On July 30, 2020, the Joint Technical Secretariat of Romania–Ukraine Joint Operational Programme signed a service contract with Association of Ukrainian Regions «EU Strategy for the Danube Region», which has become the Odessa Branch Office of the programme.
The Procedure for returning of inappropriately spent and unused part of the European Union grant provided for the implementation of projects
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine has started the procedure of organizing additional competitive selection of independent auditors for the formation of an open List of independent auditors who will be entitled to conduct expenditure verification under the Joint Operational Programmes of cross-border cooperation of the European Neighborhood Instrument 2014-2020.
In 2020, the European Union marks 30 years of territorial cooperation both between Member States and between them and countries on the external borders.
Considering the present COVID-19 spread and the restrictions in force in both partner countries, the Managing Authority of Romania-Ukraine Joint Operational Programme has taken several measures both for the continuation of the contracting process, as well as for projects’ implementation.
Considering the present situation, as well as the measures taken by the authorities to limit the spread of COVID-19, the training sessions for SOFT project beneficiaries of Romania-Ukraine Programme, scheduled for March 17 (Izmail) and March 19 (Odessa) will not take place.
In the context of the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the threat of a pandemic that has become very real and the World Health Organization recommended actions related to the measures that restrict the movement of people during this outbreak,
From February 26 to March 19, 2020, the management structures of Romania-Ukraine Joint Operational Programme will organise training sessions for SOFT projects beneficiaries in Tulcea (Romania) and Odessa Region (Ukraine).
The SOFT projects beneficiaries who already signed the financing contracts under Romania-Ukraine Joint Operational Programme participated in the training sessions organised by the management structures in Suceava, Botoșani, Baia Mare, Uzhorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Chernivtsi, in February 2020.