About the Programme

What is Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027

The Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 enters a new era of multilateral cross-border cooperation between the coastal regions of five EU Member States: Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, and Poland.
Even after more than 30 years of territorial collaboration the Programme demonstrates its relevance, timeliness, and pertinence to the development of the South Baltic area. The future priority and direction of growth is reflected in the motto of the new programming perspective: “United by the sea into action for blue and green future – Innovative, Sustainable, Attractive and Active South Baltic”.

Actions with the focus on economic, environmental, and social development, natural and cultural heritage, and cooperation of different actors in the area are supported by the Programme foremost aiming above all at improving the quality of life of its residents through the blue and green growth of the area.

Official text of the Interreg South Baltic Cooperation Programme approved by the European Commision is available here.

Legal frames of the Programme are set by: Common Provisions Regulation – CPR (2021/1060), Interreg Regulation (2021/1059), ERDF regulation (2021/1058) as well as Taxonomy regulation (2020/852), Financial regulation (2018/1046), regulartions on European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation, public procurement, data protection, GBER, de minimis. The full list can be found in the Programme Manual.

What thematic areas are supported by the Programme?

The Programme recognises 3 types of partners: organisations can act as lead partners, project partners and associated partners.

Depending on the chosen role, the Programme proposes variations of the requirements, eligibility rules, funding volume and scope of tasks.

The following types of organisations can form partnerships and participate in projects supported by the Programme (non-exhaustive list):
•   Public administrations and agencies;
•   Public or private organisations (having either public or non-profit character);
•   Chambers of commerce, trade unions;
•   R&D facilities and educational institutions;
•   Associations of public or private bodies and NGOs;
•   SME associations and clusters;
•   Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Please carefully read the Programme documents to correctly determine the project role considering the conditions stipulated by the Programme.
The coastal regions of 5 EU Member States define the South Baltic Programme area.

Germany: districts (Landkreise) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Nordwestmecklenburg, Rostock, Vorpommern-Rügen, Vorpommern-Greifswald and district-free city (kreisfreie Stadt): Rostock.

Denmark: Regional Municipality of Bornholm and Region Zealand (subregions: Østsjælland, Vest- og Sydsjælland).

Lithuania: counties of Klaipėda, Tauragė and Telšiai

Poland: West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Elbląg Subregion and Olsztyn Subregion (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship);

Sweden: counties of: Kalmar, Blekinge, Skåne and Kronoberg.
The total co-financing allocation from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to the South Baltic Programme for the period 2021-2027 is 87,7 million EUR (excl. Technical Assisstance for the Programme).

The Programme provides 80% as an ERDF co-financing, when each partner contributes 20% of the total project budget.