Interreg Baltic Sea region 2021 – 2027

Priority 2:
Water-smart societies

Programme objective 2.1

Sustainable waters

The Programme supports actions that improve the state of water in the region and make its management more sustainable. These waters include the Baltic Sea, coastal waters and inland waters like rivers, lakes and groundwater.

Programme Objective 2.2

Blue economy

The Programme supports actions on sustainable use of fresh and sea waters as well as marine resources in innovative business development in the whole region in emerging and established sectors. These include aquaculture, blue biotechnology, shipping, fishery, and coastal and maritime tourism.

News

88 ways to shape the region!

88 ways to shape the region!

The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme has closed the second call for core project applications with 88 proposals for innovative, water-smart and climate neutral solutions to solve the challenges in the Baltic Sea region!

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We belong together: my 25 years with Interreg

We belong together: my 25 years with Interreg

What do the Finnish town Akaa, FC Hansa Rostock football team and transnational cooperation have in common? Listen to Matti Lipsanen, the Monitoring Committee member from Finland, to find out and learn more about his 25-year journey with Interreg.

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88 ways to shape the region!

88 ways to shape the region!

The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme has closed the second call for core project applications with 88 proposals for innovative, water-smart and climate neutral solutions to solve the challenges in the Baltic Sea region!

read more
We belong together: my 25 years with Interreg

We belong together: my 25 years with Interreg

What do the Finnish town Akaa, FC Hansa Rostock football team and transnational cooperation have in common? Listen to Matti Lipsanen, the Monitoring Committee member from Finland, to find out and learn more about his 25-year journey with Interreg.

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Four priorities & nine objectives

Four priorities for cooperation

Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2021-2027 creates opportunities for organisations to connect
as if there were no borders. With experience and EU funding, we help them cooperate and put their ideas
 into practice. Jointly, we make the life of people around the Baltic Sea better.

The Programme is structured along with four priorities. They guide partners in achieving the most when cooperating across borders.

 
Priority 1

Innovative societies

1.1 Resilient economies and communities
1.2 Responsive public services

 
Priority 2

Water-smart societies

2.1 Sustainable waters
2.2 Blue economy

Priority 3

Climate-neutral societies

3.1 Circular economy
3.2 Energy transition
3.3 Smart green mobility

 
Priority 4

Cooperation governance

4.1 Project platform
4.2 Macro-regional governance