Programm: Interreg Italy – Croatia

The programme will support cooperation across the Adriatic Sea with the objective to increase the prosperity and the blue growth potential of the area. Through cross-border partnerships, the programme will enhance the local conditions for innovation in the blue economy sectors within the cooperation area. The programme will also improve the climate change monitoring and support the implementation of adaptation measures. This will increase the safety of the area from natural and man-made disasters by additionally implementing innovative and common spatial information systems. These systems will follow the interaction of all ecosystem components, including human activities that affect the environment. To secure environmental sustainability, the programme will also improve marine and coastal transport services and nodes by investing in port infrastructure and maritime transport thus promoting multimodality. Finally, the programme intends to use the natural and cultural heritage as an engine for sustainable and more balanced territorial development by incorporating rural areas and ensuring a better spatial distribution of visitors' flow.

This programme enables regional and local stakeholders from two countries to exchange knowledge and experiences, to develop and implement pilot actions, to test the feasibility of new policies, products and services and to support investments.

The programme will focus on the following five priorities:

1. Blue innovation
2. Safety and resilience
3. Environmental and cultural heritage
4. Maritime transport
5. Technical Assistance

The Programme total budget is 236 890 849 €.

The Programme is co-funded up to 85% by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with a budget of 201 357 220 €.

The remaining share (minimum 15%) by National co-financing. Eu support is devided across the periority axes accordingly:

1. Blue innovation: 24 162 867 €
2. Safety and resilience: 51 346 091 €
3. Environmental and cultural heritage: 70 475 027 €
4. Maritime transport: 43 291 802 €
5. Technical Assistance: 12 081 433 € 

Managing authority:

REGIONE VENETO - Sezione AdG Italia-Croazia
Dorsoduro 3494/A, 30123 Venezia
E-mail: italia.croazia@regione.veneto.it