The Joint Secretariat of the Interreg VI-A IPA Bulgaria - North Macedonia Programme 2021 -2027 announces 2 Information day and Partner Search Forum, in order to promote its Open Call for investment projects under Priority 1 "Greener Border Region" - ref. No 2021TC16IPCB006 – 2023-3.
Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria (Managing Authority) in cooperation with Ministry of Local Self-Government of the Republic of North Macedonia (National Authority) of the Interreg (VI-A) IPA Bulgaria - North Macedonia 2021-2027 Programme announced on the 07.06.2023 the Open Call for investment projects under Priority 1 "Greener Border Region" (ref. No 2021TC16IPCB006 – 2023-3).
Partner Search Forum under the First call for Application with Concept Notes was held on the 06 June 2023 in Blagoevgrad. The event has been organized by the Operational Unit of the Territorial Strategy under Interreg VI-A IPA Bulgaria - North Macedonia Programme in cooperation with the Managing Authority and the National Authority.
Information campaign with information days for potential candidates under First Call for Application with Concept Notes under Interreg VI-A IPA Bulgaria - North Macedonia Programme was successfully completed. The purpose of the trainings was to explain to the potential candidates the basic requirements for developing a Concept Notes and to give them practical advice on the preparation of all application documents.
The trainings for potential candidates were conducted as follows:
On 28 of March 2023, the second meeting of the Strategy Board of the Territorial Strategy under Interreg VI-A IPA Bulgaria - North Macedonia Programme 2021 -2027 was held in Sofia.
The Guidelines for Pre-defined Applicants under the 1st Restricted Call for Strategic Proposal of the (INTERREG VI-A) IPA Bulgaria Türkiye Programme were amended by a decision of the Monitoring Committee from 13 March 2023.
The revised Guidelines for Pre-defined applicants can be found HERE.
On 6th of December 2022, the 1st session of the Monitoring Committee was held in Strumica under the Interreg VI-A IPA Bulgaria - North Macedonia Programme 2021-2027. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Zoran Dimitrovski, Deputy Minister of Local Self-Government of the Republic of North Macedonia and co-chaired by Mrs. Desislava Georgieva, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, in its capacity as the Managing Authority (MA) of the INTERREG IPA cross-border cooperation program between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia for the programming period 2021-2027 on 20 January 2022 via Webex platform held a discussion of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Report of the program and the Territorial Strategy for Integrated Measures.
Ministry of Local Self-Government (MоLSG), as National Authority (NA) of the INTERREG IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Program between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia for 2021-2027, held three public consultations regarding the Strategic Environmental Assessment Report (EAR), according to article 61, 69 and 70 from the law of the environment and the decree on public participation in the preparation of regulations and other acts, as well as plans and programs in the field of environment (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia "147/08 and 45/11)
The Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works and Head of the Managing Authority of the INTERREG - IPA CBC Programme between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia, Mrs. Nina Stoimenova held a working meeting in Blagoevgrad with local authorities, NGOs, museums, community centers and civil society from Southwestern Bulgaria in connection with the Campaign launched on November 9 to gather project ideas for implementation within the Integrated Territorial Strategy, which is part of the Program.