Cooperating for the future

Global heating, loss of biodiversity and emerging technology. The Interreg North Sea Region Programme responds to a wide range of pressing issues in our region.

We do this by supporting innovative partnerships to work together across borders. Our projects strive to make the North Sea Region a smarter, greener and more liveable place for its 60+ million citizens.

How we work

In our projects, public sector organisations typically work together with companies, knowledge institutions, and NGOs. This set-up enables practitioners and experts to pool their knowledge and find viable solutions to complex problems. It also provides a perfect test bed for piloting new ideas in a variety of real-life settings.

Most partnerships are unlikely to happen without Interreg support. But once set up, many networks and partnerships continue working together long after the project has been completed.

Between 2014 and 2023, we supported 73 projects in the North Sea Region with a total budget of approximately €359 million. The projects covered a wide range of aspects within our four priority themes.

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Interreg in a nutshell

Interreg is a family of EU programmes supporting cohesion and regional development across the European Union. In Interreg, cooperation across borders is a key tool to build a better future for all.

We are proud to be part of Interreg - a key driver of a more sustainable and inclusive Europe.

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Discover our impacts

Find highlights and examples of the positive change our projects have catalysed.

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Dive into our projects

Check out the projects' own websites to discover more about their achievements, see all the tools and solutions they developed and find contact information.