MINUTES OF BOSNIAN INFO DAY TUZLA ... - Programme Med

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European Territorial Cooperation
MED Programme 2007-2013
MINUTES OF BOSNIAN INFO DAY
TUZLA MARCH 27 th , 2012
An information session was organized in the Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 27 th of March. The
target group was the potential beneficiaries from the Tuzla Canton, but the event was opened for
every Bosnian organization. The objective was to update the potential IPA partners about the MED
Programme and the opportunities offered by the two latest targeted calls for proposals.
Introductory remarks were given by Ms. Edina Kurtic, coordinator of the Center for Regional
Cooperation Chamber of Economy of Tuzla Canton. Lectures were given by Ms. Mersiha Zuban
National Contact Point for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Directorate for European Integration) and by Mr.
Kirill Dimanopoulos, Liaison Officer MED IPA.

AGENDA
10:45 – 11:00 Registration of participants
11:00 – 11:10 Opening Remarks
11:10 – 11:40 Transnational MED program and the participation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina - Mersiha Zuban, stručni savjetnik Direkcije za evropske integracije
11:40 – 12:10 “Programme MED and the actual call for proposals, the
modalities of application and possibilities of participation” - Kirill Dimanopoulos,
predstavnik Ureda za vezu sa IPA zemljama u Solunu – eng. MED/IPA Liaison Office
12:10 – 12:15 Coffee Break
12:15 – 12:45 “The management of IPA funds, the role of the Thessaloniki
Liaison Office and the offered services” - Kirill Dimanopoulos, predstavnik Ureda
za vezu sa IPA zemljama u Solunu – eng. MED/IPA Liaison Office
12:45 – 13:00 Questions and discussion
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PHOTOS AND SUMMARY
SUMMARY
The session was opened by Ms. Edina Kurtic from the Chamber of Economy Tuzla. She welcomed the
participants and highlighted the importance of taking part in transnational projects. Afterwards Ms.
Mersiha Zuban presented in details the so far participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in
Transnational Cooperation Programmes. She underlined that Bosnia joined the Med Programme
relatively late moreover the country had very limited allocations in the old regime of IPA
management. These elements prevented the more considerable participation of Bosnian partners in
MED projects. She also gave a basic introduction of the programme management structure. The NCP
was followed by the Thessaloniki Liaison Office. Mr. Dimanopoulos held two presentations; firstly
about the opened call for proposals and secondly about the services of the Liaison Office and the
evolution of the IPA management within the programme. Within the frame of the first presentation
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the technical details and the content of the call for proposals and the submission procedure were
presented among with the most common mistakes in the eligibility. The second presentation was
about how the Liaison Office can help interested IPA partners to find the most suitable projects to
joint. Furthermore the participants were updated about the benefits of the integrated way namely
about the unified and bigger budget and the possibility of having advanced payment.
The session was closed by questions and answers when the participants could pose relevant
questions and requests for clarification to the lecturers.
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