The Interreg EMR programme is making EUR 4.2 million available for projects addressing the COVID-19 crisis.

The call is open for cross-border initiatives fostering crisis response capacities in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the sectors of health, public safety and security services, public administrative management as well as social services.

Applicants can apply under priority axis 1/innovation, 3/social inclusion and training, and 4/territorial cohesion.

For this call, the programme offers a simplified application procedure. Applicants only have to complete a basic application form, are encouraged to make use of lump sums and may submit in English only.

Decisions on projects are expected for 24 June 2020.

Check the application pack and submit before 8 June 2020, 4pm.

A webinar for interested applicants was organized on May 28th 2020. Please find here on the Interreg EMR website the presentations from the webinar. 

The news was published on the European Commission's website here.