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Cross border co-operation between Plung? and Bauska - joint sports activities and basis for future (ACTIVE)
Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2010 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The project’s main object was to develop cooperation between the sports communities of Plunge, Lithuania and Bauska, Latvia by promoting joint activities between people and organizations from these towns, providing sports activities for all ages and developing the capacity of selected municipal institutions in providing better services in this field. Project implementation has had a positive effect on the health of local inhabitants, decreased crime and improved overall living conditions to all citizens. To achieve that, common standards for organizing different sport activities have been developed through joint trainings and competitions. In addition, a web-based platform has been created for sharing information on sports and sports events in the border region. Various thematic workshops and three joint sport event trainings, several competitions have been held in Plunge and Bauska in scope of the project. Plans have also been created to improve the infrastructure for sports activities, including the construction of a new sports complex in Plunge and improvement of the current sports complex of Bauska. Achievements: Within the Project three workshops have been organised: • “Exploitation of the present infrastructure and the ways of how to improve it” in Plunge (methodology on improvement of the present infrastructure has been prepared and submitted to decision makers of the municipalities); • "Involvement of citizens in sports: methods and measures" in Plungė (methodology on improvement is prepared and submitted to the respective decision makers; a list of information units is prepared);• "Permanent cooperation between Bauska and Plunge: brainstorming" in Bauska (established two permanent cooperation approaches of the countries in the field of sports and submitted to the local decision making bodies).Sport activities: • Floorball trainings and competition implemented in Bauska; • Untraditional water sport tournament in Plunge;
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  • 85%   170 000,00
  • 2007 - 2013 Latvia-Lithuania (LV-LT)
  • Project on KEEP Platform
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