the formal establishment or designation by the participating Member States and the other participating countries or organisations designated by the participating Member States and the other participating countries, of a dedicated implementation structure with legal personality, which shall be responsible for the implementation of the Eurostars Joint Programme and for receiving, allocating and monitoring the Community financial contribution in the framework of indirect centralised management in accordance with Articles 54(2)(c) and 56 of the Financial Regulation and Articles 35, 38(2) and 41 of the Implementing Rules;

If the Eurostars Joint Programme is not implemented or is implemented inadequately, partially or late, or if the participating Member States and the other participating countries do not contribute, contribute partially or late to the financing of the Eurostars Joint Programme, the Community may reduce, withhold or terminate its financial contribution in line with the actual implementation of the Eurostars Joint Programme and the amount of public funding allocated by the participating Member States and the other participating countries for the implementation of the Eurostars Joint Programme, on the terms laid down in the agreement to be c ...[+++]oncluded between the Commission and the dedicated implementation structure.

the formal establishment or designation by the participating Member States and the other participating countries or organisations designated by the participating Member States and the other participating countries, of a dedicated implementation structure with legal personality, which shall be responsible for the implementation of the Eurostars Joint Programme and for receiving, allocating and monitoring the Community financial contribution in the framework of indirect centralised management in accordance with Articles 54(2)(c) and 56 of the Financial Regulation and Articles 35, 38(2) and 41 of the Implementing Rules.

If the Eurostars Joint Programme is not implemented or is implemented inadequately, partially or late, or if the participating Member States and the other participating countries do not contribute, contribute partially or late to the financing of the Eurostars Joint Programme, the Community may reduce, withhold or terminate its financial contribution in line with the actual implementation of the Eurostars Joint Programme and the amount of public funding allocated by the participating Member States and the other participating countries for the implementation of the Eurostars Joint Programme, on the terms laid down in the agreement to be c ...[+++]oncluded between the Commission and the dedicated implementation structure.

1. The following countries, hereinafter referred to as ‘participating countries’, may participate in the actions of the programme: acceding countries, candidate countries and the Western Balkan countries included in the stabilisation and association process, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the association agreements or their additional protocols relating to participation in Community programmes concluded or to be concluded with those countries.

Comenius is aimed at players in the education community and civil society (local authorities, associations, NGOs, etc.) in order to carry out school projects (with a minimum of three establishments from three participating countries), linguistic projects (involving two establishments from two participating countries) and school development projects (with a minimum of three establishments from three participating countries); multilateral cooperation projects between different types of institutions.