The involvement of regional and local authorities, which are responsible for regional and local development and spatial planning on the regional and local level, both in the planning phase (mainly as providers of project ideas) and in the implementation phase (as project developers and for co-financing) of the CIP, as well as the involvement of the economic and social partners and non governmental organisations, is of great importance.

For this reason each Partner State establishes a National Contact Point. The main task of the National Contact Points is to assist the project application and implementation process for all projects, especially serving as a contact point for project applicants in their respective countries.

As they are important for project development and information about the Programme within the Partner States, a close link is established between the JTS and the National Contact Points.

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