With this action, the local and regional authorities, municipalities, civil society organisations and other stakeholders will increase their capacities and knowledge in preparing and delivering cross-border cooperation projects. The stakeholders will gain experience with the EU cohesion policy approach towards regional development, and they will themselves implement a series of joint cross-border projects to improve the social, territorial and economic cohesion of the cross-border area between Ukraine and Moldova.
Expected Outcome:With this action there will be a significant number of cross-border cooperation projects of limited financial volume implemented on the border regions of Ukraine and Moldova that will deliver concrete activities for the local population.
Objective:The objective is to enhance administrative capacity of Ukrainian and Moldovan public sector authorities and civil society organisations from Ukraine and Moldova in the border area, through their active participation in a specific cross-border cooperation mechanism mirroring the selection and implementation of projects of limited financial volume under Article 25 of the Interreg Regulation (hereinafter 'Interreg').
The proposals submitted by the applicants to this call must ensure the objective is achieved via the establishment of a steering committee, in compliance with the partnership principle as defined in Article 8 of the Common Provisions Regulation (hereinafter 'CPR'), which
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