Kętrzyn (Kętrzyn participants in Prienai). There will be organized 1-day study visit and 1-day International School Children Meeting \"Health Prophylactic and Healthy Style of Life\" in Ketrzyn with Prienai school chilren participants. Prienai Municipality will provide an International Conference on \"Regional and local health policy\" with Ketrzyn Municipality participants (including doctors/nurses) and a speaker. Project has been prepared by both Partners - there was a Partners meetings in Prienai and Ketrzyn in Februbruary 2024. Project has joint implementation, joint financing, joint development and joint staffing. At the Conference meeting in Prieniai, the cooperation agreement between Kętrzyn Municipality and Prienai Municipality will be signed.\nSpecific objectives: \n-\tPrevention and health education oriented at health improvement\n\tIncrease in the number of examined persons by different doctors and marker tesded against cancer\n\tCreating a Rural Medical Centre in one of Ketrzyn Municipality village. (purchase new equipment and contract signing \n with a doctor) \nThe realization of the project will also have a tangible trans-border effect: health improvement of the communities of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and Kaunas Region. Furthermore, the prevention awareness will reduce the migration of the cervical illnesses across the border.","2024-12-01","2025-11-30","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family-based and community-based care","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","160 Measures to improve the accessibility, effectiveness and resilience of healthcare systems (excluding infrastructure)","N",153447.48,"ERDF",122757.98,80,"\nThe EU's one of the most important goals is to help its members manage Health Care Policy in the EU States, minimize  risks of diseases and increase the benefits of Health Care offers/services. It is very important to foster the principles of national, regional and local Healt care services including cross border and international actions and agreements, as this is very important for small states. \nThe objective of this project is Raising awareness of a healthy lifestyle and disease risks of citizens in Ketrzyn and Prienai Municipalities .\n\nThe implementation of preventive measures in the Municipalities of Prienai and Ketrzyn is a general direction of improving the health of the population - - 1350 persons\n","Prienai, Kętrzyn","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]
["LTPL00009","The cross-border road to memories infinity","The project \"The cross-border road to memories infinity\" aims to develop a cross-border tourism route connecting three regions - Suwalki, Lazdijai, and Alytus - and promote their unique cultural and natural heritage. The project is jointly tackling the common challenge of the low visibility and promotion of these regions, which hinders the growth of the tourism industry.\nThe overall objective of the project is to increase the number of visitors and boost the economic development of the regions by creating joint tourism products and improving the tourism infrastructure. The expected change the project will make to the current situation is the increased visibility and attractiveness of the regions for both domestic and foreign tourists.\nThe main outputs cross border partners: Alytus Ethnographic Museum, Suwalki Regional Museum, Lazdijai Land Museum, will produce - include into existing, previously from other joint projects created, tourism route cross-border events such as a fashion week, a wedding celebration, singing poetry evenings, and a tourism networking conference. These events will showcase the cultural heritage of the regions and create opportunities for community members and tourists to connect and engage. Additionally, during the project partners will create a joint traveling exhibition named \"Cross Border Women\" and \"Cross Border Men\" that will connect the regions through fashion, love, and music.\nThe beneficiaries of the project will be the local communities, the tourism industry, and tourists visiting the regions. The project will create employment opportunities, boost the regional economy, and preserve the cultural heritage of the regions.\nPartners plan to take a cross-border approach because the project's challenges cannot be addressed by a single region or country. Cooperation among the partners is needed to create a joint tourism product that will attract visitors from all three regions. By working together, cross border partners can leverage each other's strengths and resources and create a sustainable tourism industry.\nThe common territorial challenge addressed by this project is to increase the sustainable use of cultural heritage for tourism in the cross-border area. The region boasts a rich cultural and historical heritage, shared traditions, and diverse natural attractions such as lakes, rivers, landscapes, parks, and forests, covering about 30% of the cross-border territory. However, an EC study found that this area is relatively unknown to tourists, with little information available on opinion formation platforms. There is also a lack of cooperation between public tourism institutions of Poland and Lithuania, tour organizers, and tourism specialists, as well as a deficiency in management and marketing skills.Tourism is an important sector for the European economy, generating growth and jobs. The project aims to develop the Baltic Sea region as a common tourism destination and promote sustainable and innovative tourism products and services around specific themes. In rural areas, tourism plays a vital role by providing an economic incentive to stay in the countryside and showcasing local traditions, cultural and natural heritage. It also stimulates investment in infrastructure and transport facilities, thus contributing to balanced territorial development in the region.\nNew and original about the project is the focus on creating joint tourism products that connect the regions through their cultural and natural heritage, traditions, shared experience. Additionally, the project emphasizes community engagement and involvement, ensuring that the local communities' voices and needs are heard and addressed. Finally, the project's cross-border approach creates a unique opportunity to promote the regions' shared heritage and strengthen regional cooperation.\nDuring the project, a marketing strategy will be jointly developed that includes concrete measures for further developing joint tourism and cultural routes, products, and services, as well as strengthening networking. Additionally, tourism sites in the homestead of Pranas Dzūkas and the Maria Konopnicka museum will be developed and supported. The cooperation among the three cross-border partners will also be strengthened. With this project cross border cultural and heritage sites, nature, traditions will be saved and transfered to other generation and tourism road will lead us all to memories infinity.","2024-03-01","2026-02-28","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","166 Protection, development and promotion of cultural heritage and cultural services","N",896474.25,"ERDF",717179.4,80,"The project aim is to promote cultural well-being for cross-border tourists by creating joint services and developing Alytus-Lazdijai-Suwalki cross-border region as an active tourism destination. The project aims to deliver measurable results that are realistic and achievable by the end of the project. The project's results are needed by local governments, tourism industry stakeholders, and community members in the cross-border region to enhance tourism offerings and attract more visitors to area.\nDuring reporting period activities were implemented:\nActivity 1.1.:\nThe first event - Cross Border Fashion Week in Suwalki involved 30 participants over three days showcasing cross-border fashion from different generations that reflected each cross-border area and ensured equality for men and women. The event was open to all community members, and promotion was via social media, press releases, personl invatations (press releases and articles by all partners), radio reportage (LP1). The project managers were responsible for procurement, publicity, and the open selection of participants. Event was organized by PP2, other two partners participated. After the event LP1, PP2, PP3 published articles and as well placed information in web site:https://www.alytausmuziejus.lt/pasienio-muziejai-atvere-duris-madu-pasauliui/; https://muzeum.suwalki.pl/category/projekty/interreg/; https://lazdijumuziejus.lt/pasienio-keliais-i-prisiminimu-begalybe/\nThe joint tourism product - a traveling cross-border exhibition named \"Cross Border Women\" and \"Cross Border Men.\" was created and presented to cross border community during fashion week event. Each partner selected six famous men and women from their own land, and LP1 prepared joint traveling product Suwalki-Lazdijai-Alytus connected by fashion, love, and music. Invatations to attend opening evntwas sent to local tourism organizations, schools, and universities, museums, municipalities, tourism information centers in aim to promote the events and the joint tourism product. Each partner widely presented the event in press releases before opening and in articles after opening the exhibition. The exhibition was opened in Suwalki on 19 of July and was placed for 2 month in Maria Konopnicka ouside yard. It was opened to all community members and tourists.\nActivity 1.2:\nImplemented procurement procedures and started preparation works for creating joint marketing strategy. Delivery period 4.\nActivity 1.3:\nPlanned equipment was purchased, placed stickers, LP1.\nParticipated in partner meetings: No. in Alytus 04/04/2024, No.2 in Suwalki 21/07/2024. Next, No. 3 is planned in Lazdijai.\nActivity 1.4:\nProcurement procedures for restoration and equipping Pranas Dzūkas barn by PP3 and new exhibition rooms in Maria Konopnicka Museum  by PP2 started. \nDuring reporting period there were implemented foreseen joint activities:\nActivity 1.1 Cross border wedding in Lazdijai was organized on 13-15 of September, 2024. Total 30 participants (10 LP, 10 PP2, 10 PP3). Responsible partner was PP3.The event was open for all community members, promotion was on radio (LP), TV reportage (LP), articles, social media, press releases.\n The final Tourism networking conference in Alytus was organized on 21-23 of February, 2025. Total 115 participants (85 LT, 30 PL). Responsible partner was LP.The event was open for all community members, promotion was on radio, TV reportage, article, social media, press release.\nCross border singing poetry evenings were organized on 22nd of February. Total 30 participants (10 LP, 10 PP2, 10 PP3). Responsible partner was LP.The event was open for all community members, promotion was on radio, TV reportage, article, social media, press release. \nTraveling cross border exhibition named \"Cross border women\" and \"Cross border men\" was presented in Alytus on 22nd of February. Responsible partner was LP.The event was open for all community members, promotion was on radio, TV reportage, article, social media, press release.\nActivity 1.2 Created joint marketing strategy by LP in close cooperation with PP2 and PP3. The invatation to participate and give ideas was open for all community members, promotion was on radio, article, social media, press release.\nActivity 1.4. Restoration and equiping Pranas Dzūkas barn and new exhibition rooms in Maria Konopnicka Museum. PP2 and PP3 carried out the foreseen works. It will be finalized in Period 3.\nAll planned activities have been implemented and completed, declared in previous reporting periods. \nIn this reporting period:\nActivity 1.1. A press article was published (PP3-1) and an information board was prepared (PP2-1).\nActivity 1.4. PP2 - the exhibition at the Maria Konopnicka Museum in Suwałki has been completed. PP3 - restoration works of Pranas Dzūkas barn were finalized during reporting period 3. \nJoint activities were implemented during reporting period 1 and period 2. All planned resultas are achieved.","Lazdijai, Suwalki, Alytus","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00055","Safer together - increasing security in the Polish-Lithuanian border region by intensifying police cooperation","The project is a response to the identified problems in the Polish-Lithuanian border area in two fields:\n1) searches, disappearances.\n2) combating car crime. \nHowever, due to this, car crime is an international practice, going well beyond the cross-border scope, and stolen vehicles sold in Lithuania often come from Germany and transit through Poland, the project decided to go beyond the territory of the Lithuania-Poland Program and invite to joint activities and cooperation the Voivodship Police Headquarters in Gorzów Wielkopolski and the Police Presidium in Brandenburg. In addition, the Voivodship Police Headquarters in Gorzów Wielkopolski together with the German police will submit their own project in the Interreg Brandenburg - Poland Program for combating car crime, which in the scope of the above-mentioned of activities, will be a complementary project to this Polish-Lithuanian project (mutual participation in trainings, study visits to Lithuania and Germany, creation Recommendations in the field of Polish-Lithuanian-German cooperation in combating car crime). The established cooperation between the Podlaska, Lubuska, Lithuanian and German police will be continued also after the end of the project.\nThe main objective of the project is to strengthen cooperation to improve security in the Polish-Lithuanian border region by intensifying police activities in the area of searches, disappearances and combating car crime. The changes that will be introduced thanks to the implementation of the project concern two thematic areas. \nThe first change is about improving and regulating the cooperation of the Polish and Lithuanian police in the area of disappearances and searches by:\n- creation of Mobile Operating Centers at each of the project partners, which will be mobile command posts in case of police operations in the border region,\n- creating an Algorithm for proceeding in cases of search and disappearances in border region,\n- trainings to improve the knowledge and skills of police officers actively participating in search activities.\nThe second change is the implementation of a new strategy for the operation of the Polish and Lithuanian police in the field of preventing and combating car crime. This change will be implemented through:\n- creating Recommendations in the field of Polish-Lithuanian-German cooperation in combating car crime, \n- trainings on the subject of preventing and combating car crime,\n- a study visit to Lithuania.\nThe products of the project will be: Algorithm for proceeding in cases of search and disappearances in border region, Recommendations in thie field of cooperation in combating car crime, creation of Mobile Operating Centers on both sides of the border, Polish-Lithuanian trainings, as well as a study visit to Lithuania. The projects will benefit directly Polish and Lithuanian police officers using the developed solutions and purchased equipment, and indirectly the inhabitants of the Polish-Lithuanian border region.\nPolish-Lithuanian police cooperation in the field of search and disappearance in the cross-border area requires improvement and creation of procedures that have not been used before. A precise document should be created that will define the rights and obligations of policemen on both sides of the border at the time of joint operations in the border region, clearly specify the methods of cooperation, specify the ways of information circulation, possible cooperation with other services. It is not possible to create a cooperation procedure without one of the partners of potential joint activities.\nCooperation in the field of combating car crime should develop with new key partners - in this case, partners from the Polish-German border. Joining forces of so many entities will allow for more effective action and combating car crime. Their participation and mutual exchange of experiences will be an important element for international cooperation in the fight against car crime. The Polish-Lithuanian partnership and the already existing cooperation extended by new strategic entities will be a huge added value not only during the project, but also after its completion. These are not activities, that can be done alone to be effective, because strength is in the team.\nA novelty in the project is an Algorithm specifying procedures for cooperation in the field of search and disappearance and Recommendations providing new opportunities in preventing car crime. Mobile Operating Centers, created on both sides of the border, will be used not only for searches and disappearances, but also much more broadly - in combating car crime (through, for example drones, cameras, monitoring in the headrests, etc.), combating illegal immigration (a significant problem from 2021) or even during road activities - e.g. passing supporters.","2024-02-01","2026-01-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_3) Strengthening cooperation of local stakeholders","ISO6.6. Other actions to support better cooperation governance (all strands)","PO6 (ISO1) A better cooperation governance","173 Enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders to implement territorial cooperation projects and initiatives in a cross-border, transnational, maritime and inter-regional context","N",979055.6800000001,"ERDF",783244.53,80,"In Reporting Period 1, activities that contribute to achieve specific objectives described in WP1 (Improving quality and streamline the cooperation of the PL and Lt police in the area of search and disappearance in border region) have not been started implemented yet. Only public procedure for purchasing Mobile Operating Centre (Activity 1.1.) was conducted. However, two activities within WP2 (Strengthening the cooperation between LT and PL police and develop new strategies in the fight against crime) have already started and one of them - completed. On 12-13 June 2024, PP2 implemented Activity 2.1 Study visit in Lithuania for Polish and German police officers, which was first and great opportunity to familiarize each other with the structure of the police, organization, rules of service, issues related to combating car crime. It was the first step to strengthen cooperation and to develop new strategies in collaboration against car crime. Thanks to this meeting, it will certainly be easier in the future to develop jointly Recommendations between PL, LT and DE police officers on cooperation in combating car crime. This activity was definitely added-value for future cooperation. Additionally, on April 2024, LP1 has started implementation of English course for 20 PL police officers. This course, apart from “standard English” has elements of “Police language”. Fluent knowledge of English is necessary to efficient and good communication between police officers from different countries. These two activities are part of the objectives set in WP2. Moreover, the whole project began with the opening conference with participation of representatives of PL, LT and DE police officers. \nIn Reporting Period 2, activities that contribute to achieve specific objectives described in WP1 (Improving quality and streamline the cooperation of the PL and LT police in the area of search and disappearance in border region) has been started. All partners signed agreements with the contractor on implementation of the Activity 1.1 \"Creating Mobile Operating Centre\" and purchased drones with software and other smaller equipment to these vehicles. One joint training (Training B ) on searching and  disappearance was implemented and one of three expert meetings on developing Algorithm – first pl-lt procedure concerning joint actions on searches in border region – has been organized. Moreover, LP1 organized drone training for 6 criminal police officers. That is why, it can be stated that joint actions and Polish-Lithuanian cooperation in the field of searches and disappearances have been initiated. As far activities within WP2 (Strengthening the cooperation between LT and PL police and develop new strategies in the fight against crime) are concerned, three actions have been taken. One of two trainings (Activity 2.2.) on combating car crime has been implemented. Training A included not only theoretical parts like statistics on car crime, forms of police cooperation on combating car crime, information on checking the legality of the origin of vehicles, methods of identifying vehicles of selected brands but also practical one: currently used methods of car theft, opening a car - discussion of the mechanical and electronic methods used, sets of thieves' equipment and others – all these were presented practically by one of the expert invited to the training. Moreover, one of two expert meetings on developing Recommendations (on joint combating car crime) was organized. In this meeting Polish  and Lithuanian police officers took part. Next meeting will be extended to include police officers from Brandeburg and Lubuska Police. Moreover, LP1 completed English course for 20 police officers from criminal units. This course, apart from “standard English” had elements of “Police language”. Fluent knowledge of English is necessary to efficient and good communication between police officers from different countries.\nIn Reporting Period 3, one of three expert meetings on developing Algorithm on pl-lt procedure concerning joint actions on searches in border region has been organized (Activity 1.2). It was the second meeting of this kind (this one organized by LP1) and this activity contributed to achieve specific objectives described in WP1 (Improving quality and streamline the cooperation of the PL and LT police in the area of search and disappearance in border region). Moreover, LP1 picked up Mobile Operating Centre, however the invoice was paid after the end of 3rd project period (more in description of Act. 1.1), PP2 and PP3 will pick up their Mobile Operating Centre in 4th project period. That is why, it can be stated, that joint actions and Polish-Lithuanian cooperation in the field of searches and disappearances are being fully proceed. \nAs far activities within WP2 (Strengthening the cooperation between LT and PL police and develop new strategies in the fight against crime) are concerned, two actions have been taken. PP3 organized the second of two trainings (Activity 2.2) on combating car crime. Subjects of Training C concerned i.e.: technological protection measures for secure documents, exercise on identification of technological security measures and personalization of secure documents, vehicle identification capabilities, vehicle profiling, exercise on identification of allegedly stolen vehicles and many others. Moreover, second of two expert meetings (PL-LT-DE) on developing Recommendations (on joint combating car crime) was organized by LP1. At this moment the document Recommendations is already developed. It is going to be translated into Lithuanian language. \n","Alytus, Marijampolė, Białystok ","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},3]
["LTPL00106","Sustainable Culture for Sustainable Tourism","As started in the Programme document, the challenges of the Programme territory are defined as despite that the territory includes many natural objects and is rich in natural resources and historical, cultural objects, and tourists might be attracted by lakes, rivers, diverse landscapes, parks and forests. Moreover in the programme document stated that he environmental and climate conditions as well as the seasonal character of the cultural offer provided by cultural centres and institutions are currently used only in a limited extent for the creation of year-round tourist offers and in addition as the Programme area does not have a common approach towards building a sustainable and innovative tourist sector, it could benefit from cooperation in developing a common tourist product. \nThese above described common economic challenges defined in the programme document are reflecting common challenges of the programme partners they are trying to tackle with the project.\nProject overall objective is to enhance role of culture in tourism and economic development in Pagėgiai and Zabłudów municipalities. It is foreseen that project will allow to propose new kind of tourism product - experiential tourism while using modern technologies for providing services all year round.\nThe main outputs are:\n- Jointly developed experiential cross-border tourism model; \n- Organizations cooperating in the field of experiential tourism across borders;\n- Experiential tourism sites with focus on local culture supported\nMain beneficiaries will be general public and local public authorities.\nAfter careful revision of trends in tourism sector and experiences by project partners analyzed it was jointly agreed that experiential tourism is on top requests nowadays. \nIf to look at definition, experiential tourism is a form of tourism in which people focus on experiencing a country, city or particular place by actively and meaningfully engaging with its history, people, culture, food and environment. The project partners besides similarities have and difference which will be used too.\nProject idea is new because it has not been implemented in the project partners municipalities before. This project will be based on usage of virtual reality for experiential tourism.","2024-04-01","2026-03-31","(VI-A_Lt-Pl_2) Promoting physical, emotional and cultural wellbeing","RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation","PO4 A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights","165 Protection, development and promotion of public tourism assets and tourism services","N",947493.52,"ERDF",757994.8100000001,80,"From the beginning of the project, the two working groups (LP1 - 3 people, PP2 - 4 people) were in constant contact by phone and email.\nOn 18-19.05.2024, the first meeting of the working groups was held in Pagegiai, organised by PP2 and attended by LP1 (3 persons) and PP2 (4 persons). During the meeting, the main objectives of the project were discussed and the dates of the next events and meetings were set. The meeting made it possible for those responsible for implementing the project to get to know each other directly, to integrate, and to exchange their experiences to date.\nOn 03-05.07.2024, a project opening conference was held in Bialystok, organised by LP1, attended by representatives of both partners (LP1 - 10 participants, PP2 - 10 participants). During the event, a workshop on experiential tourism was held. Participants also visited the Museum of Material Culture in Ryboli, which will undergo modernisation work as part of the project.\nOn 03-04.08.2024, the second working group meeting was held, organised by LP1 - Zabłudów Municipality, which was attended by the working groups of both project partners (LP1 - 3 people, PP2 - 4 people). \nInformation about the project was posted on the websites of both partners. Below are links to the articles.\nLP1 - 2 articles: \n- https://umzabludow.wrotapodlasia.pl/pl/realizowane_projekty/fundusze_europejskie/interreg-via-litwa-polska/zrownowazona-kultura-dla-zrownowazonej-turystyki  \n- https://umzabludow.wrotapodlasia.pl/pl/realizowane_projekty/fundusze_europejskie/interreg-via-litwa-polska/zrownowazona-kultura-dla-zrownowazonej-turystyki/muzeum-w-rybolach-zostanie-przebudowane.html\nPP2 - 2 articles:\n- https://www.pagegiai.lt/2024/05/22/startuoja-interreg-lietuvos-lenkijos-bendradarbiavimo-per-siena-programos-projektas-sustainable-culture-for-sustainable-tourism/ \n- https://www.pagegiai.lt/2024/08/27/pradeti-vykdyti-rangos-darbai/.\nOn 25.07.2024 the Gazeta Wyborcza also published a press article with information on the implemented project (task carried out by LP1). Additionally, at the request of LP1, press articles about the realised project appeared in the bimonthly ‘Zabłudów i okolice’ (no. 8 also available digitally https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g-89op0w775u4i_PrJ7NzdTONnc6VrG0) and in the BIA24 newspaper no. 61, the communal neighbourhood courier (bimonthly of the communes: Michałowo, Gródek, Supraśl, Zabłudów) (LP1 placed 1 paid article in the local law and 2 free articles).\nBoth partners purchased roll-ups which are used during events (LP1-2, PP2-1).\nLP1 placed 1 framed poster each (2 A3 posters and 2 poster frames) at the venue and in the Zabludów office.\nBoth LP1 and PP2 have purchased information and promotional materials (D1.1.4) to be given to event participants.\n LP1 purchased: 100 leaflets;80 eco-bags;20 Eco-leather notebooks;20 Business pens; 40 Water bottles;60 Umbrellas;60 USBs;60 Notebooks;60 Writing sets;20 Speakers;40 Power Banks.\nPP2 purchased: 80 eco bags;80 pens;60 umbrellas;80 notebooks;60 chocolates;60 wireless phone chargers;80 key rings;20 A4 puzzles;20 powerbanks;stickers.\nPP2 has started to implement the activity ‘Virtual content for experiential tourism products’ (D.2.1.3), purchased 5 VR glasses, PP2 has already filmed a famous place, the Picture Garden Gallery of Little Lithuania under the open sky of the Martynas Jankaus Museum, in the second reStickers, 1 Permanent board.\nDuring the reporting period, 2 working group meetings were held, attended by representatives of LP1 (3 people) and PP2 (4 people):\n- 24-25.10.2024 working group meeting organized by PP2, in Lithuania\n- 23-24.01.2025 working group meeting organized by LP1, in Poland.\nDuring the project implementation project Staff had attended meetings:\n- On 02-04/10/2024, LP1 organized a workshop (D.1.1.3 Workshops on experiential tourism) for 20 participants: 10 LT, 10 PL, during which issues related to a new form of tourism - experiential tourism - were discussed.\n - PP2 organised  joint workshop on experiential tourism on 16-18.10.2024, which held in Pagegiai (D.1.1.3), participated from LP1 - 10 and PP2 - 10 persons. \nDuring the reporting period, a joint feasibility study was developed (D.1.1.2). LP1 developed the PL part and submitted the documents to PP2 in due time\nThe working groups were in constant contact with each other (e-mail, telephone, instant messaging. They also participated during organized events to make sure that everything went as expected.\nInformation about the project:\n- LP1: https://umzabludow.wrotapodlasia.pl/pl/realizowane_projekty/fundusze_europejskie/interreg-via-litwa-polska/zrownowazona-kultura-dla-zrownowazonej-turystyki/warsztaty-nt-turystyki-doswiadczen-w-ramach-projektu-ltpl00106-sustainable-culture-for-sustainable-tourism-za-nami.html ; Information about the project also appeared twice in the local free newspaper: bimonthly “Zabłudów i okolice” No. 11 (September - October 2024), available in paper and electronic versions (at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g-89op0w775u4i_PrJ7NzdTONnc6VrG0 ) and in No. 1 (January-February 2025) (at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uWtOxsT--cjSGqbxDCCX9rXV67JMs6wj )\n- PP2: On 21.10.2024, https://www.pagegiai.lt/2024/10/21/patirtinio-turizmo-seminaro-metu-ieskota-gamtos-istorinio-paveldo-itakos-tarpregioniniam-bendradarbiavimui/.\nLP1 conducted a tender procedure for the selection of a contractor for the works under Measure D.2.2.1 Experiential tourism site creation in the Museum of Material Culture Baćkauszczyna. The contractor was RBEST Sp. z o.o., which, according to the signed on 22.01.2025. Agreement will complete the work by 25.07.2025. An Investor Supervisor was also selected for the construction work in progress, which became INVESTKAR Karol Klimowicz, according to the Agreement signed on 21.01.2025.\nPP2: The reconstruction works of currently unused building in Pagėgiai (Vilniaus g. 9a) and adoption for experiential tourism needs are in progress, purchased part of necessary equipment, purchased lighting installation throughout the building (D.2.2.2). \nPP2 started implement the Activity \"Virtual content for experiential tourism products\" (D.2.1.3). PP2 already filmed a famous place, the Little Lithuania Picture Gardens-gallery under the open sky of the Martynas Jankaus Museum.","Pagėgiai, Zabłudów","LT, PL",{"$nulls":5},2]

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["Operation ID","Operation name","Partner name","Has the lead of the operation (Y/N)","Partner type","Type of organisation","PIC (Participant Identification Code)","Partner's IDs if not PIC","Town (main address)","Country (main address)","Town (department)","Country (department)","Contractors' name","Contractor’s VAT registration or tax identification number","Sub-Contractors' name","Sub-Contractors' VAT"]
["LTPL00248","Crafting cultural bridges: Lithuanian-Polish collaboration in wood carving and folk art","Orzysz Municipality; Orzysz municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8491504380","Orzysz","Poland"]
["LTPL00248","Crafting cultural bridges: Lithuanian-Polish collaboration in wood carving and folk art","Alytus district municipality administration; Alytus District Municipality Administration","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188718528","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Multivanas\", UAB \"ALT reklama\", UAB \"AKA Baltic\", UAB \"Tarzanija\", SAULIUS MASTAUSKAS, ARTŪRAS ZIENKA, TADAS STALIULIONIS, UAB \"Liramta\", UAB \"Pupt\", UAB ,,SKYTECH.LT\", UAB „Gaudera“, MB „Bent Pramogos“, Mindaugas Jakučionis, Kęstutis Benedikas, Eugenijus Rimdžius, Artūras Zienka, Egidijus Impolis, VšĮ „Menų pieva“","LT500057515, LT100004060311, LT100004022510, LT100004703811, -, -, LT100001849012, LT100002323719,  LT100006337014,  LT100004843010, LT345697610, -, -, -, -, -, -, -"]
["LTPL00210","Actively connecting generations in Trakai and Gižycko: fostering integration and joint sports and cultural activities for children, youth, adults, and seniors across borders","Trakai District Municipality Administration; Trakai District Municipality Administration","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"Reg. No. 181626536","Trakai","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB „ICTUS LT“, UAB „Trakų žemė“, UAB „Gaudera“, UAB „Iki Durų“, UAB „EDEPA“, Atamis, UAB, Trakų krašto kultūros ir amatų, VšĮ „Konsultavimas.lt“, Statybų inžinerinės paslaugos, VšĮ Navita, UAB Edepa, UAB „Altitudė ranga“","303222386, 300883763, 134569760, 302542839, 304062867, 300564438 , 302312902, 302425437, 111678149, 302698806, 304062867, 305024467"]
["LTPL00210","Actively connecting generations in Trakai and Gižycko: fostering integration and joint sports and cultural activities for children, youth, adults, and seniors across borders","Rural Municipality of Giżycko","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"Reg. No. 8451981949","Gizycko","Poland",null,null," GWAREK TRAWEL oraz Good Food, Sławomir Dwojakowski DWOBUD, Spółdzielnia Wielob. NIEGOCIN","7952165373, 7261274220, 8450000984"]
["LTPL00382","Enhancing Police and Public Cooperation for Emergency and Wartime Preparedness in the Lithuanian-Polish Border Region \"Alert and Ready!\"","Lithuanian Police School","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"302442625","Mastaiciai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00382","Enhancing Police and Public Cooperation for Emergency and Wartime Preparedness in the Lithuanian-Polish Border Region \"Alert and Ready!\"","Police Department under the Ministry of Interior","N","partner","National public authority",null,"188785847","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00382","Enhancing Police and Public Cooperation for Emergency and Wartime Preparedness in the Lithuanian-Polish Border Region \"Alert and Ready!\"","The Voivodship Police Headquartres in Białystok","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"542-020-78-68","Białystok","Poland","Białystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00174","Polish-Lithuanian cooperation to support the accessibility and quality of medical services in the Białystok County and Švenčionys Municipality","Bialystok County","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"NIP: 9661579415, REGON: 050658396","Białystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00174","Polish-Lithuanian cooperation to support the accessibility and quality of medical services in the Białystok County and Švenčionys Municipality","Švenčionys District Health Center","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"Company ID: 178736022","Švenčionys","Lithuania",null,null,"Cristal Sp.zo.o., Centr. Psychologii Stosowanej , UAB  Grand Spa Lietuva, Cristal Sp. z. o. o.","542-021-11-43, 844-120-73-03, 152004570, 542-021-11-43, 0"]
["LTPL00174","Polish-Lithuanian cooperation to support the accessibility and quality of medical services in the Białystok County and Švenčionys Municipality","Independent Public Health Care Center in Łapy","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"NIP: 9661319909, REGON: 050644804","Łapy","Poland",null,null,"Meden-Inmed Sp. z o.o., ENDOELEKTRONIK.PLSp. zo.o.Sp.k","669-22-55-563, 534-253-64-91"]
["LTPL00327","Improve attractiveness of Lithuania-Poland border region through cross-border cooperation and sustainable use of Balts cultural heritage by creating international culture route „Balts Road“","Siauliai Tourism Information Centre","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"145398346","Šiauliai","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB Travel deli, Žygimantas Buržinskas, Giedrė Godienė, Rimvydas Laužikas, Loreta Sungailienė, Asociacija ,Pripučiamas filmas, Vytautas Tumėnas, UAB \"Kalbų spektras\", Vito Labs AS Vytautas Turek, MB \"Vykinto keliai\"","305424931, 588422, NN-006282-1, 449830, 594574, 30302140, 36509270331, 245269480, 365044753, 30492527"]
["LTPL00327","Improve attractiveness of Lithuania-Poland border region through cross-border cooperation and sustainable use of Balts cultural heritage by creating international culture route „Balts Road“","Vilkaviškis tourism and business information center","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"300038616","Vilkaviškis","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00327","Improve attractiveness of Lithuania-Poland border region through cross-border cooperation and sustainable use of Balts cultural heritage by creating international culture route „Balts Road“","Association The Goldap Community Foundation","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"0000098782","Gołdap","Poland"]
["LTPL00145","Forest Tree Beekeeping - A Tradition Without Borders","Tree-beekeeping Brotherhood","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"8442355371","Giby","Poland",null,null,"SYREK GROUP S.C., Organic Art , Marvel Sp. z o.o.","679-314-21-22, 6321792278, 725-000-78-63"]
["LTPL00145","Forest Tree Beekeeping - A Tradition Without Borders","Administration of Dzukija National Park and Cepkeliai Strict Nature Reserve; Dzūkijos nacionalinio parko ir Čepkelių valstybinio gamtinio rezervato direkcija","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"LT887161314","Merkinė, Varėnos r.","Lithuania",null,null,"A. Ragauskas, R. Ragauskienė, UAB \"Rolginta\"","1077785 / 1115839, LT100008931610"]
["LTPL00353","Joint actions of Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard Services to contribute to a safer and more secure Europe","State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of Republic of Lithuania; Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"LT886082515","Vilnius","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Conatus\", Conatus, UAB, UAB \"SPKT\", MB \"GEOTYMAS\", UAB \"Echo Stamp\", UAB \"AKA Baltic\", UAB \"Good to know\", UAB \"Gaudera\", UAB  \"STATYBOS RITMAS\", Techniks, MB, VšĮ \"Raidos kryptys\"","LT100011946715, LT100011946715, LT260898410, LT100015828016, LT114371917, LT100004022510, LT100013975911, LT345697610, LT512033917, 305711778, 126145317"]
["LTPL00353","Joint actions of Lithuanian and Polish Border Guard Services to contribute to a safer and more secure Europe","Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit Of Maj. Gen. Henryk Minkiewicz","N","partner","National public authority",null,"050440036","Bialystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00371","Joint initiatives for strengthening Lithuanian and Polish border safeguard","Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit Of Maj. Gen. Henryk Minkiewicz","N","partner","National public authority",null,"050440036","Bialystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00371","Joint initiatives for strengthening Lithuanian and Polish border safeguard","State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of Republic of Lithuania; Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"LT886082515","Vilnius","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"SIRMA\", UAB Valdo leidykla, UAB ECHO STAMP, Inida, UAB, UAB \"Kamo LT\", Artzena MB, UAB \"4office\",  \"GrandVila\" , UAB \"Good to know\"","LT00005065318, LT829139917, LT114371917, LT337522515, LT886082515, LT100015282618, LT886082515, LT100008029116, LT100013975911"]
["LTPL00371","Joint initiatives for strengthening Lithuanian and Polish border safeguard","Warmińsko-Mazurski Border Guard Division","N","partner","National public authority",null,"510207605","Kętrzyn","Poland"]
["LTPL00243","Strengthening cross-border cooperation of fire brigade units.","Commune Korycin","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"5451686835","Korycin","Poland","Korycin","Poland"]
["LTPL00243","Strengthening cross-border cooperation of fire brigade units.","Vilnius district volunteer firefighters association","N","partner","Other",null,"186479969","Gineitiškės","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00243","Strengthening cross-border cooperation of fire brigade units.","Vilnius district municipality fire service","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"301933564","Vilnus","Lithuania","NEMENČINĖ","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00500","Cultural Recreation Opportunities and Shared Sustainability","Punsk Municipality; Gmina Puńsk","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"844-21-45-774","Puńsk","Poland"]
["LTPL00500","Cultural Recreation Opportunities and Shared Sustainability","Birštonas municipality administration; Birštonas municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188750166","Birštonas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00500","Cultural Recreation Opportunities and Shared Sustainability","Commune Korycin","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"5451686835","Korycin","Poland"]
["LTPL00490","Cross-Border Green Growth Initiative","Gmina Mońki; Monki Commune","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"5461379796","Mońki","Poland"]
["LTPL00490","Cross-Border Green Growth Initiative","The Administration of the Municipality of Švenčionys district","N","partner","N.a.",null,"188766722","Švenčionys","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00078","Strengthening cooperation between Lithuanian and Polish rescue services in liquidation of chemical and ecological accidents","Komenda Wojewódzka Państwowej Straży Pożarnej w Białymstoku; Regional headquarter of state fire service in Bialystok","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"NIP 5420211195","Białystok","Poland",null,null,"MOTO TRUCK SP. z o.o, MAN TRUCK&BUS POLSKA SP. z o.o","6572942226, 5342169325"]
["LTPL00078","Strengthening cooperation between Lithuanian and Polish rescue services in liquidation of chemical and ecological accidents","Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"LT886013113","Vilnius","Lithuania","Kaunas","Lithuania","SZCZESNIAK Pojazdy Specjalne","PL5472099801"]
["LTPL00377","Clean water for everyone","Private limited liability company „Tvarkyba“","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"174907725","Šalčininkai","Lithuania","Šalčininkai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00377","Clean water for everyone","Suwalki commune; Gmina Suwałki","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"8442146035","Suwałki ","Poland","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00352","CONNECTIVITY ACROSS LITHUANIAN – POLISH BORDER","Lazdijai district municipality administration; Lazdijai district municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188714992","Lazdijai","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Parama\", UAB \"Pastatų konstrukcijos\", MB \"K3D Projektai\"","LT651088314 , LT445612917, LT100017415716 "]
["LTPL00352","CONNECTIVITY ACROSS LITHUANIAN – POLISH BORDER","Sejny Poviat; Sejny Poviat","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"8442139638","Sejny","Poland",null,null,"Przeds.. Drog. – Mostowe S.A.","8441806162"]
["LTPL00352","CONNECTIVITY ACROSS LITHUANIAN – POLISH BORDER","Commune Sejny","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8442158877","Sejny","Poland",null,null,"EKODROM Sp. z o.o ","8461661689"]
["LTPL00352","CONNECTIVITY ACROSS LITHUANIAN – POLISH BORDER","\"Via Lietuva\" joint-stock company","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"188710638","Vilnius","Lithuania","Vilnius","Lithuania","JSC \"Parama\", JSC „Sversa“","LT651088314,  LT100011058318"]
["LTPL00247","Cross-border flavors: connecting communities through culinary exchange, cultural festivals and healthy living initiatives","Gmina Miasto Ełk","N","partner","Other",null,"8481825438","Elk","Poland","Elk","Poland"]
["LTPL00247","Cross-border flavors: connecting communities through culinary exchange, cultural festivals and healthy living initiatives","Alytus city community center","Y","lead","Other",null,"302709117","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00485","Enhancing Family Tourism through the intangible cultural heritage of the cross-border region in Poland and Lithuania","Administration of Salcininkai district municipality","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188718713","Šalčininkai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00485","Enhancing Family Tourism through the intangible cultural heritage of the cross-border region in Poland and Lithuania","Directorate of Dzūkija - Suvalkija protected areas","N","partner","Other",null,"306109963","Aleknonių k., Simno sen., Alytaus raj. sav.","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00485","Enhancing Family Tourism through the intangible cultural heritage of the cross-border region in Poland and Lithuania","Wigry National Park","N","partner","Other",null,"8442349809","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00478","Improving resilience of ambulance services in Suwalki corridor","The Ambulance service of the Republic of Lithuania","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"235042580","Kaunas","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Gaudera\"","LT345697610 / 134569760"]
["LTPL00478","Improving resilience of ambulance services in Suwalki corridor","Independent Public Health Care Unit Voivodeship Emergency Medical Station in Bialystok","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"0000179636","Bialystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00308","New tourism products as synergy of cultural heritage, education and cooperation between Kętrzyn and Šalčininkai.","KETRZYN MUNICIPALITY","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"510743440","Kętrzyn","Poland","Kętrzyn","Poland"]
["LTPL00308","New tourism products as synergy of cultural heritage, education and cooperation between Kętrzyn and Šalčininkai.","Šalčininkai district tourism and youth center","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"305765128","Vilkiškių k.","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB BAIDARIŲ CENTRAS, UAB GURMEGA, V.Bojarun įmonė, Jelena Žuravska, Kristina Karpič, UAB ADDMORE, UAB MYLIDA","LT418881219, LT235974314, LT49873515, 1427883, 1427994, LT100012296914, LT257655917"]
["LTPL00106","Sustainable Culture for Sustainable Tourism","Commune Zabludow","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"VAT number 9661770461","Zabłudów","Poland","Zabłudów","Poland","RBEST Sp. z o.o.","9662175217"]
["LTPL00106","Sustainable Culture for Sustainable Tourism","Pagegiai municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"Enterprise code: 188746659","Pagėgiai","Lithuania","Pagėgiai","Lithuania","UAB JND, Atas Žvirblys, UAB Balanso auditas, UAB Reklamos priedai, UAB \"EIT Sprendimai\", Živilė Wygonska, Rimantas Dapkus, Eugenijus Malinovas, UAB \"Autokeda\", UAB \"Agrūnė\", Individualūs baldų sprendimai, UAB \"Šilokarčema\", UAB \"Senasis Rambynas\", UAB \"Reklamos priedai\", UAB \"Šilutės autobusų parkas\", Biuro \"Alna\", Vida Pleskevičienė, UAB \"Raimgerda\", UAB \"Ekoliumenas\", UAB \"Tima\", UAB \"Narbutas Lietuva, UAB Tima","302316669, 1343882, 124344879, 302947353, 226107940, 364644190, (32.2)-G18-643, 129628, 177307881, 177397512, 177420562, 304450784, 300976840, 302947353, 277070440, 790337992, 985715, 302682809, 302316039, 177016534, 302527901, 177016534"]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Hajnowka Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"6030006341","Hajnowka","Poland"]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Viešoji įstaiga Kauno regiono plėtros agentūra; Public body Kaunas Regional Development Agency","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"135695071","Kaunas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Hajnówka District; Hajnówka District","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"6030017563 ","Hajnówka ","Poland"]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Local Tourist Organization \"Bialowieza Forest Region\"","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"6030075000","Hajnówka ","Poland"]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Birštonas municipality administration; Birštonas municipality administration","N","partner","N.a.",null,"188750166 ","Birštonas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Jonava district municipality administration","N","partner","N.a.",null,"188769070","Jonava","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00419","Bicycle routes towards greener regions","Kaišiadorys district municipality administration","N","partner","N.a.",null,"188773916 ","Kaišiadorys","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00522","Dignity & Care: Dementia and Diabetes Aid","Independent Public Health Care Institution County Hospital in Pisz","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"790316961","Pisz","Poland"]
["LTPL00522","Dignity & Care: Dementia and Diabetes Aid","Pisz County municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"790671509","Pisz","Poland"]
["LTPL00522","Dignity & Care: Dementia and Diabetes Aid","Primary health care center of Alytus district municipality","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"193107218","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00373","From infancy to adulthood differently - improving the quality of life for children and adult people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders in the cross-border region","Public institution Abromiskes Rehabilitation Hospital","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"181370656","Abromiskes","Lithuania",null,null,"JSC \"AMK\", JSC\"SPKT\", JSC \"Insa Group\", JSC \"Versiculus\", Jogilės Žilinskės ind. veikla","LT256544515, LT260898410, 305693903, LT262621610, Nr. 1324023"]
["LTPL00373","From infancy to adulthood differently - improving the quality of life for children and adult people with developmental, including autism spectrum, disorders in the cross-border region","Podlaskie Association of Therapists","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"8442313450","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00291","AI on the trail of skin cancer","Public Institution Alytus S. Kudirka District Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"LT190272175","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"Lauryna Jauneikė, UAB Auditėja, Hospitex diagnostics Kaunas, Indre Saferiene","DB142345-1, LT100002174014, LT107474219, 48106261310"]
["LTPL00291","AI on the trail of skin cancer","Dr. Ludwik Rydygier Voivodeship Hospital in Suwałki","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"PL8441786376","Suwałki","Poland",null,null,"Consultronix Sp. z o.o., Synektik S.A.","5130286977, 5213197880"]
["LTPL00438","Providing high-quality medical services in the Polish-Lithuanian border area based on new digital technologies","Alytus polyclinic","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"Registration Code of Legal Entities 190272218","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00438","Providing high-quality medical services in the Polish-Lithuanian border area based on new digital technologies","\"PRO-MEDICA\" IN ELK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"NIP: 8481630309","Elk","Poland"]
["LTPL00393","When you open cross border museums door","Suwalki regional museum","N","partner","Other",null,"8441065955","Suwalki","Poland","Suwalki","Poland"]
["LTPL00393","When you open cross border museums door","Alytus Ethnographic Museum; Alytus Ethnographic Museum","Y","lead","Other",null,"191058256","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00431","Popularisation of the History and Culture of Druskininkai and Olecko","Administration of Druskininkai Municipality; Municipality of Druskininkai","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188776264","DRUSKININKAI","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00431","Popularisation of the History and Culture of Druskininkai and Olecko","Olecko Commune; Olecko Commune","N","partner","N.a.",null,"790 671 277","Olecko","Poland","Olecko","Poland"]
["LTPL00430","Efficient and adaptable cross-border emergency medicine","Dr. Ludwik Rydygier Voivodeship Hospital in Suwałki","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"PL8441786376","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00430","Efficient and adaptable cross-border emergency medicine","Public Institution Alytus S. Kudirka District Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"LT190272175","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00015","Emergency care for crisis situations","Public Institution Alytus S. Kudirka District Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"LT190272175","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"„Baltic Diagnostic Service“, UAB „Auditėja“, AB „MedUS Medical“","302883915, 135480859, 306252616"]
["LTPL00015","Emergency care for crisis situations","Dr. Ludwik Rydygier Voivodeship Hospital in Suwałki","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"PL8441786376","Suwałki","Poland",null,null,"TIMKO Sp. z o.o., Solve Medical Sp. z o.o., Stryker Polska Sp. z o.o.","5240103831, 5423352068, 9520015337"]
["LTPL00477","EMPOWER PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO DEVELOP LABOR SKILLS THROUGH STRENGTHENING OF COOPERATION BETWEEN POLISH AND LITHUANIAN PARTNERS","Association for the Support of Activities of Intellectually Disabled AKTYWNI","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"5422768217","Białystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00477","EMPOWER PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO DEVELOP LABOR SKILLS THROUGH STRENGTHENING OF COOPERATION BETWEEN POLISH AND LITHUANIAN PARTNERS","Lithuanian welfare society of persons with intellectual disability \"Viltis\"","Y","lead","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"290666790","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00325","Weaving Palms - developing cultural tourism to preserve local cultural heritage and improve the social well-being of the inhabitants of the Vilnius Region (LT) and the Rozogi Commune (PL).","Ethnographic Museum of the Vilnius Region","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"300607010 ","Nemenčinė","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00325","Weaving Palms - developing cultural tourism to preserve local cultural heritage and improve the social well-being of the inhabitants of the Vilnius Region (LT) and the Rozogi Commune (PL).","Rozogi Commune","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"7451745941","Rozogi","Poland"]
["LTPL00277","Engaging communities in Lithuania and Poland cross-border region for environmental wellbeing practices and sustainable cooperation enhancement","Šalčininkai district tourism and youth center","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"305765128","Vilkiškės, Turgelių sen., Šalčininkų raj.","Lithuania",null,null,"Edita Medeina Jakubauskaitė , MB LUKINTA, UAB MYLIDA, UAB GAUDERA, UAB ARABESKA, VšĮ RV agentūra, Česlava Stanul, D.Jankelaitienės IĮ, V.Bojarun įmonė, VĮ Nepriklausomi projektai, UAB Sabina,  GEDIMINAS PETKUS, Ūkininkė Sigita Kairienė, Ūkininko Arvydo Rutkausko ūkis, UAB Fujifilm Lietuva, MB LDD grupė, Vilkijos medelynas MB","687151 , 306414349, LT257655917, LT345697610, LT749469113, no, no, no, LT49873515, no, LT345269314, 305765128, LT100009923917, LT100010107112, LT104313716, LT100016401317, LT100016456516"]
["LTPL00277","Engaging communities in Lithuania and Poland cross-border region for environmental wellbeing practices and sustainable cooperation enhancement","Sokolka District Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"NIP 545-18-16-373","Sokółka","Poland"]
["LTPL00277","Engaging communities in Lithuania and Poland cross-border region for environmental wellbeing practices and sustainable cooperation enhancement","Administration of Salcininkai district municipality","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188718713","Šalčininkai","Lithuania",null,null,"Šalčininkėlių krašto BC, UAB Mylida"," LT100016755113,  LT257655917"]
["LTPL00317","Effective Decision-making through Cooperation, Learning and Experience Sharing for the Sustainable Development of Cities","Administration of Druskininkai Municipality; Municipality of Druskininkai","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188776264","Druskininkai","Lithuania","Druskininkai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00317","Effective Decision-making through Cooperation, Learning and Experience Sharing for the Sustainable Development of Cities","Municipality of Giżycko","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8451951457","Giżycko","Poland","Giżycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00233","EcoCamp - everyone can live ecologically","Foundation for the Protection of the Great Masurian Lakes","Y","lead","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"8450006202"," Giżycko","Poland","Giżycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00233","EcoCamp - everyone can live ecologically","Vilnius district municipality administration; Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracija","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188708224","Vilnius","Lithuania","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00233","EcoCamp - everyone can live ecologically","Rural Municipality of Giżycko","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8451981949","Giżycko","Poland","Giżycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00143","Preparation for forest extinguishing in the Lithuanian-Polish border area","Taurage Region Municipality Fire Fighting Service","N","partner","N.a.",null,"179855054","Taurage","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Axioma\", Draisa, UAB, UAB \"Izkada\", MB Tauragės reklama, UAB \"Info S\", UAB \"Govija\", UAB ''Žolmedis\", UAB \"Ketrona\"","LT358961113, LT798570610, LT260773416, LT100016598810, LT100002047111, LT413203314, LT766088716, LT689450917"]
["LTPL00143","Preparation for forest extinguishing in the Lithuanian-Polish border area","Šilalės Region Municipality Fire Fighting Service","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"276635940","Šilalė","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Govija\", UAB \"Axioma MS\", UAB \"Draisa\", UAB \"Izkada\", UAB \"Ketrona\", UAB \"Info S\", UAB \"Eurobiuras\", MB Tauragės reklama, UAB Govija, UAB \"Žolmedis\", UAB \"Ketrona","LT41320332, LT358961113, LT798570610, LT260773416, LT689450917, LT100002047111, LT765560413, LT100016598810, LT413203314, LT766088716, LT689450917"]
["LTPL00143","Preparation for forest extinguishing in the Lithuanian-Polish border area","Raseiniai Fire Protection Service","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"172776857","Raseiniai","Lithuania","Raseiniai","Lithuania","UAB „Virgmila“, MB „Meistro vizija“, UAB „Romirbus“, UAB „Izkada“, UAB „Raivila“, UAB „Info S“, UAB „Ketrona“, UAB „Axioma MS“, MB Tauragės reklama, Greta Kasputytė, UAB „Apskaita ir auditas“","LT100003044617, LT100015807911, LT100011360510, LT260773416, LT724115417, LT100002047111, LT689450917, LT358961113, LT100011360510, LT100016598810, -, LT100002522316"]
["LTPL00143","Preparation for forest extinguishing in the Lithuanian-Polish border area","Grodek Commune","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"9661769676","Gródek","Poland",null,null,"STEELER Marcin Piasecki","5451613948"]
["LTPL00354","FORT - UNION - Polish-Lithuanian integration of the fortification network for the development of flagship tourist products","Administration of Varena district municipality; Varėna District municiplality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188773873","Varena","Lithuania",null,null,"Bendruomenių iniciatyvųcentras","LT100014397617"]
["LTPL00354","FORT - UNION - Polish-Lithuanian integration of the fortification network for the development of flagship tourist products","Boyen Fortress in Giżycko","N","partner","Other",null,"8452007890","Giżycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00354","FORT - UNION - Polish-Lithuanian integration of the fortification network for the development of flagship tourist products","Army Museum in Bialystok","N","partner","Other",null,"5421290558","Białystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00354","FORT - UNION - Polish-Lithuanian integration of the fortification network for the development of flagship tourist products","Public Institution Kaunas Fortress Park","N","partner","Other",null,"302573681","Kaunas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00354","FORT - UNION - Polish-Lithuanian integration of the fortification network for the development of flagship tourist products","Kaunas City Municipal Administration; Kaunas City Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188764867","Kaunas","Lithuania","Kaunas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00354","FORT - UNION - Polish-Lithuanian integration of the fortification network for the development of flagship tourist products","Municipality of Giżycko","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"8451951457","Giżycko","Poland","Giżycko ","Poland"]
["LTPL00246","Challenges for a cross-border family active lifestyle","Orzysz Municipality; Orzysz municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8491504380","Orzysz","Poland"]
["LTPL00246","Challenges for a cross-border family active lifestyle","Varėna sport center","Y","lead","Other",null,"304170647","Varėna","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB Sudvina","not VAT payer"]
["LTPL00524","Strengthening systems for responding to disasters in forest and peat bog ecosystems in the border area","Commune Korycin","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"5451686835","Korycin","Poland"]
["LTPL00524","Strengthening systems for responding to disasters in forest and peat bog ecosystems in the border area","Vilnius district volunteer firefighters association","N","partner","Other",null,"186479969","Gineitiškės","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00524","Strengthening systems for responding to disasters in forest and peat bog ecosystems in the border area","Vilnius district municipality fire service","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"301933564","Vilnus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00469","Cooperation to create a friendly educational environment","Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas Gymnasium","N","partner","Education/training centre and school",null,"291055670","Alytus","Lithuania","Alytus","Lithuania","UAB \"Grindalita\", UAB \"Biznio mašinų kompanija\", C. Cibulsko I.Į, UAB \"ALT reklama\", UAB \"Gaudera\", UAB \"AAA BALTIC REKLAMA\", Julija Naradauskaitė Brunickė, Aistė Burkė, UAB \"Trys lelijos\", UAB \"Interautomatika\", uab \"Hyteris\", UAB \"Kautra\", UAB \"Narbutas Lietuva\"","LT100003289216, LT222669113, 15001561, LT100004060311, LT345697610, LT115425314, 1146254, 48310210096, LT495533917, LT140309219, LT100011945616, LT321389515, LT100005539018"]
["LTPL00469","Cooperation to create a friendly educational environment","Giżycko District; Powiat Giżycki","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"790671165","Giżycko","Poland","Giżycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00271","Empowering cross-border communities in Polish - Lithuanian Functional Area","Punsk Municipality; Gmina Puńsk","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"844-21-45-774","Punsk","Poland"]
["LTPL00271","Empowering cross-border communities in Polish - Lithuanian Functional Area","Lazdijai district municipality administration; Lazdijai district municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188714992","Lazdijai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00238","Stepping Towards Green Deal","Pagegiai municipality administration","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"Enterprise code: 188746659","Pagėgiai","Lithuania","Pagėgiai","Lithuania","UAB \"Balanso auditas\", UAB \"Rankis\", Ernestas Pleskevičius, Andrius Beržonskis, USEME Spolka Z Organiczoną, UAB \"Reklamos priedai\", UAB \"Teronis\", UAB \"Senoji giria\", UAB JND, Vida Pleskevičienė, UAB \"Šilokarčema\", Biuro \"Alna\"","124344879, 301818804, 38608220658, 39106050110, 8992744965, 302947353, 122733166, 178054947, 302316669, 46509121169, 304450784, 790337992"]
["LTPL00238","Stepping Towards Green Deal","Commune Zabludow","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"Enterprise code 9661770461","Zabłudów","Poland","Zabłudów","Poland","comment","5421019040"]
["LTPL00041","Green Minded Cooperation","Miasto Suwałki; The City of Suwałki","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8442155152","Suwałki","Poland","Suwałki","Poland","PNTPW w Suwałkach, Eco Heater Wojciech Bajer ","8442126570, 8441291410"]
["LTPL00041","Green Minded Cooperation","JSC Alytus Region Waste Management Center","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"LT100001596812","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"Isort, UAB, UAB Gluk Media, UAB „Alwark“, UAB \"Lexin auditas\", UAB Asterman LT","LT100008604714, LT100005712311, LT100002923414, LT100005670019, LT100014217511"]
["LTPL00041","Green Minded Cooperation","Alytus City Municipality Administration; Alytus city municipality administration","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"N.a.","Alytus","Lithuania","Alytus","Lithuania","UAB \"Taiklu\", EKT, Terra Publica, Altreklama, UAB \"ExumLT\", Rasa Michnovic, Biuro Tłumaczeń VERUM, TRys lelijos, Trys lelijos, Lexin auditas, Alvintra","304437662, LT233984413, LT357778917 , LT100004060311, 306660219, -, -, LT495533917, LT495533917, LT100005670019, LT501424811 "]
["LTPL00420","Grow old safely and healthy - activities and cooperation for the society of Giżycko and Varena","Administration of Varena district municipality; Varėna District municiplality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188773873","Varėna","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00420","Grow old safely and healthy - activities and cooperation for the society of Giżycko and Varena","Municipality of Giżycko","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"845-19-51-457","Giżycko","Poland","Giżycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00149","Growing cross border \"grains\"","Elk City Municipality; Miasto Ełk","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8481825438","Ełk","Poland","Elk","Poland","Civil Construction Sp. z o.o., NOWA SZKOŁA SP. Z O.O., MOJE BAMBINO Sp. z o.o.","REGON 101080334, NIP 725-001-33-78, NIP 7251933448"]
["LTPL00149","Growing cross border \"grains\"","Lazdijai school- kindergarten \"Kregždutė\"","Y","lead","Education/training centre and school",null,"190607232","Lazdijai","Lithuania",null,null,"MB PRO GOV","LT100015900113"]
["LTPL00454","Growing Healthy - Supporting Sensory Development and Mental Health of Children and Youth from the Pisz District and Alytus Region","Pisz County municipality administration","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"8491503423","Pisz","Poland"]
["LTPL00454","Growing Healthy - Supporting Sensory Development and Mental Health of Children and Youth from the Pisz District and Alytus Region","Alytus district municipality administration; Alytus District Municipality Administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188718528","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB „Gaudera“ ","134569760"]
["LTPL00540","HOPE – HOme and community Psychiatric carE","Specialized Psychiatric Independent Public Health Care Facility in Suwałki","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"790244055","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00540","HOPE – HOme and community Psychiatric carE","Druskininkai Primary Health Care Center","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"152114846","Druskininkai","Lithuania","Druskininkai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00253","Health is the most important - health protection and prophylactic in the post-covid period in Lithuania and Poland","Prienai Manicipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"288742590","Prienai","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB Medicina practica laborat","LT100012194911"]
["LTPL00253","Health is the most important - health protection and prophylactic in the post-covid period in Lithuania and Poland","Kętrzyn Municipality; Gmina Miejska Kętrzyn","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"NIP: 7422192600","Kętrzyn","Poland"]
["LTPL00355","Partnership of Health Resorts as the Basis for the Development of the Borderland","Gołdap Municipality; Gołdap Municipality","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"790671231","Gołdap","Poland",null,null,"Architekt Kamila Kulik-Rubin , P.G.K. Sp. z o.o,  \"Inwestprojekt\" Sp.z o.o.","9661710677, 8470000421, 7390004209"]
["LTPL00355","Partnership of Health Resorts as the Basis for the Development of the Borderland","Administration of Druskininkai Municipality; Municipality of Druskininkai","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188776264","DRUSKININKAI","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Gilmera\", UAB \"Medinita\", Projektav. ir restaurav. inst.","304033431, 302644484, LT245631716"]
["LTPL00355","Partnership of Health Resorts as the Basis for the Development of the Borderland","Augustów Municipality; Augustów Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"790670817","Augustów","Poland","Augustów","Poland","Mój dom z drewna Waszkiewicz, Usługi Porządkowe 4 Pory Roku, Hurtownia Kamienia Naturalnego, MRK-Technik.pl, EKODROM Sp. z o.o., INOONI Jakub Zygmunt","8461560126, 5423407361, 5451815824, 7582377828, 8461661689, 2220741478"]
["LTPL00355","Partnership of Health Resorts as the Basis for the Development of the Borderland","Cultural Center in Goldap; Dom Kultury w Gołdapi","N","partner","Other",null,"000687422","Gołdap","Poland",null,null,"Elektro Faza, Agencja Ochrony Ares, Bayer Media Emil Bajer , PUK T.Brzeziński M. Brzezińska, ELEKTRO FAZA","8471470488, 8481739294, 8442043281, 8471613953, 8471470488"]
["LTPL00326","Discovering and promoting the tourist treasures of the health resorts of Supraśl and Druskininkai","Supraśl Municipality","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"966-176-74-47","Supraśl","Poland"]
["LTPL00326","Discovering and promoting the tourist treasures of the health resorts of Supraśl and Druskininkai","Druskininkai Tourism and Business Information Center; Druskininkai tourism and business information center","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"152090338","Druskininkai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00413","Improvement of health safety in the Wysokomazowiecki district and Šalčininkai district","Public institution Eišiškių personal health care centre","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"175005215","Eišiškės","Lithuania",null,"Lithuania"]
["LTPL00413","Improvement of health safety in the Wysokomazowiecki district and Šalčininkai district","General Hospital in Wysokie Mazowieckie","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"7221334542","Wysokie Mazowieckie","Poland",null,"Poland"]
["LTPL00413","Improvement of health safety in the Wysokomazowiecki district and Šalčininkai district","Public institution Šalčininkai District Municipal Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"275005020","Šalčininkai","Lithuania",null,"Lithuania"]
["LTPL00466","Heritage Harmony: Bridging Lithuanian and Polish Cultural Traditions","Punsk Municipality; Gmina Puńsk","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"844-21-45-774","Punsk","Poland"]
["LTPL00466","Heritage Harmony: Bridging Lithuanian and Polish Cultural Traditions","Nowogrod Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"718 214 47 76"," Nowogród","Poland"]
["LTPL00466","Heritage Harmony: Bridging Lithuanian and Polish Cultural Traditions","Birštonas municipality administration; Birštonas municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188750166","Birštonas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00503","History and culture - accessibility without boundaries","Municipality of Giżycko","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"845-19-51-457","Giżycko","Poland","Giżycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00503","History and culture - accessibility without boundaries","Trakai District Municipality Administration; Trakai District Municipality Administration","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"181626536","Trakai","Lithuania","Trakai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00467","JOINT INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVING PATIENT-CENTRED CROSS-BORDER HEALTHCARE","Public institution Vilkaviskis Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"185332820","Vilkaviškis","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00467","JOINT INITIATIVE FOR IMPROVING PATIENT-CENTRED CROSS-BORDER HEALTHCARE","Independent Public Health Care Center in Łapy","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"966-13-19-909","  Łapy","Poland"]
["LTPL00434","Innovative Knowledge of Architecture and History in the Lithuanian-Polish Neighborhood","Association The Goldap Community Foundation","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"REGON 511448570","Goldap","Poland"]
["LTPL00434","Innovative Knowledge of Architecture and History in the Lithuanian-Polish Neighborhood","Prienai Manicipality administration","N","partner","Other",null,"288742590","Prienai","Lithuania","Prienai","Lithuania","UAB Turime idėjų","306289034"]
["LTPL00434","Innovative Knowledge of Architecture and History in the Lithuanian-Polish Neighborhood","Public Institution Vilkaviskis Tourism and Business Information Center","Y","lead","Other",null,"300038616","Vilkaviskis","Lithuania","Vilkaviskis","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00434","Innovative Knowledge of Architecture and History in the Lithuanian-Polish Neighborhood","Municipal Cultural Centre in Raczki","N","partner","Other",null,"REGON 791033656","Raczki","Poland"]
["LTPL00434","Innovative Knowledge of Architecture and History in the Lithuanian-Polish Neighborhood","Dubeninki Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"REGON 790671219","Dubeninki","Poland"]
["LTPL00532","Joint Firefighting Improvement Initiative","Raseiniai Fire Protection Service","Y","lead","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"172776857","Raseiniai","Lithuania","Raseiniai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00532","Joint Firefighting Improvement Initiative","Commune Sejny","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8442143456        ","Sejny","Poland","Sejny","Poland"]
["LTPL00257","Development of the Yotvingians road on the Lithuanian-Polish border","Punsk Municipality; Gmina Puńsk","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"NIP 844-21-45-774","Puńsk","Poland"]
["LTPL00257","Development of the Yotvingians road on the Lithuanian-Polish border","Public institution Lazdijai Cultural Centre","Y","lead","Other",null,"165438848","Lazdijai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00284","Strengthening the role of culture in the cross-border region of Vilkaviškis District and Kruklanki Commune","KRUKLANKI COMMUNE","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"NIP 8451982653","Kruklanki","Poland"]
["LTPL00284","Strengthening the role of culture in the cross-border region of Vilkaviškis District and Kruklanki Commune","Suvalkija (Sūduva) Cultural centre & Museum of Vilkaviškis district","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"300001094","Paežeriai village, Parish of Šeimena","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB Gluk Media","LT100005712311"]
["LTPL00468","Lithuanian-Polish Mobile Health Initiative","Vilnius District Polyclinic","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"124246958","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00468","Lithuanian-Polish Mobile Health Initiative","Warmian-Masurian Center for Pulmonology Diseases in Olsztyn","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"REGON 000295739","Olsztyn","Poland"]
["LTPL00333","Cross-border cooperation to support the accessibility and quality of medical services provided by Health Centres in Łapy and Švenčionys","Švenčionys District Health Center","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"178736022","Švenčionys","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00333","Cross-border cooperation to support the accessibility and quality of medical services provided by Health Centres in Łapy and Švenčionys","Independent Public Health Care Center in Łapy","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"966-13-19-909"," Łapy","Poland"]
["LTPL00384","Lithuania Minor - Masuria. Local heritage - trans-regional cooperation.","Open - Air Museum of Lithuania","N","partner","National public authority",null,"190757221","Rumšiškės","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00384","Lithuania Minor - Masuria. Local heritage - trans-regional cooperation.","The Folk Architecture Museum Ethnographic Park in Olsztynek; Muzeum Budownictwa Ludowego – Park Etnograficzny w Olsztynku","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"NIP 739-10-08-333","Olsztynek","Poland"]
["LTPL00258","The development of the Silver Economy on a Cross Border","Orzysz Municipality; Orzysz municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8491504380","Orzysz","Poland"]
["LTPL00258","The development of the Silver Economy on a Cross Border","Alytus district municipality Pivasiunai Nursing Home","Y","lead","Other",null,"304081885","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"Jurga Statulevičienė , Alytaus r. kultūros centras, UAB \"Multivanas\", UAB \"Gaudera\", Alytus D. Mun. Public Library, Jolanta Miliuvienė, Eglė Volungevičienė, VšĮ Artoteka, UAB Tarzanija, UAB \"SKYTECH.LT\", UAB \"Eurikana\", UAB \"MYPC\", UAB \"PCD Group\"","-, -, LT500057515, LT345697610, -, -, -, -, LT100004703811, LT100004843010, LT459086419, LT100003258811, LT100005412615"]
["LTPL00452","Improving the accessibility of child health services on the Lithuanian-Polish borderland","Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski Voivodeship Hospital in Lomza","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"7181689321 ","Łomża","Poland",null,"Poland"]
["LTPL00452","Improving the accessibility of child health services on the Lithuanian-Polish borderland","Public institution Vilkaviskis Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"185332820","Vilkaviškis","Lithuania",null,"Lithuania"]
["LTPL00351","Stronger civil defense and crisis management - a safer region","Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"188601311","Vilnius","Lithuania","Kaunas","Lithuania","UAB „LEXIN auditas“, MB \"Patrankos šūvis\", UAB In Ace, UAB Statyb. proj. ekspert. ce.","LT100005670019, LT100010997119, LT100003357517,  LT248508811"]
["LTPL00351","Stronger civil defense and crisis management - a safer region","Komenda Wojewódzka Państwowej Straży Pożarnej w Białymstoku; Regional headquarter of state fire service in Bialystok","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"5420211195","Białystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00237","Borderless connections - exploring senses, cultures and stories","The Aleksander Wegierko Drama Theatre in Bialystok","N","partner","Other",null,"5420207822","Bialystok","Poland",null,null,"Pięć Dębów J Skurski T Skurski","966-20-18-334"]
["LTPL00237","Borderless connections - exploring senses, cultures and stories","Alytus city theatre; Alytus city theatre","Y","lead","Other",null,"191059358","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"Egidijus Blažauskas","LT100001663518"]
["LTPL00311","Path of Cross-border Communities to Wellbeing","Pontiff A. Baranauskas foundation “Lithuanian House” in Sejny","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"0000073012 (KRS)","Sejny","Poland","Sejny","Poland","delivery & instalation","8442047741"]
["LTPL00311","Path of Cross-border Communities to Wellbeing","Marcinkonys multifunctional centre of Varena district","Y","lead","N.a.",null,"305583200","Varėnos r.","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Siuvimo stilius\"","2259,22"]
["LTPL00022","Provision of high quality medical services in the Polish-Lithuanian border area, focusing on surgical treatment and prevention of life-threatening diseases","Alytus polyclinic","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"Registration Code of Legal Entities 190272218","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB „LEXIN auditas“,, UAB \"Alytaus Naujienos\", UAB \"Altreklama\", UAB \"Multivanas\", UAB \"Statrama\", ALYTUSPLIUS, VŠĮ, Biuro Tłumaczeń VERUM, Altreklama, Akvile Bartkuviene, Tarzanija","LT100005670019, LT496412418, LT100004060311, LT500057515, 302648148, 304456730 , -, LT100004060311 , IV 904257, LT100004703811"]
["LTPL00022","Provision of high quality medical services in the Polish-Lithuanian border area, focusing on surgical treatment and prevention of life-threatening diseases","\"PRO-MEDICA\" IN ELK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"NIP: 8481630309","Ełk","Poland",null,null,"Zakład Elektroniki SUWAR, KARL STORZ Polska Sp. z o.o., BOWA International Sp.zo.o.Spk, KARL STORZ Polska sp. z o.o., Erbe Polska Sp. z o.o., Olympus Polska Sp. z o.o.","8442353277, 6312655205, 7773104679, 6312655205, 5210085040, 5221651738"]
["LTPL00009","The cross-border road to memories infinity","Alytus Ethnographic Museum; Alytus Ethnographic Museum","Y","lead","Other",null,"191058256","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB EuroEGO, MB Megasonus, UAB ADDMORE, UAB Balt Core","LT100005734010, LT100007615815, LT1000012296914, LT100005427714"]
["LTPL00009","The cross-border road to memories infinity","Lazdijai land museum","N","partner","Other",null,"300002004","Lazdijai","Lithuania",null,null,"Giedrius Bakša , UAB Termodata","TU974959-1, LT100007033211"]
["LTPL00009","The cross-border road to memories infinity","Suwalki regional museum","N","partner","Other",null,"8441065955","Suwalki","Poland","Suwalki","Poland","Inani.pl Sp. z o.o. w Łodzi, Group AV Sp. z o.o., Immersive Space Project sp. ","7272865864, 5361920517, 5252582263"]
["LTPL00315","Enhancing knowledge about green infrastructure, nature protection for societies in Lithuania and Poland","Directorate of Aukstaitija Protected Areas","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"306108968","Anykščiai","Lithuania","Vaišvydava village, Kaunas district","Lithuania","UAB \"Kesko Senukai Lithuania\",  UAB \"Kesko Senukai Lithuania\",  Mykolo Romerio universitetas, UAB Evlada, UAB LNK, UAB \"Metropolio vertimai\", UAB \"Diena Media News\", UAB GLUK Media, UAB AZET MEDIA, UAB ECHO STAMP, UAB Kautra, Jurgita Balžekaitė, UAB Audit&Accounting"," LT343765219 / 234376520,  LT343765219 / 234376520, LT119517219 / 111951726, LT341057716 / 134105774, LT230260917 / 123026090, LT254675811 / 125467589, LT333484113 / 133348410, LT100005712311 / 302543631, LT100005430714 / 302513360, LT114371917 / 111437194, LT321389515 / 132138957, 608723, LT100005081410 / 302466537"]
["LTPL00315","Enhancing knowledge about green infrastructure, nature protection for societies in Lithuania and Poland","Elk City Municipality; Miasto Ełk","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"848-182-54-38","Ełk","Poland","Ełk","Poland","Fundacja Sendzimira , Biophilic StudioAnnaPiotrowska","5130177923, 5272333847"]
["LTPL00447","Improving of the Availability and Quality of Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Services","Independent Public Health Care Rehabilitation Center in Suwalki","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"844-17-84-822","Suwalki","Poland"]
["LTPL00447","Improving of the Availability and Quality of Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Services","Public institution Health Center of Kaisiadorys District Municipality","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"158971835","Kaisiadorys","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00265","PATH OF GREEN HOSPITALS","Dr. Ludwik Rydygier Voivodeship Hospital in Suwałki","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"PL8441786376","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00265","PATH OF GREEN HOSPITALS","Dr Witold Ginel Hospital in Grajewo","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"PL7191361728","Grajewo","Poland"]
["LTPL00265","PATH OF GREEN HOSPITALS","Public Institution Alytus S. Kudirka District Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"LT190272175","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB „Mepco\", UAB „Auditėja\", Juozas Bielskus","LT100003780910, LT100002174014, 1406764"]
["LTPL00265","PATH OF GREEN HOSPITALS","Public Institution Mariampole Hospital; Viešoji įstaiga Marijampolės ligoninė","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"LT658031515","Mariampole","Lithuania",null,null,"Biuro Tlumaczen VERUM , UAB Suvalkietis, JSC MEPCO, JSC Balticum translation, Marijampolės autobusų parkas, JSC Suvalkietis, IĮ Spaudos dizaino namai, JSC Auditėja","PL8442008132, LT510965716, LT100003780910, LT346410515, LT511680314, LT510965716, LT100014405218, LT100002174014","UAB Marijampolės autobusų parkas, UAB Suvalkietis","LT511680314, PL8442008132, LT510965716"]
["LTPL00204","Implementation of the Prevention Programme of the Digestive Tract Diseases in podlaskie voivodeship and taurage county through the useness of highly specialised medical equipment and telemedicine tool","M.Zyndram-Koscialkowski Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Białystok","Y","lead","N.a.",null,"5422513061","Białystok","Poland",null,"Poland","Diagosys s.c. , Endoelektronik.pl sp z.o.o. ","7292705804, 5342536491"]
["LTPL00204","Implementation of the Prevention Programme of the Digestive Tract Diseases in podlaskie voivodeship and taurage county through the useness of highly specialised medical equipment and telemedicine tool","Public institution Tauragė Hospital; Viešoji įstaiga Tauragės ligoninė","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"179761936","Tauragė","Lithuania",null,"Lithuania","UAB Onija, UAB Salmeda, UAB \"Abameda\", Biuro  \"Alna\" - W. Bocwinski, Tauragės miesto VVG, UAB \"Šaukštelis\", Rimantas Laucius 1974-05-25, UAB \"Onija\", Lina Gedrimė, UAB MedUs Medical, Gintarė Juozupaitytė, UAB Agavos prekyba","LT794457113, LT235008610, LT100015073515, 8441559284, 304068546, LT100008392310/ 303249141, IDV1108406, LT794457113/ 179445710, IDV1302293, LT100015722414, 0, LT792509515"]
["LTPL00130","Eliminate neglect in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in particular by strengthening health services in the Polish-Lithuanian border region","Druskininkai Hospital","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"Registration Code of Legal Entities 152114650","Druskininkai","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB MedUS Medical, UAB „Asanmeda“, UAB Litfarma, UAB Nordmedics","LT100015722414, 221906050, LT339437113, LT100017028611"]
["LTPL00130","Eliminate neglect in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in particular by strengthening health services in the Polish-Lithuanian border region","\"PRO-MEDICA\" IN ELK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"8481630309","Ełk","Poland",null,null,"RATOWNIK-AMBULANSESp.zo.o.Sp.k, Zakład Elektroniki SUWAR","361881355, 8442353277"]
["LTPL00495","\"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\"","Alytus district municipality administration; Alytus District Municipality Administration","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188718528","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Gaudera\"","LT345697610"]
["LTPL00495","\"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\"","Lietuvos Raudonojo kryžiaus draugija; Lithuanian Red Cross Society","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"190679146","Kaunas","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB „Gaudera“","LT345697610"]
["LTPL00495","\"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\"","Pisz County municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8491503423","Pisz","Poland"]
["LTPL00495","\"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\"","Alytus County Police Headquarters","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"191008762","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00495","\"Ready Together: Crisis Management in Border Municipalities\"","Biała Piska Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8491499704","BIAŁA PISKA","Poland"]
["LTPL00082","Making rehabilitation services for children and adults in the cross-border region more accessible and better quality","Independent Public Health Care Center in Łapy","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"Enterprise code: 9661319909","Łapy","Poland",null,null,"VERSAMED Sp. z o.o, Ronomed Sp. z o. o. Sp. k., Meden-Inmed Sp. zo.o, TOBO Sp. z o.o, Meden-Inmed Sp. z o.o.","542 335 51 96, 754 301 16 55, 669-22-55-563, 542-24-98-686, 669-22-55-563"]
["LTPL00082","Making rehabilitation services for children and adults in the cross-border region more accessible and better quality","Public institution Abromiskes Rehabilitation Hospital","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"LT813706515","Abromiskes","Lithuania",null,null,"JSC \"Pas Stepą\", Daiva Majauskienė , MB \"Mokslo pamokos\", JSC \"Paslaugos kodas\", JSC\"Meda\", MB \"Mono studija\", JSC \"Salmeda\", JSC \"Baldai1\", JSC \"Hugas\", JSC \"Teida\", MB Salonams EU,  JSC \"AMK\", JSC \"SVEO grupė\", JSC \"Medlinkas\", JSC \"Dar dar\"","LT815321219, Not a VAT payer, Not a VAT payer, Not a VAT payer, LT100008381214, LT100011168917, LT235008610, LT100007347713, LT100012222113, LT343101314, LT100016101610, LT256544515, LT100008892110, LT100009214015, LT100015017110"]
["LTPL00443","Radiology Across Borders","Independent Public Healthcare Center in Sejny","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"8441784785","Sejny","Poland"]
["LTPL00443","Radiology Across Borders","Lazdijai municipal health center","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"165220415","Lazdijai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00275","United by the past, we jointly build the future","Rudamina Cultural Center","Y","lead","Other",null,"303024828","Rudaminos","Lithuania",null,null,"ILONA TAMOŠAITIENĖ","303024828"]
["LTPL00275","United by the past, we jointly build the future","Communal Culture and Recreation Center in Wilkasy","N","partner","Other",null,"NIP: 8451055154","Wilkasy","Poland",null,null,"EXPE Sp. z o.o. ","9552577707"]
["LTPL00399","Implementation of the common decisions to save the water and the environment for a sustainable future","Water Supply and Sewerage Company in Suwalki","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"NIP 844-000-41-99","Suwalki","Poland","Suwalki","Poland","RHI INFRASTRUKTURA Sp. z o.o.","8481875838"]
["LTPL00399","Implementation of the common decisions to save the water and the environment for a sustainable future","Municipality enterprise \"Dzūkijos vandenys\"; Joint stock company “Dzūkijos vandenys”","Y","lead","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"LT495668410","Alytus","Lithuania","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00002","The strengthening of security at the territory of Lithuanian-Polish border","State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior of Republic of Lithuania; Valstybės sienos apsaugos tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"LT886082515","Vilnius","Lithuania","Vilnius","Lithuania","UAB \"Gaudera\", UAB \"JMA centras\", UAB \"MK ekspertų grupė\", UAB \"Vildika\", S. Trapikienės firma \"Gieva\", UAB \"Konferenta\", UAB \"4office\", UAB Autojuta, UAB \"Expertus Vilnensis\", UAB Valdo leidykla, AKA Baltic, UAB, UAB \"Deftools\", UAB \"Dekbera\", UAB MMDD,  UAB \"BANKSERVIS\", UAB \"JMA CENTRAS\", UAB \"Echo stamp\", UAB \"Good to know\"","LT345697610, LT255441811, 303558999, LT236338917, LT788437113, LT100003705610, LT100006743418, LT351684610, LT213863610, LT829139917, LT100004022510, LT100005282613, LT235024917, LT100014867112, LT105221410, LT255441811, LT114371917, LT100013975911"]
["LTPL00002","The strengthening of security at the territory of Lithuanian-Polish border","Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit Of Maj. Gen. Henryk Minkiewicz","N","partner","National public authority",null,"050440036","Bialystok","Poland","Bialystok","Poland","EMCASpółka Akcyjna, Media SP.Spółka ZO.O., TRX S.C. R.K Kryńscy, ELNEX Dariusz Józef Nowak","PL5261231089, PL6342341032, 5422522261, 9480002480"]
["LTPL00409","Similar Everlasting (and) Encouraging Histories Evolving (through) Ages Reconnects Again (through memory of) Czesław Miłosz Timeless ideas","Kaunas City Museum","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"300154670","Kaunas","Lithuania","Kaunas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00409","Similar Everlasting (and) Encouraging Histories Evolving (through) Ages Reconnects Again (through memory of) Czesław Miłosz Timeless ideas","The House of Lithuanian Culture in Punsk","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"844-18-09-404","Puńsk","Poland"]
["LTPL00409","Similar Everlasting (and) Encouraging Histories Evolving (through) Ages Reconnects Again (through memory of) Czesław Miłosz Timeless ideas","Kėdainiai Regional Museum; Kėdainiai Regional Museum","Y","lead","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"188204587","Kėdainiai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00107","STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND PERFORMING JOINT ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTIVE ACTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (LT-PL)","Municipality enterprise \"Dzūkijos vandenys\"; Joint stock company “Dzūkijos vandenys”","Y","lead","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"LT495668410","Alytus","Lithuania","Alytus","Lithuania","ELME MESSER LIT UAB, UAB „Rivosana“, UAB „Bioeksma“, JSc \"Gidela\", JSC \"Arm Gate\", JSC \"Linea libera\", JSC \"Filter\", JSC \"Upinis\", JSC \"Ekotakas\", JSC \"Auditorių prof. bendrija\", JSC \"Vandensauga\", JSC \"Boreus\", JSC \"Linea Libera\"","LT116097219, LT100011075510, LT100001556016, LT100009084911, LT352187515, LT221457716, LT114956917, LT322812413, LT354505219, LT829206515, LT100002428211, LT100012346117, LT221457716"]
["LTPL00107","STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND PERFORMING JOINT ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PREVENTIVE ACTIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (LT-PL)","Water Supply and Sewerage Company in Suwalki","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"NIP 844-000-41-99","Suwalki","Poland","Suwalki","Poland","ProMinent Dozotechnika , ATER LOGIC Spółka z o.o., POL-EKO A.POLOK-KOWALSKA ","1180018248, 7393866638, 6472162687"]
["LTPL00476","Empowering border communities: education and strategies against disinformation. Practical recommendations","University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn; University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn","Y","lead","Higher education and research organisations",null,"739-30-33-097","Olsztyn","Poland","Olsztyn","Poland"]
["LTPL00476","Empowering border communities: education and strategies against disinformation. Practical recommendations","Vytautas Magnus University; Vytautas Magnus University","N","partner","Higher education and research organisations",null,"LT119503917","Kaunas","Lithuania","Kaunas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00055","Safer together - increasing security in the Polish-Lithuanian border region by intensifying police cooperation","Alytus County Police Headquarters","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"191008762","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB Druskininkų AQUA, UAB ProGear LT, UAB \"Loveta\", UAB „NRD CS“, UAB „Deftools“, UAB „EPROMA“","1083,50, 2966,88, 1917,09, 2273,25, 3349,50, 3109,73"]
["LTPL00055","Safer together - increasing security in the Polish-Lithuanian border region by intensifying police cooperation","The Voivodship Police Headquartres in Białystok","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"542-020-78-68","Białystok","Poland","Białystok ","Poland","Open Education Group Sp. z o.o, Platon,Szkolenia i ..sp.zp.o., DRONE EXPRESS M.DOBRZYNSKA, GTC AMG sp. z o.o.","23%, 23%, 23%, 23%"]
["LTPL00055","Safer together - increasing security in the Polish-Lithuanian border region by intensifying police cooperation","Marijampole County Police Headquarters","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"191207757","Marijampolė","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Eproma, UAB \"Deftools\", UAB \"Loveta\", UAB \"Taiklu\", Poilsio centras AQUA, UAB \"Grand SPA Lietuva\"","3109,73, 3349,50, 1917,09, 3070,23, 1408,48, 2300,40"]
["LTPL00095","Improving of co-operation management in the context of tourism security in the Lithuanian-Polish border region","Trakai District Municipality Administration; Trakai District Municipality Administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"181626536","Trakai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00095","Improving of co-operation management in the context of tourism security in the Lithuanian-Polish border region","The Commune of Giby; Giby gmina","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8442151332","Giby","Poland",null,null,"STEFAN SUROWIECKI MS BOAT","PL6792560805"]
["LTPL00095","Improving of co-operation management in the context of tourism security in the Lithuanian-Polish border region","Trakai District Fire And Rescue Service","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"181686519","Trakai","Lithuania",null,null,"VšĮ \"Pažangos projektai\", VšĮ \"Raidos kryptys\", UAB \"ARV auto\", UAB \"IZKADA\", UAB \"Gaudera\", UAB \"Echo Stamp\", UAB \"Akabaltic\", UAB \"Kotas\" , Valdo Leidykla UAB","302871546, 126145317, LT321418917, LT260773416, LT345697610, LT114371917, LT100004022510, LT100004763815, LT829139917"]
["LTPL00331","Increasing capacities of stakeholders for agriculturally used peatland restoration in the crossborder region of Lithuania and Poland","The Polish Society for the Protection of Birds","N","partner","N.a.",null,"KRS 0000015808","Marki","Poland"]
["LTPL00331","Increasing capacities of stakeholders for agriculturally used peatland restoration in the crossborder region of Lithuania and Poland","Foundation for Peatland Restoration and Conservation","Y","lead","N.a.",null,"302822289","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00442","Cross-border cooperation strengthening the capacities of the medical centers in Silale and Sejny","Public institution Šilalė district municipal health centre","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"176628756","Šilalė","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00442","Cross-border cooperation strengthening the capacities of the medical centers in Silale and Sejny","Independent Public Healthcare Center in Sejny","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"8441784785","Sejny","Poland"]
["LTPL00046","Sports borderland – promotion of sport and healthy lifestyle of cross-border region","Druskininkai sport center","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"301845630","Druskininkai","Lithuania","Druskininkai","Lithuania","UAB „Kautra“, UAB „Kautra, ERGO Insurance, JANINA MARKEVIČIENĖ, ERGO Insurance , UAB Dzūkijos golfas, UNO PARKS, UAB, Edmundas Taruška, Jonas Šimonis, UAB \"Biurui plius, Raimundas Pašukys, Mantas Kibildis, Marius Šavelskis, Robertas Šimonis, VŠĮ Druskininkų JUC, UAB „Jaukus viešbutis“, UAB „Gaudera“, ERGOInsuranceSELietuvosfilial, ADB „Gjensidige“, Druskininkų švietimo centras, Druskininku Svietimo centras, UAB „Kesko Senukai Digital“, UAB \"VARLE\", UAB„IAMUS inovacijos“","132138957, 132138957, 302912288, Nr.: 1007377, 302912288, 300890537, 302331646, Nr. 679265, 39101060180, 152155661, 36810110154, 38702060048, Nr. JJ722721-1, TR716753-1, 152121125, 304459915, 134569760, 302912288, 110057869, 300035075, 300035075, 303686899, 302431995, 304454882","\tDruskininkų švietimo centras, \tUAB„IAMUS inovacijos“","\t300035075, 304454882"]
["LTPL00046","Sports borderland – promotion of sport and healthy lifestyle of cross-border region","Miasto Suwałki; The City of Suwałki","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"844-215-51-52","Suwałki","Poland","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00046","Sports borderland – promotion of sport and healthy lifestyle of cross-border region","Public Institution Alytus Sports Center","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"LT100000975012","Alytus","Lithuania","Alytus","Lithuania","MB Pramogų spalvos","not a VAT payer"]
["LTPL00046","Sports borderland – promotion of sport and healthy lifestyle of cross-border region","Alytus sports and recreation center; Alytus Sport and Recreation Center","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"LT100000975012","Alytus","Lithuania","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00236","Starlight runners: cross-border marathons for communities","Association Sport events","Y","lead","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"301119747","Juodšiliai village","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00236","Starlight runners: cross-border marathons for communities","Foundation Dystans","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"8451984161","Wydminy","Poland"]
["LTPL00388","Networking towards successful resocialization of convicts and uniting society for common trust","Regional Inspectorate Of Prison Service in Olsztyn","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"510446801","Olsztyn","Poland"]
["LTPL00388","Networking towards successful resocialization of convicts and uniting society for common trust","Lithuanian Probation Service","N","partner","National public authority",null,"304834984","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00388","Networking towards successful resocialization of convicts and uniting society for common trust","Lithuanian Prison Service","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"288697120","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00050","Improvement of green infrastructure in the urban areas in the cross-border region","Alytus City Municipality Administration; Alytus city municipality administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"N.a.","Alytus","Lithuania","Alytus","Lithuania","LEXIN auditas, MB \"Piketas\", UAB \"Kautra\", NVO Ugdančių patirčių namai, UAB \"Dzūkų ainiai\", UAB \"ALT reklama\", UAB \"Alytaus naujienos\", UAB Kautra, UAB \"Strefa\", UAB \"Gilmera\"","302552694, 306376717,  LT321389515, 860175403, LT501321811 , LT100004060311, LT496412418 ,  LT321389515, 123031842, 304033431"]
["LTPL00050","Improvement of green infrastructure in the urban areas in the cross-border region","Miasto Suwałki; The City of Suwałki","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"8442155152","Suwałki","Poland","Suwałki","Poland","Ewelina Stypułkowska, Aneta Buchowska, Anna Nosarzewska, Agnieszka Konopka, \"ARTPOL\" Ceckowscy sp. j., ABIES Kuczyńscy s. c. , FRICKE MASZYNY ROLNICZE , Agencja Promocji Zieleni Spzoo, CARAMEL ","90041603160, 97042701682, 72050203207, 78070614029, 8440010248, 7191387573, 7421590617, 9511807033, 5341408667"]
["LTPL00339","Borderland Games Revival: Preserving Heritage, Fostering Sustainability","Fundacja Pogranicze; The Borderland Foundation","N","partner","N.a.",null,"8441098831","Sejny","Poland","Sejny","Poland"]
["LTPL00339","Borderland Games Revival: Preserving Heritage, Fostering Sustainability","Lithuanian Education Museum","Y","lead","N.a.",null,"290756120","Kaunas","Lithuania","Kaunas","Lithuania","Darius Dirvelis, UAB \"Gluk Media\", GDL institute (LDK institutas)","Natural person, 302543631, 302464098"]
["LTPL00079","Cross-border tourism capsule - creation and promotion of Polish-Lithuanian tourist route E-11 using innovative solutions.","Viešoji įstaiga Kauno regiono plėtros agentūra; Public body Kaunas Regional Development Agency","Y","lead","Regional public authority",null,"135695071","Kaunas","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"ORGSIS\", UAB \"Jungtinis Turto Centras\", VšĮ \"Locustarum\", Lina Baublienė, UAB Royal SPA Hotel, UAB \"Berneliai\", UAB \"SPA ESĖ\", UAB Kauno viešbutis, Hotel Esperanto, Titas Valionis","123551070, 142113379, 135695071, 1253467, 304461841, 135464844, 305146955, 132003913, 542-27-79-296, 988689"]
["LTPL00079","Cross-border tourism capsule - creation and promotion of Polish-Lithuanian tourist route E-11 using innovative solutions.","Podlaskie Regional Tourist Organization","N","partner","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"5422795289","Bialystok","Poland"]
["LTPL00079","Cross-border tourism capsule - creation and promotion of Polish-Lithuanian tourist route E-11 using innovative solutions.","Lithuanian countryside tourism association","N","partner","Other",null,"135029913","Kaunas","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Kautra\", UAB \"Gaudera\", MB „Contenta Digital“, UAB \"Rinkodara\", Lina Baublienė, Egidijus Blažauskas, UAB \"Baltic Holidays\", UAB \"Saugūs duomenys\", Meta Platforms Ireland Limited","LT321389515, LT345697610, LT100016351811, LT100008183510, 48410090676, 37609120056, LT599285410, LT343664113, IE9692928F"]
["LTPL00027","WATER ECOLOGICAL NETWORK - cross-border concept of protection and revitalization of rivers and lakes","Foundation for the Protection of the Great Masurian Lakes","Y","lead","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"8450006202","GIŻYCKO","Poland","Gizycko","Poland"]
["LTPL00027","WATER ECOLOGICAL NETWORK - cross-border concept of protection and revitalization of rivers and lakes","KRUKLANKI COMMUNE","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8451982653","Kruklanki","Poland","Kruklanki","Poland","Gastrom Mikuła Sp. Jawna","8450007561"]
["LTPL00027","WATER ECOLOGICAL NETWORK - cross-border concept of protection and revitalization of rivers and lakes","Trakai District Municipality Administration; Trakai District Municipality Administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"00000","Trakai","Lithuania","Trakai","Lithuania","UAB „Gaudera“, UAB \"ECHO STAMP\", Asociacija NARDYMO AKADEMIJA , ZAMEK GIŽYCKO SP.Z O.O., UAB „EDEPA“, UAB Edepa, HANNA Instruments, UAB \"EDEPA\"","134569760, 111437194, 302449160, 000399308, 304062867, 304062867 , 7393085094, LT1000109140418"]
["LTPL00381","Strengthening the cooperation, preparedness and prevention of fire rescue services while preserving nature, in cases of oil products burning and spills accidents","Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania","Y","lead","National public authority",null,"188601311","Vilnius","Lithuania","Varėna","Lithuania","UAB „Iksados“ GTC, UAB \"ALT reklama\"","LT263198113, LT100004060311"]
["LTPL00381","Strengthening the cooperation, preparedness and prevention of fire rescue services while preserving nature, in cases of oil products burning and spills accidents","Varėna district municipality fire department","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"184642061","Varėna","Lithuania","Varėna","Lithuania","MB Baltic Safety Partnrs, MB Baltic Safety Partners, MB Baltic Safety Partners , UAB \"Lustis\", UAB \"ALT reklama\"","LT100015583615, LT100015583615, LT100015583615, LT100013513119, LT100004060311"]
["LTPL00381","Strengthening the cooperation, preparedness and prevention of fire rescue services while preserving nature, in cases of oil products burning and spills accidents","Orzysz Municipality; Orzysz municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"849 15 04 380","Orzysz","Poland"]
["LTPL00290","Workation as a cross-border tourism destination","Elk City Municipality; Miasto Ełk","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"8481825438","Ełk","Poland","Ełk","Poland"]
["LTPL00290","Workation as a cross-border tourism destination","Birštonas Tourism Information Center","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"300557123","Birštonas","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB „Lietuvos meistrai“, Strateginiai verslo sprendima, UAB Rinkodara, UAB Audiotonas, UAB PB EKSPRESAS, UAB Gideas, NP grupė, UAB Gyvenimas, MB Begrow, UABKomunikacija irkonsultantai, VšĮ Krašto vitrina, MB „Rojaus projektai“, UAB „Baltic holidays“, UAB ,,Gyvenimas\", Apskaitosirmokesčiųkonsultacij, UAB AKA Baltic, Viltaras Kriščiūnas, Vilija Malinauskaitė, UAB Eglės sanatorija","LT100009448719, NO VAT payer, LT100008183510, LT106037113, LT257622917, LT100007595312, LT100011465417, LT706482610, NO VAT payer, LT241300811, LT100003192815, LT100012289619, LT599285410, LT706482610, LT256544515, LT100004022510, NO VAT payer, NO VAT payer, LT100007663119"]
["LTPL00368","Water Is Wealth: Improving Conditions of Water Bodies","Elk City Municipality; Miasto Ełk","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8481825438","Ełk","Poland","Ełk","Poland"]
["LTPL00368","Water Is Wealth: Improving Conditions of Water Bodies","Administration of Druskininkai Municipality; Municipality of Druskininkai","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188776264","Druskininkai","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00480","Explore Historical Games from Lithuania and Poland – A Fun and Inclusive Adventure!","Fundacja Pogranicze; The Borderland Foundation","N","partner","N.a.",null,"8441098831","Sejny","Poland","Sejny","Poland"]
["LTPL00480","Explore Historical Games from Lithuania and Poland – A Fun and Inclusive Adventure!","Lithuanian Education Museum","Y","lead","N.a.",null,"290756120","Kaunas","Lithuania","Kaunas","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00032","We move the borders - cross-border cooperation between Poland and Lithuania","Independent Public Health Care Unit Voivodship Emergency Medical Station in Bialystok","Y","lead","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"5422503045","Bialystok","Poland",null,null,"Ratownik–Ambulanse, Marek Trzeciak","5361881355, 9661689204"]
["LTPL00032","We move the borders - cross-border cooperation between Poland and Lithuania","The Ambulance service of the Republic of Lithuania","N","partner","Hospitals and medical centres",null,"N.a.","Kaunas","Lithuania",null,null,"Paramedikų asociacija, PMPMC \"Irta\", UAB \"Manrasta\", UAB \"DEPO DIY LT\", UAB \"UNIKOM\", PARAMEDIKŲ ASOCIACIJA, UAB ,,Ami sprendimai“","301697060, 303376092, 135774825, 302854461, 302449573, 301697060, 125456226"]
["LTPL00256","Strengthening partnership cooperation between Poland and Lithuania for the development of sustainable tourism and ecological education in the cross-border area","Dzūkijos-Suvalkijos saugomų teritorijų direkcija; Directorate of the Protected Areas of Dzukija and Suvalkija","N","partner","Regional public authority",null,"306109963","Aleknonių k., Alytaus r. ","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00256","Strengthening partnership cooperation between Poland and Lithuania for the development of sustainable tourism and ecological education in the cross-border area","Elk City Municipality; Miasto Ełk","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"8481825438","Ełk","Poland","Ełk","Poland"]
["LTPL00256","Strengthening partnership cooperation between Poland and Lithuania for the development of sustainable tourism and ecological education in the cross-border area","Nature Heritage Fund","Y","lead","Interest groups including NGOs",null,"125606786","Vilnius","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00108","Wisdom and growth for cross border communities","Municipal Public Library Zofia Nasierowska in Ełk","N","partner","Other",null,"NIP 848-113-17-76","Elk","Poland",null,null,"TARMOT-2 Sp. z o.o., NET POINT Mariusz Balcerzak","848-10-03-311, 742-134-59-35"]
["LTPL00108","Wisdom and growth for cross border communities","Alytus Jurgis Kuncinas Public Library","Y","lead","Other",null,"188205340","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"JSC Lietuvos meistrai, JSC Alytaus butų ūkis","LT100009448719, LT499514113"]
["LTPL00455","The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe","Regional Museum in Suwałki; Regional Museum in Suwałki","N","partner","Infrastructure and (public) service provider",null,"8441065955","Suwałki","Poland"]
["LTPL00455","The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe","Alytus City Municipality Administration; Alytus city municipality administration","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"188706935","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"UAB \"Kautra\"","LT321389515"]
["LTPL00455","The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe","Alytus Ethnographic Museum; Alytus Ethnographic Museum","N","partner","Other",null,"191058256","Alytus","Lithuania"]
["LTPL00455","The Mysterious Land of the Yotvingian Tribe","Alytus district municipality administration; Alytus District Municipality Administration","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188718528","Alytus","Lithuania",null,null,"Senovės baltų k d Jotvos sūnūs, UAB „Gaudera“","302888517, LT345697610"]
["LTPL00312","Youth for Youth - music and sports integration of Hajnówka and Jurbarkas communities","Hajnowka Municipality","Y","lead","Local public authority",null,"603 00 06 341","Hajnówka","Poland"]
["LTPL00312","Youth for Youth - music and sports integration of Hajnówka and Jurbarkas communities","Jurbarkas district municipal administration; Administration of Jurbarkas District Municipality","N","partner","Local public authority",null,"188713933","Jurbarkas","Lithuania"]