// Framework
The Interreg Euro-MED Programme supports cooperation across Mediterranean borders by funding projects developed and managed by public administrations, universities, private organisations, and civil society.
The programme brings together partners from 69 regions in 14 countries on the northern shore of the Mediterranean who share a common goal: a neutral and resilient society for the benefit of their citizens. Over the next seven years, it will support projects that aim to make the region smarter and greener and improve governance among its stakeholders.
The programme's total budget amounts to around €294 million for the 2021-2027 period.
// Interreg Euro-MED Programme funds projects that support 4 missions
_ Strengthening an innovative sustainable economy
_ Protecting, restoring and valorising the natural environment and heritage
_ Promoting green living areas
_ Enhancing Sustainable Tourism
The tourism sector is a priority for the Interreg MED Programme, particularly where sustainable tourism is concerned. The programme aims to ensure the protection and valorisation of the area's natural and cultural resources and identifies the urgent need to recover from the severe impacts of the pandemic on this sector, particularly in the Mediterranean region.
The recovery of sustainable tourism is addressed across the board, in all of the programme's priorities. This is to allow "MED regions to practice a tourism governance that enables continuous improvements of environmental, social and economic sustainability, increases competitiveness through quality and innovations and ensures implementation and monitoring of strategies and policies". Indeed, this is, more than ever, an opportunity to support permanent and sustainable change in tourism practices.
Specific types of
tourism-orientated actions are provided for in each specific goal and will be specified in the
Terms of Reference for each call.
// Priorities and Specific Objectives (SO)
_ Priority 1 Smarter Mediterranean
SO 1.1 - Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies
_ Priority 2 Greener Mediterranean
SO 2.6 - Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy
SO 2.4 - Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system-based approaches
SO 2.7 - Enhancing protection and conservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure including in urban areas and reducing all forms of pollution.
_ Prioridade 3 Better Mediterranean governance
SO 6.6 - Actions to support better cooperation governance
// Who can participate?69 regions belonging to 10 EU Member States and 4 countries from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA).
_ EU member states: Bulgaria (entire country); Croatia (entire country); Cyprus (entire country); France (Corsica, Occitania, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and Rhône-Alpes); Greece (entire country); Italy (Abruzzo, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Umbria, Valle D'Aoste, and Veneto); Malta (entire country); Portugal (the Algarve, Alentejo, and Lisbon); Slovenia (entire country); Spain (Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Castilla-la-Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, Comunidad de Madrid, Murcia, Valencia, Ceuta, and Melilla)
Note: The Portuguese regions that may apply to become partners in the consortium are: the Algarve, Alentejo, and Lisbon. Other regions may apply to become associate partners.
_ IPA countries: Albania (entire country); Bosnia and Herzegovina (entire country); Montenegro (entire country); Republic of North Macedonia (entire country)
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