The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR) is a macro-regional strategy whose implementation is supported by the Interreg IPA ADRION Programme through Priority Axis 4 – “Supporting the governance of the Adriatic-Ionian Region.” Operational support is provided via the strategic project “EUSAIR Facility Point 23-27,” which involves the 10 countries of the area.

The Strategy aims to address common challenges and seize shared opportunities for the benefit of each individual country in the Adriatic-Ionian Region, specifically: four EU Member States (Croatia, Greece, Italy – limited to the relevant regions – and Slovenia), five candidate countries for EU accession (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and North Macedonia), and one third country (San Marino).

The project’s objectives are:

• To support the effective and efficient functioning of EUSAIR governance structures;
• To support the implementation of the Strategy and its Action Plan through harmonized procedures and internal communications, ensure coordination among the Pillars, and enhance EUSAIR’s visibility through stakeholder communication and inter-macroregional cooperation;
• To provide EUSAIR governance structures with tools for data-driven decision-making and build internal institutional capacities;
• To monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Strategy and the Action Plan, and recommend any necessary changes in their execution.

Type of service

The Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, as a project partner and representative of Italy, contributes to the achievement of the project’s strategic and operational objectives and is supported by Informest in providing technical, administrative, and operational assistance to the EUSAIR governance structures, 

with particular reference to the activities of the National Coordinators, the Coordinators of Pillar 2 “Connecting the Region” (Transport and Energy), as well as the tasks foreseen in its role as National Focal Point for the EUSAIR Facility Point Project.

Informest supports the Presidency of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Cabinet Office, in the following activities:

• Administrative and operational support for EUSAIR governance meetings at all levels;
• Internal and external communication and coordination within the partnership;
• Support for decision-making processes and capacity building for EUSAIR implementers;
• Management, reporting, and certification of project expenditures;
• Participation in coordination meetings and technical sessions, as well as, when requested by the Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, in events included in the annual Workplans, in order to provide technical and administrative support for the planned activities.