Home » experiences » The date of the Jurilovca Lipovene Borscht Festival will take place this year on September 21 and 22 The festival will take place in the two ports in the town of Jurilovca The Lipovenesc Jurilovca Borscht Festival started in 2009 and grew year by year a number of over 144.000 participants during the two days of the festival The main purpose of the festival is to promote local traditions, the Razelm-Sinoe lagoon area, specific gastronomy and the tourist destination Jurilovka Funkytravel.ro is a digital "book" where you will discover analyzes about tourism interviews with people who work in this industry but also some of the adventures we have experienced holiday discount codes and verified travel information You can be sure that our messages will not be stressful or uninteresting Funkytravel.ro is a digital "book" in which you will discover analyzes about tourism, interviews with people who work in this industry, accommodation tips, but also some of the adventures we lived. Contact us: contact@funkytravel.ro Mila 23－a fishing village of some 450 people in the heart of the Danube Delta－has produced a stream of world and Olympic canoeing medals for Romania raising concerns for the future of a sport that is central to the country's sporting success Romania has won 34 Olympic medals in the sport weeds have overgrown rotten wooden canoes abandoned on the Danube's sandy banks and at the back of gardens as locals prefer motorboats Money to support canoeing as a sport has also dried up "It was a way out of poverty because my parents could not afford to keep me in school," Chiriac Marcov a former European championship silver medalist Forced to stop rowing shortly after the 2000 Sydney Olympics following a muscle tear the 44-year-old now earns a living working in construction who is from the Russian-speaking Lipovan minority says he regrets that children now are unlikely to follow his path the 1976 Olympic kayak champion from Jurilovca Diba says the country's former communist government used to cover the expenses to train children from a young age eager to show off its superiority everywhere But now underfunded and undermined by the lack of interest of children more attracted by new technology the country's canoe federation was also suspended in 2016 for a year for doping hunger pushed parents to send their children to play sports The 66-year-old used to row for the Interior Ministry's Dinamo Bucharest club The two clubs had an intense rivalry across a number of sports Those who remain kayak enthusiasts in Mila 23 but this year no one is organizing it," the teenager said only two athletes－Catalin Chirila and Victor Mihalachi－will row for Romania "Of the 13 teenagers recruited at the same time as me I am the only one still canoeing," Chirila his canoe glides over the silvery waters of the lake bordered by imposing villas before a passing jet-ski causes strong waves that disturb his rhythm an Olympic canoe champion at the 2000 Sydney Games says the jet skis often disrupt the training "but we cannot do anything about it" he is convinced that his students will win a medal in Japan four-time Olympic canoe champion Ivan Patzaichin wants to build an "ecological "Olympic track in the delta He hopes this would allow athletes to train without disturbing the area classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its flora and fauna But the project has stalled due to bureaucracy and the difficulties of raising the necessary 100 million euros ($119 million) for it Diba rates Romania's chances of returning to the world's canoeing elite as "zero" we should not hope to harvest fish," he said Former First Minister and University of Stirling Chancellor to lead Black Sea regeneration group Former First Minister and University of Stirling Chancellor Jack McConnell is to lead an international group which aims to drive regeneration of communities on the coast of the Black Sea War-torn Ukraine is among the countries that will benefit from sustainable economic development sparked by the group The DOORS Black Sea Special Interest Group co-ordinated by the University of Stirling which has been designated International Black Sea Action Day This year is the 28th anniversary of the signing of the Black Sea Strategic Action Plan which aims to improve the lives of the 16 million people from six countries who live near the Black Sea’s shore The DOORS Black Sea Special Interest Group will consider innovative and emerging opportunities for investment in the blue economy in Bulgaria The blue economy is the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources for economic prosperity and jobs while preserving the health of marine ecosystems The DOORS Black Sea Special Interest Group brings together carefully selected entrepreneurs and global statespeople to champion the distinct opportunities in this unique part of the world Membership includes former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky former NATO Secretary General Lord George Robertson a coastal community that has witnessed exemplary investment in blue economy infrastructure The themes being explored by the group include renewable energy and aquaculture (fish and seafood farming) Innovative new technologies which can unlock an ability to understand the region’s environment in new ways are also being considered The group will develop a portfolio of investment opportunities to be published in spring 2025 connecting promising business prospects and budding entrepreneurs with investors Special Interest Group Chair Lord McConnell said: “The Black Sea and its coast is a remarkable region of Europe with a distinct history untapped potential to develop the region’s economic prospects sustainably building a thriving blue economy that can benefit both people and planet and aquaculture not only offer the promise of increased employment and investment but can help to support the region’s transition to a greener future through energy security By forging meaningful and transformative connections between innovators the DOORS research project will seize these exciting opportunities helping to transform that vision of a prosperous sustainable future into a reality.”   The DOORS Black Sea Special Interest Group has been formed as part of Developing Optimal and Open Research Support for the Black Sea (DOORS) a €9 million EU-funded research project and industry for critical Black Sea regeneration DOORS involves the University of Stirling alongside 34 partners from the Black Sea states and elsewhere in Europe Scotland Hydro Nation Chair at the University of Stirling and Special Interest Group Member the Black Sea was facing ecological collapse The Sea's fragile recovery is now threatened by new challenges “New technologies are enabling more sophisticated joined-up approaches to understanding the Black Sea This enhanced understanding can help foster intelligent new approaches to economic development supporting new businesses and enabling more effective regulation.” A thriving blue economy can also support stability in the region where the ongoing war in Ukraine is having a marked impact on welfare and wellbeing The Group hopes that its work can underpin the vital work of economic recovery Former Bulgarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and member of the Special Interest Group said: “War in the Black Sea region is having a catastrophic impact We have all seen the human tragedy inflicted through Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on livelihoods throughout the region “Now is the time to plan for the future to invest in security through prosperity and partnership and to foster new opportunities for the region’s people The DOORS project is funded by the European Commission through Horizon 2020 It brings together expertise and technology from 35 institutions from the Black Sea region and other European countries to address the human and climate change impacts on damaged ecosystems