Third and final meeting of “Joint Working Group”, which is established for the 2014-2020 programming period of Bulgaria-Turkey IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Programme where Turkey acts as the National Authority, was held on 20 August 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Turkish Ambassador in Sofia, representatives from the Ministry for European Union Affairs and Ministry of Development of Turkey, representatives of Kırklareli and Edirne governorships and municipalities and Trakya Development Agency attended the meeting from Turkish side. Representatives of related ministries along with the Ministry of Regional Development of Bulgaria as the Managing Authority, local authorities from Haskovo, Yambol and Bourgas, several non-governmental organizations also attended the meeting from Bulgarian side.

The Operational Programming Document was adopted in the meeting which constitutes the basis of the Bulgaria-Turkey IPA Cross-Border Programme in 2014-2020.