Taking into account the length of the external borders and the fact that the majority of the Slovenian population lives in a border area, territorial cooperation is recognised as one of the key instruments for promoting the development of border regions. European Territorial Cooperation will support the tackling of common challenges identified by international programming partners. The programmes will focus primarily on the challenges and opportunities to strengthen the competitiveness of border regions and larger functional areas with common problems, in particular in areas related to the transition to an innovative society, a green, low-carbon and circular economy-oriented society and more efficient governance through institutional capacity-building (Interreg Specific Objective). The national coordinators of the EU macro-regional strategies are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy. The coordinators for the priority areas of macro-regional strategies, mandated by the Slovenian government, will ensure that operations also take into account the added value of the EU macro-regional links. European Cohesion Policy and EMFAF funds will support macro-regional initiatives: EUSAIR in the field of blue growth, connectivity, sustainable tourism and environmental - quality (the ‘flagship initiative’), where Slovenia will make particular efforts to green all sectoral initiatives in the region in a horizontal manner, with special attention paid to environmental prevention and to research and innovation integration. The EMFAF will support blue growth and quality of the environment in particular. EUSALP in the field of risk management and joint responses to natural disasters such as floods, - landslides, fires, etc.; the deployment of green infrastructure to make the EU more resilient to climate challenges and also to increase food security; transport, energy and digital connectivity in the Alps; sectors for the enhanced development of the Alps, including the development of the Alpine innovation ecosystem. EUSDR in the area of management of high water (floods) and low water (drought) and - increased risks in the Danube river basin. The managing authority for the Programme to Eliminate Material Deprivation in Slovenia 2021–2027 is the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (MDDSZ). With the aim of ensuring the continued implementation of measures to address material deprivation in the next programming period, resources to address material deprivation will be programmed in a separate programme in the 2021–2027 period. We will maintain the existing system of delivery of assistance to materially disadvantaged individuals managed by the MDDSZ, therefore maintaining simplification of implementation and reducing the administrative burden for authorities and beneficiaries. The managing authority for the Maritime and Fisheries and Aquaculture Programme is the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (MKGP), which is also the managing authority for the EAFRD. With the aim of continuing the implementation of the management and control system, which works well, the MKGP will, as managing authority for the EMFAF, delegate some of the tasks to the Agency for Agricultural Markets and Rural Development as the intermediate body. As the managing authority for HOME funds is the Ministry of the Interior, mechanisms are in place between the AMIF, ISF and BMVI to ensure effective monitoring (a common control and management system, inter-sectoral working groups, a monitoring committee). The managing authority for HOME funds has also put in place cooperation with other funds. Coordination will take place through