cbib | Cross Border Institution Building

Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Under IPA 2007-2013 Serbia will participate in 3 bilateral programmes with Member States: Hungary – Serbia, Romania – Serbia, Bulgaria – Serbia, in the Adriatic programme (programme including Member States and Western Balkan countries), in 3 bilateral programmes with Western Balkan Countries: Croatia – Serbia, Serbia – Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia – Montenegro and South East European Space (SEE) transnational programme.

Under IPA 2007-2013 Bosnia and Hrzegovina will participate in the Adriatic programme (programme including Member States and Western Balkan countries), in 3 bilateral programmes with Western Balkan Countries: Croatia – Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia – Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bosnia & Herzegovina - Montenegro, and in 2 transnational programmes: South East European Space (SEE) and Mediterrannean programme (MED).

Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cross-border programme

Drafting of the cross-border programme started on February 19^th, 2007 and the final draft was submitted to the European Commission on May 31^st, 2007. The document was officially approved on December 18^th. The Financial Agreement between the EC and the participating countries will be signed beginning of 2008 and the implementation of the programme can start after that.

Programme overall objective:

To bring together the people, communities and economies of the border area to jointly participate in the development of a cooperative area, using its human, natural and economic resources and advantages

Priority I	Social - economic cohesion through joint actions to improve physical, business, social and institutional infrastructure and capacity
Measure I.1	Improving the productivity and competitiveness of the areas’ economic, rural and environmental resources
Measure I.2	Cross-border initiatives targeting the exchange of people and ideas to enhance the professional and civic society cooperation

Priority II

Technical assistance

To learn more about priorities, measures, potential candidates and financial allocations see Summary of the cross-border programme Republic of Serbia - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Management of the programme

Both countries will be managing the programme according to the centralised management model. The joint structures are in the establishment process.
JTS will be located in Uzice, Serbia and the Antenna in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

JTS Uzice
Address:	Nemanjina 52, 31 000 Uzice
Contact person:	Ljiljana Rsumovic
Phone:	+381 31 512-394
Fax:
e-mail address:	ljiljana.rsumovic@mfin.sr.gov.yu

Eligible area

Republic of Serbia: Sremski, Macvanski, Kolubarski and Zlatiborski counties.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Gradacac, Brcko District, Doboj East, Gracanica, Srebrenik, Celic, Lopare, Ugljevik, Bijeljina, Teocak, Sapna, Kalesija, Tuzla, Lukavac, Petrovo, Banovici, Zivinice, Zvornik, Bratunac, Donji Zabar, Domaljevac-Samac, Modrica, Odzak, Derventa, Kalesija-Osmaci, Trnovo RS, Istocna Ilidza, Ist.Novo Sarajevo, Vogosca, Ist.S.Grad Sarajevo, Vares, Visoko, Vlasenica, Sekovici, Kladanj, Pelagicevo, Fojnica, Han Pijesak, Milići, Srebrenica, Višegrad, Rogatica, Sokolac, Pale, Pale Praca, Novo Gorazde, Rudo, Čajnice, Gorazde, Foca Ustikolina, Foca, Kalinovik, Orasje, Samac, Vukosavlje, Bosanski Brod, Doboj, Trnovo, Hadzici, Ilidza, N.Grad Sarajevo, S.Grad Sarajevo, Ilijas, Breza, Kiseljak and Kresevo.