Within the programme four thematic themes are eligible for funding:

• Research and Innovation

  • Strengthening research & innovation infrastructure and capacities

  • Innovation delivery through regional innovation chains in chosen “smart specialization” field

• SME competitiveness
  • Improve policies in supporting SMEs in all stages of their life cycle to develop  and achieve growth and engage in innovation
• Low-carbon economy
  • Transition to a low-carbon economy in all sectors; this could be through policies aimed to raise the share of renewable energy sources in the energy mix to promoting multi-modal sustainable transport
• Environment & resource efficiency

  • Protection & development of natural and cultural heritage

  • Transition to a resource-efficient economy,  promoting green growth and eco-innovation

These activities can be funded in line with two different actions. Those are projects and platforms:

a)    Interregional cooperation projects
Projects are partnerships which consist of public organizations from different European countries. Those organizations work together in order to exchange experiences in different policy areas.

b)    Policy Learning Platforms
Platforms are a space for continuous learning about public policies in the four themes of the programme. Those platforms shall give space for double-loop learning in order to support local and regional governments to be more effective when planning and implementing policies for the benefit of citizens.

The final draft of the Cooperation Programme INTERREG EUROPE was submitted to the European Commission in December 2014. The programmme documents can be found here.

Cooperation:

Partner from at least 3 countries, from which a minimum of 2 partners have to be EU-membership states

Responsibility:

One partner acts as “Lead Partner” and therefor bears the main responsibility of project realization and has to be public or public equivalent from an EU country or Norway.

Programme Area:

The programme area consists of all 28 EU member states as well as the countries Norway and Switzerland.

Funding Rate:

• 85% of the eligible costs for partners from public or public equivalent from EU

• 75% of the eligible costs for partners from private non-profit from EU

• 50% of the eligible costs for Norwegian partners

• Swiss funding for public, public equivalent and private non-profit partner from Switzerland

Budget:

Recommendation: EUR 1 to 2 million total budget

• Public bodies
• Bodies governed by public law (Directive 2014/18/EC)
• Private non-profit bodies (new)

No current call at the moment.

Interreg Europe held four calls for project proposals so far: 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

http://www.interregeurope.eu/