The Technical assistance operation project aims to support the national authorities of the Republic of Serbia and North Macedonia in ensuring the efficient set-up, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Cross border Cooperation programme Serbia- North Macedonia 2016-2020
The first ever cross-border cooperation
programme between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of North Macedonia is
going to be implemented under the framework of the Instrument for Pre-accession
Assistance (IPA II). IPA II supports cross-border cooperation with a view to
promoting good neighbourly relations, fostering Union integration and promoting
socio-economic development.
Cross-border cooperation programme between the
two countries has been designed following a detail analysis of the programme
area and the findings from the situation and SWOT (strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats) analyses. The programme area is located in the
central and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, comprising, on one side, the
southern part of central Serbia with the districts of Jablanica and Pcinja and,
on the other side, the north-eastern part of the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia with the North-East Region and part of the Region of Skopje. The
eligible area covers 10 197 km2 with approximately 732 000 people residing in
30 municipalities.
The programme overall objective is to
strengthen good neighbourly relations, establish partnerships and to contribute
to the development of a vibrant programme area by connecting its people and
resources in a sustainable way.
Programme thematic
priorities and specific objectives are:
Thematic priority 1:
Promoting employment, labour mobility and social and cultural inclusion across
the border
Specific objectives:
1.1: Skills improvement and creation
of employment opportunities in perspective sectors
1.2: Development of an inclusive
society
Thematic priority 2:
Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage
Specific objectives
2.1: Mobilising cultural and natural
resources for joint development of sustainable tourism products and
destinations
2.2: Fostering joint risk management
systems of natural and cultural sites, as well as human settlements, including
disaster or emergency preparedness
Thematic priority 3:
Technical assistance
Specific objective
3.1: Ensuring effective, efficient,
transparent and timely implementation of the Programme and awareness raising
Within the
Cross-border Cooperation Program Serbia-the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia for the period 2016-2020, EUR 4,055,883.00 has been defined, out of
which EUR 3,500,000 is provided through IPA funds of the European Union, and
the remaining amount is provided through national co-financing through the
institution which implement projects within the program.
- Sector
-
- All Sectors Included - Horizontal project activity
- EuropeAid reference
- IPA/2017/394-782
- Components
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- Components of the Technical assistance: Enhanced administrative support to the operating structures (OSs), the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) and Joint Task Force (JTF) Increased technical and administrative capacity for programme/projects management and implementation Guaranteed visibility and publicity of the Programme and its outcomes Components of the Cross
- border Programme: Thematic priority 1: Promoting employment, labour mobility and social and cultural inclusion across the border Thematic priority 2: Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage Thematic priority 3: Technical assistance
- City / District
- Serbia: Jablanica district: City of Leskovac and municipalities of Bojnik, Lebane, Medveđa, Vlasotince and Crna Trava Pčinja district: City of Vranje with two city municipalities: Vranje and Vranjska Banja, and municipalities of Vladičin Han, Surdulica, Bosilegrad, Trgovište, Bujanovac and Preševo North – East region: municipalities of Kratovo, Lipkovo, Kumanovo, Staro Nagoričane, Rankovce and Kriva Palanka Republic of North Macedonia: Skopje region: municipalities of Aračinovo, Čučer Sandevo, Ilinden, Petrovec, Sopište, Studeničani, Zelenikovo, and municipalities of Butel, Gjorče Petrov and Saraj of the City of Skopje
- EU Contribution
- 140,000 €
- Implementation period
- March 2018 - February 2020
- Beneficiary
- • Programme management structures, including the contracting authorities; Potential applicants; Grant beneficiaries • Final project beneficiaries; General audience
- Implemented by
- Ministry of European Integration of Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Local Self- Government of Republic of North Macedonia