Interreg 2021-2027

For whom?

The Interreg subsidy is for:

• entrepreneurs
• knowledge institutions (such as colleges and universities)
• governments (such as central government agencies, provinces, municipalities and water boards)
• development companies
• nonprofits
• private parties without a profit goal
  

Interreg or a different European subsidy?

Would you like to apply for a subsidy from a European fund? Then first read the available information on the programme page of this fund. View the overview of the European subsidy options here.

Interreg-program's

You can read more about the Interreg North-West Europe (NWE), North Sea and Europe 2021-2027 programmes below.

North-West Europe (NWE)

Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) is a transnational programme. It focuses on the participation of parties from 6 countries in Northwest Europe. Parties from Switzerland can also participate.

The goal is green, smart and fair improvement for all NWE areas. In addition, with NWE, the EU wants to develop every country equally and make all regions more resilient.

See more information on the Interreg North-West Europe page

North Sea

Interreg North Sea is a transnational programme. It focuses on cooperation between parties from 7 countries around the North Sea. The aim of Interreg North Sea is to encourage innovation and more sustainable economic growth in the North Sea region.

More information can be found on the Interreg North Sea page

Europe

Interreg Europe supports interregional cooperation throughout Europe. It concerns all 27 countries of the European Union, the European Union (EU) or Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Ukraine and Switzerland. Interreg Europe focuses on improving tools for laws and regulations for development in the region.

The programme co-finances projects and networks for governments in the region or locally and other partners. On this platform, they exchange practical examples and ideas to improve their tools for policy.

More information can be found on the Interreg Europe page

Changes in new period

Are you familiar with previous Interreg programming periods? One of the changes in the period 2021-2027 is that NWE and North Sea apply to the whole of the Netherlands. The programme area is also changing in other countries. The United Kingdom no longer participates in this period.

In terms of content, the programmes are mainly in line with the European Green Deal. Important themes are:

• climate adaptation
• water management
• renewable energy
• circular economy

In addition, innovation is a pillar within every program. Green and Smart, in other words. At North Sea, (maritime) governance is also an important theme.

Introduction videos (via Youtube)

• Interreg - What's new
• Interreg - Themes and challenges
• Interreg - Success factors
• Interreg - Interreg makes an impact

Information and inspiration on EU websites

There are also specialised websites of the I[nterreg programmes.

• On the Interreg website you can read about how Interreg fits into the general cohesion policy, about the different programmes and which programmes have a call for projects.
• On the keep.eu website you will find almost all Interreg projects that have been implemented since 2000. You can select by program, theme, subject, country and make combinations with them. This will show you the topics of previous Interreg projects, and their results.

Tips for the 2021-2027 kick-off

On 16 September 2020, we organised a kick-off for the programmes in 2021-2027. 

Tips from the kick-off:

• Start a project from a need. This can be the policy of your organization, or a need from the network in which you have a role;
• Prior to an Interreg project, think about co-financing and follow-up financing;
• Put people at the heart of the project approach. Think of the right profile in the right place in your organization, but especially of a common goal and division of ownership;
• Ensure political support. An 'ambassador' can help make the project a success;
• As a 'lead partner' of a project, you have the greatest control over both the project progress and the content and 'impact'. Of course, it requires a lot of attention and problem-solving skills. Regional organisations can of course also choose to participate as a 'regular' project partner in the transnational consortium.

Contact

Would you like to stay informed about the calls for projects? Sign up for our digital Interreg newsletter. Send an e-mail to interreg@rvo.nl and indicate which program you want to be kept up to date with.

You can always get in touch with one of our contact persons. They are there to help you further. You can find the contact details below and on the pages of the programmes.

Background

Interreg was founded in 1990 to improve cooperation between regions within Europe. It is one of the oldest and largest grant funds that finances cooperation in projects between national, regional and local parties from different Member States. The basis of Interreg is cooperation, just like the basis of Europe.

For the period 2021-2027, Interreg consists of 71 programmes in which there is cooperation in different ways. A four-tier division includes several cooperation programmes that are classified on the basis of geographical location, common challenges and goals: Interreg A, Interreg B, Interreg C and Interreg D.

In addition, there are 24 programmes aimed at cooperation with countries that may still join the EU and countries on the EU's eastern and southern external borders. The Netherlands does not participate in this.