Reference Documents
PROGRAMME DOCUMENTS
Cooperation Programme
The Cooperation Programme is our governing document. It has been approved by the European Commission on 31st May 2022.
Cooperation Programme
Programme Summary
Before the Cooperation Programme approval, the Commission drafted an Orientation paperto launch a discussion on the Interreg Euro-MED programme with partner countries concerned.
It was destined to provide ideas, options and orientations on the thematic focus of the future programme.
Programme manual (latest update 05/06/23)
The Programme Manual aims at describing and explaining the rules applicable to proposals and projects selected within the framework of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme. You can download the first approved parts of the Manual to better understand how to build your projet.
Strategies and plans
The Results Amplification Strategy supports the capitalisation of knowledge, experience and project results and contains guidelines for a joint Amplification-Communication work plan.
Results Amplification Strategy
The Communication Strategy presents the roadmap for seven years¸ the legal framework, the communication objectives, the target groups, the channels, the content strategy, the different lines of action, the indicators, the budget options, and the implementation management, including the calendar. It is complementary to the Programme Results Amplification Strategy.
The evaluation plan assess the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of the Programme’s activities and projects. It also helps to ensure that the Programme is meeting its objectives and targets and making progress towards its goals.
Reports
In this section, you can find different reports on the Programme:
Public consultation report
Environmental report
Diagnosis report
Programme materials
In this section, you can find the Programme brochure in web version as well as the Powerpoint general presentation.
NB: for the printing version file of the brochure, please contact the Joint Secretariat.
Branding
NB: on 22/09/2022, an updated version of the logo (V2) has been uploaded.
Monitoring Committee
As per reference to CPR Art. 49, you wil find all the documents related to the Interreg Euro-MED Monitoring Committee:
1st Monitoring Committee – 15th June 2022
2nd Monitoring Committee – 22nd June 2022
3rd Monitoring Committee – 27th September 2022
4th Monitoring Committee – 19th December 2022
Regulatory transmission of data to the EC
In accordance with Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 concerning common provisions and Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1059 concerning special provisions for Interreg programmes, the Managing Authority must submit the aggregated data to the European Commission. You will find the data transmitted below:
PROJECT DOCUMENTS – APPLICATION
Partners Declaration and Statements
The partners declaration states the involvment of each partner of the project and establish its co-financing part. It is generated automatically by Jems, the monitoring system. You can find the courtesy versions of the declarations according to your partner status.
Project partner declaration
Lead partner
Associated partner
De minimis declaration
The Statement of capacity and compliance with the principles for investment states has to be filled in in the case of projects including investments. It must be signed by each project partner in charge of the implementation of the so-called investment(s) and will be annexed to the consolidated Application Form.
Statement of capacity and compliance with the principles for investment
PROJECT DOCUMENTS – IMPLEMENTATION
Contracting documents
The Subsidy Contract sets out the rights and responsibilities of the Lead Partner and the Managing Authority, as well as the main activities to be carried out and general conditions of the financing. It is generated automatically by Jems.
You can find a courtesy version here below.
The Partnership Agreement formalises the organisation of the partnership and establishes the responsibilities of the partners between each other and towards the Lead Partner for the implementation of the project. It is generated automatically by Jems. You can find a courtesy version here below.
Costs reporting
The task assignment template is a compulsory document which must be completed, signed and kept up to date for each employee declaring staff costs in the framework of an Interreg Euro-MED project. More information can be found in the Programme Manuel at Chapter III-A-vii.
Mission and project branding
MISSION BRANDING
Before using the logos, read carefully the Mission brand book.
The logos of the 4 missions for Governance projects are available here below for download:
Mission: Innovative sustainable economy
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Download mission pictos
Dowload the Programme icon (leaves)
As governance projects are labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean, all external communication materials must include the UfM logo with the text “A project labelled by the UfM”.
Check the guidelines on how to use the UfM label.
Download the UfM label
All versions of UfM logo
MISSION POSTER TEMPLATE
Before using the poster template, please read the poster guidelines.
The following poster templates are dedicated to governance projects as labelled with the UfM logo:
Mission: Innovative sustainable economy
PROJECT BRANDING
Project logos are provided by the Programme to each project in all the available versions and must not be changed under any circumstances.
Before using the project logos, read carefully the Project Brand book.
PROJECT POSTER TEMPLATE
Before using the poster template, please read the poster guidelines.
Download the project poster template without the UfM label:
WEB tools
WEBSITE
To prepare at best your project website, we prepare some documents to help you go through this important activity:
BASECAMP
All projects partners received an access to Basecamp, the collaborative project management tool. Here below you will find a user manual to guide you using this tool:
Training center
The training center offers video tutorials, free MOOCs and other useful resources to help you build and implement your project successfully.
Monitoring system
The Interreg Euro-MED Programme uses Jems, the monitoring tool developed by Interact. It is available for all applicants and partners at: https://jems.interreg-euro-med.eu/
You can find more information about Jems in the Jems portal.
You can read the user manual and watch tutorials here: General documentation
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find the answer to the most frequently asked questions about the Programme, tools, project application and implementation. If you do not find the answer to your question, please use the form below to send us your question. We might publish the answer here to enrich our FAQ.
- Partner declaration forms need to be submitted and the forms can be exported – downloaded from the export section of JEMS, but ONLY AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION. Does this mean that partner declaration forms, including lead partner declaration forms can be submitted after the deadline for the submission of project applications on the 27th of October? Also, can you confirm that deminimis declaration forms need to be submitted as well? If this is the case, where can I find the template of the forms, can the forms be downloaded before the submition of the application form and what is the deadline for submitting them?
- Should the partner declaration be signed on letterhead of partner that signs the document?
- De minimis declarations are automatically created when downloading the Declarations, shall they be completed by all partners, even if not concerned?
- Can Partner and De Minimis Declarations be signed electronically?
- Which kind of electronic signatures are recognised?
- Which organisations are to be considered as “institutional partners” in study projects?
- Can I consider that obligations related to investment concerning the “assessment of expected impacts of climate change for all investments in infrastructure with an expected lifespan of at least five years” are covered by the carbon footprint tool provided by the programme?
- What is the definition of an investment in the sense of the Programme?
- What is the flexibility in case we want/need to change the installation location?
- Since the Governance Projects are not yet chosen, how can we identify them in the AF? Or should we only choose from last years/period?
- Why there is a “investment documentation” section in the application annexes? Is it mandatory to attach some documents about the investments?
- How can I delete an attachment from the application annexes once the application is in “submitted” status?
- I have created an investment in a workpackage by mistake, but I can no longer delete it. What should I do?
- All the fields of the Application Form are filled but the “Check and submit” button still sends back that some sections are missing. What can I do ?
- In the budget section in Jems, regarding staff costs category, what should be included in the “staff function” cell?
- As mentioned in the Manual, projects should tackle only 1 SO. However, it’s also mention that each WP of the project needs to have a SO. Do we talk about the same specific objectives?
- Could project solutions contribute to more EU strategies/directives? Could they also contribute to other strategies not identified under the specific objective?
- Can we merge two missions under the same project? Can we choose more than one SO under one mission?
- How can I identify the UN SDGs indicators related to the mission, I want to address with my project?
- Should a project aim to one or more missions in general and target precisely one or more specific objectives ?
- Can partners outside the MED area do all the activities as normal beneficiaries of the MED area? For example, can they host an event for which all the other PPs would have to travel outside the programme area?
- Is it possible to include PPs from outside the MED area once the minimum partnership composition requirements have been reached?
- Which realities fall within the definition of a body governed by public law? Can a national association of municipalities or a regional environmental protection Agency being a Lead Partner, for example?
- Can a large enterprise participate as a Partner/Beneficiary in a project?
- Is there any limitation regarding the participation of an organisation (as a partner or coordinator)? Is it possible to be partner in more than one project proposal?
- Do we have to attach Financial identification to the Jems before submitting the application or will it also be generated by Jems after the submission of the application? Is financial identification mandatory for all partners?
- Is student internship an eligible cost for staff costs?
- Is the Template ” Statement of capacity and compliance with the principles for investment ” available?
- Is it possible that a private operator retain the owership of an investment after the project?
- As part of a pilot action, if the whole costs fall under the category of external costs, but it is linked to concrete measures on a pilot area, do we need to fill out the section “Investment”?
- Is there a limit to the number of activities on each WP?
- How an investment for a local pilot case can ‘ be transnational by nature’?
- Shall we add a specific activity on carbon footprint monitoring in ONE Work package or in ALL Work packages?
- Is it mandatory that at least one WP will last for the whole duration of the project?
- In the final partnership, can there be project partners that do not implement a pilot in their territory? Meaning their collaboration in the consortium would be dedicated to other aspects.
- Is piloting expected from study projects?
- The Terms of Reference of Call 02 states “Test projects are expected to experiment common instruments, policies, strategies and action plans already developed to validate concrete solutions to be transferred.” What can be considered as ‘common instruments, policies, strategies and action plans already developed’. Can those only be papers or documents ? Or could an already developed methodology, tool, or technology be considered as an ‘instrument’ and therefore be appropriate if we were to test it in a different setting or environment?
- Is it also foreseen for test projects to conduct transfer and capacity-building activities themselves or will this be facilitated and implemented only by the project type that facilitates results amplification, e.g., governance projects?
- Is there a maximum duration of the project in the second call?
- Is a study phase recommended before testing and transferring the project or can it be based on experience?
- Could you please clarify where the information regarding the project’s budget is detailed, in particular for the Call for proposal on Governance Projects?
- Concerning the first call for proposals and regarding the budget for external expertise and services, should we detail the budget forecast of external for the 4 first semesters only, and leave the overall remaining amount of external in the smester 5 without reallocating among the rest of the years and without any details in these costs?
- Should governance projects be based on the results of previous projects?
- Regarding the 1st call on Governance projects, in the application form, are you expecting an 80-months working plan or a shorter one?
- Could you please provide a comprehensive list of mandatory activities for Thematic Community and Institutional Dialogue projects ?
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