On 24 September 2019, the Managing Authority of the Cross-Border Cooperation Programme organized a public debate - Regional Forum on the development of the Cross-Border Cooperation Programme between the two countries for the following programming period 2021 - 2027. Macedonian representatives of their stakeholders - local and regional authorities, branch organizations, educational institutions, non-governmental organizations throughout the regions at the Hall of the House of ARM in Strumica debated their needs and opinions for the new programming period.