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Registration opens for Strategic approaches

THE Interreg Programme Management Strategic Perspectives Certified Training has opened for Registration.

Starting in January, this training includes an in-person element.

Registration opens for Strategic approaches

Catch up on the webinar on the new regulatory package

You can watch the recording, view the slides or listen to the Podcast!

All these links are available on the event page.

Catch up on the webinar on the new regulatory package

Events

Webinar for Interreg Europe stakeholders: Use of AI in communications

15 January 26 | Online

Programme communication capacity Artificial Intelligence (AI)

MedLab Thematic Week | Focus on Water

20 January 26 | Online

MedLab

MedLab Thematic Week | Focus on Islands

21 January 26 | Online

MedLab

MedLab Thematic Week | Focus on Skills

22 January 26 | Online

MedLab

Programme financial management in Jems, focus on assurance package 2024/2025

22 January 26 | Online

General

TakeUP Capitalisation training

03 February 26 | Munich, Germany

Capitalisation

TakeUP Reflections & your next steps

04 February 26 | Munich, Germany

Capitalisation

Smart Support - Stronger Projects

11 February 26 | Online

Project life cycle

Indicators: for now & the future

10-11 February 26 | Munich, Germany

Programme evaluation and indicators

19 February 26 | Online

Programme communication capacity Communication rules and OSIs Interreg promotion

HIT stocktaking and looking to Post27

24 February 26 | Online

Harmonisation and simplification

Library

A Smarter Europe (PO1) network meeting - 15 Dec 2025

A Smarter Europe (PO1) network meeting - 15 Dec 2025

Tags: Smarter Europe (PO1)

Date Published: 19 December 25

Interreg Project Management Handbook_Stage 5/5: Project closure

Interreg Project Management Handbook_Stage 5/5: Project closure

Tags: Procedures, Project reporting monitoring closing, Project life cycle

Date Published: 17 December 25

2025-12-10 10th CBC finance network meeting

2025-12-10 10th CBC finance network meeting

Tags:

Date Published: 16 December 25

Guidance for new Monitoring Committee members

Guidance for new Monitoring Committee members

Tags: Roles and responsibilities, Publication

Date Published: 15 December 25

Risk-based management verifications in Interreg | 2025

Risk-based management verifications in Interreg | 2025

Tags: Management verifications

Date Published: 15 December 25

Stories of European Cooperation - Policy objectives and added value of Interreg

Stories of European Cooperation - Policy objectives and added value of Interreg

Tags: Programme communication capacity, Interreg.eu, Interreg promotion, Project communication capacity

Date Published: 12 December 25

Webinaire Interreg RUP Post-27

Webinaire Interreg RUP Post-27

Tags: Post 2027 (Interreg VII), Outermost regions (OMR)

Date Published: 11 December 25

The AI Shift: Tools, trends & tips for EU macro regional strategies

The AI Shift: Tools, trends & tips for EU macro regional strategies

Tags: Macro-regional strategies (MRS), Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Date Published: 10 December 25

Programme Management Handbook

Programme Management Handbook

Tags: Procedures

Date Published: 09 December 25

EPPO - Protecting EU taxpayers' money from criminals

EPPO - Protecting EU taxpayers' money from criminals

Tags: Irregularities, Anti-fraud and risk, Conflict of interest

Date Published: 31 October 25

Latest News

Tender | Website maintenance provider

Jobs and tenders

On behalf of the Interact Programme, Interact Office Vienna is seeking a provider to support the website. This maintenance and additional development contract will run until 2029.More information is available in the documentation below. A basic technical overview of the website and hosting is av ...

19 December 25 1 min read

Academy Calendar 2026 | Plan your trainings!

Interact Academy

The Interact Academy has published its provisional calendar for 2026, outlining all 13 training opportunities available next year.These trainings include fully online options as well as options combining online and in-person elements. Fixed dates requiring mandatory attendance are visible in the ...

11 December 25 2 mins read

Interact's 2026 Work Plan is adopted

Interact programme

The Interact Monitoring Committee met in Oslo in November 2025 and, along several tasks and reports, adopted the proposed Work Plan for 2026 (subject to the agreement of the minutes and other procedural elements!).The Interact Work Plan for 2026 includes: 100 events, of which more than 50% ...

04 December 25 2 mins read

Interreg Day Interreg promotion

The Evaluation Report for Interreg Cooperation Day 2025 is now available, offering an overview of one of the largest communication initiatives celebrating European Territorial Cooperation. Since 2012, the campaign has brought people together through local events that show the value of collaborat ...

26 November 25 3 mins read

Interact joins the ECESP Coordination Group 2025–2028!

Greener Europe (PO2)

Interact has been selected as a member of the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Coordination Group.This is a great recognition of the important role of Interreg programmes and projects in Europe’s circular transition, and a major opportunity to raise the visibility of:the 37 ...

21 November 25 2 mins read

EU public procurement rules – views on revisions

Public procurement

Commission seeks views on the revision of the Public Procurement DirectivesThe European Commission has opened a 12-week public consultation to gather views and evidence for the upcoming revision of the EU Public Procurement Directives. The initiative aims to modernise and simplify the rules, bet ...

19 November 25 2 mins read

Registration opens for first Certified Training of 2026

Roles and responsibilities Partnerships Interact Academy

Interreg Programme Management: Strategic Perspectives is a certified training starting in January 2026, with an in-person element taking place in France. Registration for this training is now open, until early January.What is this certified training about?Interreg programmes present their d ...

11 November 25 2 mins read

More than 200 gather to discuss the future of Interreg

Post 2027 (Interreg VII) Interreg Knowledge Fair

The Interreg Knowledge Fair gathered more than 200 people from more than 70 programmes to discuss the future of Interreg, following the publication of the draft MFF, and the introductory webinar on 12 September 2025. The first day featured longer sessions, with a special focus on the design ...

10 November 25 3 mins read

Evaluation Survey: Interreg Cooperation Day 2025 – Complete by 5 November

If your programme has organised a local event in this year’s Interreg Cooperation Day, please take a few minutes to fill out the evaluation survey. It only takes a short time, but it means the world to everyone who helps organise the campaign.Your feedback will help us assess the impact and resu ...

30 October 25 1 read

Thank you for the observations on the MFF

Future regulatory discussions

Interact received almost 250 responses to the call for observations on the MFF.The observations made have been shared with DG REGIO, and Interact is further working on them to understand and explain some of the key pinch points, as well as opportunities within the legislative package.With more t ...

09 October 25 1 min read

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