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  1. An institution, body, office or agency established by or based on the Treaty on European Union and the Treaties establishing the European Communities.

    All education and training facilities for people of different age groups.

    An intergovernmental organization having legal personality under public international law or a specialized agency established by such an international organization. An international organization, the majority of whose members are Member States or Associated Countries and whose main objective is to promote scientific and technological cooperation in Europe, is an International Organization of European Interest.

    A person with legal rights and obligations. Unlike a legal entity, a natural person does not have a legal act (e.g. association, limited liability company, etc.).

    An NPO is an institution or organization which, by virtue of its legal form, is not profit-oriented or which is required by law not to distribute profits to its shareholders or individual members. An NGO is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that does not represent business interests. Pursues a common purpose for the benefit of society.

    A partnership, corporation, person, or agency that is for-profit and not operated by the government.

    Any government or other public administration, including public advisory bodies, at the national, regional or local level.

    A research institution is a legal entity established as a non-profit organization whose main objective is to conduct research or technological development. A college/university is a legal entity recognized by its national education system as a university or college or secondary school. It may be a public or private institution.

    A microenterprise, a small or medium-sized enterprise (business) as defined in EU Recommendation 2003/361. To qualify as an SME for EU funding, an enterprise must meet certain conditions, including (a) fewer than 250 employees and (b) an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million. These ceilings apply only to the figures for individual companies.

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  1. Governance, partnership: Projects aimed at increasing the application of multilevel and transnational or cross-border governance, designing and testing appropriate governance structures and mechanisms. Also cooperation between public institutions on any theme.

    Innovation capacity and awareness-raising: Actions that increase a person’s or organisation’s capacity for innovation (not innovation as such), and that establish the capacity to diffuse and apply innovation; projects that stimulate innovation in different areas and innovation capacities; strengthening and empowering of innovation networks.

    Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks: Projects working on the improvement of institutional cross-border co-operation and capacities, on renewing and simplifying administrative management through long term cooperation between institutions (e.g. Euregion), on establishing and sharing regional knowledge and intercultural understanding and cohesion. It also deals with cooperations between universities, health care facilities, schools and sports organisations, as well as with management and capacity building.

    Activities focussing on agricultural products, organic farming, horticulture, as well as forest management and wood products; furthermore the development of the food sector, food chains, organic food production, and seafood products and any topics related to animals and fishing.

    Agriculture and fisheries and forestry: Projects focussing on agricultural products (i.e. fruits, meat, olives, etc.), organic farming, horticulture, as well as forest management and wood products. Also the development of the agro-food sector, food chains, organic food production, and seafood products. Any topics related to animals (i.e. health, management) and fishing (i.e. sustainable fishery, aquaculture).

    Soil and air quality: Projects that deal with any topic against soil and air pollution, except water pollution, for example, reduction of soil and air contamination, pollution-management systems, but also prevention and eradication of soil erosion, new ways of improving air quality (also indoors) and soil/air knowledge in general.

    Climate change and biodiversity projects assisting mitigation and adaption to climate change and environmental impacts of climate change. Development of low carbon technologies and strategies, reduction of CO2 emissions from all sectors. Promotion of biodiversity, new instruments to enhance biodiversity and natural protection.

    Soil and air quality projects that deal with any topic against soil and air pollution, except water pollution, for example, reduction of soil and air contamination, pollution-management systems, but also prevention and eradication of soil erosion, new ways of improving air quality (also indoors) and soil/air knowledge in general.

    Water management projects about management and distribution of drinking water, integrated sustainable water management, monitoring systems for water supply and improving drinking water quality; also water treatment (wastewater), in particular, innovative technologies to improve wastewater, treatments in the purification of industrial and domestic wastewater and water reuse policies. Waterways, lakes and rivers: This deals with any topics on waterways, lakes and rivers, from improving water quality, protecting and developing of ecosystems or sustainable wetland management.

    Activities that protect, promote and enhance cultural and natural heritage, increase the attractiveness through preservation and valorisation of common cultural and natural heritage in a sustainable manner, and improve and develop cultural and natural heritage objects, services and products. Cultural heritage management, art and culture, (maritime) heritage routes, access to cultural and natural heritage. Also all topics on cultural services such as festivals, concerts, art workshops.

    Cultural heritage and arts projects that protect, promote and enhance cultural and natural heritage, increase the attractiveness through preservation and valorisation of common cultural and natural heritage in a sustainable manner, and improve and develop cultural and natural heritage objects, services and products. Cultural heritage management, art and culture, (maritime) heritage routes, access to cultural and natural heritage. Also all topics on cultural services such as festivals, concerts, art workshops.

    Tourism projects dealing with the promotion of natural assets, and the protection and development of natural heritage, as well as increasing the touristic attractiveness through the better use of natural, cultural and historical heritage. Also projects about improved tourist services/products, development of ecotourism models, tourism development strategies.

    Sustainable management of natural resources projects focussing on the protection, promotion and valorization, and sustainable management and conservation of natural areas (habitats, geo parks, protected areas, etc.). Also projects focussing on preserving and enhancing cultural and natural heritage and landscape, as well as protecting the marine environment.

    Projects on waste management (innovative services and strategies), ecological waste treatment, treatment techniques/systems; waste disposal and recycling (improvement of recycling, innovative recycling technologies, recovery of organic waste, repair & re-use centres and networks); also prevention of pollution and pollution control (ecological and circular economy, marine littering, etc.).

    Labour market and employment: creating employment opportunities and/or optimising jobs, academic (un)employment and job mobility, workforce attraction and improvement of employment conditions for different groups.

    SME and entrepreneurship: strengthening SME capacities, boosting entrepreneurial activities in different sectors and for different groups, supporting social entrepreneurship, creating business support/advisory systems for start-ups/spin-offs/incubators, improving the competitiveness of SMEs, and promoting new business processes.

    Community integration and common identity projects that build identity, create a more cohesive society, promote positive relations through an increased provision of shared spaces and services.

    Demographic change and immigration is about projects tackling major societal challenges like demographic change in different areas and migration, in particular, aging society (active aging, best agers, silver economy strategies) and related new public services (adaptation of key services and infrastructure), social and spatial segregation, and brain drain. Also all topics on migration (policy tools, strategic planning, integration).

    All projects where ICT has a significant role, including tailor-made ICT solutions in different fields, as well as digital innovation hubs, open data, Internet of Things; ICT access and connecting (remote) areas with digital infrastructure and services; services and applications for citizens (e-health, e-government, e-learning, e-inclusion, etc.); services and applications for companies (e-commerce, networking, digital transformation, etc.).

    This is about the mitigation and management of risks and disasters, and the anticipation and response capacity towards the actors regarding specific risks and management of natural disasters, for example, prevention of flood and drought hazards, forest fire, strong weather conditions, etc.. It is also about risk assessment and safety.

    Education and training projects on expanding educational opportunities, reducing barriers in the field of education, improving higher education and lifelong learning, training and labour mobility, educational networks, higher vocational education, common learning programmes.

    Topics on energy management, energy-saving methods, evaluating energy efficiency measurements, energy rehabilitation/efficiency in buildings / public infrastructure, promotion of energy efficiency, cooperation among experienced energy efficiency firms, institutions and local administrations, co-generation.

    Projects focussing on wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal and other renewable energy, increasing the production of sustainable renewable energy and improving research capacities in biomass. Also projects focussing on storage and management of renewable energy, new technologies, sustainable regional bioenergy policies and financial Instruments for investments on renewable energy.

    Social projects concerning people with disabilities and excluded groups; enhancement of the capacity of children, young people, women and elderly; creation of infrastructure to improve access for disabled people, integration of socially vulnerable people; innovate in the care of victims of gender violence, social inclusion of women, etc.

    This deals with the development of health and social services and improved accessibility and efficiency for different groups (elderly, children, etc.). It is also about new healthcare models and medical diagnosis and treatments (dementia, cancer, diabetes, etc.), hospitals, care management, and rare diseases, as well as improving wellbeing and promoting sports.

    Projects about (organised) crime, efficient and secure borders, such as enhancing the effectiveness of the police in the prevention of drug crimes, the development of safety services, or tackling security and organised crime issues.

    Activities related to:

    • Transport and mobility covering all sorts of transport (incl. urban transport) and mobility.
    • Improving transport connections dealing with traffic and/or transport connections, rehabiliation/modernisation, better connectivity, improving accessibility/connections, but also public transport.
    • Multimodal transport and logistics and freight transport focusing on using different means of transport, developing multimodal connections, optimising intermodal transport chains; offering multimodal logistics solutions and providing access to clean, efficient and multimodal transport corridors and hubs; establishing cooperation among logistic centres and developing multimodal mobility strategies.

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    • urban development, such as planning and design of cities and urban areas, urban renewal, urban-rural links (climate, sustainable mobility, water efficiency, participation, sustainable land use, smart cities, public urban areas, regeneration)
    • regional planning and development, such as the implementation of regional development policies/instruments and programmes, sustainable land use management plans, integrated regional action plans, spatial planning, and marine protected area management.
    • rural and peripheral development, referring to remote, sparsely populated areas, rural community development, and rural economics, in particular access to remote areas and policies for rural areas.
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Interreg Poland-Saxony

Parent programEuropean Regional Development Fund
Link to the programde.plsn.eu

Content of program

short description

The Interreg Poland - Saxony 2021-2027 cooperation program supports cross-border cooperation projects within the framework of the "European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg)" objective, which promote the further development of the Saxon-Polish border region and the growing together.

program objectives

The following priorities and specific objectives were developed as part of the program:

  • P1: A sustainable border area - climate change prevention and adaptation
    • SO 1.1: Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster prevention and resilience, taking into account ecosystem-based approaches
  • P2: A border region worth living in - education, culture and tourism
    • SO 2.1: Improving equitable access to inclusive and quality education, training and lifelong learning services by developing accessible infrastructure, including by promoting the resilience of distance and online learning in education and training
    • SO 2.2: Strengthen the role of culture and sustainable tourism for economic development, social inclusion and social innovation
  • P3: A dialog-oriented border region - cooperation between residents and institutions
    • SO 3.1: The Interreg-specific objective "Better governance in relation to cooperation", 6.6 further measures to support "Better governance in relation to cooperation"

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Expected results

The program proposes the following (non-exhaustive list) measures:

P1: A sustainable border area - climate change prevention and adaptation

  • SO 1.1: Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster prevention and resilience, taking into account ecosystem-based approaches
    • Prevention of and adaptation to climate change
    • Mitigating the effects of extreme weather
    • Prevention and mitigation of natural disasters
    • Joint climate adaptation measures
    • Cross-border crisis management
    • System for cooperation between emergency response units

P2: A border region worth living in - education, culture and tourism

  • SO 2.1: Improve equal access to inclusive and quality education, training and lifelong learning services by developing accessible infrastructure, including by promoting the resilience of distance and online learning in education and training
    • Cooperation between educational and scientific institutions in the design of educational development programs
    • Strengthening relationships between education, science and business
    • Vocational education and training
    • Cooperation for the cross-border development of skilled workers:
      • Monitoring the demand for shortage and surplus occupations,
      • Removing obstacles to labor mobility on the cross-border labor market
    • Use of digital technologies for education and the labor market
    • Measures in the areas of education and lifelong learning
    • Promoting the development of entrepreneurship, increasing the willingness to innovate and promoting approaches to ecologically sustainable management
  • SO 2.2: Strengthening the role of culture and sustainable tourism for economic development, social inclusion and social innovation
    • Strengthening the role of culture and sustainable tourism for economic development, social inclusion and social innovation
    • Revitalizing the tourism industry and culture after the collapse due to restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Marketing the assisted area as an attractive tourism region, including for longer stays
    • Development and marketing of year-round tourism offers
    • Development and implementation of joint tourism strategies and integrated offers
    • Establishing and developing infrastructure for active and cultural tourism
    • Networking of tourism stakeholders
    • Investment in the preservation and restoration of tangible and intangible cultural and natural heritage with cross-border significance, including the development and use of digital models and applications (digital reconstructions, information portals, virtual/augmented reality applications)
    • Cooperation in the development of analyses, strategies and pilot solutions as well as the exchange of knowledge in the area of protection of the common natural and cultural heritage in the funding area and the development of joint cultural offerings
    • In the case of investment projects, only projects should be funded:
      • that are important for the development of the border region
      • support the intensification of tourism on both sides of the border
      • aim to raise the profile of the Saxon-Polish border region

P3: A dialog-oriented border region - cooperation between residents and institutions

  • SO 3.1: The Interreg-specific objective "Better governance in relation to cooperation", 6.6 further measures to support "Better governance in relation to cooperation"
    • Promoting cooperation in the field of healthcare:
      • Strengthening institutional capacities for cooperation
      • Promotion of legal and administrative cooperation
    • Creating and improving the conditions for cross-border cooperation between companies and business associations
    • Cooperation in the field of environment and low-emission economy:
      • Exchange of best practices, promotion of cooperation
      • Raising awareness and promoting environmentally friendly behavior among residents of the border region
    • Cross-border cooperation in the field of public transport - development, marketing, coordination
    • Cooperation on cross-border aspects of spatial planning/regional development
    • Cooperation in the field of public safety
    • Joint activities in the assisted area to build cooperation and trust and to promote getting to know each other
    • Cooperation to overcome existing barriers, including the language barrier and to strengthen multilingualism in the public sphere

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Regions / countries for fundingGermany (Deutschland), Poland (Polska)
eligible entities
Partners
Education and training institution,  Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO),  Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME),  Private institution, incl. private company (private for profit),  Public Body (national, regional and local; incl. EGTCs),  International organization,  Research Institution incl. University,  Other
Mandatory partnershipYes
Project Partnership

Partners on both sides of the border must participate in each project. One partner must be the lead partner. The lead partner signs the grant agreement.

Funding is available for projects which address common challenges and which can only be effectively and efficiently addressed and/or solved with the participation of project partners from both Member States.

The projects implemented in a cross-border partnership must bring added value to the funding area (on both sides of the border).

Criteria for cross-border cooperation:

  • joint project development (mandatory)
  • joint implementation (mandatory)
  • joint financing
  • joint project personnel
other eligibility criteria

The eligible area of the program covers:

  • on the Polish side:
    • the Jeleniogórski sub-region in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship: the districts of Bolesławiecki, Jaworski, Karkonoski, Kamiennogórski, Lubański, Lwówecki, Zgorzelecki, Złotoryjski and the city of Jelenia Góra
    • the Żarski district in the Lubuskie voivodeship
  • on the Saxon side:
    • the districts of Görlitz and Bautzen

Additional information

Topics Administration & Governance, Institutional Capacity & Cooperation,  Air Quality, Biodiversity & Environment, Climate & Climate Change, Water quality & management,  Arts & Culture, Cultural Heritage, Tourism,  Competitiveness of Enterprises, Employment/Labour Market, SME & entrepreneurship,  Digitalisation, Digital Society, ICT,  Disaster Prevention, Resilience, Risk Management,  Education & Training, Children & Youth, Media,  Health, Social Services, Sports,  Justice, Safety & Security,  Mobility & Transport,  Rural & Urban Development/Planning
Relevance for EU Macro-RegionEUSBSR - EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs)
Program documents Interreg Polen-Sachsen Programmübersicht 2021-2027 (2637kB)
Interreg Polen- Sachsen Programmhandbuch 2021-2027 (998kB)
ContactInterreg Poland-Saxony Joint Secretariat
+48 71 7580 980
kontakt@plsn.eu
Website