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Title: EU funds for South East Europe: IPA II Cross-border Cooperation Programme BULGARIA-SERBIA 2014-2020


1
EU funds for South East EuropeIPA II
Cross-border Cooperation ProgrammeBULGARIA-SERBIA
2014-2020
Sofia, 2015
2
Strategic objective
  • 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.

3
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.

4
Funding
EU funding 28 986 914
Total budget (EU National funding) 34 102
256
2015 2 099 344
35
Priority axis 1 Sustainable Tourism 11 935 790
2016 2 997 996
10  Priority axis 4  Technical assistance 3
410 225
2017 6 885 114
2020 5 780 762
30  Priority axis 3  Environment 10 230 676
2019 5 667 412
2018 5 556 286
25 Priority axis 2 Youth 8 525 565
50 Priority Axis 2 Improving the Quality
of Life The Budget is SHARED there is no
financial distinction between states or
eligible NUTS III regions
5
Eligible area
  • 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 Zajecar District
Vratsa District Toplica district
Sofia District Nišava District
Pernik District Pirot District
Kyustendil District Jablanica District
Pcinja District
6
Eligibility criteria for candidates
  • 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.

7
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 1 Sustainable Tourism Specific
Objective 1.1 - Tourist attractiveness
  • 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.

8
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 1 Sustainable Tourism
  • 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

9
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 1 Sustainable Tourism Specific
Objective 1.3 - People to people networking
  • All levels of regional/local authorities
  • Regional touristic associations
  • Civil society structure (association/foundation/NG
    Os)
  • 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.

10
Potential beneficiaries
Priority Axis 2 Youth
  • 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.

11
Potential beneficiaries
  • 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).

12
Cross-border impact
  • 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.

13
Draft schedule of events
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
14
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  • Thank you for the attention!

Stoyan Kanatov Head of Joint Technical
Secretariat Tel 359 2 9405 361 E-mail
SKanatov_at_mrrb.government.bg web page
www.ipacbc-bgrs.eu
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