On the 20-21 November 2023 in Prishtina, Kosovo and 04 December 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia, the Ministry of Local Government Adminsitration of Kosovo in partnership with the Minsitry of Local Self-government of North Macedonia, EU Office in Kosovo and with the support of the Joint Technical Secretariat organized the Round tables with municipalities of the cross border region with the goal to promote the new IPA III 2021-2027 programme cycle.

During the round table, the following topics were presented:

• An overview of the IPA III Cross-Border Cooperation Programme Kosovo - North Macedonia and its thematic priorities.
• The context of cross-border cooperation and its relevance to the upcoming call for proposals, which will encompass the financial allocations for the years  2021;
• Lesson learned from IPA II and way forward in IPA III;

The Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) program for Kosovo - North Macedonia is financially supported by the European Union (EU) Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance - IPA. This program's implementation spans from 2021 to 2027, with the European Union Office in Kosovo acting as the Contracting Authority.