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EU funds for South East Europe:IPA II Cross-border Cooperation Programme
BULGARIA-SERBIA 2014-2020
Sofia, 2015
IPA II CBC Programme Bulgaria-Serbia aims to stimulate the balanced and sustainable development of the border region integrated in the European space – achieved through smart economic growth, environmental change adaptation and learning culture enhancement.
Strategic objective
Management structure
Managing Authority (MA) – DG “Territorial Cooperation Management” at the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria is responsible for managing and implementing the Programme, in accordance with the principle of sound financial management.
National Authority (NA) - Serbian European Integration Office in Republic of Serbia supports the Managing Authority in the process of management and overall implementation of the Programme.
Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) - formed of representatives of MA, NA as well as other relevant national, regional and local authorities, macro-regional strategy representatives, economic and social partners. The JMC shall supervise the overall effectiveness, quality and coherence of the implementation of the cross-border Programme.
Joint Secretariat (JS) - a common structure that assists the MA, NA and the JMC in carrying out their functions, representing main contact point between the Programme and the potential beneficiaries/project partners.
2015€ 2 099 344
2018€ 5 556 286
Priority axis 1Sustainable Tourism:
€ 11 935 790
35 %
10 % Priority axis 4
Technical assistance
€ 3 410 225
25 %Priority axis 2
Youth€ 8 525 565
30 % Priority axis 3 Environment€ 10 230 676
Funding
2016€ 2 997 996
2017€ 6 885 114
2019€ 5 667 412
EU funding € 28 986 914
Total budget:(EU + National funding)
€ 34 102 256
2020€ 5 780 762
Territory: 43 933 sq. km. Border length: 341 km Border checkpoints: 5 Population: 2 144 054 people Eligible regions (NUTS III):
Bulgaria Serbia
Vidin District Bor District
Montana District Zaječar District
Vratsa District Toplica district
Sofia District Nišava District
Pernik District Pirot District
Kyustendil District Jablanica District
Pčinja District
Eligible area
Lead Partner and its partners must comply with all of the following criteria:
be legally established organizations, according to the national legislation of the state territory they are located;
be registered in the eligible cross border region between Bulgaria and Serbia; be non-profit making organizations; be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action, not
acting as an intermediary; belong to one of the categories, listed in the respective Guidelines for
applicants.
Eligibility criteria for candidates
All levels of regional/local authorities; Regional and sector development agencies; Central and regional offices and structures of
relevant government institutions/ administrations;
Public cultural institutes (museum, library, community centres, etc.);
Non-government organizations; Regional touristic associations.
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 1: Sustainable TourismSpecific Objective 1.1 - Tourist attractiveness:
1.2 Cross-border touristic product: All levels of regional/local authorities; Regional and sector development agencies; Central / regional structures of government; NGOs, Regional touristic associations; Business support structures - CCIs, business
association, business cluster; Education / Training Centres.
1.3 People to people networking All levels of regional/local authorities; NGOs, Regional touristic associations; Business support structures; Cultural institutes (museum, library, art gallery,
community centres, etc.); Education / Training Centres; Local Action Groups (LAGs).
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 1: Sustainable Tourism
All levels of regional/local authorities; Regional touristic associations; Civil society structure
(association/foundation/NGOs); Business support structures; Education / Training Centres;
Cultural institutes (museum, library, art gallery, community centres, etc.);
Local Action Groups (LAGs) established and supported under measure "Leader" within the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 for Bulgaria and within IPARD for Serbia.
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 1: Sustainable TourismSpecific Objective 1.3 - People to people networking:
2.1 Skills & entrepreneurship All levels of regional/local authorities; Universities, research institutes; Education / Vocational training institutions; Training service providers; Civil society /Business support structures; Cultural institutes, local community centres.
2.2 People to people networking All levels of regional/local authorities; Universities, knowledge / research institutes; Education / Vocational training institutions; Training service providers, Business support
structures Youth organizations, NGOs; Cultural institutes, local community centres.
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 2: Youth
Priority Axis 3. Environment
Specific Objective 3.1 Joint risk management: Relevant local and regional structures dealing with emergency situations; Central and regional offices and structures of relevant government institutions/ administrations; Regional and sector development agencies.
Specific Objective 3.2 Nature protection: All levels of regional/local authorities; Central and regional structures of relevant government institutions/ administrations in the
sphere of their competence; Regional and sector development agencies; Administrations of protected areas; Research and academic institutes; Environmental NGOs; Local Action Groups (LAGs).
Potential beneficiaries
All projects must deliver direct cross-border impact and benefits for the partners, target groups, project/programme area, in terms of meeting at least 3 of the following criteria:
Joint development - project must be designed in close cooperation of the partners from both sides of the border;
Joint implementation - activities must be carried out and coordinated among partners on both sides of the border. It is not enough that activities run in parallel;
Joint staffing - project should not duplicate functions on either side of the border. Regardless of where the person is located, there should be a joint project management;
Joint financing - the project shall be awarded with only one grant contract, therefore there must be joint project budget, divided between partners according to the planned activities.
Cross-border impact
Event Place Time
Annual CBC conference Sofia July-September 2015
Photo competition On line August 2015
European Cooperation Day Kyustendil 12th of September 2015
Launching of Call for proposals Sofia & Nis 2015
Info-days and training seminars
5 cities in Bulgaria / 4 cities in Serbia 2015
Partner search Forum Serbia 2015
Draft schedule of events
Thank you for the attention!
Програма за ТГС България – Сърбия 2014 – 2020
Stoyan KanatovHead of Joint Technical SecretariatTel: +359 2 9405 361E-mail: [email protected] page: www.ipacbc-bgrs.eu