Taking cooperation forward
in central Europe in 2021-27

Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE has supported transnational cooperation in central Europe for more than 20 years. 

Our funding helps regions and cities to become stronger and more resilient without reinventing the wheel. 
We are building trust beyond borders and connect people to work together on
innovation, low carbon topics, natural and cultural heritage as well as transport and mobility. 

Now the time has come to take our cooperation forward. This January marks the beginning of a new cycle for European funding. A new call for transnational cooperation in central Europe is beginning to take shape following initial discussions of our programme member states on 29 January. Details will be discussed and finalised over coming months before launching the call in the second half of this year. 

Programming Process at a Glance

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Key programming documents

 SYNTHESIS PAPER OF JOINT CHALLENGES AND NEEDS OF THE INTERREG CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME AREA (PDF, Dec 2020)

SUMMARY OF THE 
DRAFT PROGRAMME STRATEGY (PDF, SEPT 2020)

Draft Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE 2021-2027 Programme, Version 1 (PDf, sept 2020)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION ORIENTATION PAPER
FOR INTERREG CENTRAL EUROPE 2021-27 (PDF, FEB 2020) 

PARTNER INVOLVEMENT REPORT (PDF, NOV 2020)

strategic environmental assessment report INCLUDING NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY(pdf, Oct 2020)

COVID-19 EFFECTS ON THE INTERREG CEntral europe area (PDF, Sep 2020)

Analysis of the main territorial challenges, need and transnational cooperation potentials in central Europe (PDF, FEB 2020)


The Working Group Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE 2021-27 was established in June 2018 and formalised on 14 November 2019.

The group consists of delegates from all partner states and an observer from the European Commission. It is responsible for steering the drafting process of the new programme and chaired by the chair of the current Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE 2014-2020 monitoring committee. The drafting of the new programme as well as the accompanying strategic environmental assessment (SEA) will be supported by external experts. The managing authority and joint secretariat of the current programme will also contribute.  

meetings of the working group

25-26 March 2021 | ONLINE

11TH MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP 

25-26 NOVEMBER 2020 | ONLINE

9TH MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP 

19-20 MAY 2020 | ONLINE 

7TH MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP 

28-29 JANUARY 2021 | ONLINE

10TH MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP

24-25 SEPTEMBER 2020 | ONLINE

8TH MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP

05 DECEMBER 2019 | BUDAPEST

6TH MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP
(1ST MEETING AFTER FORMALISATION)

2018-2019

FIRST FIVE MEETINGS OF THE WORKING GROUP 

Stakeholder involvement: How we involved
partners in the programming process

Permanent

Online participation platform

On this website we will keep you abreast of latest developments regarding the programming process. In addition, we invite you to leave inputs and feedback on the programming process in our online discussion group on LinkedIn.

>>> Contribute on LinkedIn

Autumn 2019

Survey on territorial needs and challenges

In September and October we carried out a survey among selected national thematic experts to collect inputs for the future programme strategy. The aim was to find out, in which thematic fields our partners perceive the highest needs for transnational cooperation to meet future challenges.

Autumn 2019

Participatory session at EU Regions Week

At the EU Week of Regions and Cities 2019, we hosted a participatory session, in which practitioners and policy makers shared their views and ideas on the future orientation of our programme. Inputs collected informed the territorial analysis.

>>> Read more about the session

Autumn 2019

Strategy and consensus  Building Workshop

In November we invited selected national thematic experts to discuss national strategic preferences and build consensus on future policy choices. We also used the workshop to collect initial inputs regarding potential topics, actions and target audiences.

June 2020

Survey on Future Priorities and Interventions

The survey was launched in June 2020. It collected feedback on strategic choices taken and inputs on potential fields of action and target groups. This feedback will now be thoroughly analysed, helping us further shape the programme strategy. 

june/july 2020

National
partner dialogues

In parallel to the survey, national contact points organised partner dialogues to collect inputs. These dialogues allowed for more in-depth discussions and helped to collect more qualitative inputs in addition to the transnational survey.

AUTUmn 2020

Focus groups for transnational coordination

In focus groups with overlapping transnational Interreg programmes and other key actors like macro-regional strategies, we collected feedback and raised awareness on programme strategic choices in the future.      

winter 2020

Strategic Environmental
Assessment

We also involved citizens and national environmental agencies in assessing environmental effects of the new programme. The outcomes will be integrated into the programme strategy helping to mitigate possible negative impacts on the environment.

#cooperationiscentral for a better future
in our central European regions and cities



LEGAL BACKGROUND

 New Cohesion Policy:
The Framework

Legislative provisions
for Interreg 2021-27

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