Cooperating for the future
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.
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.
Image from the AVATAR project. Photo by Shane Woodford
See the annual report summaries
Read our annual report summaries to catch a glimpse of the high points in each year:
Relive the North Sea Conferences
See the photo albums from our North Sea Conferences:
North Sea Conference 2022 (Bruges, Belgium)
North Sea Conference 2020 (online)
North Sea Conference 2019 (Marstrand, Sweden)
North Sea Conference 2018 (Østfold, Norway)
North Sea Conference 2017 (Göttingen, Germany)
The North Sea Region - home to game-changing ideas