Take part in European Territorial Cooperation consultation

The Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on European Territorial Cooperation programmes 2021-2027.

European Territorial Cooperation (otherwise known as Interreg) programmes are EU funding programmes that give money to organisations from different countries to work together on a project.

These programmes cover different geographical areas and have different aims. Each of the projects funded by the programmes help the programme achieve its aims. The organisations doing the project must normally be from the geographical area covered by the programme.

Non- EU countries also take part in these programmes. 

Scotland is currently part of 7 European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes:

• Atlantic Area
• Interreg Europe
• North Sea
• North West Europe
• Northern Ireland-Ireland-Scotland 
• Northern Periphery and Arctic
• Urbact

The current European Territorial Cooperation programmes run from 2014-2020. The new programmes, which will run from 2021-2027, are now starting to be designed. 

The Scottish Government is therefore keen to inform our own thinking on the design of the future programmes, so that we can work together with partner countries in the programmes to design something which meets our shared needs. 

The consultation closes on 27 March 2020.

Go to the Scottish Government consultation website to find out more and have your say.