Partners Dupnitsa Association and Regional Center for Sustainable Development in Kratovo were awarded for exemplary cooperation project under European territorial cooperation programmes in Bulgaria for 2007 – 2013 programing period. The award was handed at the European territorial cooperation – the achievements bring new opportunities Conference by Deputy Minister in Regional Development and Public Works, Mrs. Denitsa Nikolova. The deputy minister awarded 15 the most successful projects implemented in closed programming period. She thanked to all partners and beneficiaries under cooperation programmes and wished them successful joint working together in new programming period. At the conference opening, the Minister of RDPW, Mrs. Lilyana Pavlova, said that all awarded projects had remarkable effect and significance: “not only because they have been well developed, but because the outputs they have achieved”.  

Partners Dupnitsa Association and the Regional Center for Sustainable Development in Kratovo were awarded for implementing the project Rock’n Pop the Borders as exemplary practice under IPA CBC Programme Bulgaria – FYRoM together with two other projects. In programming period 2007 – 2013 under this programme were contracted and implemented 100 projects totally.

Within the RnPB project was set an international format for performing of young music creators from Bulgaria and Macedonia. 25 young music bands were participated in the events under the project. 3 live gigs and an online competition were held as they gathered more than 19 000 people audience. Communication and contacts between young creators, professional musicians and producers were built. A video and a single were made for the winners within the project competition. You can watch and listen to works of all participants on this site.