Interreg & Cooperation beyond funding

The achievements of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region showcasing significant strides made in fostering regional cooperation, sustainable development, and transnational collaboration across the Danube Region during 2022-2023 have been summarised in the recent implementation report.

Interreg Black Sea Basin Programme will be soon welcoming Armenian beneficiaries as partners in the EU co-financed cooperation projects.

Interreg programmes, designed to promote regional cooperation and development across the Union’s borders, also actively involve Ukraine. A new leaflet, illustrating Interreg initiatives involving this country, has been recently published in both English and Ukrainian languages.

Join policymakers, experts, and stakeholders at the Macro-Regional and Sea Basin Strategies Days 2025 on September 24-25 in Brussels! For the second time the EU Strategies for Danube, Alpine, Adriatic-Ionian , Baltic, Atlantic, West-Mediterranean and Black Sea Region will join forces to tackle the common challenges Europe is facing. See you there! #Strategies4Cooperation

The Commission initial proposal for the next EU long-term budget is now available. The long-term budget - known as the Multiannual Financial Framework – sets out the EU’s spending priorities for several years. The Commission is now inviting all Europeans to have their say on the next budget and the policies it should support, ahead of presenting a formal proposal in July 2025.

‘Living Without Leaving?’ an art competition exploring the perspective of young artists from from Croatia, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino, Serbia on the right to stay. Deadline for submission of artworks 15 March 2025.

Cohesion policy funds support countless initiatives to enhance regional resilience. One notable is the PIROI (Indian Ocean Regional Intervention Platform) Centre which was supported by EUR 2,1 million under the Interreg Indian Ocean 2014-2020 cooperation programme. The project played a vital role in supporting recovery efforts following Cyclones Freddy and Chido.

AI4Flood pro uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance flood risk prediction and management, a crucial tool to prevent disasters like the recent severe floods in the Pyrenees and more broadly and dramatically in Valencia.

EsCaT (Cross-border Functional Catalan space) is one of the integrated territorial strategies adopted under the Interreg Spain-France-Andorra (POCTEFA) and it is built upon the existing Catalan functional and cultural area, with a strong accent on participatory approaches to territorial development. From the design of the common strategy, the definition of calls for projects to the selection of applications, citizens are fully involved in a genuine and committed co-creation policy process.

The Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative proudly announces the deployment of its 1000th volunteer, marking a significant achievement in fostering European Territorial Cooperation since 2017.