Priority 4
Supporting the Governance of the Adriatic-Ionian region
The Adriatic-Ionian area is composed by 10 partners: four Member States (Croatia, Greece, Italy and Slovenia), five candidate and potential candidate countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) and one third country (San Marino). The Adriatic Ionian geographical area is ground for testing foreign EU policies with regard to challenges affecting trade, energy, migrations, and environment, just to name a few.
Due to the political, cultural and natural relevance of the Adriatic-Ionian area, its partner countries started a joint path, which brought to the adoption of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR) by the European Commission on 17 June 2014 and further endorsed by the European Council on the same year. Since 30 November 2012, EUSAIR has also incorporated the maritime strategy.
areareThe macro-regional strategy is one of the EU’s newest and most innovative policy frameworks. It supports countries located in the same region to jointly address common challenges (e.g. pollution, natural and cultural heritage, worldwide business competition, etc.) while making better use of common strengths throug a solid stron partnership. Indeed, cooperation within the macro-region makes national policies more effective than working alone.
Alongside supporting joint transnational projects under the selected Specific Objectives, EUSAIR efforts also focus on reducing gaps in the Adriatic-Ionian region. The categories of beneficiaries targeted are public administrators, civil society, and young people with the aim to strengthening cooperation and solidarity.
The projects are funded within Specific Objective ISO 6.6.
Transnational cooperation contribution IPA ADRION will support actions in the following thematic fields:
Transnational multilevel and multi-sectoral cooperation governance.
European perspective of IPA partner countries.
Increasing awareness / Encouraging the discussion on topics aimed at bringing strategic discussion in the area.
Administrative barriers reduction and administrative capacity enforcement.
Funded actions should mainly support the implementation of EUSAIR, the Manifesto for Young People by Young People to Shape the European Cooperation Policy, the EU Green Deal, the EU Strategy for the Western Balkans, the Western Balkan agenda on innovation, research, education, culture, youth and sport, and the EU Enlargement process.
The proposed actions shall be implemented through the grant
of three operations of strategic importance (OSIs):
EUSAIR FACILITY POINT
This project, coordinated by a Slovenian body, will ensure the implementation of:
- Administrative and technical support to the EUSAIR governance meetings of all levels;
- Communication and Coordination;
- Support to decision making and capacity development of the implementers at their levels;
- Monitoring and evaluation of EUSAIR.
EUSAIR STEP
This project, coordinated by an Italian body, will ensure the implementation of:
- Stakeholder involvement and engagement;
- The support to financial dialogue and the establishment and coordination of networks of Managing Authorities.
EUSAIR SP4EUSAIR
This project, coordinated by a Croatian body, will ensure the implementation of:
- Support to development and implementation of strategic implementation formats