Public consultations

As the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme has recently received an additional NDICI allocation of about 20 million Euros, the Programme has the opportunity to respond to the most pertinent challenges the Black Sea Basin region faces today.

In this context, the programme will also focus on an additional Programme Priority  - "Competent and Resilient Region", targeting Interreg Specific Objective 1 – “Better cooperation governance”, aiming to enhance the institutional capacity of public authorities across the Programme area, build mutual trust, and enhance sustainable democracy and support civil society actors.

While the (Interreg VI-B) NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme has recently been approved by the European Commission, the managing structures prepared the revised draft of the Application Packs for the 1st call for proposals for both regular and small-scale projects, envisaged to be launched in the first part of 2023.

The documents reflect the main aspects coming out from the public consultation process held online during 18^th of October – 2^nd of December 2022, as well as those raised during the Information events for potential applicants held in all BSB participating countries throughout November 2022.

Download the revised Application Packs for REGULAR and SMALL-SCALE projects.

Any final comments and suggestions you may have, please send them by 23^rd of January 2023 at:

UPDATE - 8 December 2022 

Thank you all for your engagement in the public consultations and for the valuable contributions which will entail the improvement of the Application Pack for the 1st call for project proposals.

We are aware that the novelties contained in the new EU legal framework for the 2021-2027 period, applicable to all Interreg programmes and reflected accordingly in our Programme documents, may be challenging both for you, as potential beneficiaries of the Interreg NEXT BSB Programme and for us, as management structures. For an efficient and timely implementation of the Programme and projects, it is important to find the best approaches on how to tackle these challenges in our joint activity.

The revised version of the Application pack will try to reflect both the needs of the Black Sea Basin community and the innovative approaches for a sound financial management of Programme and projects.

Please keep an eye on the website for news regarding the approval of the Programme and the launch of the 1st call for proposals.

As part of the programming process for the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme 2021-2027, a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening procedure – based on the Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment – has been carried out to contribute to the integration of environmental considerations into the preparation of the programme and to assess its environmental effects.

The Managing Authority and the representatives of the participating countries, with the support of TESIM experts, further developed the draft version of the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme 2021-2027.

The Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, through the General Directorate European Territorial Cooperation – acting as Managing Authority for the Interreg NEXT BSB 2021-2027 – notified the Romanian Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests about the elaboration of the first draft of the Programme.

The Managing Authority and the representatives of the participating countries, with support of TESIM experts, jointly developed the 1st version of the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme 2021-2027.

The first round of consultations – carried out in February 2021 and which involved country events and the compilation of a first online questionnaire – produced results which were jointly ratified by the programme’s representatives. The results confirmed the areas of interest and concentration of the programme within the following three fields:

As part of the preparation process for the new programming period 2021-2027, a draft territorial analysis was developed covering the eligible area of the Interreg Next Black Sea Basin Programme.

In order to explore the expectations of the stakeholders as first step for thematic concentration of the programme strategy, an online survey was published to receive inputs regarding the Policy, Interreg and specific objectives considered as relevant to receive support.

Preparations for the new programming period 2021-2027 are ongoing in the Black Sea Basin.

A draft Territorial Analysis was developed for the eligible area of the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme 2021-2027 and currently the stakeholders’ expectations are explored in support of the first step for thematic concentration of the programme strategy.