IPA CBC Sample Clauses

IPA CBC. Cross-border cooperation within IPA has the objective of promoting good neighbourly relations, fostering stability, security and prosperity in the mutual interest of all countries concerned, and of encouraging their harmonious, balanced and sustainable development. Learning from past experience, IPA CBC will operate on both sides of the border on the basis of one set of rules and objectives, thus providing the opportunity for fully equal and balanced programming and decision making process between MS and CC. The objectives of the IPA CBC component are designed to take into consideration the specific needs of the respective external border. These are: ▪ Development of cross-border economic, social and environmental activities in border areas; ▪ Address common challenges in the field of environment, public health, prevention and fight against organized crime; ▪ Ensure efficient and secure borders; ▪ Promote legal and administrative cooperation; ▪ Promote local “people to people” type of actions. ▪ The cornerstone of IPA CBC will be the principle of “common benefit”. As laid down in Article 95 of the Draft implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre- accession assistance (IPA) the operations selected for operational programmes aimed at developing cross-border activities shall include beneficiaries from at least two countries, of which at lease one (Bulgaria) shall be a Member State. The partnering organizations shall cooperate in at least one of the following ways for each operation: joint development, joint implementation, joint staffing and joint financing. This concept of mutually benefiting actions reflects also on the types of projects that are to be developed within the OP CBC. Among the different types of possible projects within IPA CBC programme priority will be given to integrated projects. This kind of projects turned out to be difficult to realise in the past but will be easier now since the connections among the various stakeholders across the border have been substantially improved and strengthened within the previous programming period and its financing instruments. The selected operations may be implemented in a single country provided that they deliver a clear cross- border benefit According to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 IPA CBC will finance both capacity and institution building activities as well as investment.