What is Interreg Europe?
Who we are
Interreg Europe is an interregional cooperation programme, co-funded by the European Union. The European Union strives to reduce disparities in the levels of development, growth and quality of life in and across Europe’s regions. Our programme contributes to this objective and runs from 2021 to 2027.
We help local, regional and national governments across Europe to develop and deliver better policy. We create an environment and opportunities for sharing solutions to regional development issues. We support the exchange of good practices and policy learning among European regions in 36 countries - the EU27 Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
We have a budget of 394 million euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Close to 90% is earmarked for interregional cooperation projects. The rest will fund the Platform's policy-learning services and technical assistance for the programme's implementation.
Topics we cover
Our programme contributes to all EU priorities and strives for better regional governance through capacity building.
- Research & innovation capacities
- Digitisation
- SME competitiveness
- S3, industry and entrepreneurship
- Digital connectivity
- Energy efficiency
- Renewable energy
- Smart energy systems
- Climate change
- Water management
- Circular economy
- Nature & biodiversity
- Zero-carbon urban mobility
- Sustainable TEN-T
- Sustainable mobility
- Education
- Social inclusion
- Integration of third-country nationals
- Health care
- Culture and sustainable tourism
- Integrated urban development
- Integrated non-urban development
- Policy governance
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Who can benefit
Public institutions and private non-profit organisations from all regions in 36 European countries can benefit from the funding opportunities or policy learning services offered by our programme.
- national, regional, local public authorities
- other relevant bodies responsible for developing and/ or implementing regional development policies
- authorities responsible for developing and/ or implementing the Investment for jobs and growth programmes
- Business support organisations (development agencies, innovation agencies, chambers of commerce, clusters, etc.)
- Environmental organisations (environmental agencies, energy agencies, NGOs, etc.)
- Education and research institutions (universities, research centres, etc.)
(the list is not exhaustive)
Two paths to better policies
Interregional cooperation projects
Our projects bring together a fixed number of partners from different regions who exchange and transfer experience on a shared regional development issue.
Policy Learning Platform
Our Platform's team of experts make our programme's results and achievements accessible to all through a range of policy-learning services.
Our projects
Co-financing rates for project partners
The European Union and the 36 programme partner states provide up to 80% of the funds needed for cooperation. Private non-profit organisations can receive 70% of their cost refunded. Partners from Norway receive 50% funds. Switzerland manages the funding of their partners directly. Partners from other than the 36 countries have to use their own funds.
Project duration
Project partners work together in projects for four years with:
- three years to exchange experience = CORE phase and
- one final year serves to monitor achievements = FOLLOW-UP phase
