The second call for proposals of the ORIO facility opened on Monday 3 August 2009 at 12h00 CET. The call will close on Monday 16 November 2009 at 17h00 CET.

ORIO focuses on a limited number of priority sectors per country. Macedonia is one of the countries that can make use of ORIO. The priority sectors for ORIO in Macedonia that were selected in a consultation with the national authorities are:

and

. An overview of the countries eligible for ORIO and the priority sectors per country could be downloaded

 here

.

The new application form for the ORIO Facility is available on 

 (

 www.orio.nl

). Hard copies of the brochures including the fact sheets, ORIO policy rules (in English) could be obtained through the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Skopje. These communication materials are also available in Dutch, English, French and Spanish in electronic form on 

 www.evd.nl

For more information on the ORIO Facility you may also visit the Embassy's website 

 http://www.nlembassy.org.mk/trade/instruments#ORETDevelopment-RelatedExpoprtTransaction