Interreg South Baltic Programme - Funded Projects
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Interreg South Baltic Programme supporting circular economy under RSO2.6, including household waste management, recycling, and circular plastic projects like Circular Ocean-Bound Plastic.
Funding Details
- Funder
- Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027
- Funding Goal
- Support cross-border cooperation in the South Baltic region across priorities including innovation, sustainable development, circular economy, green energy, and water management.
- Funding Amount
- Total eligible budget for 1st call: ~22.3 million EUR across 11 projects (~2 million EUR average per project). ERDF co-financing applies (typically 70-80%).
- How to Apply
- Apply through the CST2021 system (cst2021.gov.pl). Calls are announced on the programme website. Projects require cross-border consortia. Contact the Joint Secretariat for guidance.
- Target Region
- South Baltic region: Denmark, Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Sweden (Blekinge, Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar), Poland (Pomorskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Zachodniopomorskie), Lithuania
- Contact
- Email: southbaltic@southbaltic.eu | Phone: +48 58 746 38 55 | Address: Plac Porozumienia Gdańskiego 1, Office 121, 80-864 Gdańsk, Poland
- Last Checked
- 2026-03-11 16:20
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Summary
The Interreg South Baltic Programme 2021-2027 is a European Union co-funded territorial cooperation programme supporting joint projects across the South Baltic region, covering Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Poland, and Lithuania. The programme promotes innovation, digitalisation, green transition, and sustainability through cross-border partnerships. Funded under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the programme organises regular calls for proposals targeting transnational consortia. The programme is structured around two main priorities: Priority 1 (Innovative South Baltic) covering digitalisation and internationalisation, and Priority 2 (Sustainable South Baltic) covering green energy, water management, and circular economy. Measure 2.3 specifically targets circular and resource-efficient development, and has funded projects such as Circular Ocean-bound Plastic (COP) led by CLEAN Cluster DK and AquaLoop focusing on aquaculture circular economy. These demonstrate the programme's openness to marine-related sustainability and plastic circularity projects. In the 1st regular call for proposals (results announced June 2023), 11 projects were selected with a total eligible budget of approximately 22.3 million EUR. The average project size was roughly 2 million EUR. As a 2021-2027 programme, additional calls for proposals are expected in subsequent years, making this a recurring funding opportunity for eligible South Baltic cross-border partnerships.
Historical Context
The 1st regular call for proposals results were announced on June 21-22, 2023, at the Monitoring Committee meeting in Køge, Denmark. 11 projects were selected with a combined eligible budget of 22,320,068.51 EUR. The programme runs from 2021-2027, indicating multiple future calls are expected.
Why it was added
South Baltic programme directly funds circular ocean-bound plastic and waste reduction projects