EU INTEGRA presents the Public Call for Applications for Development of Territorial Strategies- the first info-session in Kraljevo on 14 July

The Call, aimed at interested local self-governments and regional development agencies, will be also presented at the info-sessions in Zrenjanin, Niš, Svilajnac and Banoštor in the period from 14 to 29 July  2025.

The Public Call for Applications for Development of Territorial Strategies is open until 21 August 2025 within the EU Support to Integrated Territorial Development Programme - EU INTEGRA. The programme coordinated by the Ministry for European Integration and implemented by the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is supported by the European Union with 15 million Euros.

As twelve territories have already developed territorial strategies within the predecessor EU PRO Plus programme, which was also aimed at supporting local development and preparing for the use of EU funds, the public call within the EU INTEGRA programme, implemented by UNOPS, is designed for the local self-governments that have not yet developed these strategic documents.

The development of territorial strategies will help to recognise the key economic and social potentials for the development of urban and functional areas, as well as to strengthen the capacities of local and regional actors for the application of the EU model of integrated territorial and sustainable urban development.

In accordance with the criteria defined in the Public Call, the right to participate in the competition, as applicants, has local self-governments with the status of the city. They can apply for technical support in the development of a territorial strategy independently, if the strategy refers to one local self-government, or in partnership with at least three other local self-governments and the competent regional development agency, if the strategy includes several local self-government units.

As per the Call Criteria, the applicants in the territory covered by the EU INTEGRA programme may be the cities of Čačak, Jagodina, Kikinda, Kraljevo, Novi Sad, Pančevo, Požarevac, Prokuplje, Sombor, Sremska Mitrovica, Subotica, Valjevo, Vranje, Vršac and Zrenjanin.

More information about this call as well as application documentation is available at  EU INTEGRA.

SCHEDULE OF INFORMATION SESSIONS

• Kraljevo 14 July starting at 10, hotel Turist, Trg Srpskih ratnika 1, for local self-governments from Moravički, Rasinski, Raški, Kolubarski, Mačvanski and Zlatiborski districts that are not included in the territorial strategies developed so far, and regional development agencies: Regional Agency for Spatial and Economic Development of Raška and Moravica Districts, Regional Development Agency "Zlatibor", Regional Development Agency Sandžak - SEDA, Regional Development Agency of Podrinje, Podgorina and Rađevina, Agency for Regional Development of Rasinski District - Kruševac.
• Zrenjanin 16 July starting at 10, hotel Vojvodina, Trg Slobode 3, for local self-governments from Severnobački, Severnobanatski, Srednjobanatski and Južnobanatski district and regional development agencies: Regional Centre for Social Economic Development "Banat" and Regional Development Agency PANONREG
• Niš 21 July starting at 10, hotel New City, Vožda Karađorđa 12, for local self-governments from Toplički, Nišavski and Pčinjski district  that are not included in the territorial strategies developed so far, and regional development agencies: Regional Development Agency Jug, Regional Development Agency "Pčinjski District" Vranje and Centre for Development of Jablanica and Pčinja Districts
• Svilajnac 22 July starting at 10, Natural History Centre of Serbia, Kralja Petra Prvog 111, for local self-governments from Pomoravski, Podunavski and Braničevski district   that are not included in the territorial strategies developed so far, and regional development agencies: Regional Agency for Economic Development of Šumadija and Pomoravlje and Regional Development Agency "Braničevo-Podunavlje"
• Banoštor, 29 July starting at 10, CePTOR, Potes Andrevlje,  for local self-governments from Zapadnobački, Južnobački and Sremski district and  regional development agencies: Regional Development Agency Bačka and Regional Development Agency Srem