Interreg Europe is dedicated to reinforcing ‘the effectiveness of cohesion policy’.

It pursues the overall objective to improve the implementation of regional development policies, including Investment for jobs and growth goal programmes, by promoting the exchange of experiences, innovative approaches, and capacity building in relation to the identification, dissemination, and transfer of good practices among regional policy actors.

Interreg Europe is therefore dedicated to cooperation among regional policy organisations from across Europe.

By supporting learning and increasing the capacities of these organisations, the programme will strive to improve the design and delivery of regional development policies.

For more information, watch the video (1:09 - 2:50).

Interreg Europe scope includes the fields defined by the policy and specific objectives presented in Article 5 of the common provisions regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and Article 3 of the ERDF regulation (EU) 2021/1058.

We cover six topics:

• Smarter Europe
• Greener Europe
• A more connected Europe
• A more social Europe
• Europe closer to citizens
• Better European governance

The programme specific objectives are also described in the programme manual and in the video below  (0:23 - 0:43 & 9:40 - 11:32).

Interreg Europe scope includes the fields defined by the policy and specific objectives presented in Article 5 of the common provisions regulation (EU) 2021/1060 and Article 3 of the ERDF regulation (EU) 2021/1058. The programme specific objectives are also described in the programme manual.

Your project should target only one policy objective among the programme scope, based on the policy instruments that are adressed by the partners.

The notion of ‘Investment for jobs and growth goal’ comes from the EC regulation (further information on the Investment for jobs and growth goal can be found in the Cohesion Policy legislation 2021 – 2027 (e.g., Article 5(2)(a) of the Common Provision Regulation (EU) 2021/1060) and this is related to the Operational Programmes adopted by the European Commission at the beginning of a programming period, financed through ERDF and ESF+ (but also through the Cohesion Fund and the Just Transition Fund - JTF) and prepared by each Country and/or region.

At least one policy instrument addressed in the application must be an Investment for jobs and growth goal programme.

To find out more about policy instruments, watch the video starting at 2:50.

The EAFRD programmes can be addressed in our projects as policy instruments as long as this is coherent with their issue addressed and the corresponding objective that fall within the scope of the cohesion policy.

However, please note that these rural development programmes will not be considered as an Investment for Jobs and Growth goal programme.

Therefore, you will need to make sure that at least one of the policy instruments addressed in the project is an Investment for jobs and growth goal programme.