Greece and Bulgaria, two neighboring countries with a rich past, since the end of the 1990s have entered an era of closer co-operation, due to the INTERREG Programme “Greece-Bulgaria”.
The eligible area of the Programme consists of the Region of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace (Regional Units of Evros, Kavala, Xanthi, Rodopi and Drama) and the Region of Central Macedonia (Regional Units of Thessaloniki and Serres) in Greece and the South-Central Planning Region and South-West Planning Region (Districts of Blagoevgrad, Smolyan, Kardjali and Haskovo) in Bulgaria.
The Greece-Bulgaria cross-border cooperation area for the programming period 2014-2020 is identical to the current European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programme. It extends to 40.202 km2 and has a total population of 2.7 million inhabitants.
The priority axes are:
PA 1: A competitive and Innovative Cross-Border area
PA 2: A Sustainable and climate adaptable Cross-Border area
PA 3: A better interconnected Cross-Border area
PA 4: A socially inclusive Cross-Border area
PA 5: Technical Assistance
ACT SOCIAL Key Facts
- Project Full Title: Actions for the Support and enhancement of Social entrepreneurship at local level
- Project Acronym: ACT SOCIAL
- Project Duration: 24 months
- Funding Scheme: Interreg V-A Greece – Bulgaria 2014-2020
- Participating Countries: Greece, Bulgaria