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24.04.2024
Survey: Help us shape the future of Interreg
Political discussions about future of Interreg already started last year. How should transnational cooperation be supported after 2027? We invite you to participate in a short survey and let us know your thoughts and ideas on this. Your inputs will directly inform the position of the European Commission.
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10.04.2024
Tender: We are looking for experts for operational evaluation
We are looking for experts to carry out an operational evaluation of the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme. The key objective of the evaluation is to assess the programme management and implementation along two main evaluation criteria: effectiveness and efficiency. More information can be found in the Terms of Reference.
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05.03.2024
Jobs: We are looking for a volunteer
Join us in Vienna for a unique international experience in cooperation. We are looking for an Interreg Volunteer to help us to spread the word about our programme and projects achievements. The position is available for six months, starting in June.
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12.02.2024
Tender: Help us to analyse capitalisation potentials
We are looking for expert support in preparing a call for capitalisation in coordination with Interreg cross-border programmes. The task is to define the most relevant challenges for central European border regions, regions along inner borders and our entire programme area. Deadline for submitting offers is 20 March.
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12.02.2024
Citizens have a say in Interreg
In regional development, being close to citizens and actively engaging with them is a fundamental aspect. It increases the effectiveness and impact of cooperation solutions. A new study by Interact on “Civic and civil society engagement in Interreg” finds that both programmes and projects recognise this imperative by fostering ...
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01.02.2024
Second call: 47 new projects will kick off in spring 2024
On 31 January 2024, our programme monitoring committee agreed to co-finance 47 new transnational cooperation projects with a budget of 76 million EUR from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The total number of transnational projects funded by our programme will therefore increase to 100 after the first two ...
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16.11.2023
REGIOSTARS: Dynaxibility4CE wins prestigious European award
The REGIOSTARS 2023 winners have been announced by Commissioner Elisa Ferreira in Ostrava (Czech Republic). Among the six winners was also our Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE project Dynaxibility4CE. It was selected by an expert jury as the best European-funded project in the category ‘A connected Europe’.
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27.10.2023
The way to cooperate: Looking back at the Interreg Annual Event 2023
The European Commission's Directorate General for Regional Policy (DG REGIO) and the Spanish Presidency of the European Council have hosted the Interreg Annual Event 2023 in Santiago de Compostela from 25 to 27 October. The event attracted over 300 Interreg programme representatives, who discussed the current implementation of programmes ...
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18.10.2023
EU Regions Week 2023: Our programme contributions
For many years now, the second week of October has been reserved in Brussels for discussing the present state and future of European cities and regions. This year was no different: From 9 to 12 October, the European Commission and the Committee of the Regions hosted the 21st European ...
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16.10.2023
Programme countries agree to select second call projects in early 2024
Following the relevance assessment, 118 project proposals submitted in the second call were selected for further evaluation, a decision confirmed during the 6th monitoring committee meeting in Vienna today. The final funding decision is set to be made on 31 January and 1 February 2024, during the next monitoring ...
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28.09.2023
Increasing project impacts through communications and synergies
On 26 and 27 September, we hosted a communications and synergies seminar in Vienna for key beneficiaries of 53 transnational projects funded after the first call for proposals. Expert presentations, group training, and peer-to-peer exchanges, helped around 100 participants from across central Europe to further build their capacities on ...
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14.09.2023
Regiostars: Vote now for our shortlisted projects
We are excited that two of our transnational cooperation projects have been selected as finalists in the European Regiostars awards: Dynaxibility4CE and SIforREF. Support them with your vote now! Since 2008, this competition awards the best cohesion-funded projects that demonstrate excellence and new approaches in regional development.
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31.08.2023
Transnational cooperation has a lasting impact on regions
In 2021, we launched an independent impact evaluation of our 2014-20 funding programme. In their final report, a group of external experts found evidence that the programme played a significant role in enhancing stakeholder capacity, building trust, and delivering innovative and high-quality products and services.
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26.07.2023
Clean energy: ESPON calls for experts to investigate a faster green transition in central Europe
The ESPON Programme has launched an open call for tenders to investigate how clean energy transition policies can be put into practice faster in central Europe. The research is expected to lead to new evidence and data on the readiness and capacities of local and regional authorities for reaching climate ...
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20.06.2023
We are looking for a new colleague to join our team
We have a new vacancy at the Joint secretariat in Vienna. We are looking for a Programme Officer in thematic field of innovation who will help us to assess and monitor projects and provide guidance to applicants and beneficiaries. In addition, the selected candidate will support the overall programme ...
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17.05.2023
Second call closed with 210 project proposals
Our second call for proposals was open from 22 March to 17 May 2023 and will result in the funding of transnational cooperation projects with a budget of around 60 million Euros ERDF. When we closed the call, 1.843 organisations had joined forces in 210 project proposals to work ...
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NEWS
05.04.2023
Rewatch our Q&A webinar on the second call
We launched our second call for project proposals on 22 March 2023. On 30 March, we organised an online Q&A webinar, in which we tried to answer as many questions from our applicants as possible. If you did not manage to follow the webinar, you can still rewatch it on our ...
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22.03.2023
We have launched our second call
Today, we have launched our second call for project proposals at our programme conference. Wit this call, we invite organisations from across central Europe to submit their transnational cooperation ideas in all funding priorities and specific objectives until 17 May 2023. The indicative call budget is around 60 million ...
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22.03.2023
Programme conference: Cooperation is central for European cohesion
The conference “Cooperation is central for a more cohesive Europe” has taken place in Vienna on 22 March. Together with high-level speakers and nearly 800 participants online and onsite, the programme reflected on achievements of transnational Interreg funding and looked ahead into the future of cohesion policy and territorial ...
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15.02.2023
First call projects ready to go ahead
Do you wonder where our 53 first call projects stand since they were selected by our monitoring committee in December 2022? We are currently contracting them and they will soon start their cooperation beyond borders. In the past few weeks, the projects have fixed minor issues in their work plans ...
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16.12.2022
Second call: Join our applicant community
Only the early bird catches the worm. We have relaunched our applicant community for the upcoming second call. It is now available for all potential applicants to support their search for transnational cooperation partners and project ideas. Register to the community platform for free or re-activate your profile to ...
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16.12.2022
First call: 53 new projects selected
On 15 December 2022, the programme monitoring committee selected 53 new transnational cooperation projects for funding. Following the first call, they will receive co-financing of nearly 100 million EUR from the European Regional Development Fund. The projects will start with their activities in the coming months.
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17.11.2022
EU Regions Week: Why cooperation is central
What has transnational cooperation achieved in central Europe in the past 25 years? How do our cities and regions concretely benefit from cooperation beyond borders? At the EU Regions Week 2022, Luca Ferrarese, our Head of Joint Secretariat, presented examples of how our funding builds trust and initiates change.