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Engineers looking are the big construction site

Using AI to give construction materials a second life

Small- and medium-sized construction companies often lack the digital tools and financing needed to recover and reuse materials from demolished buildings. AI-CONSTRUCT-CE combines solutions from earlier Interreg projects into a support package for circular construction. Artificial intelligence will help companies map material flows and identify what can be salvaged, reused or brought back to market. A second tool will assess investment needs and help ...

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Capitan Maurice

Managing water extremes across borders

Central European cities increasingly face both water shortages and sudden floods, yet proven solutions often remain limited to one region or country. Capitan Maurice adapts results from earlier Interreg projects to help more places manage rainwater through measures such as green spaces, water-retaining surfaces and smarter use of public areas. Six pilots will test these approaches in new settings. Their lessons will be turned ...

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CAPSULE-CE

Helping SMEs grow without burning out

Many SMEs in central Europe need support to use digital tools, enter new markets and prevent burnout, but these services are often scattered across organisations and countries. CAPSULE-CE combines approaches from earlier Interreg projects in a shared Smart Skills Campus: Companies in electronics and digital technologies, creative industries and the circular economy will identify their needs, receive coaching, learn from peers and test practical ...

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CARBON 4 BIOECONOMY

Supporting carbon-friendly farming for bio-based products

Farmers can help store carbon in soil, while bio-based businesses can turn crops into products that keep this carbon in use. Yet these two worlds rarely connect, and different rules, markets and supply chains make cooperation across borders difficult. CARBON 4 BIOECONOMY adapts results from earlier Interreg projects to test carbon-friendly farming methods and show how the resulting crops can feed new bio-based products. ...

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CE-PACT

Harmonising circular economy rules across borders

Different rules and support schemes across central Europe make it harder for companies to reuse materials, share by-products and build circular supply chains across borders. CE-PACT adapts strategies and tools from earlier Interreg projects to help regions offer clearer, more consistent support. Policymakers, businesses and researchers will work together in practical labs, where they can test new approaches and explore how regulations affect circular ...

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CE-SustaInTour

Making cross-border cycle routes accessible for everyone

Long-distance cycle routes through central Europe’s rural border regions often offer uneven services and remain difficult to use for older travellers and persons with disabilities. CE-SustaInTour adapts tools from earlier Interreg projects to help authorities, tourism organisations and local businesses manage these routes together. Expert teams will prepare action plans for three major trails and test a shared system that shows where accessibility, environmental ...

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CENTRAdapt

Preparing border regions for shared climate risks

Floods, extreme heat and severe weather often affect communities on both sides of a border, but neighbouring authorities may use different data, risk maps and planning methods. CENTRAdapt combines tools from earlier Interreg projects into one shared approach for assessing threats and agreeing how to respond. Three border regions will test it by mapping risks together, involving residents and preparing coordinated adaptation plans. The ...

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Central2Table

Helping local food businesses grow across borders

In central Europe’s border regions, farmers, food producers and related businesses face different rules, standards and support systems that hamper their growth. Central2Table builds on earlier Interreg solutions to create three cross-border innovation hubs where producers, advisers and authorities can tackle these obstacles together. The hubs will offer practical guidance, strengthen digital and business skills, connect suppliers with new markets and adapt existing online ...

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Closing the Gap

Preparing cross-border connections together

Rail lines, cycle routes and pedestrian links often stop at national borders because neighbouring regions plan investments separately and follow different rules. The project Closing the Gap combines lessons from completed Interreg investments with earlier planning methods to help authorities prepare new connections together from the start. In four border regions, two pilots will test how partners can agree priorities, involve stakeholders and address ...

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Pexels Kampus

COOL-BORDER

Reducing waste in cross-border food supply chains

Before reaching consumers, frozen and chilled food often crosses borders with different packaging rules, paperwork and hygiene procedures that create extra costs and waste. COOL-BORDER adapts tools from earlier Interreg projects into one support programme for SMEs. Six cross-border hubs will help companies choose reusable or lower-waste packaging, simplify documentation, improve cold storage and transport, and develop circular business models. By testing the same ...

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CROSS-IN

Driving smart automation across borders

Many automotive and mobility SMEs in central Europe’s border regions are under pressure to modernise production, yet lack transformation strategies, skilled staff and access to testing and support. CROSS-IN adapts tools from five earlier Interreg projects to help them introduce automation that improves productivity while keeping people and skills at the centre. An upgraded readiness index will identify gaps and guide training, expert exchanges ...

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CROSS-MOVE@CE

Making cross-border commuting smoother and greener

Daily commuters in central Europe often face public transport services that stop at regional or national borders, use separate tickets or do not connect well with rural areas. CROSS-MOVE@CE adapts solutions from earlier Interreg projects to help authorities plan these journeys as one connected system. Pilots in Zadar, Paks and the Lake Constance region will use shared data to improve public transport, flexible services ...

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ENTURE-CE

Protecting shared landscapes from tourism pressure

Popular border landscapes face visitor overcrowding, disturbed wildlife and damage to sensitive habitats, but neighbouring protected areas and natural parks often follow different rules and communicate separately with visitors. ENTURE-CE adapts tools from earlier Interreg projects to help protected areas manage these pressures together. Park managers will develop shared guidance, improve visitor monitoring and involve schools, communities and tourists in citizen science and environmental ...

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Fight4CE

Helping regions tackle energy poverty together

Many people in central Europe struggle to keep their homes warm or afford essential energy, especially in rural and border regions with older buildings and heating systems. Yet authorities often measure the problem differently, making it hard to compare needs or transfer successful support across borders. Fight4CE adapts results from earlier Interreg projects into a shared toolkit that helps local authorities identify vulnerable households, ...

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HealthBridge_CE

Helping proven digital health solutions cross borders

A digital health tool accepted in one central European country may have to prove its value all over again in the next. This delays the introduction of promising solutions and keeps them from patients. Building on four earlier Interreg projects, the project creates a shared way for hospitals, innovators and public authorities to test solutions and produce evidence that different health systems can trust. ...

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HyAdvanCE

Planning hydrogen networks that connect across borders

Hydrogen production, storage, transport and use need to be planned as one system, but neighbouring regions often develop separate strategies and infrastructure that do not connect. HyAdvanCE adapts tools from earlier Interreg projects to help authorities, energy providers and businesses identify where hydrogen can best support local industry and energy systems, and what infrastructure is needed. Regions will test this approach, prepare joint cross-border ...

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LINK-AGE

Bringing proven care solutions across borders

Promising approaches to elderly care often remain limited to the regions where they were first tested because services, responsibilities and standards differ across central Europe. LINK-AGE adapts solutions from four earlier Interreg projects so they can work in new settings. Six pilots will cover needs ranging from prevention and support at home to residential care. Their lessons will help authorities and care providers improve ...

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NIGHTVISION4CE

Protecting dark skies for people and nature

Artificial light from cities and roads disrupts nocturnal wildlife, natural habitats, and affects people’s sleep and wellbeing. Light pollution does not stop at administrative borders but regions measure and manage its effects in different ways. NIGHTVISION4CE combines data on night-time brightness, human activity and nocturnal wildlife from earlier Interreg projects into one shared monitoring approach. Two pilots will test how cities can reduce harmful ...

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OPTGEO-CE

Exploring geothermal energy across borders

Geothermal resources extend across national borders, but neighbouring regions often assess them with different data, rules and planning procedures. This leads to duplicated work, slower permitting and missed opportunities to develop low-carbon heating and cooling solutions. OPTGEO-CE combines methods from earlier Interreg projects to help authorities, engineers and energy providers choose suitable deep or shallow geothermal options. Feasibility studies at six sites will test ...

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Vitaly Gariev Unsplash

RADAR Care

Helping older people live safely and independently

Older people in central Europe’s border regions do not always benefit equally from new care technologies because rules, technical systems and staff experience differ between countries. RADAR Care adapts solutions from earlier Interreg projects that use radar technologies with smart textiles to monitor movement and possible risks without cameras or intrusive devices. Care providers in new regions will test them in different homes and ...

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REC-BRIDGE

Supporting the roll-out of renewable energy communities

Renewable energy communities bring residents, municipalities and local businesses together to produce and use clean energy. Yet they develop unevenly across central Europe because rules, financing options and local expertise differ from one region to another. REC-BRIDGE adapts tools from earlier Interreg projects into the REC-BRIDGE Toolkit, a practical guide for setting up and running such communities, from engaging members and assessing energy needs ...

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ReConstruct4CE

Helping builders reuse more and waste less

Construction companies across central Europe still struggle to reuse materials, extend the life of buildings and choose lower-carbon options. Practical tools and expertise exist but remain scattered between regions. ReConstruct4CE changes this by combining results from earlier Interreg projects in one shared online hub framework of digital tools, training and practical support. SMEs, builders and public authorities will access guidance through a common online ...

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SHIFTT

Giving SMEs a harmonised path to innovate

SMEs in central Europe’s border regions often receive very different advice and funding support depending on which side of a border they are based. SHIFTT combines tools from earlier Interreg projects into one practical support pathway. Trained mentors will help companies identify where they need to modernise, find suitable expertise and financing, and test concrete improvements through hands-on trials. Lessons from these companies will ...

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SUNFLOWER4CE

Making cross-border travel easier

People living in border regions often struggle to reach nearby towns, jobs and services because transport networks stop at national borders or do not connect well with rural areas. SUNFLOWER4CE adapts solutions from earlier Interreg projects to help neighbouring regions plan services together. Five border areas will test how regular public transport can be combined with flexible services that run when and where passengers ...

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Youth4Agri

Opening new career paths in modern agriculture

Young people in central Europe’s rural and border regions often lack training for today’s farming jobs, and their skills are not always recognised across borders. Youth4Agri adapts approaches from earlier Interreg projects into two practical training and support programmes covering digital farming, sustainable practices and business skills. A Youth Forum and youth ambassadors will help shape the activities around real needs. The lessons will ...