In the Neighborhood Program Romania-Serbia PHARE CBC 2004, the Economic and Social Development Agency of Timis County (ADETIM) is now implementing the project entitled “Integrated Romanian – Serbian & Montenegro cross – border
network, through the strengthening of the Timis and Caras Severin Counties development and economical promotion agencies” according to the contract grant no. RO 2004/016-943.01.01.01 between the Beneficiary (ADETIM) the Management Authority (The Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing) and the Regional Office for Cross-border Cooperation Timisoara.

The Partnership to ensure the implementation of the project involves the following institutions:
- ADETIM – The Economic and Social Development Agency of Timis County - Timi oara
- ADECS – The Economic and Social Development Agency of Caras Severin County – Re ita
- The “EUROPEAN MOVEMENT” Organization in Serbia – Zrejnanin
- TIMIS COUNT Y COUNCIL
- CARAS SEVERIN COUNTY COUNCIL

The aim of the project is to create and set up an institutional network of cross border cooperation in the neighborhood region between Romania and Serbia through the specialization and consolidation in a working network of two county economic development promotion agencies, and of a similar Serbian institution, in order to ensure the joint use of development potentials of border neighboring counties.
The project’s target group consists of small and medium sized enterprises, especially the ones in the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products, non governmental organizations of economic profile, business support institutions in the Timis and Caras Severin county and the neighboring Serbian districts.
The total budget of the project is 85,459.46 Euro. The financing is provided by the PHARE CBC Neighborhood Program
Romania-Serbia, the Romanian Government and the partners’ contribution. The project’s duration is of 24 months, and is to be finished on November 30, 2008.
Expected results are: a new system of cross-border cooperation in the neighborhood area between Romania and Serbia, implemented by two Romanian development county agencies (ADETIM, ADECS) and a Serbian non governmental organization from Zrejnanin (“European Movement”). The network will promote specialized cooperation services for private and public sector on the both sides of the border; also, will be realized an interactive web portal to promote economic cooperation opportunities and viable project partnerships between economic agents in the private sector and the local public administrations in the two countries.
Friday, September 5, 2008, will be held the Startup Seminar of the project, organized by ADETIM in Timisoara, in the Timis County Council’s Green Room, floor 1. On this occasion will be presented the opportunities promoted by this project.