Are staff costs considered as in-kind contributions ? What is the definition of in-kind contributions in the context of the Programme?

Staff cost which is paid for the employees are not considered as an in-kind contribution. For the definition of the in-kind contribution, please refer to the note in the Chapter III.A.iv of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme Manual : https://interreg-euro-med.eu/en/documents-tools/#ProgrammeDocuments