Interreg Projects

Interreg Meuse-Rhine 2021-2027

Eligible Walloon territory: province of Liège (including the German-speaking community)

Eligible territory outside Wallonia:

• Southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg,
• The German region of Aachen (with the districts of Aachen, Düren, Heinsberg and Euskirchen),
• Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prum,
• Landkreis Vulkaneifel in Rhineland-Palatinate,
• Provinces of Limburg (Belgium)

Eligible territory outside the program area (provided the benefit to the program area is clear):

• Belgium: Flanders, Province of Liège, Province of Limburg, FWB, RW, German-speaking Community of Belgium
• Netherlands: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Province of Limburg
• Germany: Region Aachen-Zweckverband; Ministry of Economy, Industry, Climate Action, Energy Land North Rhine-Westphalia; Rhineland-Palatinate

Priority areas :

• Smarter region (cutting-edge technology; strengthening sustainable growth and SME competitiveness) - € 10,576,149
• Greener region (renewable energies, adaptation to climate change, circular economy) - € 13,166,551
• More social region - € 14,629,035
• Better governance - € 267,853

Funding: 60% ERDF co-financing

Call : call 5 - ongoing as long as budget remains available

• stage 1 : 01/09/2025 (Decision: 08/10/25)
  • 03/11/25 (D.: 17/12/25)
  • 26/01/2026 (D.: 11/03/26)
  • 13/04/2026 (D.: 27/05/26)
• stage 2: all dates above except 1st + 01/07/2026

Consortium: Min. two partners from two different countries

Duration : maximum 36 months

Link: About Interreg

STIPP

The 2ᵉ 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗣 call for projects (𝗦𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀) opens on July 14, 2025.

• Up to 𝟲𝟬𝟬.𝟬𝟬𝟬 € 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝘁,
• 𝟱𝟬 % 𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 of eligible costs,
• Innovation projects 𝗧𝗥𝗟 𝟰 𝗮̀ 𝟵 (preferably ≥ TRL 6),
• 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗲́𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 : 𝟮𝟰 𝗺𝗼𝗶𝘀
• 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝟮 𝗣𝗠𝗘 from 2 different member states (BE, NL, DE)
• Non-SME partners authorized, but not subsidized
• 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 (Wallonia, Flanders, Germany, Netherlands),
• Innovation projects 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹𝘀.

STIPP is aimed at 𝗣𝗠𝗘 𝗱𝗲 𝗹'𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗲-𝗥𝗵𝗶𝗻 (province of Liège & German-speaking community), but a 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲 can also take part 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (with reduced subsidies).

𝗖𝗹𝗼̂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 : 𝟲 𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Interreg Crossroads FrWVl

Eligible Walloon territory: provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Luxembourg

Eligible territory outside Wallonia :

France: Hauts-de-France and Grand-Est departments (Marne and Ardennes) ;

Belgium: provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders (districts of Gent and Oudenaarde)

Priority areas :

• Circular economy
• Sustainability (raw materials, energy, water)
• Care & Health
• Digitalization / Industry 4.0

Financing :

• Max 500.000€/ project - Min 50.000€/ partner -TRL 5-8
• 50% ERDF co-financing

Call : call 3 (6 in total) - opening : 01 september 2025

Consortium: min.1 Belgian SME (FrWVl zone) and 1 French SME (FrWVl zone) - SMEs only

Duration: maximum 2 years

Link: Home | Crossroads

Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlanderen

Call 5 opening : July 1, 2025

Eligible Walloon territory: provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Luxembourg

Eligible territory outside Wallonia :

France: Hauts-de-France, Grand-Est regions

Belgium: provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders (districts of Gent and Oudenaarde)

• Strengthen territories' resilience and adaptation to climate change :

obj. 2.5: Promote access to water and sustainable water management: Support actions that improve water resources through preservation, accessibility, treatment and cross-border management. The aim is to protect water resources available throughout the region in the face of climate change and the lack of groundwater recharge: optimizing the use of water in agriculture and business, developing know-how in the reuse of non-conventional water (wastewater, water from mines and quarries, etc.), actions linked to the management of water resources and the use of renewable energy sources.), actions linked to the management of rivers, water basins or water tables, maintaining long-term accessibility to drinking water through integrated surface water management, supporting intelligent irrigation, studying the implementation of new industries and calculating water withdrawals, etc. This action will involve the development of cross-border management tools.

• Support the health, social, cultural and tourist cohesion of the region :

• Stage 1: 03/11/2025
• Stage 2: 26/03/2026