23 ideas on how to build synergies: Interreg Baltic Sea Region project platforms in the making!

Capitalisation at its best!

The first call for project platform applications in Interreg Baltic Sea Region attracted high interest among the applicants, proving that project partners are dedicated to building on project results and bringing them to a higher level. In fact, project platforms are the Programme’s main capitalisation tool that will consolidate project results from Interreg Baltic Sea Region and other funds, shape policies and boost knowledge transfer. Labelled as Operations of Strategic Importance (OSI), they will demonstrate how synergies can lead to a higher impact!

The coordinators of the EUSBSR policy areas joined the exercise to contribute ideas, ensuring that the project platforms are optimally positioned to advance their policy areas to the fullest potential. Looking at the applications, the project platforms bring together results from over 250 projects from the EU and other funding programmes. Close to 90 projects are part of Interreg Baltic Sea Region family. The next biggest group are projects from the Horizon Europe Programme. The Interreg neighbours in the Baltic Sea region also bring in many projects, especially from Interreg South Baltic and Interreg Central Baltic.

Strategic topics tackled by applicants

Project platform applications contribute to various topics relevant to the region, with Resilient economies and communities and Responsive public services attracting the highest interest. The coverage of all the other topics covered by the Programme is very much balanced.

Most project platforms plan to capitalise on the projects’ results and integrate them into policy development. The partners of the project platforms plan to work closely with the coordinators of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, especially in policy areas Innovation, Nutri, Hazards, Bioeconomy, Energy, Ship, Transport, Culture, Tourism, Health and Spatial Planning.

Next steps

The applicants requested EUR 21.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund out of EUR 12.6 million available. Now, the admissibility check and thorough assessment process will follow. The best project platform ideas will be selected in March 2025, when the next meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme takes place. Interreg Baltic Sea Region Managing Authority/Joint Secretariat appreciates all the efforts the applicants invested in building synergies across projects and funds.

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