The Nature Conservation Programme in Macedonia, Phase 2, a project financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and coordinated by Pharmahem-Skopje, in which a strategic partner is the Center for Development of the East Planning Region and the 11 municipalities from the region and the Macedonian Ecological Society, Implementing Partner of PZP, on 31^st August 2017 (Thursday), in the hotel "Izgrev" in Stip, organized a workshop in order to develop three different scenarios for protected areas in the basin of the river Bregalnica. One of the main activities and establishment of protected areas in the river basin Bregalnica.

The Centre for development of the East planning region in collaboration with the Regional Administration Blagoevgrad, within the GREEB project, organized two-day “Climate changes” training between July 06-07^th 2017 in “Euro Hotel Gradche”, as part of the Cimate changes capacity building program. There were 40 participants in the trainings from the municipalities within the two cross-border regions.

On April 7, 2017, in the Business meeting room at the Skopje Fair in Skopje, at the invitation of the Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Mr. Bashkim Ameti, held a coordination meeting with the mayors of East and Northeast Region as well as representatives from the Centers for development of East and North-East Planning Region.

Centers for Development od Planning Regions attended the fourth Coordination Meeting of the Ministry of Local Government (MLG) and the Program for United Nations Development Program (UNDP), held on 06th April 2017 (Thursday) in the large conference room in the office of UNDP in Skopje.

On 03th April 2017 (Monday), District Administration Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and the Center for Development of East Planning Region, Shtip, Macedonia in Blagoevgrad held a press conference to promote the project "Green buildings for shared green future - GREEN" funded by the first call INTERREG - IPA CBC programme Bulgaria - Macedonia 2014-2020.

Centre for Development of East Planning Region in cooperation with the Fund for Innovation and Technological Development organized info session for the fourth call for the instruments: Co-financing grants for star-ups, spin-off and Co-financing grants and conditional loans for commercialization of innovations. The event was held on March 14, 2017, in the hall of municipality of Stip to clarify how to apply for the open call.

On 28 February 2017, the Centre for Development of East Planning Region and District Administration of Blagoevgrad held the first press conference to promote the "Green buildings for shared green future-Green" CB006.1.11.038, funded by First Call INTERREG - IPA CBC Bulgaria - Macedonia 2014-2020.

Centre for Development of East Planning Region - Shtip, the leading partner in the project "Green buildings for shared green future-Green" at the first press conference promoted the activities within the project before representatives of municipalities within the two regions, the media and other interested sides of the cross-border region.

Publication reference: 0507-54; CB006.1.11.038 / 04

Centre for Development of East Planning Region has launched a public procurement procedure for "Reconstruction of the building of the Municipality of Kochani for increasing energy efficiency" no. 0507-54; CB006.1.11.038 / 04.

Public procurement is part of the "Green buildings shared green future - Green" - CB006.1.11.038, funded by Interreg - IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria - Macedonia 2014-2020.

The complete tender dossier is available at the following link.

The deadline for submission of bids is 03.04.2017, 14:00 (local time).

Click here for the Q&A section for this call.

It Is About the People! This is the slogan of the specific campaign for raising public awareness about nature protection.

The main goal of the Center for Development of East Planning Region campaign’s strategy is to inform the local citizens, business sector, local government as well as civic associations in East planning region about the benefits of nature protection.