IPA CROSS-BORDER PROGRAMME BULGARIA - MACEDONIA

Description:                                                                                  Total budget: EUR 3.083.616

These Guidelines for Applicants aim to provide practical information for project applicants to the Bulgaria – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia IPA Cross-border Programme. It is the most practical level of information needed for the successful submission of a project under this programme. These Guidelines provide information on how to fill in the application form, budget and related forms, on the application procedure, the project selection criteria, the decision procedure and other practical advices.

Programme objectives:

The strategy, therefore, sets out to address the specific needs of the border area both in the short and longer term, and supports the following overall strategic goal:

-Sustainable development in the border region in support of the wider European Cooperation and Integration Efforts The overall aim of the
 programme, with the core elements of the strategy derived from the SWOT analysis, together led to the formulation of the following specific
 objectives of the IPA CBC Programme, which should be taken into account when preparing a project:

   -To foster the sustainable economic growth in the cross border region
   -To promote social cohesion in cross border region
   -To further develop the attractiveness and quality of life in the cross border region

In order to achieve the objectives set out in the programming document, the partnering countries have jointly agreed upon the main directions on which the interventions under this programme should focus. These main directions are called Priority Axes and are as follows:

-Priority Axis 1: Economic Development and Social Cohesion;
-Priority Axis 2: Improvement the Quality of Life;
-Priority Axis 3: Technical Assistance.

Deadline: 04 March 2013

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