Expanding the scope of Corridor VIII with a lateral branch connecting Durrës to Podgorica, thus extending the Corridor to Montenegro. This is the innovative proposal that Albanian, Montenegrin, and Italian experts are converging on during meetings held in 2025 as part of the strategic project Interreg IPA South Adriatic Connectivity, which encompasses various objectives along the Italy-Montenegro-Albania axis to improve Puglia's connectivity with Montenegro and Albania. 

The Interreg IPA South Adriatic Programme organizes the Training Seminar for Standard Call Projects, which will take place in Bari on 11-12 March 2026 (from 9:00 to 17:30). 

The day 1 (11 March 2026) is specifically addressed to Lead Partners and Project Partners and it will be focused on the following topics: