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 (New!)
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.
NB: additional parts of the manual available (27/09/2022)
Strategies
The Results Amplification Strategy supports the capitalisation of knowledge, experience and project results and contains guidelines for a joint Amplification-Communication work plan.
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
Download the Programme logo and brand book. Other materials are available upon request.
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:
PROJECT DOCUMENTS
Partners Declaration
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
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.
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.
- In case a project proposal has Communication activities that are horizontal, meaning that they will be common for all thematic WPs (eg. a conference related to all Thematic WPs), in which Thematic WP should be included and budgeted? Are there specific criteria according to which we should choose to include a Communication activity to a WP? Could we randomly choose where to budget and embody a horizontal Communication activity?
- Will the Programme provide or suggest a methodology for the projects to offset CO2 emissions?
- Besides Interreg and Horizon Europe projects, can we also transfer results from Next Generation EU and projects financed by national ERDF programmes?
- Is the Interreg Euro-MED cooperation area defined at country or regional (NUTS2) level? Where can I find the description of eligible NUTS2 regions?
- Is the application to Call Euro-MED02 done in one (submission of a short version of the application first) or two phases (direct submission of the complete version of the application)?
- Can other project partners help with filling out the application form in Jems as well? If yes, what is the procedure for this authorisation? Does the Lead partner have to create an account and the AF for the project in Jems first and then give authorisation to the other partners?
- Where should we insert the information related to the bank account as requested by the Terms of Reference?
- The links to access JEMS user manual, helpdesk and tutorials are not working.
- Regarding travel budget, why does Jems add automatically 22% of staff costs to the flat rate? When it is for EU locations the system indicates 15%. So is it possible for Jems user to change in this case 22% to 15%?
- Do partners have to be previously registered in Jems so the Lead partner to select them in a proposal? Can the partners create their own profile?
- 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 ?
- Are modular projects also related to missions? Some examples?
- 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?
- 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?
- What is the minimum and maximum number of partners?
- Is the flat rate for office and administrative expenditures and for travel expenditures for partners from an EU Member State 15% or up to 15% of eligible staff costs? If we define a lower than 15% flat rate for one of the project partners, will it be acceptable?
- If I have submitted a transfer project, should I consider EUR 1 000 000 the total budget (80% interreg fund + 20% own fund) or the maximum reimbursement I can receive?
- Should the lump sum for the preparation (37.000 EUR) be calculated in the total maximum budget or on top of the total maximum budget? I.e if the maximum budget is 600.000 EUR do partners have 600.000 EUR + lump sum for the project preparation or the maximum budget of 600.000 EUR should also include the lump sum for the preparation?
- If a piece of equipment is dedicated and relevant for the development of the pilot action it is possible to include the whole cost in the budget and not only the depreciation?
- Do the expenditures for first level of control are eligible? What amount for verification have to be planned?
- According to the manual, ”In order to facilitate the closure process, the Programme recommends to complete the activities related to the implementation of the activities 3 months before the end date of the project” therefore how we will deal with this in the timeplan? we can pose as end date to activities that last during the whole lifecycle until the end of the project but we are considering all our deliverables to be delivered 3 months before? Concerning the budget, shall we have just limited costs for the 3 last months regarding administrative and financial issues?
- If a project develops a strategy, which contains one Action Plan for each territory, when completing the target number for the Result indicator uptake of strategy, should we indicate: 1 (1 jointly developed strategy) OR the number of territories that will take it up?
- Could tested tools and methodologies be adapted/modified up to a level in order to be included in transfer projects?
- Can one project produce both jointly developed solutions and jointly developed strategies / action plans? Or shall it focus on one output indicator only?
- Is the duration of the closure period included in the total duration of the project already set? How long shall it be?
- 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?
- Are small-scale projects foreseen in future calls?
- 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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