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The First Joint Monitoring Committee meeting under Interreg-IPA CBC Bulgaria-Serbia Programme was held on 30th of July, in Sofia. The meeting was chaired by Denitsa Nikolova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works and co-chaired by Sanda Simic, Deputy Director of Serbian European Integration Office of the Republic of Serbia. Official guest in the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) meeting was Ann–Jasmin Krabatsch, representative of the “Regional and urban policy” Directorate General at the European Commission.

In relation to the celebration of Interreg’s 25^th anniversary and the joint Programme branding initiative, INTERACT Programme is now looking for an Interreg slogan to complement the logo which represents what Interreg is all about. The contest is open to all citizens of all ages from EU countries, candidate and potential candidate countries and neighbouring countries are invited to submit their original, catchy slogan depicting cooperation across borders.

Nearly 100 representatives of the potential beneficiaries took part in the information seminar "Vratsa, a new member of the cross-border family of the Bulgaria-Serbia IPA Cross-border Programme". The seminar was opened by the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Denitsa Nikolova.

The final meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) for preparation of Bulgaria-Serbia IPA Cross-border Programme 2014-2020 took place on the 19th of May 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The JWG session was aimed at finalization and approving of the Programme document.