Information session on the occasion of the launching of the Second Call for Proposals under the IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia-Montenegro 2014-2020 took place on 18 September 2019 in Bijelo Polje. It was organized by the European Integration Office of Montenegro and the Ministry for European Integration of the Republic of Serbia, with support of the Joint Technical Secretariat.
The event was opened by Mr Peter Smolović, Mayor of Bijelo Polje municipality. He stressed the importance of the funds allocated through the IPA CBC Programme Serbia-Montenegro in the municipality of Bijelo Polje, in order to improve the socio-economic development of the border area.
Further, the audience was addressed by Ms Irena Bošković, Head of the Group for the Programs with non EU members, the European Integration Office, Government of Montenegro. Ms Boskovic emphasized the importance of cooperation between Serbia and Montenegro through this Programme, which started in 2008 and so far 43 projects were contracted from different socio-economic areas. Currently nine projects are in implementing phase with a total value of 2.2 million euros.
For the Second Calls for Proposals an amount of 3.24 million euros is allocated. The Call was launched on 12 September 2019, and the deadline for submission of full project proposals is 27 December 2019. „I believe that you have established a partnership, and if not we will organise a Partner Search Forum in Priboj on 2nd October 2019“- stressed Irena Boskovic.
After the opening speeches, Jelena Šarčević, a representative of the Contracting Authority, Department for Contracting and Financing of European Union funded Programs, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia presented the guidelines for applicants.
The event was attended by over 60 representatives of various institutions, who had the opportunity to be informed about the rules of the Call. The Joint Technical Secretariat prepared a presentation related application form that was presented during the event.
