Programmes Interreg & Urbact
General Presentation
The Interreg European territorial cooperation programmes are financed by the cohesion policy (ERDF) and aim to promote cooperation between European regions on a series of issues and co-finance collaborative projects bringing together project leaders from different European regions.
As part of the new cohesion policy for 2021-2027, the Region will participate in three programmes:
– Interreg ENO: https://www.nweurope.eu/
– URBACT: https://urbact.eu/
– Interreg Europe: https://www.interregeurope.eu/
These programmes are opportunities for Brussels project leaders to benefit from European support to co-finance a collaborative project!
Each programme will select the partnerships it will co-finance through competitive calls for projects. This page includes brief information about each programme, as well as all the useful links and contact points for more information.
In addition to the newsletters and websites, you can register to receive the latest news about the programmes, prepared by Brussels International, using this form (https://forms.gle/rWKkayoaHbcj7t9U7).
INTERREG North-West Europe
The Interreg North-West Europe programme is a European territorial cooperation programme which aims to make Northwestern Europe a key economic player and an attractive place to work and live, with high levels of innovation, sustainability and cohesion.
For the 2021-2027 programme, Interreg ENO – with an indicative EU allocation of €310 million – is financing projects involving several regions included in this programme (BE, CH, DE, FR, IE, LU, NL) and in relation to the following priorities:
Priority 1: Climate and Environment
- Strengthen the protection of nature, biodiversity and reduce all forms of pollution
- Promote climate change adaptation and resilience in terms of disaster risk reduction
Priority 2: Energy Transition
- Promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Promote renewable energies
Priority 3: Circular Economy
- Promote the transition to a circular and resource-efficient economy
Priority 4: Innovation and Resilience
- Develop and strengthen research and innovation capacities and the adoption of advanced technologies
Priority 5: Inclusive Society
- Strengthen the efficiency and inclusiveness of labour markets and access to quality jobs by developing social infrastructure and promoting the social economy
- Ensure equal access to health care by developing infrastructure, including primary care and promoting the transition from institutional to family and community care
- Strengthen the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation
Eligible expenses:
The Interreg ENO programme finances up to 60% of eligible expenses (investment and/or operating costs).
Target audiences
- Local/regional/national authorities, EGTCs, government agencies, public organisations with responsibilities related to the programme’s themes.
- Universities, public research centres, private research units, schools and higher education, training centres
- SMEs and business support organisations
- Sector associations, NGOs, lobbying organisations, citizen groups
Are you interested in this programme?
Please get in touch with the Brussels-Capital Region’s contact points to receive detailed information on the programme’s requirements such as regulations, the search for partners abroad, the development of project ideas and even preparing your application.
- Céline Manac’h, cmanach@sprb.brussels
- Lonne Poissonnier, lpoissonnier@gob.brussels
To know more : INTERREG North-West Europe (ENO)
URBACT
URBACT is a European exchange programme promoting sustainable urban development with nearly 80 million euros of ERDF funding.
URBACT facilitates the sharing of knowledge and good practices between cities and other levels of government. The objective is to promote integrated sustainable development in cities, improve urban policies and strengthen the effectiveness of the cohesion policy in cities through 3 priorities:
- Develop transnational networks to improve the capacity of European cities to co-design and implement integrated action plans related to common sustainable urban development challenges; transfer established good urban practices and design investment plans to replicate elements of innovative urban actions implemented elsewhere in other cities;
- Improve the capacity of urban actors to design and implement sustainable urban development policies and innovations in an integrated, participatory and transparent manner;
- Ensure that URBACT knowledge and practices are made accessible to practitioners and decision-makers in cities to feed into regional, national and European urban policies.
Eligible expenses:
The URBACT programme can contribute up to 90% of eligible expenses, depending on the case (mainly travel, expertise and operating costs).
Target audiences
Eligible beneficiaries are metropolises, cities, municipalities, local urban agencies; thus, in the case of the Brussels Region: the Region and its administrations and public bodies, municipalities, inter-municipalities and local agencies, as well as universities and research centres.
Are you interested in this programme?
Please get in touch with Belgium’s national contact points to receive detailed information on the programme’s requirements such as regulations, the search for partners abroad, the development of project ideas and even preparing your application.
- Bruno Bianchet, bruno.bianchet@uliege.be
- Fabian Massart, fabian.massart@uliege.be
Interreg Europe
Interreg Europe is a programme with a budget of nearly 400 million euros that aims to improve the implementation of regional development policies across Europe.
The programme promotes the exchange of experiences, innovative approaches and capacity building in terms of identifying, disseminating and transferring good practices among regional policy stakeholders in order to strengthen their institutional capacities for better policy implementation.
In terms of priorities, the programme covers all European objectives related to European funds and green, social and innovation issues. Interreg Europe will support two types of complementary actions: interregional cooperation projects and a policy learning platform.
Eligible expenses
The Interreg Europe programme can contribute up to 85% of eligible expenses (mainly travel, expertise and operating costs).
Target audiences
The programme is open to all governmental and non-governmental institutions of public and private law related to the themes of the calls.
Are you interested in this programme?
Please get in touch with the Brussels contact points to receive detailed information on the programme’s requirements such as regulations, the search for partners abroad, the development of project ideas and even preparing your application.
- Valentin Graas, bi_europe@sprb.brussels
More information: INTERREG EUROPE
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