Project Objective
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the overall objective of the cross-border cooperation (i.e., promoting good neighbourly relations, fostering Union integration and socio-economic development) through the implementation of the IPA II CBC programmes in an efficient, effective, harmonized, coordinated and result-based way.
The project purposes are: (i) to enhance regional coordination and harmonisation of approaches and mechanisms in the field of cross-border cooperation at intra-Western Balkan borders in line with EU frameworks and guidelines; and (ii) to improve the technical capacity of the management structures; (iii) to improve the quality of CBC operations.
The expected results are as follows:
Result 1: Enhanced networking and cross-border cooperation management capabilities between CBC stakeholders in the Western Balkans;
Result 2: Best practices culture and sharing of experiences promoted, with an eye to the improvement of the quality of CBC operations;
Result 3: Capacity of IPA II relevant authorities to programme, manage, implement, monitor and report IPA II programmes strengthened;
Result 4: IPA II CBC programmes' monitoring enhanced through a streamlined performance measurement methodology;
Result 5: Visibility of IPA II CBC at intra-Western Balkan borders is strengthened.