Young Europeans wanting to make a difference and to promote solidarity among people have been volunteering in Interreg projects and Programmes since March 2017 as part of the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) run by the Association of European Border Regions. It was...
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Russian partners needed to achieve change in the Baltic Sea region
St. Petersburg hosted the second seminar for Russian partners and their lead partners from the second call projects. Altogether, more than 20 Russian partners are involved in 15 projects that tackle challenges beyond borders. Russian organisations slowly but steadily...
Russian partners determined to catch up with implementation
Since the signature of the Financing Agreement in January 2018, Russian partners seized real opportunities for full participation in Interreg Baltic Sea Region. The Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat of Interreg Baltic Sea Region initiated a series of seminars for...
Explore Interreg Baltic Sea Region online in the project library
Do you want to know what a certain Interreg Baltic Sea Region project is all about? Are you looking for a speaker for your conference on blue growth, renewable energy or sustainable shipping? Do you need to find out who in your region is working in Interreg?...
114 applications submitted to further boost cooperation in the region
Interreg Baltic Sea Region closed its third call for applications after having received 114 full-fledged project applications. The applications bring in a variety of new ideas on how transnational cooperation can make the Baltic Sea Region more innovative, better...
Communicate your project, communicate your European experience
“Communication matters, so you matter” – with these words Susanne Scherrer, Director of Interreg Baltic Sea Region Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat (MA/JS) addressed 60 communication managers at the recent communication seminar. She highlighted their important...
Mid-term evaluation kicks off: procurement outcome and what to expect
All Interreg programmes are assessed at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the programme period to see if programme funds are spent meaningfully. Interreg Baltic Sea Region has now selected an external evaluator for its mid-term evaluation. A measuring...
Strengthening cooperation: nine proposals for project platforms submitted
Partner organisations from projects of Interreg Baltic Sea Region and other EU funding programmes developed nine platform proposals together with coordinators of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of future platforms is to capitalise knowledge and...
Think local, act global with Interreg! (Video)
Along with introducing strict EU environmental regulations to counteract air pollution in harbour cities, the maritime and transport industries in the Baltic Sea region turn towards alternative fuel and energy sources to reduce harmful emissions. The Interreg project Go LNG explores the demand and accessibility of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as one of alternative fuels that leads to cleaner shipping.
Improving Interreg – how to reduce the administrative burden
Finance experts and practitioners from the European Commission and Interreg Programmes met in Brussels to discuss and propose concrete measures for reducing the project administration efforts. The objective was to improve and further simplify the legal framework of...