We are pleased to announce that on 4 October 2022 the European Commission approved Interreg VI-A Latvia-Lithuania Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2021-2027 document. This document sets-up financing priorities of the Programme for the upcoming years.

The Programme will allocate 29,1 mln. EUR of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding to the cooperation projects of Latvian and Lithuanian organisations. ERDF will provide up to 80% co-financing for the project activities.

Each project should contribute to one of these priorities of the Programme:

• Priority No. 1. Capacity building and people-to-people cooperation,
• Priority No. 2. Green, resilient and sustainable development,
• Priority No. 3. Fair and inclusive society,
• Priority No. 4. Economic potential of tourism and heritage.

Same as in the programming period of 2014-2020, national, regional or local public institutions, public equivalent bodies and non-governmental organisations can be partners of the projects. Please note that the Programme territory has changed, and now it includes the Kurzeme, Zemgale and Latgale regions in Latvia, and the Klaipėda, Telšiai, Šiauliai, Panevėžys and Utena counties in Lithuania.

The next step will be to set-up the Monitoring Committee consisting of the representatives of both countries. The first meeting of the Monitoring Committee is planned in November. Among other tasks it will approve the detailed requirements to the projects and the documents of the first call for proposals.

We expect to announce the first call for proposals by the end of this November. The Joint Secretariat of the Programme will organise seminars and consultations for the potential applicants after the call is opened.