The two-day Implementation workshop for the awarded grant beneficiaries within the 1st Call for Proposals for the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Serbia–Bosina and Herzegovina 2014-2020 was held on July 17-18, 2019 in Sarajevo. With regard to provide support to grant beneficiaries in implementation of the project, the workshop was organized by the Joint Technical Secretariat of the Programme.

 

 The workshop was atended by representatives of team members of the eight awarded projects and by the representatives of Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia, Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes (CFCU) and  by the representatives of  Direction for European Integration of BIH.

Through the two full-day workshop, the Grant beneficiaries were informed on legal framework for the implementation of the CBC projects under IPA Programme 2014-2020 and  familiarized with implementation process of the projects funded by the EU (financial management, secondary procurement, reporting, auditing, monitoring, visibility) in order to prepare themselves for the implementation of projects awarded within the 1st Call for Proposals.

More than 45 participants attended the workshop. It was an excellent occasion to pose questions to the Programme Managers and receive direct answers. Further consultations and assistance will be available to grant beneficiaries through the Joint Technical Secretariat/ Antenna of the Programme.