At an introductory press conference, the Mayor of Razgrad, Dobrin Dobrev, presented the activities and expected results of the project “Along the Beli Lom River”. Representatives from the Regional History Museum – Razgrad were also present at the press conference.

Under the activity “Preservation and Development of Cultural Heritage through Structural Reinforcement, Implementation of Energy-Efficiency Measures, and Vertical Expansion of the Administrative and Exhibition Building of the Regional History Museum – Razgrad”, the museum building will undergo structural reinforcement and the addition of a second floor to house the museum’s administration, while the first floor will be converted into exhibition halls. The project also includes the structural reinforcement of the “Dimitar Nenov” House-Museum.

The project proposal was submitted under procedure BG16FFPR003-2.002, “Support for Integrated Urban Development in 40 Urban Municipalities”—part of Priority 2, “Integrated Territorial Development of the Regions”, within the “Development of the Regions” Programme 2021–2027. It encompasses activities to be implemented by four partner organizations: the Municipality of Razgrad, the Municipality of Loznitsa, the Municipality of Tsar Kaloyan, and the Razgrad District Administration.

The total amount of grant funding to be received by the four partners is 23,633,835.76 euros. The contract with the Municipality of Razgrad has a total value of 25,318,678.99 euros, of which 21,607,772.10 euros is grant funding. The project comprises a total of 15 activities.