What does Serbia participation under a phasing out condition imply?
Since the independence of Montenegro, Serbia is not anymore geographically eligible to the Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme. However, building on the previous experience of the successful participation of Serbia and Montenegro in the Italy- Adriatic Neighbourhood Programme, a phasing-out participation of Serbia in the IPA Adriatic CBC programme has been foreseen, but limited to joint projects in the field of institutional cooperation (between universities, research centres, hospitals, some Ministries and cultural institutions, museums, theatres, etc.). This means that the participation of Serbian Beneficiaries (both as Lead Beneficiary or Beneficiary) is open to all cross-border initiatives concerning the institutional cooperation in the specific areas for each relevant Priority as indicated in the following list: • Priority 1: Science and Research, Health, Environment, Education, Economy and Regional Development, Governance and Public Administration, Sport; • Priority 2: Cu
