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On 6^th of December 2022, the 1^st 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.

21 of September is European Cooperation Day and every year more than 100 Interreg programs organize local events around this date. In addition, 2022 is the European Year of Youth. So, in 2022 the celebrations have a common theme: "Youth for cooperation".

On this occasion, the Interreg - IPA  Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Bulgaria - North Macedonia organized an Open Day at the office of the Joint Secretariat in Kyustendil.

September 21 is European Cooperation Day, and every year, more than 100 Interreg programmes organise local events around that date. Also, 2022 is European Year of Youth. So, in 2022 the celebrations have a common theme: “Youth for cooperation”.

The Territorial Cooperation Management Directorate, in its capacity as the Managing Authority of the INTERREG - IPA CBC Programme Republic of Bulgaria - Republic of North Macedonia 2021-2027, launched public consultations on the draft of programme’s Territorial Strategy for Integrated Measures.

The Programme will be funded under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance - IPA II. The key priorities for funding joint cross-border projects are "Greener Border Region", "More secure and connected cross-border region" and "Integrated development of the cross-border region".