ROSEB Initiative; aim and objectives

ROSEB Initiative is the common trilateral initiative aiming to enhance smart, inclusive and sustainable socio –economic development through improving tourism and sustainable use of the natural and cultural heritage of the cross-border area.

The ROSEB Initiative has 95 members, Local Administration, Ministries / National Authorities for Tourism, NGOs, Tour Operators and Agencies for Tourism, Clusters, High Schools, and Universities.

ROSEB Initiative Specific Objectives are:

  • To create a Platform for cooperation in tourism by setting-up cross-border network of tourist stakeholders;
  • To facilitate better utilisation of joint tourism potentials by setting-up mechanisms for structured participatory processes of needs assessment, priority setting, action planning and project implementation.

To this regard, ROSEB Initiative is:

  • Area-specific (versus countries)
  • Integrated (across sectors)
  • Inclusive (communities)
  • Participatory (bottom-up)
  • Flexible (responsive to changes).

The ROSEB Initiative was formally agreed during International Tourist Fair on March 18th 2016 in Craiova, when the three organizations agreed on the content of ROSEB Initiative.

The ROSEB Initiative was signed, on November 8th, 2016, in Kladovo.