EU-INTERREG V-B Danube - 2014-2023

Instrument/Program level: 
European
Name of the instrument/Program: 
INTERREG V-B
Instrument/Program application areas: 
Danube
Instrument/Program eligible areas: 
South-East
South-West
Moravian Silesia
Prague
North-East
North-West
Central Bohemia
Central Moravia
Freiburg
Karlsruhe
Stuttgart
Tübingen
Mittelfranken
Lower Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Oberfranken
Oberpfalz
Swabia
Unterfranken
Adriatic Croatia
Continental Croatia
South Great Plain
North Great Plain
North Hungary
South Transdanubia
Central Transdanubia
West Transdanubia
Közép-Magyarország
Burgenland
Lower Austria
Vienna
Carinthia
Styria
Upper Austria
Salzburg
Tyrol
Vorarlberg
East Slovenia
West Slovenia
Bratislava Region
Central Slovakia
East Slovakia
West Slovakia
North-Central
North-West
North-East
South-East
South-West
South-Central
Managing authority: 

Ministry for National Economy Hungary

Objectives: 

1. Improve the institutional and infrastructural framework conditions and policy instruments for research & innovation to ensure a broader access to knowledge for the development of new technologies and the social dimension of innovation;

2. Foster innovative learning systems to increase competences of employees in the business sector, to strengthen entrepreneurial culture and learning contributing to better meet social needs and the delivery of services in the general interest;

3. Strengthen joint and integrated approaches to preserve and manage the diversity of natural and cultural heritage and resources in the Danube region as a basis for sustainable development and growth strategies.;

4. Strengthen effective approaches to preservation, restoring and management of bio-corridors and wetlands of transnational relevance to contribute to the better conservation status of ecosystems of European relevance;

5. Strengthen joint and integrated approaches to further develop and implement River Basin Management Plans in the Partner States in line with the overall Danube River Basin Management Plan in order to improve transnational water management and flood risk prevention contributing to the sustainable provision of ecosystem services;

6. Establish a more effective governance system for emergency situations and improve the preparedness of public authorities and civil protection organisation to better manage natural and climate change related risks (such as floods, forest fires, landslide, land erosion, earthquakes) and manmade risks (e.g. industrial accidental river pollution) contributing to the sustainable provision of ecosystem services;

7. Improve planning, coordination and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly, low-carbon and safer transport network and services in the programme area contributing to a balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas;

8. Contribute to the energy security and energy efficiency of the region by supporting the development of joint regional storage and distribution solutions and strategies for increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy usage;

9. Strengthen multilevel- and transnational governance and institutional capacities and provide viable institutional and legal frameworks for more effective, wider and deeper transnational cooperation across the Danube region in areas with major societal challenges;

10. Improve the governance system and the capabilities and capacities of public institutions and key actors involved in complex transnational project development to implement the EUSDR in a more effective way.

Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors: 
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences and Humanities
Eligible thematics in line with S3: 
Advanced Manufacturing
Environmental Governance & Information
Logistic
Nature & Biodiversity
Public health & security (e-Health)
Renewable energies & resource efficiency
Sustainable Living & mobility
Action typologies: 
Training session and workshops
Supporting SMEs' cross-border networks
Supporting the internationalisation through sharing know-how and cross-sectoral collaborations
Actions to improve sustainable linkages among actors of the innovation systems for strengthening regional innovation capacity
Development of pilot programs & projects
Feasibility studies
Decision support tools for innovation
Beneficiaries: 
Local public authority
Regional public authority
National public authority
Sectorial agency
Infrastructure and (public) service provider
Interest groups including NGOs
Higher education and research
Education/training centre and school
Start up
Large enterprise, enterprise excluding SME
SME
Business support organisation
EGTC
Status of the eligible institutions: 
Public
Private
Public equivalent body
International organisation
Program contribution maximum: 
85%
Program Budget: 
208 298 873,00 €
Project duration maximum: 
36 months