The two-day Implementation workshop for the awarded grant beneficiaries within the 1st Call for Proposals for the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia–Montenegro 2014-2020 was held on April 17-18, 2019 on Zlatar, Nova Varoš municipality, Serbia. With regard to provide support to grant beneficiaries in implemetation of the project, the workshop was organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia, Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes (CFCU), with the assistance of the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Programme.
The workshop was atended by representatives of team members of the awarded projects and by the representatives of Programme Operating Structures, i.e. the Ministry of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia.
Through the two full-day workshop, the Grant beneficiaries were informed on legal framework for the implementation of the CBC projects under IPA Programme 2014-2020 and familiarised with implementation process of the projects funded by the EU (financial management, secondary procurement, reporting, auditing, monitoring, visibility) in order to prepare themselves for the implementation of projects awarded within the 1st Call for Proposals.
More than 20 participants attended the workshop. It was an excellent occasion to pose questions to the Programme Managers and receive direct answers. Further consultations and assistance will be available to grant beneficiaries through the Joint Technical Secretariat/ Antenna of the Programme.