Promoting supra-regional cooperation
Collaborations are a central success factor for the successful establishment of innovations. Many different Interreg programs therefore promote cross-regional cooperation.
The overview shows that various calls will start in the next few weeks and months that may be of interest to actors from NRW and for which additional events will be offered!
Interreg Meuse-Rhine
Project applications can be submitted from October 1st, 2024 to December 2nd, 2024 as part of the 4th call of the Interreg Meuse-Rhine program. Further information about the application process in the Interreg Meuse-Rhine (NRW, RLP, BE, NL) can be found here .
Contact point NRW: Fabian Thimm ( thimm@regionaachen.de , +49 241 927 8721-12)
In preparation for the project submission for the 4th call, an information and networking event with the advisory regional antenna and project partners will take place September 18, 2024 at the Heidberg Monastery Further information about this event will be announced later this summer.
Interreg Germany-Netherlands
Applicants can also submit applications Interreg Germany-Nederland program (NRW, Nds, NL) program priorities The next submission deadlines are September 16th , 2024 and January 20th, 2025 .
Interreg Northwest Europe
The 5th call of the Interreg Northwest Europe (DE, NL, BE, FR, IE, LU, CH) is currently open and allows applications to be submitted in the program-specific objectives until January 16, 2025 .
Do you have a project idea that can contribute to one of the priorities and would like feedback and support in further application development?
Then you are welcome to get advice from the German Contact Point as part of a workshop in the program about the call. workshop, designed as a face-to-face event including networking and advice, is expected to take place in autumn 2024 in North Rhine-Westphalia . We will announce the exact time and location shortly.
At this point we would also like to refer to the annual event of the Interreg Northwest Europe program , which will take place on November 5th and 6th, 2024 in Dublin . This event is open to all actors involved in the program (such as project applicants, Member State representatives and decision-makers) and offers support in the preparation and submission of ideas within the framework of the 5th call. The overarching topics of the event are: Discover our projects, Develop your project idea and Discuss the future of Interreg. The registration deadline is October 16, 2024 .
Federal Transnational Cooperation Program
Another note at this point is the federal program Transnational Cooperation , which supports German actors in Interreg-B programs (e.g. Interreg Northwest Europe) in their transnational projects through national funding and support. The prerequisite for funding through this program is that the project contributes to sustainable and integrated spatial development.
until October 11, 2024 in the categories of pre-financing (supporting the preparation of applications), co-financing (proportional co-financing of EU funds) and docking financing (financing an additional project component). The application should not incur any major additional effort for the project applicants for an Interreg B project application.
If you are interested, you can obtain further information about these offers from the German Contact Point, which will also be happy to assist you with the application.
Contact point DE: info@nwe-kontaktstelle.de
Interreg Europe
This program represents an exciting opportunity, particularly for local, regional or national authorities, universities and economic development companies, to develop solutions to challenges within the EU priorities . It has recently also been possible to cooperate with partners from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine.
There are currently no further calls planned in this program, but there is still the opportunity to enter into an exchange with other political decision-makers and thematic experts via the Policy Learning Platform in order to get to know other perspectives, approaches to solutions and examples of good practice. One offer of the platform is to provide intensive thematic advice via a peer review process . These offers are aimed particularly at those involved in regional development processes.
In order to gain an insight into the possibilities of interregional cooperation, we would also like to point out the offers for the Interreg-Europe program at the European Week of Regions and Cities (October 7-10, 2024 in Brussels) :
- On 10.2024 (9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.): Advancing the Rural Pact: Fostering local action for the future of rural areas
- On 10.2024 (2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.): EU enlargement – an opportunity and a challenge for European cities and regions
- On 10.2024 (3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.): Harnessing Renewable Energy Communities for a greener, more resilient Europe
Further information on the application process for the Interreg Europe program can be found here .
Source: Wirtschaft.NRW
