Information Seminar of the Black Sea Basin Cross Border Cooperation Programme was held in İstanbul

An information seminar of the 2014-2020 Black Sea Basin Cross Border Cooperation Programme for which the Ministry for EU Affairs acts as the National Authority, was held at the İstanbul, Conrad İstanbul Bosphorus Hotel on August 11, 2016 by the Managing Authority, TESIM (Technical Support to the implementation and management of ENI CBC programmes) and Turkish National Authority.

Bringing together representatives of local and regional authorities, chambers of agriculture, commerce and industry, civil society organisations, universities, educational and research institutions, the event began with welcome addresses and opening speeches which one of them was made by our Ministry representatives.

Within the framework of the event participants were informed on the new period of the Programme, developing partnerships, preparing cross border cooperation project proposals and preliminary version of the application pack for the first call for proposals. Besides, coordinators of two projects that were successfully implemented under the 2007-2013 period, shared knowledge and experience regarding the developing partnerships and being a partner. The participants were also recommended to follow the websites of the Programme in order to be informed about the calls for proposals which will be launched and for other updates.