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For the purpose of the Erasmus+ funded ‘Enterprise in interface’ (ENTER) project, a second newsletter was published. The aim of the project is to improve the access and quality of training of social organizations to vulnerable groups living in the areas of confrontation by updating their knowledge, skills and organizational abilities.

You can view the newsletter here: Enter – Ezine edition 2

The prize draw was held on 28 December 2016 at 10 a.m. on the premises of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin, and the winners were drawn as part of the FIESTA prize game ‘Energy Savings and Rewards Benefits’, implemented as part of the European FIESTA project — Families Intelligent Energy Saving Targeted Actions (Promotion of Intelligent Energy Savings in Families).

The prize fund for the prize game "ENERGY OF DUE AND VALUE AWARDS" was HRK 25,679.00 (including VAT) and the prizes were won by:

 

1. Gorenje fridge NRK6193TX A+++ - Reward Coupon No. 68 - Rade Ivošević
2. Gorenje washing machine W9955SE A+++ - Reward voucher No 72 - Juliana Brljavac
3. Gorenje tumble dryer D8666N A+++ - Reward voucher No 47 - Marina Bjelanović
4. Candy Dishwasher CDP1L39X A+++ - Reward Coupon No. 90 - Claudio Jardas
5. TV LG LED 43LH541V A++ - Reward Voucher No. 23 - Simo Draganović
6. Gree dehumidifier 24 L - Reward Voucher No 84 - Katarina Badurina Miculinić
7. Gree dehumidifier 24 L - Reward Voucher No. 38 - Igor Bonefačić
8. Gorenje boiler 80 NG - Reward Voucher No. 39 - Ado Žigman
9. Gorenje boiler 50 NG - Reward Coupon No. 77 - Dean Caput

 

The three-member prize draw committee was composed of : Ernest Cukrov, Marta Zubčić and Nevenka Kos, employees of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin, which also carried out the draw of the winners under the leadership of the City of Rijeka.

The right to participate was acquired exclusively by adult representatives of family households residing in the territory of the City of Rijeka, provided that they participated in the activities of the FIESTA project with one coupon each in household workshops where educated FIESTA energy advisors filled out a questionnaire with the aim of expressing the consumption of electricity in the household, through educational workshops and through participation in free energy consultations.

As part of the FIESTA prize competition, another round of prize draws will be held for citizens who participate in the project.

The total value of the FIESTA project is 2.379.827,00 EUR, of which the EU co-financing amounts to 1.708.250,00 EUR, or 72 percent. The estimated budget for the City of Zadar is 79,298,00 EUR, of which the EU co-financing amounts to 60,772,00 EUR.

The project is funded by the CIP Intelligent Energy Europe (CIP IEE) programme and its implementation started on 1 October 2014 and will last until 30 September 2017, i.e. 36 months.

The project consortium consists of 19 partners from five European countries (Italy, Spain, Croatia, Bulgaria and Cyprus), and the project coordinator is the AREA Science Park from Trieste. The City of Zadar is a partner in the project.

Partners in the project are:   AREA Science Park Trieste – Italy (project coordinator), City of Trieste – Italy, City of Ravenna – Italy, City of Forlì – Italy, Centre of Research for Energy Resources and Consumption (CIRCE) – Spain, City of Zaragoza – Spain, City of Pamplona – Spain, City of Logroño – Spain, REA Kvarner – Croatia, City of Pula – Croatia, City of Rijeka – Croatia, City of Zadar – Croatia, Regional Energy Agency of Pazardjik – Bulgaria, City of Burgas – Bulgaria, City of Pazardjik – Bulgaria, City of Vratsa – Bulgaria, STRATAGEM Energy – Cyprus, City of Limassol – Cyprus and City of Larnaca – Cyprus.

The aim of the project is to encourage citizens to save energy in households, and to encourage them to change their mindset about the consumption of electricity in terms of more efficient use of their household appliances, heating systems and cooling.

 

Wednesday, December 28th. 2016 at 10:00 am at the premises of the Rijeka Development Agency, Milutina Barača 62, there will be a prize game "Saving and Valuing Efforts ENERGY" as part of the European project "Fiesta" – Family Intelligent Energy Saving Targeted Actions – Promoting intelligent energy savings in families, co-financed by the European Commission through the Intelligent Energy for Europe programme. The project holder is the City of Rijeka, and the prize game will be conducted by the Rijeka Development Agency Porin.

The right to participate was acquired exclusively by adult representatives of family households residing in the territory of the City of Rijeka, provided that they participated in the activity of the FIESTA project with one coupon each in household workshops where educated FIESTA energy advisors filled out a questionnaire with the aim of expressing the consumption of electricity in the household, through educational workshops and through participation in free energy consultations.

Involvement in the EIB's Youth Employment Initiative (Jobs for Youth Initiative); HBOR provides end-users of loans that employ and/or will employ young people with an additional advantage of reducing the interest rate by 50 basis points. A young person is one who is at least 15 years old and at most 30 years old at the time of recruitment/training.

The final beneficiaries eligible for interest rate reduction are: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises meet at least one of the following four criteria:

1. have employed and still employ at least one young person or plan to employ at least one young person within the next 6 months, counting from the date of signing the loan agreement with the end-user, during the 6 months prior to the submission of the loan application to HBOR or a commercial bank;*, or
2. offer vocational training for young people or traineeships/training programmes for young people at the time of the application for the loan and there is written evidence that the young person(s) has/have used such services, or
3. at the time of the loan application, have a cooperation agreement for the employment of young people concluded with a school or educational institution providing university or professional studies (e.g. during a summer traineeship) and there is written evidence that the young person(s) used such services, or
4. already benefit from aid through national measures to encourage (young) employment at the time of the loan application.

The final beneficiary shall also submit a completed "Declaration on the fulfilment of the Youth Employment Criteria" as a confirmation of the above with the Loan Application, which is available on the website www.hbor.hr

The measure concerns new loan applications under the existing lending programmes of HBOR:

Infrastructure Environmental protection Energy renovation of buildings Economy Shipping New production Restructuring Tourism

Small and medium-sized enterprises Agriculture and balanced development Beginners Youth entrepreneurship Findings Women Entrepreneurs Permanent working capital

The measure applies to the entire loan repayment period. The resources foreseen for the implementation of the measure are limited.

* This item covers an employment relationship of indefinite duration, a fixed-term employment relationship, a fixed-term employment relationship for permanent seasonal jobs, a probationary period, a traineeship, professional training without entering into an employment relationship, and does not cover the hiring out of workers through temporary employment agencies and work through student or student services.