General Directorate Territorial Cooperation Management within the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of the Republic of Bulgaria (Managing Authority) in cooperation with Republic of Turkey Ministry for EU Affairs (National Authority) are seeking for project proposals for the promotion of cross-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Turkey with financial assistance from the Bulgaria - Turkey IPA Cross-border Programme. Under present Call for Proposals an indicative amount of EUR 4.697.172 is available for the project proposals from both partnering countries. Project proposals would have to target one of the two priority axes – “Sustainable Social &Economic Development” and “Improvement the Quality of Life”.

The ultimate objective will be to enhance the capability of the local and regional authorities, non-governmental organizations and business associations, cultural and educational institutions, etc. to develop and implement joint projects within the border region in the following Bulgarian NUTS III level territorial units: Burgas, Yambol, Haskovo and Turkish Provinces Edirne and Kirklareli.

The deadline for submission of proposals is 12 April 2013, 5:30 p.m. local time in the address indicated in the Guidelines for Applicants for the present Call for proposals. Information sessions on this call for proposals will be held in Bulgaria and Turkey. The dates and location of these sessions will be announced on the web sites www.ipacbc-bgtr.eu, www.mrrb.government.bg and http://www.ab.gov.tr.

The full package of application documents can be downloaded from here.