The draft regulatory proposals for the 2021-2027 Cohesion Policy underline cooperation as a horizontal objective. Synergies and complementarities across funding programmes are encouraged. Taking this into account, Interact is organising meetings to bring together Interreg programmes (both cross-border and transnational) as part of our support to the post-2020 programming, for a discussion on territorial impact and coordination. These pilot events will be held in four different areas of Europe, one of which is the North-Western part of Europe.

The North-Western part of Europe is a unique area with a long history of successful Interreg cooperation, covering many geographically-overlapping Interreg programmes. It is not fully covered by a macro-regional strategy or sea-basin strategy, and recently has been affected by the departure of the UK. The overall aim of this forum is to discuss and develop possible synergies of programme contributions to the main thematic challenges of the North-Western part of Europe.

This event is a continuation of and follow-up on the event organized in September 2020.

The main target group for the meeting are the programmes’ Managing Authorities. However, if considered relevant, the participation of representatives of Member States or Joint Secretariats is welcome.

Please note that this event is strictly dedicated to programmes of the North-Western part of Europe.

Objectives

The objective of the meeting is to enhance exchange between programmes, and to support coordination in the programming and implementation process of the 2021-2027 period in the North-Western part of Europe. This will allow for exchanges on possible synergies and complementarities, as well as avoiding duplication of efforts.

Should you have any questions about this event, or would like more information, please contact the Interact staff member named below.