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Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic

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We support cooperation between communities living in remote and sparsely populated regions in the northernmost part of Europe and Arctic. Together we turn ideas into sustainable solutions to improve the quality of life of people living in the NPA. Explore our funding opportunities!

A cooperation between 7 partner countries

The Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic forms a cooperation between 7 programme partner countries. Interreg NPA is part of the European Union initiatives for a greener and smarter Europe, where no one is left behind. We are one of 79 Interreg programmes putting the EU Cohesion Policy into practice.

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47 Million € budget
30 Approved projects
4 Calls launched

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22.04.2024 Zoom
Event

Online training for the Lead Partners

As the Interreg NPA is striving to improve collaboration and promote inclusivity within the NPA community, we are pleased to invite the Lead Partners to an online training session focusing on Horizontal Principles and fostering greener and more inclusive NPA.

News
15.04.2024

Youth, we are listening!

Inspired by the Youth Manifesto and young people calling for more recognition during the European Year of Youth, the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic has started more proactively engaging with young people. This means meaningful involvement of young people in decision-making and offering a space to voice their visions.

29.05.2024 Brussels
Event

EU Green Week 2024 - Towards a water resilient Europe

The Conference will take place between Wednesday 29 May and Thursday 30 May. Conference registration will open in April.

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11.04.2024

New European Bauhaus festival, a week full of ideas!

As the NEB Festival takes place, find out how the principles of beauty, sustainability and inclusion can also be used in your Interreg NPA project!

News
04.04.2024

Towards a greener, more inclusive and gender balanced NPA

When it comes to addressing global issues at local level, NPA projects can be game changers. Transnational cooperation allows local organisations and people to see beyond their borders to come up with new, fresh, and innovative practices on how to influence behaviour and promote greater inclusivity and sustainability across the region.

News
27.02.2024

EU Arctic Forum programme announced

The European Commission and the European External Action Service will organise a high-level EU Arctic Forum and the Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue on 14 and 15 May 2024 in Brussels.

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21.02.2024

4th Monitoring Committee Meeting

The 4th meeting of the Interreg NPA Monitoring Committee will take place in Mikkeli, Finland on 29th May 2024.

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05.02.2024

4th Call application overview

A huge thank you to all the applicants who submitted their application in the 4th Call. The call closed on 2nd February 2024, 12:00 CET. By the deadline, the Joint Secretariat received 19 applications.

News
11.12.2023

Project report submission opens in Jems

Interreg NPA Jems online system is now ready to receive the 1st project report of Main projects.

News
01.12.2023

Preparatory projects final report submission open

Interreg NPA Jems online system is now ready to receive the final reports of closed preparatory projects.

News
25.10.2023

Partner report control ready to start!

It is now possible to perform the control work on submitted partner reports in Jems.

News
28.09.2023

New dates for the 4th and 5th Call for projects

The Monitoring Committee decided to extend the duration of the Fourth Call for main projects. New dates were also agreed for the Fifth Call, while Preparatory project calls are suspended.

News
07.09.2023

Partner reports can now be submitted!

With the latest upgrade of our Jems system, it is now possible for partners of Main projects to submit their first partner report.

News
17.05.2023

Six new Preparatory projects approved!

The Monitoring Committee of the Interreg NPA 2021-2027 programme approved 6 Preparatory projects, with the aim of developing high quality Main project applications.

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Thematic priorities

A SMARTER Europe

Our priority Strengthening the innovation capacity for resilient and attractive NPA communities

A GREENER Europe

Strengthening the capacity for climate change adaptation, and resource sufficiency in NPA communities

A BETTER Governance

A better Interreg governance: Strengthening the organisational capacity among NPA communities to make use of cooperation opportunities.

Call closed

Thank you for applying!

The 4th call closed on 2nd February 2024 12:00 CET. All submitted applications have now entered a selection process. The decisions will be announced in May 2024. The 5th call will open on 11th June with a deadline on 30th September 2024.

Deadline 02.02.2024 12:00 CET
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Cooperation across 7 countries

We support cooperation projects making communities in the NPA area more sustainable and resilient in ways that recognise the demands of the geographical characteristics of the area. We work with joint challenges and joint opportunities that can best be overcome and realised by transnational cooperation.

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Ideas for a better quality of life

We support organisations who have an idea for improving the quality of life in the NPA area. To do that we fund innovative and creative projects that build on the unique features of peripherality of the NPA regions and bring their communities together to become more sustainable and resilient.

Our programme
NPA 2014-2020

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This is our new Interreg NPA website, we hope you like it and that you will easily find all the information you need. Our old website is still available at the link below, to find projects from the NPA 2014-2020 period or to browse our Map of Results.

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