On 1 January 2025, Poland became the head of the EU Presidency for the next six months. The Polish Presidency 2025 set out to strengthen Europe's security in all its dimensions: external, internal, information, economic, energy, food, and health. You can read more about the priorities at the Presidency's website.
In the Presidency's spirit of cooperation, let's have a look at how institutions from Poland work together with others in the Interreg Europe projects and the Policy Learning Platform activities.
Poland cooperates
Poland is one of the large EU member states with over 20 years experience in cooperation. It joined the European Union in 2004. The country's involvement in the interregional cooperation projects and policy learning is inspiring.
With the calls for project proposals over, Poland has:
138 project partners sharing their experience and transferring new ideas from other corners of Europe to their regions in Poland
118 of the 263approved Interreg Europe projects have Polish partner organisations
10 projects have a Polish lead partner
The cooperation interests of Polish project partners reach across all topics covered by our programme.
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You can click through the carousel below to see some of the 118 projects with Polish partners. So far, only 68 projects approved in the first two calls are available. Projects from the third call will have their websites ready later this year.
The latest projects with Polish partners
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Green4HEAT
Green4HEAT accelerates the transition to sustainable energy-efficient district heating by facilitating the uptake of advanced technologies and use of low-grade energy sources.
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Energy efficiency
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STEP UP
STEP UP aims to ensure walking policies are as effective as possible at delivering a safer, healthier, cleaner and more sustainable Europe.
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Zero-carbon urban mobility
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GreenSPAS
GreenSPAS improves public policies of thermal spa cities and regions facing climate change in Europe.
Ongoing
Climate change
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RIWET
RIWET aims to improve the restoration and management of rivers and wetlands by supporting public-private partnerships and engaging communities.
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Biodiversity preservation
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YESVolunteer
YESVolunteer seeks to enhance youth development by expanding access to enriched volunteering opportunities across seven European regions.
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Labour market and employment
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REFOCUS
REFOCUS aims to promote inclusive decision making for zero-carbon mobility through data-driven methodologies and new decision support tools.
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Zero-carbon urban mobility
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JUSTGREEN
JUSTGREEN aims to add social and equity perspectives to how cities approach greening and climate adaptation.
Ongoing
Climate change
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JEWELS TOUR
JEWELS TOUR explores the touristic potential of historic Jewish quarters and heritage in EU cities, and builds strategies for them to flourish.
Ongoing
Culture and sustainable tourism
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RENEWAT
RENEWAT addresses the cultural and territorial challenges of repowering water mills as modern tools for producing renewable energy.
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Renewable energy
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PICOBELLO
PICOBELLO seeks to enhance regional development policies by facilitating the integration of New European Bauhaus principles.
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Integrated urban development
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HERCULES
HERCULES aims to improve person-centred care and support through regional performance enhancement in fostering innovation from the demand-side.
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Research and innovation capacities
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SMART CON EUROPE
SMART CON EUROPE helps to recognise regional and European needs to encourage more SMEs to successfully participate in European R+I programmes.
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SME competitiveness
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Tourism4SDG
Tourism4SDG works to improve the effectiveness of European tourism policy instruments in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Culture and sustainable tourism
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Digital Rural
Digital Rural shares and develops effective digitisation policies to equalise access to services and increase capacity in rural areas.
Ongoing
Digitisation
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OpenRegioCulture
OpenRegioCulture aims at co-creation of environment for accessibility of cultural resources for people with special needs.
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Culture and sustainable tourism
Policy learning in Poland
Polish organisations take an active part in the policy-learning activities organised by Interreg Europe's Policy Learning Platform. They benefit from the knowledge sharing and networking at thematic webinars and workshops, share their good practices and do not hesitate to reach out for expert support when looking for solutions to their regional development challenges.
You can read eight reports from the peer reviews and matchmaking delivered by the Platform's expert team for Polish institutions.
You can also explore the latest good practices from Poland in the carousel below. Have a look at all 145 of them in our good practice database.
Recent good practices from Poland
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Rainwater management in the city: ‘Rainwater pretreatment plant in the city of Łódź’.
Rainwater pretreatment plant in Łódź combines advanced technologies with blue-green infrastructure, i.e. NBS such as retention basins and plantings.
Tourist paths for persons with visual impairment in the Podkarpackie Region
Three hiking paths in the Podkarpackie Region created to the needs of blind persons - equipped with electronic devices, Braille information boards, etc.
Open Data Smart City Poznan Application – Urban Data Integrator
Smart City services improves public services by allowing residents to report issues, submit feedback, and stay updated on city news through a digital platform.
A tourist trail with a length of approx. 200 km, bringing together fruit farms, agritourism farms, wine farms and tourist attractions of the Sandomierz region.
BFA EcoCompetence Laboratories in energy and resource management
BFA EcoCompetence Laboratories in energy and resource management are educational laboratories that provide demonstration lessons for vocational school students.
Informational and educational project using geriatric suits
The project aims to raise awareness among the younger generation about daily challenges faced by the elderly, fostering respect and empathy towards seniors.
Social readaptation of inmates in prisons located at the protected areas in the Podkarpackie Region
Organization of various types of activities for prison inmates in protected areas of the Podkarpackie Region in order to improve the mental and physical health
CZYSTE MIASTO GDAŃSK EDUCATIONAL PROJECT- Program for the Development of Ecological Competencies
An educational program on responsible Handling of Municipal Waste is dedicated for pupils. Lessons at schools & outside are adapted to the age of children
Renaturalization of the inland delta of Nida River – LIFE4Delta_PL
Main goal of the project is to improve the water conditions of the Nida River inland Delta, which contributes to the restoration of its unique natural values.
