The First Joint Monitoring Committee meeting under Interreg-IPA CBC Programme CCI NUMBER: 2014TC16I5CB006 was held on 3^th of September, in Sofia. The meeting was chaired by Denitsa Nikolova, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works and co-chaired by Mrs. Mjellma Mehmeti - Petersen – State Councilor for European Integration at the Ministry of Local Self-Government. 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.

The Joint Monitoring Committee consists of representatives of both countries, and representatives of NGOs acting in the cross-border area.

The JMC members reviewed and approved the following main documents:

1. Rules of Procedures of the Joint Monitoring Committee;
2. Application package including Guidelines for Applicants and criteria for selection of operations under the First Call for Proposals;
3. Multi-Annual Technical Assistance Strategy of the Programme 2014-2020;
4. Eligibility of Technical Assistance Expenditure, 2015 Annual Technical Assistance Plan and 2015 Technical Assistance budget;
5. Communication Strategy under the Programme 2014-2020;

During the meeting, JMC members also made a decision the Guidelines for Applicants and the Application package under the First Call for proposals to be published in September.