Meeting of the Joint Working Group for Interreg-IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme between Republic of Bulgaria and Republic of North Macedonia 2021-2027

On 11 March 2022, the meeting of the Joint Working Group for Interreg-IPA Cross-border Cooperation Bulgaria - North Macedonia Programme 2021-2027 was held online via Webex platform. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Delyana Ivanova, Deputy Minister of the Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria and co-chaired by Mr. Zoran Dimitrovski, Deputy Minister of Local Self-government of the Republic of North Macedonia. Greetings were expressed by Ms. Klaudia Feurle, representative of the DG Regio, European Commission.

The main focus was the discussion and adoption of the Final Draft of the (INTERREG VI-A) Interreg IPA Bulgaria - North Macedonia Programme 2021-2027 including its annexes: Map of the programme area, Appendix 3- Strategic project, Performance Framework - Draft methodology paper and Communication Strategy as well as the decision to submit the Program to the European Commission for adoption.