Coordination and cooperation: how can we achieve these in Interreg?

Summary:

Since 2014, we - Interact – have been working to address the questions of inter-programme capacity and competence, and coordination and cooperation across programmes. The background idea for our work has always been to provide programme staff with knowledge and skills to better coordinate and cooperate with other funding sources. We have introduced the concept of inter-programme capacity and competence, and the questions why to coordinate and cooperate, with whom and how. Steps have been set out along a logical path, allowing for some detours, from why coordinate and cooperate to with whom and, subsequently, how to coordinate and cooperate.

To address the question of how to coordinate and cooperate for the benefit of a programme, a small group of Interreg programmes – a Task Force – was set up. The objective of the Task Force was to develop and describe different options of coordination and cooperation that could inspire Interreg programmes to action.

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