The “Business without borders” project is being implemented by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI – Burgas) under the PHARE Programme – Trans-border cooperation (CBC). This programme assists the border areas of the countries, candidates for European Union (EU) membership:
in overcoming the economic and social weaknesses, caused by their peripheral location of „difficult-to-pass“ boundaries from many years on;
in harmonizing the economic and social conditions on both sides of EU’s external borders and in settling the discrepancies;
in improving the contacts and relationships among people, institutions and enterprises in the neighbour countries.
In view of strengthening the trans-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Turkey, in 2002 the two countries took the decision to start implementation of a Mutual Fund for Small Projects (MFSP). These actions have been a significant element of the support, rendered to the border regions of Bulgaria and Turkey, during their preparation for European Union membership, to their social and economic integration.