Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia-BiH

Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia-BiH

The overall programme objective is the enhancement of  socio-economic development in the border area between the Republic of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, through the implementation of targeted and concrete actions based on comparative advantages of the programme area and the joint, efficient use of resources.

The programme should be implemented in an indirect management, in which the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia is the Contracting Authority, whereas the Operating Structures are the European Integration Office in Serbia and the Directorate for European Integration in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

Available funds:  EUR 14 million under IPA (Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance) for both participating countries + national contributions= total EUR 16.22 million

 

Thematic priorities

1.       Promoting employment, labour mobility and social and cultural inclusion


across the border

2.        Protecting the environment, promoting climate change adaptation and


mitigation, risk prevention and management

3.       Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage

4.       Technical assistance

More information available at: http://srb-bih.org/

 

First Call: LIST OF APPROVED PROJECTS WITH BiH PARTNERS

 

Contact point at the Directorate for European Integration:

 

Tarik Džajić

E-Mail: tarik.dzajic@dei.gov.ba

+387 33 255 351

 

With the aim of efficient implementation of the programme, technical assistance projects are available to national authorities in the programme beneficiary countries.

In BiH:

Title of the Project

Duration

The value of the project (EUR)

Purpose

Technical assistance for Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia-Bosnia and Herzegovina (allocation 2014)

32 months (2017-2019)

189 698.00

 

Support to efficient implementation of the Programme; support to applicants and beneficiaries and strengthening their capacity to participate in the Programme; strengthening the administrative capacity of the Directorate in the role of the Operating Structure in BiH; support to the visibility and promotion of the Programme. The project (total value of EUR 600 000) is jointly implemented by the Operating Structures in BiH and Serbia, the Directorate for European Integration of BiH and the Ministry of European Integration of Serbia.

Technical assistance for the management of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia-Bosnia and Herzegovina (IPA II Allocation 2017)

30 months (2019-2022)

197 732.35

 

Support to efficient implementation of the Programme; support to applicants and beneficiaries and strengthening their capacity to participate in the Programme; strengthening the administrative capacity of the Directorate in the role of the Operating Structure in BiH; support to the visibility and promotion of the Programme. The project (total value of EUR 600 000) is jointly implemented by the Operating Structures in BiH and Serbia, the Directorate for European Integration of BiH and the Ministry of European Integration of Serbia.