Call: Interreg Greece – Bulgaria: 6th Call

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Programme	Interreg Greece – Bulgaria
Type of Fund	Structural Fund
Description of programme "Interreg Greece – Bulgaria"	This Programme supports projects that address the key challenges of the cross-border area of Bulgaria and Greece. Specifically, the Programme focuses on the following Priority Axes (PA): PA1: A Competitive and Entrepreneurship Promoting Cross-Border Area PA2: A Sustainable and climate adaptable Cross-Border area PA3: A better interconnected Cross-Border Area PA4: A socially inclusive Cross-Border area
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Call	Interreg Greece – Bulgaria: 6th Call
Description of call "Interreg Greece – Bulgaria: 6th Call"	This call is open for proposals under PA1 and has the purpose to improve entrepreneurial support systems for SMEs in the cross-border area. This objective is to be accomplished through the establishment of business support systems/actions which in turn will provide services to eligible area businesses. These business support systems/actions should be focused on removing barriers and bottlenecks for SMEs. The ultimate goals of the selected thematic objectives/investment priorities are: To promote entrepreneurial culture thereby affecting the rates of new businesses formation (i.e. stimulate business creation) To strengthen the factors affecting entrepreneurial success, thereby affecting long-term success of those businesses (i.e. strengthen business stability and development)
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Thematic Focus	Competitiveness, Regional development, Innovation, SME, Capacity Building
Funding area	Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Югозападен (Yugozapaden) Благоевград (Blagoevgrad) Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) Хасково (Haskovo) Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) Смолян (Smolyan) Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) Кърджали (Kardzhali) Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Voreia Ellada) Aνατολική Μακεδονία, Θράκη (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki) Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Voreia Ellada) Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia) Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloniki) Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Voreia Ellada) Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia) Σέρρες (Serres)
Origin of Applicant	Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Югозападен (Yugozapaden) Благоевград (Blagoevgrad) Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) Хасково (Haskovo) Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) Смолян (Smolyan) Bulgaria / България Югозападна и Южна Централна България (Yugozapanda I Yuzhnan Tsentralna Bulgaria) Южен централен (Yuzhen tsentralen) Кърджали (Kardzhali) Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Voreia Ellada) Aνατολική Μακεδονία, Θράκη (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki) Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Voreia Ellada) Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia) Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloniki) Greece / Ελλάδα (Ellada) ΒΟΡΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ (Voreia Ellada) Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia) Σέρρες (Serres)
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Research Institution, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, University
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	A project should include at least one beneficiary from each country. The total number of beneficiaries per project must not exceed six.
Project duration max	24 months
Type of Funding	Grants
Financial details	Total call budget: 7 million € Min. grant size: 250 000 € Max. grant size: 700 000 € Co-financing rate: max. 85%
Submission	The proposal must be submitted in a single, sealed envelope to the following address: Joint Secretariat INTERREG V-A "GREECE - BULGARIA 2014-2020" 65, Georgikis Scholis Av. 57001 Thessaloniki
Contact Details	http://www.greece-bulgaria.eu/contact/