Regional Development Foundation organized press-conference at the Neptune Hotel (8 Dunavska Street) in Vidin on 28th of February. The conference was organized with the purpose to present the results of "A Chance for Development" project for Vidin. The project aimed to increase the capacity and the employability by simultaneously developing professional skills and providing better communication between employers and jobseekers in the Dolj county, Vidin district and Veliko Turnovo district. The lead partner of the project is the University of Craiova, and the partners are Regional Development Foundation and Academy of Economics in the town of Svishtov. During the implementation of the project, priority was given to consultations and trainings to facilitate the processes of labor market inclusion for jobseekers, including students and graduates. The final project activities will be completed in May 2019.

More than 100 people, unemployed or jobseekers from the cross-border region covered by the project, as well as more than 25 representatives of companies, information networks and non-governmental organizations from Vidin district took part in the project. They received more than 100 consultations on the opportunities for realization in the labor market at regional, national and European level and also participated in a number of trainings carried out by Regional Development Foundation during the project period.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the Cross-Border Cooperation Program INTERREG V-A Romania-Bulgaria 2014-2020, co-funded by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund and the national budgets of the Republic of Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria.