Programme: IPA CBC Serbia – Montenegro

The programme general objective is to contribute to economic, social and territorial development of the programme area by fostering integration, joint development and use of potentials and opportunities to make the area attractive to live and work in. In order to achieve these objectives, the Programme focuses on the following Thematic Priorities (TP):

• TP1: Promoting employment, labor mobility and social and cultural inclusion across the border
• TP 2: Protecting the environment, promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management
• TP 3: Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage

At least one partner from each country.

Priority "Promoting employment, labor mobility and social and cultural inclusion across the border":

• Employment services,
• Educational and research institutions and organisations,
• Chambers of commerce and crafts, associations of enterprises, clusters,
• Trade unions,
• Civil society organisations/NGOs,
• National, local and regional authorities,
• Local and regional development agencies,
• Organisations providing business support environment,
• Unemployed persons, particularly those hard to place,
• Employed searching for other employment opportunities,
• Vulnerable groups (ethnic minorities, young, people with disabilities, women, elderly, and other vulnerable groups at risk of exclusion)
• Local communities,
• Other.

Priority "Protecting the environment, promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation, risk prevention and management)

• Public utility companies, local self-governments
• National, regional and local institutions and organisation dealing with environment protection, nature conservation and emergency situations
• Educational and research institutions and organisations
• Civil society organisations/NGOs
• National, local and regional authorities
• Local and regional development agencies
• Organisations responsible for management of nature resources and nature protected areas
• Local population
• Others.

Priority "Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage"

• Tourism providers
• Tourism and related clusters
• Tourism organisations at national/regional/local levels,
• National/nature park organisations,
• Educational and research institutions and organisations,
• Civil society/NGOs,
• National, local and regional authorities,
• Local and regional development agencies,
• Associations of producers (agri-food),
• Cultural institutions,
• Chambers,
• Others.