The Managing Authority of Interreg Greece-Italy Programme is launching the 3rd Call for Operations of Strategic Importance SO2.4, with a budget of €13.350.000 million. The EU contribution is 75% and the project co-financing is 25% of the total eligible costs. Geographical coverage of the call extends to 6 regions from 2 EU countries, Greece and Italy.
The present Call concerns the Operation of Strategic Importance foreseen in the Programme Document, in the context of Priority 2 – Specific Objective 2.4 “Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system-based approaches” as foreseen in the approved Programme.
In the context of the present Call, the potential Lead Beneficiary with the relevant partnership scheme of the proposed project, as approved to participate, are EXCLUSIVELY invited to submit a detailed Project Proposal (Application Form with all mandatory documents) via MIS.
The eligible beneficiaries are the following:
- MINISTRY OF CLIMATE CRISIS AND CIVIL PROTECTION
- HELLENIC FIRE CORPS
- CALABRIAN REGION
- PUGLIA REGION
- BASILICATA REGION
- REGION OF IONIAN ISLANDS
- REGION OF WESTERN GREECE
- REGION OF EPIRUS
The present Call intends to fund a high quality cross-border project, in which relevant institutions cooperate to make border regions more resilient to common challenges, find shared solutions in the field of climate change adaptation, disaster risk prevention and resilience 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.
The actions taken must seek to maximize territorial impact across the Programme area through synergies, capitalization, aligning with EUSAIR Macro Regional Strategy with a focus on civil protection and logistics platforms.
The project objectives and the proposed activities shall be clear and in-line with the Programme priorities, contribute to the achievement of Programme indicators and both shall have an impact on Greece-Italy area.
Potential Applicants, in order to understand the main features of the Call, develop their project idea and draft their detailed proposal, are encouraged to carefully read:
- the Terms of Reference of 3rd Call for Operations of Strategic Importance SO2.4 here
- the Application Package / Supporting documents & guides here.
Applicants should send their questions electronically to the email info@greece-italy.eu.
The date for the submission of the Application Form via MIS is:
- from 24/01/2025 (start date for submission of proposals), time 15:00 Greek local time (CET+1)
- until 11/03/2025 (deadline for submission of proposals), time 14:00 Greek local time (CET+1) at the latest.