The EU Delegation has launched the 4th Call for Project Proposals under IPA II CBC Albania-Kosovo Programme on 20 February 2023. The Call will be open until 22 May 2023.
The Call has a total budget of EUR € 2,280,000 (EU contribution) divided into two Lots:
LOT 1 – Protection and preservation and valorisation of environmental resources in the Programme area – 1,200,000 EUR;
LOT 2 – Tourism, cultural, and natural heritage is valorised as a way to promote the economic development of the area – 1,080,000EUR.
The total number of partners must not exceed 4, and it must include at least one public body (national, regional, local) per country (i.e. one from Albania and one from Kosovo).
Additionally, whenever the lead applicant or the co-applicant is not effectively established in the eligible area or does not have an office in the eligible area, they must ensure that in the partnership, there is at least one legal entity effectively established in the eligible area of both participating countries.
IMPORTANT.
Applications must be submitted online via PROSPECT:
https://wikis.ec.europa.eu/display/ExactExternalWiki/e-Calls+PROSPECT following the instructions given in the PROSPECT user manual.
Info session dates will be released soon.
The application package and other information are available in the following link:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1676912647481&do=publi.detPUB&searchtype=QS&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=15&page=1&aoref=176799
For more information, contact: Joint Technical Secretariat of the Programme
Jona.Leqejza@saspac.gov.al; Mira.Topciu@saspac.gov.al; Dritan.Shala@rks-gov.net and/or Delegation-Albania-Tenders@eeas.europa.eu
Source: IPA II CBC programme Albania – Kosovo website
*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence