News 2025

For 35 years, Interreg has represented a cornerstone of European integration, promoting cross - border, transnational, interregional and outermost region cooperation to drive growth, innovation, and inclusion in all regions of Europe. It is recognised as a key instrument building solidarity, trust and mutual understanding across the EU’s internal and external borders. 

The Interreg GO! event will be taking place on the 27 and 28 March 2025 in a highly symbolic location for cross-border cooperation — the twin cities of Gorizia and Nova Gorica, situated on the Italian - Slovenian border. These cities jointly hold the title of European Capital of Culture in 2025.

The conference will be a key milestone in the preparation of the future post-2027 Interreg programmes. It will present the results of public consultations for the EU's next Multiannual Financial Framework. Those consultations involved all Interreg programmes, key stakeholders and, for the first time in history, almost 15 thousand citizens living on the territories covered by Interreg activities.

Discussions during the event will focus on the role of Cohesion Policy Interreg territorial cooperation programmes in addressing shared challenges, such as border security, coordinated responses to migration, environmental threats, prevention of natural disasters, reducing obstacles in public services and people to people projects. Cooperation with EU candidate and neighbouring countries, including the neighbours of the outermost regions, will also be key topics.

The event will be web streamed: Interreg GO! - Streaming Service of the European Commission

If you want to attend in person, to confirm your attendance, please register at this link, stating under the tab ‘Organisation type’ that you are a journalist:

https://register.event-works.europa.eu/dgscic/Interreg_GO_25_HLE/e/lk/k/

The registration via the link will be done for the first day only, whereas on the second day you will follow a programme dedicated to journalists.

The first day includes the opportunities to interview high-level participants from the Member States and the EU institutions. On the second day the journalists will be provided with possibility to attend the dedicated presentation about Interreg and Cohesion Policy and visits of the EU co-financed projects.

🔜 Stay tuned for more details! Inforegio - Interreg GO 2025

European unity is more important than ever before. The question of how to reinforce the European continent in the face of threats to its stability appears almost daily.

On this backdrop, 13 transnational Interreg programmes, Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme included, have developed a joint paper presenting their role in today’s rapidly shifting world. It also offers examples of how transnational cooperation brings Europe forward at pace and scale.

The transnational programmes cover larger geographic regions in Europe and neighbouring countries. They support cross-sectoral teams of experts and practitioners from several countries to join forces in tackling pressing issues in their region.

This set-up has proved a strong formula for building solidarity and synergies while creating positive change. The paper puts the spotlight on these three pillars of strength.

Read more about the impact of transnational cooperation, Download the joint paper or View it

Fiche on Reporting has been updated, taking into account the lessons learnt of the first reports submitted by project Partners. Also, the Fiche was supplemented with information on the locations where Partners should upload the supporting documents.

The updated document may be checked in the website sections dedicated to Fiches and to Programme documents (Implementation sub-section).  

Beneficiaries of the 1st calls for proposals under the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme are invited to participate to an online webinar organized on 25 March, 2025, aiming to serve as a platform for discussing key aspects of project implementation, including their evolution and challenges.

The webinar will provide the most up-to-date information on financial and reporting aspects, to ensure the smooth execution of projects, offering an opportunity to exchange experiences and address common issues.

📅 Date: 25^th of March, 2025

⏰ Time: 10:00-12:00 hrs. (EET)

📍 Online Platform: Webex (a link to connect to the webinar will be shared with the confirmed participants)

🔗 Registration Link (opened until 24^th of March 2025, 10:00 hrs.): HERE

Annex 7 (GENERAL DECLARATION BY THE LEAD PARTNER / PARTNER) to the Guide for control has been revised.

The Annex is uploaded in the website section Programme Documents – IMPLEMENTATION – Guide for Control - Update March 2025 (https://blacksea-cbc.net/interreg-next-bsb-2021-2027/programme-documents). 

REGIOSTARS is the yearly competition, organized by the European Commission since 2008, to award the best projects financed under the Cohesion Policy. Over the years it has become Europe’s label of excellence for EU-funded projects, which demonstrate the impact and inclusiveness of regional development.

During the first months of implementing projects funded under the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme, several critical lessons have emerged regarding costs and procurement processes. These insights aim to help project beneficiaries avoid common pitfalls and ensure smooth project execution.

By properly addressing staff cost calculation, avoiding conflicts of interest and artificial splitting of contracts, beneficiaries can enhance their projects’ efficiency and impact, while contributing to the shared objectives of the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme.

Access the file HERE