EU-INTERREG V-A Germany / Bavaria - Czech Republic - 2014-2020

Instrument/Program level: 
European
Name of the instrument/Program: 
INTERREG V-A
Instrument/Program application areas: 
Germany / Bavaria - Czech Republic
Instrument/Program eligible areas: 
South Bohemian Region
Plzeň Region
Karlovy Vary Region
Deggendorf
Freyung-Grafenau
Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt
Passau, Landkreis
Regen
Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt
Straubing-Bogen
Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt
Bayreuth, Landkreis
Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt
Hof, Landkreis
Kronach
Kulmbach
Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge
Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt
Amberg-Sulzbach
Cham
Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab
Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
Regensburg, Landkreis
Schwandorf
Tirschenreuth
Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt
Managing authority: 

Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology

Objectives: 

1. Strengthening cross border R&I activities;

2. Improved involvement of SMEs in research and innovation;

3. Increasing the attractiveness of the program area through preservation and valorisation of common cultural and natural heritage in a sustainable manner;

4. Enhancement and restoration of biodiversity as well as ecosystem services;

5. Reduction of linguistic and systemic barriers in the field of education;

6. Adaptation of the education area to the changing conditions in the common labor market;

7. Intensifying integration, harmonization and coherence in the Bavarian-Czech Republic border area.

Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors: 
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences and Humanities
Eligible thematics in line with S3: 
Agrifood processing
Climate Change Mitigation
Cultural & creative industries
Entrepreneurship & Growth of young companies
Environmental technologies, renewable energies & resource efficiency
ICTs (Digital technologies & user-friendly systems)
Smart & energy-efficient buildings
Sustainable Living & mobility
Action typologies: 
Supporting SMEs' cross-border networks
Supporting the internationalisation through sharing know-how and cross-sectoral collaborations
Best practices exchange (Interregional Cooperation)
Development of new sustainable technologies, new products and services
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
SME
Business support organisation
EGTC
Status of the eligible institutions: 
Public
Private
Public equivalent body
Program contribution maximum: 
85%
Program Budget: 
97 172 640,00 €