The workshop was organized so as to facilitate the initial steps in cooperation of the three Western Balkans countries. It consisted of two main sessions. The morning session, plenary session, was dedicated to presentation of issues of common interest related to cross-border cooperation. The successful cross-border projects were pointed out and the needs of the bordering region addressed.

The afternoon session, two bilateral meetings – was dedicated to bilateral meetings of technical representatives of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
 

The reason for structuring the workshop in this way was to meet its three main goals:

• To define the format and the composition of the operating structures for each border which are responsible for the preparation of cross-border programmes and to reach an agreement on the responsibilities of the Joint Programming Committee and the Drafting Team;
• To discuss the eligible areas;
• To establish the timetable of activities for the preparation of cross-border programmes.