Today, at the International Slavic University “G. R. Derzhavin” in Sveti Nikole, the first part from the trainings for European funding through European programs was held.

The lecture held today was about Overview of the European funds and programs for the support of development of the Republic of North Macedonia.

The lecture was divided into four parts, on the following topics:

1. Overview of the main European programs and grants

Lecturer: Veselin Halachev – Chairman of United Business Clubs, chairman of the Board of Directors of the European Small Business Association (ESBA) – Brussels, with the portfolio “European Programs and European Funds.”

2. Horizon 2020 (a budget of 79 million Euros), COSME (a budget of 2,03 billion Euros) – programs managed directly by the European Commission and the European Union, with application directly in Brussels. Guidelines, measures, open and expected calls for project proposals. The matters that we will encounter in the next program period 2021 -2027.

Lecturer: Kremena Dimitrova –member of the Board of directors of the United Business Clubs and Director of European funds department of the United Business Club.

3. Programs managed at the level of group of countries. INTERREG. Means for cross – border, transnational and interregional cooperation.

Lecturer:  Veselin Halachev

4. Programs run by state institutions and bodies state institutions and bodes within national level (the Republic of North Macedonia). Instruments for Pre-Accession Assistance IPA II and IPARD II, donors of various activities in field of state and municipal structure, environmental protection, education, economy, agriculture, etc.

Lecturer: Kremena Dimitrova

More information about the training and the registration is available on the following link.

These trainings are useful for representatives of the state and municipal administration, business, NGOs cultural and sport organizations, schools, universities and other profiles.