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The special schools under the patronage of the county
council have specialised spaces, depending on their
needs (physical training, recovery etc.).
III. 7 CIVIL SOCIETY
There are 646 registered NGO’s in Bistrita
municipality, however only a few of them are
constantly active. They work in the fields of social
assistance, environmental protection, youth, sports,
culture and arts etc.
III. 8 TRADE UNIONS
There are 3 trade unions in Bistrita municipality with
approximate member numbers as follows:
C.S.D.R. – approx. 2,000 members in Bistrita
(especially in the educational system)
C.N.S.L.R. Fratia – approx. 1,500 members (medical
assistants) from Sanitas, Cristiro, SAIO, taxi drivers.
B.N.S. approx. 2,000 members from Comelf, Electrica,
Ambulance, Post Office, Finance, Health House
III. 9 CITIZEN SAFETY AND PUBLIC
ORDER
• The municipal police
The direct consequence of the entire range of
measures taken in 2003 was a stabilising of crime
incidents and a drop in the number of criminal acts, as
well as an increase in the cases of identified criminals
and research into economical and financial crimes
with the effect of lowering the budget prejudices.
Increased efficiency was recorded in terms of
communication between the police, the local and
central public administration, and decentralised
institutions.
• Public guardians
SWOT ANALYSIS: SOCIAL CAPITAL
The Public Guardian Staff from Bistrita-Nasaud
involves 30 people in the guarding of goods and
values who participate in maintaining public order and
in other missions.
The guarding of goods and values was performed in
the following fixed locations:
- The headquarters of Bistrita Municipality
- The temporary Shelter for homeless persons
- The production base of the mayoralty
- The public service of the “Real Estate
Department”
- The public service of the “Municipal
Department for Public Finance”
III. 10 MASS MEDIA
Citizen information in Bistrita municipality is
performed by:
- newspapers: 2 daily newspapers – “Rasunetul”
and ”Mesagerul de Bistrita-Nasaud”; 2 weekly papers
– “Atac de Bistrita” and “Gazeta de Bistrita” as well as
national publications;
- radio: local stations: Radio Transilvania, Radio
21 and Radio Bistrita, as well as regional and national
stations
- television: local channels “AS-TV” and “Astral
Telecom”, as well as regional and national channels.
III. 11 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bistrita municipality has twinning agreements with
the cities of:
- Besancon (France), since 1997
- Zielona-Gora (Poland), since 2001
- Columbus (USA), since 2003
The city is also maintains co-operation and partnership
relations with the towns of Herzongenrath and Cottbus
in Germany, L’Aquila in Italy, Kerkrade in Holland and
Forshaga in Sweden.
Bistrita municipality is member of the Unites Cities and
the Association of Regions and Towns from the Big
Europe “Les Rencontres”.