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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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EU allocates €1.9m for cross-border cooperation between Serbia, Montenegro

Belgrade, 25 June 2009

The Serbian Finance Ministry and the Montenegrin Ministry for EU Integration have announced the first invitation for submitting projects within the framework of the Cross-Border Programme Serbia-Montenegro, which is to be financed with the EU’s IPA funds for 2007-2008.

According to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry, the Programme will be co-financed by participant countries showing their commitment to achieving the goals of cross-border cooperation, as well as their willingness and determination to accept obligations stemming from the Programme.

The Programme is designed to link the people, communities and economy of the border areas of Serbia and Montenegro in order to develop mutual cooperation through utilizing natural, economic and human resources.

The priority of the Programme is to secure a cultural and economic cohesion through joint activities for improving physical, business, social and institutional infrastructure and capacity building.

The Programme envisages an increase in productivity and competition and focuses on encouraging cross-border initiatives for the exchange of human resources and ideas leading to improved cooperation between experts and civil society.

Individual donations, which must not exceed 85% of the project’s total value, are between €15,000 and €200,000, depending on the type of project, with the benefactor covering the remaining costs.

Depending on the project, the period of realisation is 6–24 months. The programme area in Serbia includes Raska and the Zlatibor District and in the Montenegro municipalities of Pljevlja, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Rozaje, Plav, Andrijevica, Kolasin, Mojkovac, Zabljak, Pluzine, Savnik and Niksic, as well as the Podgorica, Danilovgrad and Cetinje municipalities.

Further information about the terms for participating and application documents can be found on websites www.cbcsrb-mne.org, www.gov.me/eng/minzaevint/ and www.evropa.gov.rs. The application deadline is September 23, 2009.

The conference about the public call will be held on July 8 in Vrnjacka Banja, after which a series of informative workshops on the territory included in the programme will be held, adds the statement.