The ‘Co.Co.Tour’ midterm review, was held in Podgorica on December 19th with the participation of all project partners, JS representatives and Programme national authorities from Albania and Montenegro.

During the meeting the project implementation and financial progress was analysed. The meeting also served as a joint reflection on potential management issues that the project could face including communication, knowledge management and transfer.

The discussion was also focused on the identification of issues that can lead to project deviations and delays as well as necessary project modifications in order to achieve the sustainability of outputs and results.

This meeting gave all participants an overall view on the overall situation of the project and the need of a more realistic forecast for the remaining implementation period.

The "Co.Co.Tour" project aims at securing a smart, inclusive and sustainable growth of the coastal communities in the target areas through the development of a cross border eco-museum model and a common strategy focused on community tourism.

The project is co – financed by the European Union under the Instrument for Pre –Accession Assistance (IPA III), Interreg IPA Cross Border Cooperation Italy – Albania – Montenegro.