Τhe Interreg Europe Programme 2021-2027 supports the exchange and transfer of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building among public authorities and other policy relevant organisations across Europe with a view to improving their regional development policy instruments including programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal.

The programme eligible area covers the whole European Union territory with its 27 Member States, as well as Norway and Switzerland. The programme is structured around one single cross-cutting priority, the Interreg-Specific Objective ‘a better cooperation governance’. This means that beneficiaries can cooperate on any topics of shared relevance in line with their regional needs, as long as this falls within the scope of cohesion policy.

Τhe Interreg Europe Programme 2021-2027 supports the exchange and transfer of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building among public authorities and other policy relevant organisations across Europe with a view to improving their regional development policy instruments including programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal. The programme eligible area covers the whole European Union territory with its 27 Member States, including insular and outermost regions. In addition, Norway and Switzerland are full members of the programme and organisations from these countries are eligible to participate in projects. Partners from other countries can participate at their own costs.

A policy instrument is a means for public intervention. It refers to any policy, strategy, or law developed by public authorities and applied on the ground in order to improve a specific territorial situation. In most cases, financial resources are associated with a policy instrument. However, an instrument can also sometimes refer to a strategy or legislative framework with no specific funding. In the context of Interreg Europe, operational programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal are considered as policy instruments. Beyond the programmes of the EU cohesion policy, local, regional or national public authorities develop their own policy instruments, which can also be addressed by Interreg Europe projects.

The programme is structured around one single cross-cutting priority, the Interreg-Specific Objective ‘a better cooperation governance’. This means that beneficiaries can cooperate on any topics of shared relevance in line with their regional needs, as long as this falls within the scope of Cohesion Policy. This scope includes the topics defined by the policy objectives and specific objectives of Cohesion Policy as presented in Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 (CPR), Article 5 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 on ERDF, Article 3.

• Culture
• Education and training
• Energy
• Environment and Climate Change
• Fisheries/ Aquaculture and Maritime Policy
• Health
• Information Technology
• Natural and Cultural Heritage
• Public Administration
• Regional Development
• Research, Technological Development and Innovation
• Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
• Telecommunications
• Tourism
• Transport

• Central Government
• Chambers
• Educational Institutions
• Local Authorities
• Non Profit Organisations
• Private Bodies
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• State-owned Enterprises

Directorate General Growth, Ministry of Finance

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