IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Montenegro-Kosovo 2014-2020 The global objective of the programme is to improve the standard and quality of living of the people in the programme area through the environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive economic development of the region, with respect for its common cultural and natural heritage.
Grant beneficiaries
- NGO Prishtina REA
- Mountaineering Association “Đeravica”
- Municipality of Kolašin
- Institute for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Total project budget in EUR: 427.507,70 €
Total grant awarded in EUR: 274.332,70 €
Project duration: 24 months
Expected results of the project:
- Sustainable Effective Management Set Promoted, Designed And Installed To 70 Tourisms-Oriented Business;
- Increased Awareness Of At Least 40 Hotel Businesses In The Cross-Border Region About Culture Of Eco-Development System;
- Certification-Eco-Friendly International Standards Process Supported, As Eco-Tourism Value New Developing Concepts (20 Tourism-Oriented Entities Certified) And Eco Label Auditing ToT Training (15 Certified Auditors);
- Developed and installed the cross-regional-sustaining Integrated Tourism and Communication Platform (one joint CBC online Platform);
- Improved Access To Cultural Economic Oriented Networks, Facilitate Cross-Region Development Openness, And Promote The Local Ethno And Traditional Food And Beverages Through Two Cross-Border (CB) Festivals And Two Eco-Trails (About 60 Business Pax).
Target groups: The surrounding tourism sector, tourism-oriented business stakeholders, rural small and family business, tourism organizations, tour operators. Eco-label auditing specialist, cross-border communities, the local municipal relevant departments, the operating touristic organizations, old cultural heritage archaeological and rural attractions, national trade, industry and tourism bodies.
Project area:
Montenegro: Kolašin, Berane and Rožaje; Kosovo: Peja/Peć, Istog/Istok and Deçan/Dečani.
Impact of the project:
The impact is the promotion of the participation of SMEs targeting EU certification systems, in particular, the EU Ecolabel and EMAS aiming at compliance adaptations necessary to request relevant and achievable internationally recognized certification schemes.