On the 19th of July 2021, Partnership Meeting with 1st Year Review was held online via Zoom app. t was organized by the project Lead Partner SASS. After the introduction of the consortium, the state of the art after 1 year and future activities, including the financial management part was presented by the Lead Partner. Work package leaders then followed by their presentations of the work done and presentation of the WP connections.

Mr Johannes Gabriel, the representative and project officer from INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme, says that the MELIA Observatory project is on the right track and in this way, he wishes everyone to continue in such a manner. Regarding spending, the project seems to be on average in this particular aspect. In this regard, he strongly advises that the average spending rate should be increased to 100%, and the MELIA project is very much appreciated as it is considered to be a pioneer in this field and thus, has full support from the Joint Secretary.