The Managing Authority of the Interreg Greece-North Macedonia Programme is launching the 1st Call for Project Proposals of Common Projects, with a substantial budget of € 18,045 million.

The EU financial support will range from € 700,000 to € 1.5 million per project. The EU contribution is 80% of the project total eligible costs and the project co-financing is 20% of the total eligible costs.

Within the 1st Call for Project Proposals, proposals can be submitted under the following Specific Objectives:

RSO2.6. Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy

RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution

RSO4.5. Ensuring equal access to health care and fostering resilience of healthy systems, including primary care, and promoting the transition from institutional to family- and community-based care

RSO4.6. Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation

The present Call concerns Stage A – Submission of Concept Note by the Lead Beneficiary providing a summary of their proposal with specific implementation data (for more details on the procedure see §9 of ToR).

The 1st Call for Project Proposals intends to select high quality cross-border projects, in which relevant institutions cooperate to make border regions more resilient to common challenges, find shared solutions in fields such as environment, sustainable energy, tourism, health and more, and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas, while enhancing the cooperation process for the purposes of the overall harmonious development of the Union.

Potential Applicants, in order to understand the main features of the Call, develop their project ideas and draft their proposals, are encouraged to carefully read:

the Terms of Reference of the 1st Call for Project Proposals here,
the Concept Note here,
the Application Package / Supporting documents & guides here.

Applicants should send their questions electronically to the email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All questions will be grouped, and the answers will be uploaded at the website of the Programme www.greece-northmacedonia.eu

The dates for the submission of the Concept Note via MIS are:

– from 10/1/2024 (start date for submission of proposals), time 09:00 Greek local time (CET+1)

– until 26/02/2024 (deadline for submission of proposals), time 14:00 Greek local time (CET+1) at the latest.