Short description: The project is implemented in the framework of the Adriatic Cross Border Cooperation Programme INTERREG IIIA (Interreg Adriatic Cross Border); in addition to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Albania and the Italian regions Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise and Puglia are taking part in the project. The objective of the programme is to develop institutional, economic and social cooperation between the said countries and regions. As part of the INTERREG IIIA the SVILMA project is implemented for the purpose of association and exchange of experience between cross border labour markets. The principal region in the project is the Italian region of Veneto, with the Croatian Employment Service participating in the project implementation on behalf of Croatia.

  Achieved results: In May of 2006, the CES organized a one-day seminar within the SVILMA project, entitled The Croatian Labour Market and its Adriatic Component.