Belgrade | 19 August 2025

Deadline for submission of the applications for the EU INTEGRA Public Call for the Development of Territorial Strategies extended until 12 September

Public Call for Applications for Development of Territorial Strategies within the Programme EU Support for Integrated Territorial Development - EU INTEGRA has been extended until 12 September 2025. Local self-governments from the regions of Šumadija and Western, Southern and Eastern Serbia and Vojvodina have the opportunity to apply for technical assistance for the development of territorial strategies that will enable the identification of key economic and social potentials for the development of urban and functional areas.

The European Union has allocated 15 million Euros for the EU INTEGRA programme, which is led by the Ministry of European Integration, and implemented by the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities and UNOPS.

The Call for Development of Territorial Strategies, published within the programme component implemented by UNOPS, is designed for local self-governments that have not yet developed territorial strategies, and provide them expert support in the preparation of these strategic documents for sustainable territorial development.

The local self-governments that are eligible to submit the applications need to have the status of the city and can apply independently if they are applying for an urban area, or in partnership with at least three local self-governments and a competent regional development agency for applications that include a wider territory of influence of the urban area in accordance with the criteria defined in the Call.

As 12 territorial strategies were already developed within the EU PRO Plus programme, the cities of Čačak, Jagodina, Kikinda, Kraljevo, Novi Sad, Pančevo, Požarevac, Prokuplje, Sombor, Sremska Mitrovica, Subotica, Valjevo, Vranje, Vršac and Zrenjanin are now eligible to be applicants in the area covered by the EU INTEGRA programme.

Through this Call, local self-governments will receive expert support to develop territorial strategies in accordance with the regulatory framework of the EU Cohesion Policy and to strengthen their capacities for implementation of the EU model for integrated territorial and sustainable urban development.

More information about this call as well as application documentation is available on EU INTEGRA, while an additional online info-session will be held on 2 September 2025.