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✨ Need a quick overview of Interreg Day 2026? The new factsheet is ready! This short resource brings together the essentials: what the campaign is about, why programmes should get involved and what support from Interact Programme  is available to help you promote your activities. 👉 Download the factsheet and get the key information in one place: https://lnkd.in/ez4NEyTw Let’s get ready to showcase how cooperation brings people and regions closer together. #Interreg #CohesionPolicy #InterregDay2026

“Leaving should always be a free choice, never a necessity driven by a lack of opportunities”, by Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Raffaele Fitto. The EU "Right to Stay" strategy raises this important question: how do we ensure that people can build a future where they call home because they choose to stay, not because they have no alternative? Interreg cooperation programmes have already been testing solutions on the ground. Across Interreg, projects have been tackling some of the very challenges that drive people away from regions: 🔸 Creating opportunities for vulnerable young people through initiatives such as atWork4NEETs (Interreg Europe) 🔸 Helping regions better understand and respond to youth migration through projects like YOUMIG (Interreg Danube Region Programme) 🔸 Building skills and opportunities in regions facing demographic challenges through initiatives like MAC Skilling (Interreg MAC) These examples show that "the right to stay" is not only about demographics. It's about opportunities, services, skills, connections and quality of life. Interreg has long been turning territorial challenges into practical cooperation solutions. Now, as the EU shapes this strategy, there is a real opportunity to show the evidence already available across programmes. We know many more examples exist. 👉 Interreg programmes: do you have projects contributing to the "Right to Stay" agenda? Share your examples in the comments (or send them our way). We would love to help showcase how cooperation is already making a difference. #InterregIsSocial #AMoreSocialEurope #Interreg #RightToStay #EURegions

Small ideas can have the biggest cross-border impact 🌍🤝 Check out how Interreg Meuse-Rhine (NL-BE-DE) uses the Small Project Fund (SPF) to support smaller initiatives that bring people and organisations together across the NL–BE–DE border triangle, and help remove everyday cross-border obstacles. What the SPF supports: 🔹 Citizen-oriented “meeting & exchange” projects (Education Mobility) 🔹 Micro projects and Small projects that boost participation of people and civil society Themes you can work on include: 🎭 Culture, sports & tourism 🎓 Education & training 🌿 Nature, environment & climate 🩺 Health 🗳️ Citizen participation (+ circular economy & (social) inclusion) Funding is designed to stay accessible, with different project types and budgets (ERDF up to 70%). Because better cooperation governance isn’t only about big programmes — it’s also about making it easier for people to cooperate across borders. ✨ #AbetterInterregGovernance #Interreg

🚧🤝 New ISO1 opportunity for cross-border programmes. The Interreg Governance Facility project, InterregGov, has launched its first call for programmes working under ISO1, A better cooperation governance, with a focus on cross-border obstacles and people-to-people cooperation. Because legal, administrative and coordination barriers still affect everyday life in many border regions, this call will support 12 Interreg VI-A cross-border programmes with tailored guidance to identify needs, map stakeholders, develop action plans and prepare future ISO1 initiatives. 📅 Applications are open until 17 June 2026, 23:59 CET. Want to know more? Join the informational webinar on 3 June, where InterregGov and the European Commission will present the call and answer questions. 📝 Registration for the webinar is open until 29 May. 👉 Learn more about the call and register for the webinar: https://lnkd.in/da7SKD7Q #AbetterInterregGovernance #Interreg

🎤 It’s time to share your story. Submit it now! Show what your Interreg project has achieved, the challenges it has tackled and the change it has helped create across Europe and beyond. The Interreg Slam 2026-2027 is looking for stories with impact. Six of them will move forward, gain visibility and continue the journey towards the next stage 🌍✨ Check the rules of the Slam here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dVDbR7-Y Once ready with your story, contact the MA/JS so they could submit it within the deadline! #InterregSlam #Interreg #CohesionPolicy

🤔 Starting to think about your Interreg Day 2026? The new guide is here! The Interreg Day 2026 Guide, created by Interact Programme, is here to help programmes shape meaningful, visible and engaging celebrations. Inside, you’ll find practical tips, event ideas, communication support and campaign resources to start turning your plans into action 🌍✨ 👉 Download the guide and get inspired for 2026: https://lnkd.in/ehfmASh3 You can also explore the Interreg Day toolkit for additional campaign resources: https://lnkd.in/edRMUhMs Let’s make cooperation visible, local and close to people. #Interreg #CohesionPolicy #InterregDay2026

🌿🌍 Biodiversity connects territories, communities and futures. On International Day for Biological Diversity, we highlight how Interreg helps regions work together to restore ecosystems, protect shared natural resources and build greener, more resilient territories. Because biodiversity doesn’t stop at borders, and neither should the solutions to protect it 🤝🌱 💬 Tell us about your biodiversity projects! #BiodiversityDay #Interreg #CohesionPolicy #GreenerEuropewithInterreg

🏆 Best Local Events 2025, Biggest local event When cooperation takes the stage, communities come together. This event, part of "Acting Europe, Theatre without Borders", under the support of Interreg VI-A IPA Bulgaria-North Macedonia Programme  and Interreg IPA Bulgaria–Serbia Programme, brought together an impressive 2,600 participants, making it the Biggest local event of the campaign. Through theatre, creativity and cross-border exchange, the event showed how culture can bring people closer, open dialogue and turn European cooperation into a shared experience 🎭🤝 A powerful reminder that cooperation is not only built through projects, but also through the moments people live together. #InterregDay2025 #Interreg #CohesionPolicy #BestLocalEvents

🏆 Best Local Events 2025, Most original event Some events stand out by taking cooperation to unexpected and unforgettable places. “STELLA CAELUM”, by Interreg NPA Glow 2.0 and the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme, won Most original event for offering a unique way to celebrate cooperation under the northern skies. With its distinctive setting and atmosphere, the event showed how creativity can make Interreg messages shine, turning local celebration into a memorable cooperation experience ✨🌌 A brilliant example of how originality can bring people closer to the spirit of Interreg. #InterregDay2025 #Interreg #CohesionPolicy #BestLocalEvents

🏆 Best Local Events 2025, Best thematic event 35 years of Interreg deserve a celebration that brings people together. The event “Celebrating 35 Years of Interreg at the Fair of Nations”, organised by Interreg VI-A Lithuania-Poland Programme , won Best thematic event for turning the Interreg anniversary into a lively, public celebration of cooperation. By joining the Fair of Nations, the programme brought Interreg closer to citizens through culture, exchange and shared stories, showing how cooperation becomes part of everyday community life 🌍🤝 A great example of how a European milestone can be celebrated locally, creatively and together. #InterregDay2025 #Interreg #CohesionPolicy #BestLocalEvents