Changes of the Open Call and new version of the Manual Part 3

We would like to inform you that the corrigendum of the Open Call for Proposals and the new version of Part 3 of the Manual for Beneficiaries were published.

International training on the use of the eMS information system for the representatives of the audit authority and audit bodies from Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia

Representatives of audit bodies from Austria, Hungary, Croatia and the audit authority from Slovenia attended the workshop, where they got to know the system in more detail.

Presentation of the cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Slovenia – Croatia 2014-2020 in the frame of EU Funds Week in Krapina-Zagorje County

The EU Funds Week, organized in the week between 8 and 12 May 2017 by Zagorje Development Agency in cooperation with Krapina-Zagorje County, North-west Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA), Museums of the Croatian Zagorje and Konjščina municipality, is financed by EU Funds – Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion

A website on the topic of deinstitutionalisation of long-term care for the elderly has been established

In the context of a cross-border project called Aging without limits – STAR, which is co-financed from the cross-border programme Interreg V-A Slovenia-Croatia 2014-2020, the website www.projekt-star.eu has been established.

“Interreg Volunteer Youth” (IVY)

“Interreg Volunteer Youth” (IVY) offers young Europeans aged 18-30 to serve as volunteers in cross-border, transnational or interregional programmes and related projects.

Projects approved in the frame of the 2nd deadline of the Open call of the Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Slovenia-Croatia and end date of the 3rd deadline of the Open call

In the frame of the 4th meeting of the Monitoring Committee (MC), which took place on 9 and 10 May 2017 in Krk, the members of the MC approved projects that were submitted within the 2nd deadline for the submission of project proposals.

Transfer of experience to MAs and JSs for Interreg IPA CP Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro and Interreg IPA CP Croatia-Serbia

Zagreb, 10.4.2017 – An experience sharing event held at the Agency for Regional Development of the Republic of Croatia brought together representatives of Cooperation Programmes Interreg V-A Slovenia-Austria, Slovenia-Hungary and Slovenia-Croatia and representatives of IPA Cooperation Programmes Croatia-Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro and Croatia-Serbia. The former shared their to-date experience with the eMS information system by focusing on drawing up of contracts and progress reports and making of payments.

The participants unanimously agreed that further sharing of experience at the level of Managing Authorities and Joint Secretariats would be most welcome.

International training on the use of eMS information system for the representatives of NCUs from Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia

Ljubljana, 21 March 2017 – Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy in its role as Managing Authority and Joint Secretariat for Interreg V-A Cooperation Programmes Slovenia-Austria, Slovenia-Hungary and Slovenia-Croatia delivered a training for national first-level controllers on the use of the electronic monitoring system (eMS). More than 60 representatives of first-level control units from Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia, and of the Certifying Authority (Public Fund of the Republic of Slovenia for Regional and Rural Development) participated in the workshop whose purpose was to improve and speed up the approval of progress reports.

The training was conducted amid announcement of positive opinion by an independent Audit Authority which declared that the Managing Authority and the Certifying Authority for the Interreg V-A Cooperation Programmes Slovenia-Austria, Slovenia-Hungary and Slovenia-Croatia meet the set designation criteria during the accreditation process.

The »RegioStars 2017« competition

The European Commission launched the RegioStars 2017 competition – this annual award celebrates its 10th anniversary this year – for the most innovative regional development projects co-funded by the EU’s Structural Funds, which will be awarded on 10 October 2017 during the Week of European Regions and Cities (OPEN DAYS) in Brussels.

The Award Categories for 2017 are

1) Smart Specialisation for SME innovation
2) Energy Union: Climate action
3) Women Empowerment and Active Participation
4) Education and training
5) CityStars: Cities in Digital Transition

For the 2017 awards, the selected finalists will be invited to attend the RegioStars 2017 Awards Ceremony which will take place in October 2017 in the frame of the OPEN DAYS.

For further information and the application forms see:

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/regio-stars-awards/

The Managing Authority’s deadline for sending in the most innovative projects to the European Commission is 10 April 2017. Interested Lead Beneficiaries should submit their application preferably in English language until 5 April 2017 to the Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat via e-mail to the e-mail address: si-hr.svrk@gov.si.

In case of further questions please contact: regiostars2017@iservice-europa.eu.

New version of the guidelines on Eligibility of Expenditure published

New version (version 3) of Part 4 of the Implementation Manual for Beneficiaries was published, which contains the guidelines on Eligibility of Expenditure .

The new, content wise updated version is available in the Implementation Manual for Beneficiaries (Part 4) or in the frame of the Application Pack of the Open Call.