The Black Sea Basin ENI CBC Programme 2014-2020 has been submitted to the EU Commission for approval. The overall aim of this EU programme is to improve the welfare of the people in the Black Sea Basin regions through sustainable growth and joint environmental protection. More specifically, the programme offers funding support in two main thematic objectives and four priorities:
The final version of the ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 has been approved by the Joint Programming Committee, the decision-making body composed by representatives of all the participating countries.
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process for the Black Sea Basin (BSB) European Neighbourhood Instrument Cross Border Cooperation (ENI CBC) programme 2014-2020
The document has been prepared with the support of experts from the SPP project (Support to the preparation of programmes).Contributions from national, regional and local authorities, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, international financing institutions, academia, social partners and civil society organisations, citizens interested in the future programme are expected. The online consultation is accessible under the following link: BSB ENI CBC 2014-20 full draft JOP
The ninth meeting of the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Joint Operational Programme “Black Sea Basin 2007 – 2013” was held in Tulcea, Romania, between 9th-10th of October 2014.
Following the entry into force of the Regulation (EU) N°236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11th March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for financing external action (CIR) and taking into consideration the European Commission note to the joint managing authorities of the ENPI CBC programmes, new eligibility rules have to be applied in all procedures to be launched at the latest as from 1st August 2014.
The fifth meeting of the Joint Programming Committee (JPC) for the future ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 was held on the 17th – 18th of July 2014, in Brussels, Belgium.
The Romanian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration, as Joint Managing Authority for the Joint Operational Programme “Black Sea Basin 2007-2013”, in cooperation with the Joint Technical Secretariat organized on the 18th of June, in Bucharest, the 3rd seminar for Grant Beneficiaries and Partners.
Representatives of the Managing Authority, National Authorities and representatives of the institutions likely to perform the role of Control Contact Point (CCP) from each participating country have gathered in Bucharest on the 05th of June 2014 for the 2nd Joint Working Group Meeting on Programme Management and Control Systems.
The Joint Programming Committee for ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020 decided to launch public consultations on the new draft of the Programme Strategy.