The aim of the project is to contribute to the preparation of two EU-candidate countries, Montenegro and Serbia, for the implementation of EU Cohesion policy, as requested in Chapter 22 of the Acquis Communautaire.
The Regional Policy is the EU’s main investment policy for sustainable and inclusive economic growth and pursues the strategy to promote and support the overall harmonious development of its Member States and regions. As such, it requires adequate administrative capacity for the proper use of financial instruments and the implementation of related projects.
Focusing on the programming phase of the Cohesion Policy, this project aims to offer a strategic framework and goal-oriented roadmap tailored to meet the needs of the two partner countries.
Training activities will be organised to foster the exchange of know-how and experiences; these activities will help improve good governance in the beneficiary countries by strengthening the quality and capacity of competent institutions to undertake policy reforms and to promote the horizontal inclusion of diverse actors of society, such as civil society organisations, trade unions and chamber of commerce representatives.
Through ongoing communication and information activities, the project also aims to shed light on the value added of working on Chapter 22 for the overall advancement of the enlargement process, and stimulate a new narrative on integration perspectives able to overcome enlargement fatigue both in member and candidate countries.
