The fourth Joint Monitoring Committee meeting under Interreg-IPA CBC Bulgaria - the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020 Programme was held on 30^th of May, in the premises of the Business Incubator - Berovo, reconstructed with the financial support of our IPA - CBC Programme within the previous programme period under the project ”Business Incubator – Economic Development and Visibility of the Border region” .

The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Nita Krliu Hajrullai , Head of the European Union Department in Ministry of Local Self-Government and co-chaired by Denitsa Nikolova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works. Official guests in the meeting were Mr. Raycho Zhelyazkov,  Councellor in Embassy Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Macedonia and Mr. Dragi Nadzinski,  Mayor of Municipality of Berovo.

JMC members were informed of the progress of implementation of the Interreg-IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria - the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020 and the state of play under the Closure process of programming period 2007-2013. The participants had the chance to discuss the concept, key elements and timeline for the Second Call for proposals, planned to be launched later this year.

The JMC members during the meeting reviewed and approved the 2016 Annual Implementation Report of the Interreg-IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria - the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014-2020.

The approved annual implementation report will be submitted to the European Commission for final approval and publish on the Programme website.