We joined forces with our colleagues of other transnational Interreg programmes and applied for a slot in the Panorama magazine, a high level European print periodical with high circulation all over Europe. Together we want to tell how Interreg helps create new knowledge, share experiences and enhance capacities of people and institutions involved.

The Baltic Sea experiences an increasing demand for coherent spatial planning in order to bring shipping routes and offshore renewable energy infrastructure together. Project partners from nine countries worked across borders to tackle the challenge of scarce space available and competing economic interests of the different sectors active in and around the Baltic Sea in the Interreg project Baltic LINes.

Finding a Pokemon on your city’s main square or playing tennis in your living room with a handheld pointer – these examples of augmented reality have reached millions of people. Screen industries which develop, produce and sell such games have a huge potential to cross-innovate traditional sectors. But virtual and augmented reality are rarely used outside gaming. Read about how Interreg catalysed innovation by connecting screen industries with education, health and tourism.

Just in time, at the peak of implementing 123 Interreg Baltic Sea Region cooperation projects, the Russian Federation has become a fully-fledged member of the Programme. Numerous projects have taken on board Russian partners. They help tackle challenges that go beyond borders and build trust across the region.