Second Joint Monitoring Committee meeting under Interreg-IPA CBC Programme 2014-2020 took place in Kumanovo

The Second Joint Monitoring Committee meeting under Interreg-IPA CBC Programme CCI: 2014TC16I5CB006 was held on 14 April 2016 in Kumanovo. The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Mjellma Mehmeti - Petersen – State Councilor for European Integration at the Ministry of Local Self-Government  and co-chaired by Mrs. Denitsa Nikolova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works. Official guest in the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) meeting was Minister for Local Self Government  Shiret Elezi and Jaromir Levicek, Head of Section at the EU Delegation in Skopje.

The Joint Monitoring Committee members reviewed and approved the following main documents:

• 2015 Annual Implementation Report of the Bulgaria- the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia IPA Cross-border Programme 2007-2013;
• First Annual Implementation Report and the state of play as of 31.03.2016 of the Interreg - IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria- the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020;
• Evaluation plan of the Interreg - IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020;
• Updated Job descriptions of the personnel of the Joint Secretariat;
• Results from administrative compliance and eligibility check of the project proposals under the 1^st Call for Proposals of the Interreg - IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria- the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020.