The INTERREG Italy-Croatia Programme aims to strengthen cooperation between eligible areas by promoting actions for integrated territorial development, within the priorities of the European Union's cohesion policy.

For the 2021-2027 period, the Program has confirmed the same geographical areas of Italy and Croatia as in the previous programming:

Eligible Areas
 

Italy: Abruzzo (Teramo, Pescara e Chieti), Molise (Campobasso), Puglia (Brindisi, Lecce, Foggia, Bari e Barletta-Andria-Trani), Veneto (Venezia, Padova, Rovigo), Friuli
Venezia Giulia (Pordenone, Udine, Gorizia, Trieste), Emilia Romagna (Ferrara, Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena, Rimini), Marche (Pesaro-Urbino, Ancona, Macerata, Ascoli Piceno, Fermo).

Croatia: Primorsko-goranska, Ličko-senjska, Zadarska, Šibensko-kninska, Splitsko-dalmatinska, Istarska, Dubrovačko-neretvanska e Karlovačka.

The Program is structured around the following five thematic areas:

1. Blue Economy: Research and innovation, and skills for businesses.
2. Environment and Resilience: Adaptation to climate change, biodiversity, and marine pollution.
3. Maritime Transport: Multimodality and cross-border connections.
4. Culture and Tourism: Sustainable development through the tourism and cultural resources of coastal areas.
5. Cooperation and Governance: Improvement of institutional collaboration and reduction of administrative obstacles.

For the 2021-2027 programming period of INTERREG Italy-Croatia, a total of €216.23 million will be made available. For the University, the funding provided by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) amounts to a maximum of 80%, while the remaining part is provided by the Italian revolving fund.

Managing Authority: Veneto Region: interreg@regione.veneto.it 

The INTERREG Italy-Slovenia Programme aims, also for the 2021-2027 programming period, to strengthen cooperation among eligible areas by promoting actions for integrated territorial development, within the framework of the Union's cohesion policy priorities. The programme will be developed with a view to continuity and capitalization on what was achieved in the previous period 2014-2020, which funded 63 projects in the fields of competitiveness, research and innovation, protection and enhancement of cultural and natural resources, and cross-border services.

Eligible Areas

Italy: Veneto (Venezia) e Friuli Venezia Giulia (Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia e Trieste).

Slovenia: Notranjsko-kraška, Osrednjeslovenska, Gorenjska, Obalno-kraška e Goriška.

For the 2021-2027 programming period of INTERREG Italy-Slovenia, 88.6 million euros will be made available. For the University, the portion of funding provided by the ERDF amounts to a maximum of 80%, while the remaining portion is provided by the Italian Revolving Fund.

Managing Authority: Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia adg.itaslo@regione.fvg.it

The INTERREG Italy-Austria 2021-2027 Programme has been designed based on the objectives and requirements of the European Commission, as well as through public consultations and analyses of needs, opportunities, challenges, strengths, and weaknesses in the Programme Area.

Eligible Areas

Italy: Trentino Alto Adige (Bolzano), Veneto (Belluno, Vicenza, Treviso), Friuli Venezia Giulia (Pordenone, Udine, Gorizia, Trieste).

Austria: Carinzia (Carinzia Bassa, Klagenfurt -Villach, Alta Carinzia), Salisburgo (Salisburgo, Pinzgau -Pongau, Lungau), Tirolo (Innsbruck, Tiroler Oberland, Bassa Tirolo, 
Außerfern e Osttirol).

The Program is structured around the following priorities:

1. Innovation and businesses
2. Climate change and biodiversity
3. Sustainable and cultural tourism
4. Local development
5. Reduction of administrative barriers

For the 2021-2027 programming period, the Program has a budget of 91 million euros from ERDF funds. For the University, the portion of funding provided by the ERDF amounts to a maximum of 80%, while the remaining portion is covered by the Italian Revolving Fund.

Managing Authority: Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol peter.gamper@provinz.bz.it