The Interreg Danube Region Programme has launched the third targeted call for project proposals. The deadline for submission of proposals is 15 December 2025 at 14:00.
This call will support projects focusing on specific thematic areas that have been pre-defined within the following specific objectives:
- SC 1.2: Developing skills for smart specialization, industrial transition, and entrepreneurship
- SC 2.1: Promoting renewable energy
- SC 2.2: Promoting adaptation to climate change and disaster management at the transnational level
- SC 2.3: Sustainable, integrated, and transnational management of water and sediments in the Danube River Basin
- SC 3.1: Accessible, inclusive, and efficient labour markets
- SC 3.2: Accessible and inclusive quality services in education, training, and lifelong learning
- SC 4.2: Enhanced institutional capacities for territorial and macro-regional governance
Detailed information on the thematic areas addressed by the Third Call is available on the official Programme website.
This call is implemented in a single-step procedure, and applications must be submitted through the Joint Electronic Monitoring System (JEMS).
The project duration is limited to 30 months, with an expected start date of 1 July 2026. Each project must involve at least three partners from three different countries within the programme area, and at least one partner must come from an EU Member State participating in the programme.
The total budget allocated for this call amounts to EUR 27.3 million in EU grants, with a co-financing rate of up to 80% of the project budget by the European Union.
The Danube Region Programme promotes economic, social, and territorial cohesion in the Danube Basin through transnational cooperation projects that contribute to a more innovative, sustainable, and inclusive Danube Region.
The programme area covers 14 countries of the Danube Region, including 9 EU Member States – Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria regions), Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia – as well as 5 non-EU countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
The Programme will organise a webinar for lead partners on 8 October, with registration opening soon.
The Ministry of European Affairs will present the call to potential beneficiaries from Montenegro at an info day on 13 October 2025, starting at 11:00. All information on the info day is available on the link.
Source: www.eu.me
