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Interact's 2026 Work Plan is adopted

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% will be online 40 tools to support cooperation13 certified trainings as well as three more Certified Courses (three more to come online during the year) Other activities to support exchange ...

04 December 25 2 mins read

Interreg Cooperation Day 2025: key insights from this year’s evaluation report

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 collaboration across borders.The 2025 edition registered 85 events, marking a 13% increase from 2024. Activities were organised in 29 countries and 68 cities, involving 39 Interreg programmes across 4 continent ...

26 November 25 3 mins read

Academy Calendar 2026 and Scheduled Maintenance This Weekend

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 detailed schedule view.Please note that the schedule is provisional and subject to approval by our Monitoring Committee. The latest information will always be available on our Trainings page.Each cer ...

24 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 Interreg programmes prioritising circular economy,200+ ongoing projects,more than 1,200 partners working across borders on practical circular solutions.Last week, Interact took part in the kick-off m ...

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, better align them with EU priorities such as strategic autonomy and sustainability, and support a more efficient public investment system.Public authorities, businesses, civil society, social partners an ...

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 decision-makers with many different choices for how they can be run. Top down or bottom up? Quality or quantity? Programme specific or harmonised? And all this before we get into the nitty-gritty of th ...

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 of programmes, the roles and responsibilities of programme bodies as well as a walk through on the Performance-Based Approach. The was following a brief introductory plenary with Moray Gilland (Head ...

10 November 25 3 mins read

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

Interreg Day

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 results of the campaign, which will be reflected in the Evaluation Report.Deadline: 5 November 2025Complete the survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3zrFqS0DWUeB0VhD-743Ss ...

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 than 200 comments on the full breadth of the legislative package, it will be a long-term work to follow up on the input and ensure the key issues spotted are followed up and tracked within the legal pa ...

09 October 25 1 min read

Interact responds to consultation on GBER (State subsidies – revision of approval requirement rules (the General Block Exemption Regulation))

State aid

On 18 September, Interact, in collaboration with several programmes, submitted its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the revision of GBER (State subsidies – revision of approval requirement rules (the General Block Exemption Regulation). In its response, Interact highlighted four key proposals that were most frequently raised by the participating programmes:Allow a 100% maximum aid intensity under GBER Article 20Increase TAM reporting thresholdsEnsure VAT eligibility cohe ...

22 September 25 3 min read

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