Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Türkiye Programme Continues Preparations for Combating Forest Fires, Floods and Landslides

An online meeting was held with the Turkish potential beneficiaries of the prospective strategic project under the objective “A Europe Closer to its Citizens” within the frame work of Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Türkiye Programme 2021-2027. An online meeting was held chaired by Şebnem Sözer, Head of Department for Cross-border Cooperation of the Directorate for EU Affairs, […]
Green Transition Call Event under the Interreg NEXT Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme held in Marseille

The French National Authority of the Interreg NEXT Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme organized an information day just days before the launch of the second call for proposals. The event took place at the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regional authority, and was attended both in person and online by programme officials as well as potential applicants from the […]
Interreg Cooperation Programmes Met at Harvest Event for the Post-2027 Period
Representatives from countries involved in a total of 86 cross-border, transnational, interregional, and outermost regions programmes implemented across the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean under Interreg—one of the tools of the European Union’s Cohesion Policy and Neighborhood Policy supporting Cross-border Cooperation—came together to shape the future of these programmes. The event, organized by the […]
Training of the Controllers Responsible for the Supervision of the Expenditures of the 2021-2027 Projects of the Cross-border Cooperation Programmes Completed

The second training, the first of which was held online, took place physically at the Directorate for EU Affairs, the National Authority for the Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin and Mediterranean Sea Basin and Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Türkiye Programmes. The training started with the opening remarks of Serdar Öztürk, Deputy Director General of Financial Cooperation and Project […]
Interview on Interreg NEXT Programmes in Türkiye in 3 Questions

What is the secret of successful cooperation, what does Türkiye’s participation in two separate Interreg NEXT Programmes mean? And what are the dynamics behind Türkiye’s intense interest in these programmes? TESIM, which provides technical support to the Interreg NEXT Programmes, asked the questions and Dr. Şebnem Sözer, Head of the Department of Cross-border Cooperation of the […]
Türkiye Celebrated its 20th Anniversary in Interreg Programmes at the European Week of Regions and Cities

The Directorate for EU Affairs, which is responsible for the implementation of the Interreg Programmes in Türkiye as the National Authority, celebrated the 20th anniversary of Türkiye’s participation in the Interreg Programmes with a stand at this year’s European Week of Regions and Cities. At the stand, Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Türkiye, Interreg NEXT Black Sea Basin […]
Türkiye and Romania Shared Own Experiences with the Madeira-Azores-Canarias and Indian Ocean Programmes

Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) aims at cooperation with countries on the external borders of the European Union and find solutions to common problems together. The European Commission is also targeting cooperation between the NDICI Programmes and the Interreg programmes, where interregional cooperation and cross-border cooperation programmes are implemented. Thus, it is planned […]
High Interest in Interreg NEXT Mediterranean Programme: Turkiye Ranks Second in Funding Demand

Interreg NEXT Akdeniz Programı’nın yeşil dönüşüm temalı 83.7 milyon değerindeki ikinci çağrı başvuruları kapandı. 2,2 milyar avro değerinde 814 proje başvurusu gerçekleştirildi. Söz konusu başvurularda 15 ülkeden 5.294 kurum yer aldı. Yapılan başvurular kapsamında ülke başına talep edilen AB fonu miktarında İtalya 305,8 milyon avro ile birinci olurken, İtalya’yı 262,4 milyon avro ile Türkiye takip […]
Closing Ceremony of the Strategic Project of the Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Turkey Programme for 2014-2020

The Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Türkiye Programme, one of the three cross-border cooperation programmes developed as part of the European Union’s integration strategy and implemented since 2003, has implemented a strategic project for the first time in the 2014-2020 period. With a budget of €3.3 2.855 million, the Cross-border Cooperation for Blue Growth project has become the […]
The Fourth Monitoring Commitee Meeting of the Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Türkiye Programme Held in Edirne

The Monitoring Committee, the decision-making mechanism of the Interreg IPA Bulgaria-Turkey Program, for which the Directorate for EU Affairs is the National Authority, held its fourth meeting for the 2021-2027 period in Edirne. The opening speeches of the meeting were delivered by Serdar Öztürk, Deputy Director General for Financial Cooperation and Project Implementation of the […]