2024-05-01 06:06:47
Nearly BGN 16 million will be invested for the development of tourism in the border regions of Bulgaria and North Macedonia. This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.
The acceptance of full project proposals under the Territorial Strategy of the INTERREG VI-A Program IPP Bulgaria-North Macedonia 2021-2027 within the framework of Program Priority 3 “Integrated development of the cross-border region” begins. The budget of the measure is almost BGN 16 million.
The funds will be invested in projects to develop an attractive all-season tourism product by improving mobility, connectivity and alternative mobility in border regions, branding and marketing tourism products, expanding employment in the tourism sector, strengthening links between cultural and natural sites and tourism and environment, and reducing the vulnerability of services in the tourism sector.
The targeted call for the development and submission of project proposals is aimed at applicants whose concepts have passed the first phase.
Each complete project proposal is based on the identified project concept approved by the Monitoring Committee with a decision of 27 March 2024, which the Strategic Board of the program has included in the list of identified project ideas (including reserve projects) as part of the Territorial Strategy of The program.
The deadline for submitting full project proposals to Jems is 30 July 2024, 17:00 EEST (16:00 CEST).
Information on the targeted call for full project proposals and the application documents (Guide for Identified Applicants for Developing and Submitting Full Project Proposals – Negotiation Guide) is available on the following electronic pages: www.eufunds.bg and
Applicants can also obtain more information through the Territorial Strategy Operations Unit by email: [email protected]on the phone of the Central office in Kyustendil: +359 (0) 78 58 01 01, or in the Strumica Branch: + 389(0)34 330 331.