The new PEACE PLUS Programme (2021-2027) will build on the work of the current PEACE and INTERREG Programmes between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.

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Following its work on the Impact Evaluation of the Interact Programme, EPRC is carrying out an operational evaluation of the Programme.

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The 47th IQ-Net conference in Delft, the Netherlands focussed on how Cohesion Policy programme authorities prepare for the 2021-27 framework period.

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EPRC’s Irene McMaster and Heidi Vironen report is being highlighted at an upcoming event on Interreg Evaluation, Capitalisation and Communication in Budapest (5-6 November)

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EPRC’s Irene McMaster and Heidi Vironen presents the findings of a series of Scottish Government workshops and a conference on opportunities for Future of European Territorial Cooperation.

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EPRC represented in the Scottish Government’s Arctic Policy Framework Steering Group

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The 45th IQ-Net conference in Bilbao focused on how Cohesion Policy contributes to the objective of Smarter Europe.

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EPRC, and consultant Nathalie Wergles are carrying out a case-based impact evaluation for INTERACT.

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Conducted on behalf of DG Regio, the research focuses on identifying the rationale for using FIs within Cohesion policy programmes; providing a ‘stocktake’ of how EU Member States are making use of FIs in 2014-20; identifying the issues which influence uptake of FIs; and analysing complementarities and interaction between Cohesion-policy funded FIs and other sources of funding such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments.

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Non-EU Member States play an important role a number of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) Programmes and initiatives. This article focuses on the role of non-EU Member States in ETC, specifically INTERREG, examining the basis of their involvement, what participating countries ‘get out of it,’ and how this may change in the future.

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