In 2018, external experts evaluated the impact of Interreg Baltic Sea region at the mid-point of the programme period. After extensive surveys and interviews with various stakeholders, including project partners, field experts and co-ordinators of the EUSBSR, external evaluator Spatial Foresight found, among other conclusions, that 97% of project partners believe they benefit as an organisation from their Interreg Baltic Sea Region project.”

Today, the Managing Authority/ Joint Secretariat of Interreg Baltic Sea Region received the first share of funds available for activities of Russian project partners. Starting in January 2019, payments to project partners will be initiated.

The second call for project platforms in Interreg Baltic Sea Region is open until end of January 2019. Partners from more than 20 projects from Interreg Baltic Sea Region, Interreg South Baltic, BONUS as well as the coordinators of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) gathered together in Berlin in mid-November to brainstorm together on new platform ideas and develop further those already identified.

Interreg Baltic Sea Region opens two targeted calls to advance ongoing projects through an extension or through merging related projects into a project platform. The calls are open until 31 January 2019.