As a whole, the Project aims at establishing sustainable collaboration within the border area between Kyustendil in Republic of Bulgaria and South Eastern region in the FYR of Macedonia through developing sustainable programmes for cultural and economic exchange. The overall objective of the project is directed to the improvement of quality of life in the region through protection and reasonable use of tangible and intangible cultural resources and values as a resource for sustainable social economic development and a factor for rapprochement, cultural exchange and mutual understanding between people from both sides of the border.