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Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme

The Managing Authority of the Interreg NEXT Cross-Border Cooperation Programme in the Mediterranean Sea Basin is the Administration of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia. The countries expected to participate in the program in the period 2021-2027 are Algeria, Southern Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia.

The program area of the Programme in Türkiye consists of these cities: Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli, Balıkesir, Çanakkale, Izmir, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Antalya, Isparta, Burdur, Adana, Mersin, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye, Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak  regions.

It is the first time that Türkiye has participated in the Programme and has been involved in the process since the first stage of the 2021-2027 preparation process. The program document was approved by the European Commission in December 2022.

The new era budget of the program is 281.473.092,00 euros. In this regard, the program is one of the EU's highest-budget cross-border Programmes.

The first call for proposals for the programme is expected in first week of December

Policy Objectives of the Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme:

1) Policy Objective 1: A more competitive and smarter Europe

  • Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies
  • Enhancing sustainable growth and competitiveness of SMEs and job creation in SMEs, including by productive investments

 

2) Policy Objective 2: A greener, low-carbon Europe

  • Promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • Promoting climate change adaptation, and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches
  • Promoting access to water and sustainable water management
  • Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy

 

3) PO 4: A more social and inclusive Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights

  • Improving equal access to inclusive and quality services in education, training and lifelong learning through developing accessible infrastructure, including by fostering resilience for distance and on-line education and training
  • Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of health systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family- and community-based care

 

4) ISO 1: Interreg-specific objective of a better cooperation governance

  • Other actions to support better cooperation governance

 

 

For further information about the Programme please click here

Funded Projects

For partner search:

https://keep.eu/partners/

https://www.goforenicbc.eu/index.php/en-partnership-videotutorial/

https://www.interregnextmed.eu/apply-for-funding/first-call-for-proposals/find-partners/