Press conferences at the project launch
Press conferences at the project launch
In order to present the project, its activities and expected results, the project envisages the organization of 4 press conferences in the municipalities of Pluzine and Foca, 2 at the beginning and 2 at the end of the project.
Panelists at the press conference in Pluzine were the Mayor of Pluzine, Mijusko Bajagic, the Mayor of Foca, Radisav Masic, the Director of the Nature Park Piva Slobodan Delic and project coordinator Marija Milenkovic. At the press conference in Foca, the director of the Tourism Organization of Foca, Leposava Djajic, also participated as a panelist. The press conferences were organized on January 21 and 22, 2020 in Pluzine and Foča, respectively.
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Press conference in Foca
Press Conference: Municipalities of Foca and Pluzine together in tourism development
Tourism, Adrenaline and Rafting Adventure (T.A.R.A) is the name of a joint project that will be implemented by the municipalities of Foca and Pluzine in the following two years within the international cross-border cooperation project.
This is a continuation of the project implemented by the two municipalities from 2013 to 2015, which was also part of the EU cross-border cooperation.
According to yesterday’s presentation in Foca, the project will contribute to the improvement, development and promotion of the tourism potential of the two municipalities connected by the Tara River.
In addition to integrating the tourist offer and connecting the Sutjeska and Durmitor National Parks and Durmitor, the project will improve security and ensure safe access to the rafting starting point at Piva Lake, as well as the equipment of rescue services.
Adequate signage, viewpoints, checkpoints and other light infrastructure will be constructed on the road built by the municipality of Foca on the right bank of the Tara River.
The project also includes active involvement of the local population throughout the border area, as well as a joint presentation of the tourism offer of the two municipalities at international fairs.
The project value is around €500.000, and the municipalities’ contribution is €100.000.
Radisav Mašić, the Mayor of Foca Municipality, Slobodan Delić, the director of Piva Nature Park, Marija Milenković, Project Coordinator and Ljeposava Djajić, the director of the Tourist Organisation of Foca spoke at the presentation organized on 22 January 2020.
Press conference in Pluzine
On 21 January 2020, a press conference was organized in Pluzine, as well as the presentation of the cross-border cooperation project between the municipalities of Pluzine and Foca: Tourism, Adrenaline, Rafting, Adventure (T.A.R.A.).
The project is implemented under the Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro Cross-Border Cooperation Programme. It is financed by the European Union and implemented by the municipalities of Pluzine and Foca in partnership with the Nature Park Piva and the Tourist Organisation of Foca.
The overall objective of the project is to develop and promote the cross-border area of the two municipalities as a unique tourist destination for active tourism. The project seeks to brand these two municipalities as attractive destinations for active holidays, as well as create joint tourism products to attract more tourists. The project will also work on improving tourism infrastructure and establishing mechanisms to increase security at tourist locations.
The project will bring together representatives of municipalities, local tourist organizations, sports and rescue clubs, travel agencies, journalists and bloggers, with a joint goal to develop active tourism in this area.
Speakers at the conference included the Mayor of Pluzine, Mijusko Bajagic, the Mayor of Foca, Radisav Masic, the director of the Piva Nature Park Slobodan Delic and project coordinator Marija Milenkovic.
The Mayor of Pluzine, Mijusko Bajagic, emphasized that it is very important that the two municipalities that have been cooperating for decades, through this project and the European Commission funds, renew and strengthen their existing cooperation. Considering the potentials for tourism development in both municipalities, he is convinced that different tourism projects will also be jointly implemented in the future.
Radisav Masic, the Mayor of Foca, stated that Foca is a municipality thathas so far implemented a number of projects in cooperation with international and other entities, so in this project he sees a realistic opportunity for tourism promotion, as an industry recognized by both municipalities as developmental.
The implementation of the project started on 1 December 2019 and it will last for two years, until the end of November 2021.