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In 2015-2019, 29 projects were implemented in the framework of said programs.
The European Union has already invested EUR 6.6 million in support of projects of cross-border cooperation of local communities in Ukraine with neighboring regions in Belarus and Moldova, which were implemented in 2015-2019, head of Ukraine's delegation, representative of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, Anna Belokolos, told a press conference summarizing the results of said cooperation programs.
"For the two projects each, Belarus-Ukraine and Moldova-Ukraine, EUR 3.3 million was allocated, with a total of EUR 6.6 million," she said.
According to Belokolos, these programs should be extended, as there is considerable interest on the part of the regions.
"This is a significant contribution, since such projects include not only obtaining financing, but also developing the region, encouraging communities to introduce their own initiatives, and more actively participate in international and regional competitions. Such programs help solve common cross-border problems, as well as stimulate economic growth," she added.
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Head of the Belarus delegation Mikhail Batsenko noted that during the implementation of the Belarus-Ukraine program, 13 projects out of 18 planned were fully implemented.
"Within the framework of the Moldova-Ukraine cooperation, 16 projects were implemented," said head of the Moldovan delegation Emilia Cebotari.
European Commission Program (DG NEAR) Manager Lucian Jega said that the EC supports the vector toward the implementation of cross-border cooperation between the Eastern Partnership member states. At the same time, the European Commission aims to address all social challenges Ukraine is facing today.
The program has been implemented over the past four years, with the total amount of the EU contribution to the development of the Eastern Partnership Territorial Cooperation Program standing at EUR 12.5 million, according to Jega.
UNIAN memo. Eastern Partnership is a project of the European Union, whose main goal is to develop the integration ties with the six countries of the former USSR: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
The Eastern Partnership Territorial Cooperation Program has been designed to create favorable conditions for territorial cooperation programs along the borders of Belarus and Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and Moldova and Ukraine, taking into account the features of each border zone.
It aims to enhance the ability of local and regional state and non-state enterprises to jointly develop and implement cross-border projects. The total EU contribution to the program is EUR 12.5 million over the period from 2013 to 2019.