The Managing Authority of Interreg Greece-Italy Programme is launching the 8th Call for Small Scale Project Proposals / PART A – Specific Objective 2.6 “Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economy” and under Specific Objective 4.6 “Enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation”, with a budget of € 4.458.437,87 EUR (EU & National Funds). 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 8th Call – PART A concerns small scale project proposals as foreseen in the Programme Document, in the context of SO2.6 Circular economy and SO4.6 Culture and sustainable tourism.
In the context of the present Call, the eligible beneficiaries are the following:
- Regional and/or Local public bodies;
- Bodies governed by public law (as defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU);
- Bodies governed by private law, non-profit organisations founded according to private law;
- European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
The present Call intends to support small-scale cross-border initiatives in which relevant institutions cooperate to make border regions more resilient to common challenges, find shared solutions 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 description of Programme priorities and objectives, together with exemplary actions, is provided for in chapter 2 of the Interreg Programme (IP) available at the Programme website, which defines the Programme strategy and Intervention Logic for Interreg VI-A Greece-Italy Programme 2021-2027 as adopted by the European Commission.
Project applicants are invited to submit their detailed proposals (Application Form with all mandatory documents) under one (1) Specific Objective of the Programme and under one (1) Intervention Field, exclusively via MIS. 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.
For 8th Call for Common Project Proposals: PART A – SO2.6 Circular economy and SO4.6 Culture and sustainable tourism:
- The Terms of Reference here
- The Annex 33 Smal Scale Project Guidance here
- The Project & Programme Implementation Manual (PPIM) here
- The Applicant’s Package – documents for submission here
- The Applicant’s Package -Guidelines here
Applicants should send their questions electronically to the email interreg@mou.gr to the
Managing Authority, no later than twenty (20) calendar days before the deadline for the submission of proposals.
The date for the submission of the Application Form via MIS is:
- from 29/07/2026 (start date for submission of proposals), time 14.00 Eastern European Time (CET+1)
- until, exclusively, 09/10/2026 (deadline for submission of proposals), time 14.00 Eastern European Time (CET+1).
