1,938,985 euros under the Priority axis "Tourism" have been invested to support the development of competitive cross-border tourism.
In Chiprovtsi (Bulgaria) and Pirot (Serbia), you can touch the beauty of traditional carpets in two studios where real local craftsmen demonstrate the art of carpet making - look for this tourist product under the name "The Carpet Tale".
Investments in cultural and historical tourist sites
All along 20 years, Bulgaria and Serbia have been implementing joint projects under the cross-border cooperation program between the two countries.
Dear Project partners,
In order to ensure the smooth running of the closure process of the Interreg IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria – Serbia 2014-2020 the Managing authority developed the following schedule and deadlines in connection with the verification process of the reported expenditures by the beneficiaries after the end of the project implementation:
∙ Final date for submission of requests for first level control (FLC) by beneficiaries – 10.01.2024;
The Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Angelina Boneva launched the strategic project implementation under the cross-border cooperation program (INTERREG VI-A) Bulgaria - Serbia 2021-2027 at the official handing over of the subsidy contract.
With the approval decision of the European Commission from November 22, 2022, the Cross-Border Cooperation Program INTERREG VI-A IPA Bulgaria - Serbia 2021-2027 will begin.
Over 38 million euros will be invested over the next 7 years in the districts of Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Sofia, Pernik, Kyustendil on the territory of Bulgaria and Borski, Zaicharski, Pirotski, Niški, Toplichki, Yablanički, Pčinski in Serbia.