Invitation to take part in the public discussion and consultations on the draft of the INTERREG IPA Bulgaria-Serbia Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2021-2027

In connection with the preparation of the final version of the INTERREG IPA Bulgaria-Serbia Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2021-2027 for official transmission to the European Commission (EC), as well as pursuant to Art. 14, para. 2 of Decree № 142 of the Council of Ministers from 2019, we invite you to take part in a public discussion of the draft programme, which will be held on February 22, 2022, at 15:00 (local time). The discussion will be conducted online through the WebEx application in real-time. Working language - Bulgarian.

The full text of the draft of the INTERREG IPA Bulgaria-Serbia 2021-2027 Programme, as well as its summary, where the most important information about the planned implementation of the Programme is presented in a systematic and summarized form, can be found attached below.

Those of you willing to take part in the public discussion should send the following information: three names, e-mail and the institution/organization they represent (if any) by 15 February 2022 to ma_ipacbc@mrrb.government.bg

After the expiration of the specified deadline, those who wish to participate in the event will receive the details for inclusion in the WebEx meeting to the e-mails specified by them.

The draft INTERREG IPA Bulgaria - Serbia 2021-2027 Programme is published for public consultations on the Public Consultation Portal: www.strategy.bg, the Single Information Portal: www.eufunds.bg, as well as on the websites of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works: www.mrrb.bg.

You can submit comments and opinions on the published draft of the Programme by March 4, 2022, in the office of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works at the address: Sofia, 17-19 "Sv. St. Cyril and Methodius” Str., as well as in electronic form at the e-mail address ma_ipacbc@mrrb.government.bg.