Background
The ‘Balkan‐Mediterranean 2014‐2020’ is a new transnational cooperation programme (hereinafter BalkanMed Programme or BMP), deriving from both, the split of the ‘South East 2007–2013’ and the strong will of the ‘Balkan‐Mediterranean’ participating countries to promote cooperation in the area. The Programme brings together five (5) countries, three (3) EU member states (Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece) and two (2) candidate countries, Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It is the first time ever that the European cooperation addresses the Balkan Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea together, in a joint effort across maritime and
terrestrial borders, to contribute to the “EU 2020” strategy, for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
To meet its overall objective the BalkanMed Programme is built on two priorities:
- Priority Axis 1: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Priority Axis 2: Environment
BalkanMediterranean Programme Area
The TNCP “Balkan‐Mediterranean 2014‐2020” from the list of eligible regions and areas for the transnational strands of the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) objective covers the following areas:
The EU Member States
- Bulgaria: the entire country
- Cyprus: the entire country
- Greece: the entire country
The IPA Partner States
‐ Albania: the entire country
‐ The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: the entire country
Project Size
For a project to be effective and efficient, result‐oriented and of benefit for all participating countries, call‐specific eligibility criteria shall be respected, as regards limitations set to (1) the EU contribution, 2) the financial balance between partners, (3)
financial balance between participating countries.
Project budget requirements (incl. EU & National Funds)
1. Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- minimum project budget: 500.000,00€
- maximum project budget: 1.000.000,00€
2. Environment
- minimum project budget: 500.000,00€
- maximum project budget: 1.500.000,00€
Eligible Partnerships
Projects selected shall involve beneficiaries from at least three (3) participating countries, at least one (1) of which shall be from an EU Member State. An operation may be implemented in a single country, provided that transnational impacts and benefits are identified.
The partnership scheme must consist of at least three (3) partners and not to exceed a maximum of eight (8) partners, including the Lead Partner. All partners must have clear roles in the development and implementation of operations. In case of observer partners, please note that their participation shall be declared in the Application Form, although they are not considered part of the partnership scheme, their relevance and involvement should be clearly defined. At each project, the participation of partners under the observer partner status is limited to two organizations. Observer partners shall follow the general criteria for eligibility of partners.
Eligibility of applicants
- Public bodies Public
- Bodies governed by public law Public
- Non‐profit Bodies governed by private law Public or Private
- International organisations
Deadline: 15 April 2016
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