The South East Europe Programme aims to develop transnational partnerships on matters of strategic importance, in order to improve the territorial, economic and social integration process and to contribute to cohesion, stability and competitiveness of the region. For this purpose, the Programme seeks to realize high quality, result oriented projects of strategic character, relevant for the programme area.

The South East Europe Programme helps to promote better integration between the Member States, candidate and potential candidate countries and neighbouring countries. The stability, prosperity and security of the region are of significant interest to the EU.

The programme's global objective is to improve the territorial, economic and social integration process in South East Europe and contribute to cohesion, stability and competitiveness of the area through the development of transnational partnerships and joint action on matters of strategic importance.

The global and specific objectives of the Operational Programme will be pursued through Priority Axes, which contribute differently to the specific programme objectives:

Priority Axis 1 : Facilitation of innovation and entrepreneurship

Priority Axis 2: Protection and improvement of the environment

Priority Axis 3: Improvement of the accessibility

Priority Axis 4: Development of transnational synergies for sustainable growth areas

Source: Website of the Programme as accessed in May, 2011.