Interreg North-West Europe (NWE)

📅 Get ready for the 𝐍𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 on 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 in Luxembourg 🇱🇺 for a day dedicated to 𝑪𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕. 🚨Fresh updates now online: 🔹a first glimpse of the 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 🔹an exciting 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: the event should mark the official opening of the first call for capitalisation, designed to support the further uptake and roll-out of project outputs 👀 Curious about what’s in store? Get a 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 of the themes, sessions, and what the cap calls could mean for your project. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dEcNzgxv Stay tuned for registration opening in September! #event #interreg #capitalisation #cooperation

🚛💨 When you think about transporting goods, do you picture big trucks or busy motorways? ⛵ Well, there's another way! The #InterregNWE 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 project is harnessing the power of rivers and canals to move goods more sustainably across North-West Europe. 🔎 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dYXgX4G2 📽️ Curious to see how it works in real life? Watch the Caen pilot video, where the 15 km canal is used to 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 fresh scallops not by truck, but by electric boat and cargo bike! ↩️ https://lnkd.in/eQ9cnqjJ 📢 What's more? After 1.5 years of cooperation, the WISTAR partnership is proud to present its results at the 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 taking place on 𝟑𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 in Duisburg, Germany. Stay tuned ➡️ wistar.nweurope.eu #Sustainability #InlandWaterways #GreenTransport

📬 Need a quick catch-up on #InterregNWE? Our latest newsletter is out! ➡️https://lnkd.in/gGbyqDic] 📰 What's in store for you? 💡 Key updates on upcoming events and initiatives along with some inspiring NWE project stories for your summer reads. 🔔 Stay informed on the Interreg NWE Programme by subscribing here: ↪ https://lnkd.in/gkU8ek2G #updates #capitalisation

💊💧 Did you know that up to 90% of the medicines we take can end up in our rivers and lakes? These residues enter water systems as active ecotoxic pollutants and can 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, and make it 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 to produce 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. 💡 The #InterregNWE PREWAPHARM project brings together partners from seven countries to tackle this growing challenge. Together, they're working on: 🫗 Transnational strategies for cleaner water 🚮 Smarter medicine use and disposal 🧩Advanced solutions to treat wastewater at its source 📋 Concrete regional action plans 🎥 Hear from the people behind the project Watch the short video below from the #PREWAPHARM kick-off event and discover why transnational cooperation plays such an important role in dealing with this issue. ↪️ https://lnkd.in/dKGTQjwK #PharmaceuticalPollution #WaterQuality

🏺 What can early humans teach us about the future of adhesives? ✈️ Composite materials like carbon fibre and fibreglass are everywhere—from aircrafts to wind turbines—but repairing or recycling them remains a major challenge. 💡 That’s where the #InterregNWE 𝐁𝐢𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐀 project steps in. Project partners are working to develop 𝐛𝐢𝐨-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 that can be detached on-demand, paving the way for better reparability and reuse. 🔬 Recently the 𝐁𝐢𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐀 project took inspiration from the past, testing red ochre, a pigment used for thousands of years. Could this ancient material help shape the adhesives of tomorrow? Dive into the story ↩️ https://lnkd.in/dsXvNTS7 #CircularEconomy #biobasedmaterials Alessandro Aleo

🌄 Looking for an inspiring holiday adventure in North-West Europe that combines physical activity, stunning landscapes, and powerful history? 👉Today is your lucky day! The #InterregNWE #REFOOT project has officially launched 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐀 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥, a new 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 dedicated to highlighting Canada’s role in the liberation of North-West Europe. 🥾🏔️This unique trail spans from Juno Beach in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France, crossing through Belgium and the Netherlands before ending just inside Germany. Along the way, hikers can discover over 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬, museums and stories, many of which remain underrepresented in mainstream WWII narratives. 🔎 Ready to plan your journey? All route information and related stories are freely accessible via the LRE Foundation website and app, offering interactive maps, historical insights, and practical tools. ↪️ https://lnkd.in/dKx_x-fQ #SustainableTourism #WWIIHistory

🌡️ Are you having a hard time cooling off amid this Europe-wide heatwave? 🏡 Check the 24 𝑆𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝑇𝑖𝑝𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑁𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑑 released by #InterregNWE Cool Neighbourhoods project! ✅ Are you sure you’re doing everything you can to keep your home cool, green your neighbourhood, and save energy? Take the checklist quiz in their post below to find out! 🏙️ The project aims at helping urban areas become more resilient to extreme heat while improving liveability by implementing 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 at the neighbourhood level in 𝟗 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 and engaging local communities in the process. 🌐 Want to know more? ➡️https://lnkd.in/gxKdfRqw #heatwave #interreg #UrbanResilience

🔙 Throwback to the "Through the Youth Lens: Stories of Transnational Cooperation" exhibition at the European Parliament! From 24 to 27 June 2025, this inspiring exhibition organised with the support of passionate Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVYs), showcased the powerful impact of transnational cooperation across Europe 🇪🇺 🎤 The opening ceremony, hosted by MEP Sandro Gozi, highlighted how Interreg is more than a funding instrument: it’s a 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. Moray Gilland, Head of Unit for Macro-regions and Transnational Cooperation at the European Commission, joined the event and emphasised the fact that 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬. #InterregNWE Smart Carbon Farming project representative Matthieu Duval was also there to present the added value of transnational cooperation in their project, which is seeking to to promote a 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 through tailored carbon monitoring and management systems adapted to regional conditions. 👀 Interested in the impact of transnational cooperation? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝, exciting updates are coming soon! Interreg North Sea Programme Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic Interreg Sudoe Programme Interreg Alpine Space Interreg Euro-MED Programme Interreg IPA ADRION Programme 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧 Interreg NEXT MED Programme Interreg Baltic Sea Region Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Interreg Danube Region Programme #InterregYouth #CohesionPolicy

 🔋This Monday 23 June we had an energising start to the week as we joined the “𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬” event in Strasbourg, which was part of the 26th European Conference on Energy Transition (AETE).   💡Did you know Interreg supports energy security and advances hydrogen solutions across Europe ?   🎤 Four inspiring projects took the stage to present their results and this is what we learned:   ⚡ Cellules énergétiques GR Interreg Grande Région - Großregion While energy cells can help increase the share of renewable energies in the grid across regions, today we lack low voltage grids across borders to also implement energy cells across borders. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 within EU Member States in a first step can bring us closer to the vision of 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 and maximising its efficient distribution within the EU.   🌡️ Calorie Kehl-Strasbourg 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇫🇷 Interreg Rhin Supérieur | Oberrhein The cities of Kehl and Strasbourg are building 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 from a steel plant that exceeds the demand in Kehl to the people of Strasbourg. Envisaged first energy delivery: 2028. Bringing the spirit of a European Energy Union to life!   🚛 H2MA Interreg Alpine Space The project has been planning a 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐬 for heavy freight and passenger transport. It has enhanced cooperation between public authorities and businesses and has suggested ways to align hydrogen mobility strategies at local and national levels.   💧 Green SKHy - A transnational initiative for hydrogen skills #InterregNWE The project is here to prepare engineers to 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 and to set new standards for skills certifications, giving the sector greater visibility and recognition. If they had two wishes to remove barriers for hydrogen technology and its acceptance? EU-wide recognised certification for hydrogen engineers and a more nuanced approach to where and when hydrogen technology adds value.   👩🏻🔬 The audience even had the pleasure to witness how hydrogen is produced in an electrolyser model presented by Green SKHy!   👏 Many thanks to the Région Grand Est and Struktur-und Genehmigungsdirektion Süd (SGD Süd) for organising the event, and to all speakers, participants, and supporting Interreg programmes who contributed to this dynamic and insightful event! #AETE2025 #energytransition #interreg

♻️ Did you know? In 2017, less than 1% of building components in the EU were reused after their first life – a wake-up call for sustainable material management in construction. That’s exactly where the Interreg North-West Europe PREUSE project comes in. Working with cities, regions, and public actors, PREUSE is developing pilot reuse centres – hubs for storing and processing reclaimed building materials. 🏙️ Today, PREUSE partners are in Ville de Roubaix, a former textile-industry city in Northern France, for a site visit. 🏗️The focus? A reuse centre transforming a former industrial wasteland into a hub for salvaged materials – aligned with the city’s urban renewal plans. Learn more about PREUSE: https://buff.ly/9lLVnrh #Interreg #circulareconomy #construction #reuse