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Ex-post evaluation

Discover the results of the 2014-2020 Interreg Europe programme ex-post evaluation

The ex-post evaluation we carried out in 2023 confirmed the good performance of the 2014-2020 Interreg Europe programme. Discover the highlights of the evaluation in our new publication.

In the publication, you can find:

  • The ex-post evaluation summary
  • 21 stories of project cooperation success
  • External expert report on territorial effects
  • Results of the peer review service evaluation
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Interreg Europe success stories

Check out the highlights from the 2014-2020 programme ex-post evaluation.

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We launched the ex-post evaluation of the 2014-2020 Interreg Europe programme in mid-2023 and carried it out together with external experts from SAFEGE Baltija and NORDEVAL consortium.

The ex-post evaluation proposed new categories for the projects' territorial effects and confirmed good performance of the projects and the peer review service. You can read the evaluation report approved by our monitoring committee. 

The highlighted projects

Browse through the 21 projects mentioned in the publication. Visit their websites to find out more about their goals, aims and achievements.

2014 - 2020

AERIAL UPTAKE

AERIAL UPTAKE aims to create supportive regional policies for unmanned aerial systems by exploring needs and barriers to innovation and commercialisation, including society’s acceptance of them.

Closed
Research and innovation capacities
2014 - 2020

CREADIS3

CREADIS3 aligns territorial public policy agendas to support the development of more efficient culture and creative industries policies and generate innovation and economic development in European regions.

Closed
Research and innovation capacities
2014 - 2020

EU_SHAFE

EU_SHAFE will develop a comprehensive approach to smart healthy age-friendly environments by sharing experiences across seven regions.

Closed
Research and innovation capacities
2014 - 2020

INNO INDUSTRY

INNO INDUSTRY aims to increase the number of clusters supporting the transition to Industry 4.0.

Closed
Digitisation
Project - Smart
2014 - 2020

GRESS

GRESS will give green economy SMEs a competitive edge by strengthening business support aimed at generating and nurturing sustainable and competitive start-ups and spin-offs in this sector.

Closed
Skills for S3 and industrial transition
2014 - 2020

OSS

OSS aims at improving policies for SMEs competitiveness by enhancing advisory support services for first time entrepreneurs. One Stop Shop project wants to build a complete ecosystem for an entrepreneur starting a new business.

Closed
Skills for S3 and industrial transition
2014 - 2020

UpGradeSME

UpGradeSME aims at improving the export performance of SMEs by exchanging on internationalisation policy instruments and tools increasing SME ability to export, gain new know-how and improve competitiveness.

Closed
SME competitiveness
2014 - 2020

CISMOB

CISMOB promotes innovative ways of reducing carbon footprint and increasing the sustainability of urban areas through efficient use of urban transport infrastructure with the help of information and communication technologies (ICT).

Closed
Zero-carbon urban mobility
Project - Green
2014 - 2020

E-MOB

E-MOB seeks to enhance e-mobility solutions and integrate these into regional passenger transport systems through coordinated policy learning and planning.

Closed
Zero-carbon urban mobility
2014 - 2020

EMPOWER

EMPOWER aims at reducing the carbon output by dynamically monitoring energy efficiency in buildings, with special focus on the use of innovative financial instruments.

Closed
Energy efficiency
2014 - 2020

MATCH-UP

MATCH-UP aims at fostering lowcarbon mobility by achieving significant improvements of modal interchange among four main types of low-carbon means of transport: walking/ cycling, public transport, railway transport, and green vehicles.

Closed
Zero-carbon urban mobility
2014 - 2020

OptiTrans

OptiTrans addresses policies disconnecting mobility from carbon emissions in rural and suburban areas by encouraging public transport.

Closed
Zero-carbon urban mobility
2014 - 2020

PASSAGE

PASSAGE aims at supporting low-carbon initiatives within five European maritime border regions, developing integrated cross-border initiatives in straits with concentrated flows and activities resulting in an important carbon pressure.

Closed
Climate change
2014 - 2020

RESOR

RESOR aims at promoting best practices in energy efficiency and renewable energy use support in businesses of the secondary and tertiary sector in the European islands and other remote regions.

Closed
Energy efficiency
2014 - 2020

VIOLET

VIOLET integrates low carbon aspects intocultural preservation actions with an overall aim to improve regional public policies enhancing energy efficiency in traditional buildings.

Closed
Energy efficiency
2014 - 2020

ZEROCO2

ZEROCO2 aims at implementing near zero CO2 emission buildings due to energy use and improving regional energy policies with regard to environmental sustainability and mitigation of climate change risks.

Closed
Energy efficiency
2014 - 2020

2LIFES

2LIFES helps public administrations to promote reuse in their policies as the waste management approach which leads to environmental sustainability as well as employment and solidarity.

Closed
Circular economy
2014 - 2020

BIOREGIO

BIOREGIO boosts circular economy of biological streams through transfer of expertise about best available technologies and cooperation models.

Closed
Circular economy
2014 - 2020

Innocastle

Innocastle aims at improving policies to better preserve, transform and exploit historic castles, manors and rural estates.

Closed
Culture and sustainable tourism
Project - Social
2014 - 2020

KEEP ON

KEEP ON for durable and self-sustainable projects in the cultural heritage sector.

Closed
Culture and sustainable tourism

You can find more examples of project achievements in our publication from 2020 presenting 30 stories of projects' success.

The 2014-2020 programme

Find out more about the 2014-2020 programme. Discover what it aimed to do or delve deep into its many achievements.

2014-2020 topics on a stage

Interreg Europe 2014-2020

Go back in time with us to see how we helped regional and local governments across Europe develop and deliver better policy.

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Achievement scoreboard

See how the numbers stack up. Explore the achievements of interregional cooperation from the 2014-2020 programming period.

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