The Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania acting as Joint Managing Authority of the Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus Cross-border Cooperation Programme within European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument 2007-2013 (Programme) announces the 2nd Call for Proposals for cross-border actions as of the 4th of November 2010.
The proposals should aim at enhancing the territorial cohesion of the Latvian, Lithuanian and Belarusian border region, securing high level of environmental protection, providing for economic and social welfare, as well as promoting intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity.
The cross-border actions will be implemented in the eligible territory of the Programme, which includes Latgale region in Latvia, Utena, Vilnius, Alytus, Panevėžys and Kaunas counties in Lithuania and Grodno, Vitebsk, Mogilev and Minsk oblasts, as well as the city of Minsk in Belarus. The applicants and partners must be located in the eligible area of the Programme.
The indicative total budget of the Call is 8.000.000 euro. Every action approved for funding will be allocated not more than 90% of its total budget from the EU funds.
The Call for Proposals will be open until the 22nd of February 2011, 16:00 GMT+2 (Vilnius time).
The Applicant’s Pack consisting of the Application Form and other documents are available HERE. The seminars will be organised in December and January.
Since the 2nd Call for Proposals was launched on the 4th of November, the seminars are planned in all the regions of the Programme. The preliminary schedule of the seminars:
November 24 – Alytus
November 25 – Panevėžys
November 26 – Utena
November 29 – Vilnius
November 30 – Kaunas December 1 – Grodno
December 6 – Mogilev
December 7 – Minsk
December 13 – Vitebsk
December 14 – Daugavpils
December 15 – Rēzekne
You can start registering to the seminars by sending your name, surname, organisation and the city you want to come to via e-mail:[email protected]or by fax: +370 5 261 0498.
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