2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Bulgaria - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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Fundamental information

Programme website

Projects in keep.eu / partners on map

EU funding (sum of EU funding of projects in keep.eu)

Excluding technical assistance

EUR 14 888 191.00 (15 419 782.86)

Total budget

Excluding technical assistance

EUR 17 515 521.00

Funding instrument(s)

IPA II

Eligible geographical area

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  • BG Bulgaria / България  (Благоевград, Кюстендил)
  • MK North Macedonia / Северна Македонија (Југоисточен, Источен, Североисточен)

Objectives, priorities and indicators

Specific objective : Enhancing the tourism potential of the region through better preservation and sustainable utilization of natural and cultural heritage

Thematic priority

  • (d) Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage

Result indicator (measurement unit)

  • Increase of nights spent by tourists in the cross-border region (Percentage)

Output indicator (measurement unit)

  • O1: Number of cultural and historical touristic sites reconstructed / restored / covered by conservation and protection actions (Number)
  • O2: Length of new or reconstructed or upgraded access roads to natural, cultural and historic tourism sites, cycling routes and walking paths (Km)
  • O3: Number of newly built or reconstructed or upgraded tourist related facilities and attractions (Number)
  • O4: Number of created/reconstructed facilities for disabled people for access to or in the supported touristic sites (Number)
Specific objective : Environmental protection and sustainable use of the common natural resources of the CBC area

Thematic priority

  • (b) Protecting the environment and promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management through, inter alia: joint actions for environmental protection; promoting sustainable use of natural resources, resource efficiency, renewable energy sources and the shift towards a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy; promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems and emergency preparedness

Result indicator (measurement unit)

  • Increased level of capacity in using of common natural resources (Scale)
  • Increased supported nature protected sites (Percentage)

Output indicator (measurement unit)

  • O1: Number of supported investments for improving the environmental conditions in the programme region (Number)
  • O1: Number of supported joint mechanisms for environmental protection, promotion of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources (Number)
  • O2: Number of institutions/organizations involved in environmental related activities (Number)
  • O2: Number of nature protected areas addressed by supported interventions (Number)
  • O3: Number of participants in environmental related trainings and campaigns (Number)
Specific objective : Improving the competitiveness of regional businesses

Thematic priority

  • (g) Enhancing competitiveness, the business environment and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, trade and investment through, inter alia, promotion and support to entrepreneurship, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and development of local cross-border markets and internationalisation

Result indicator (measurement unit)

  • Increased cross-border business networks created or extended (Percentage)
  • Increased level of awareness on the business opportunities offered by the region (Scale)

Output indicator (measurement unit)

  • O1: Supported initiatives for economic development and investment promotion (Number)
  • O1: Supported joint start-up and self-employment initiatives (Number)
  • O2: Number of cooperation networks (Number)
  • O2: Number of participants (split into men and women) in supported training and qualification initiatives (Number)
Specific objective : Promoting cooperation among regional actors in the area of sustainable tourism

Thematic priority

  • (d) Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage

Result indicator (measurement unit)

  • Increased public awareness regarding sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources (Scale)

Output indicator (measurement unit)

  • O1: Number of cross-border networks established or strengthened in the field of sustainable tourism (Number)
  • O2: Number of cultural events held for promoting the region’s cultural identity (Number)
  • O3: Number of participants in youth initiatives (Number)
Specific objective : Raising the competitiveness of the CBC region’s tourist offer

Thematic priority

  • (d) Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage

Result indicator (measurement unit)

  • Increased created/supported joint tourism products and services (Percentage)

Output indicator (measurement unit)

  • O1: Number of joint touristic products, services, brands, thematic routes (Number)
  • O2: Number of actions, tools and initiatives developed and/or implemented for promotion of sustainable tourism potential of the eligible border area (Number)
  • O3: Number of participants in joint training and qualification initiatives in the field of sustainable tourism (Number)
Specific objective : Risk prevention and mitigation the consequences of natural and manmade hazards and disasters in the CBC region

Thematic priority

  • (b) Protecting the environment and promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management through, inter alia: joint actions for environmental protection; promoting sustainable use of natural resources, resource efficiency, renewable energy sources and the shift towards a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy; promoting investment to address specific risks, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems and emergency preparedness

Result indicator (measurement unit)

  • Increased joint initiatives related to risk prevention and management (Percentage)
  • Increased joint interventions in the field of risk prevention and management (quantitative target) (%)

Output indicator (measurement unit)

  • O1: Supported investments for improving disaster management and risk prevention (Number)
  • O1: Supported joint mechanisms for disaster management and risk prevention and for promotion of climate change awareness (Number)
  • O2: Number of institutions/organizations involved in initiatives related to risk prevention and management (Number)
  • O2: Supported investments for adaptation and mitigation of climate change consequences (Number)
  • O3: Number of participants in trainings and campaigns in the field of risk prevention, (including marginalized communities and other vulnerable groups) (Number)

Information on this programme's project and partner data in keep.eu

Last month that keep.eu received data from the Programme or retrieved it from the Programme's website

1-2022

Language of the data in keep.eu

Bulgarian, English, Macedonian

(see challenge of language detection)

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

73 / 73 (100%)

No. of project partners in keep.eu / Total no. of project partners (% of project partners in keep.eu)

151 / 151 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Field project name (from 3 projects) translated from Bulgarian into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: Saving Inhabitants of One Mountain Along Two Rivers, SAVE US! and Digital Nature.