Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine
An EU cross-border cooperation programme for 2021-2027: joint Polish-Ukrainian projects in environment, health and culture.
About the fund
Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 is a cross-border cooperation programme co-financed by the European Union. It follows the Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2014-2020 programme and, through joint Polish-Ukrainian projects, supports the reconstruction of Ukraine and cooperation on environment, climate change adaptation and nature conservation.
The Managing Authority is Poland's Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy. The Joint Secretariat operates in Warsaw at the Centre of European Projects, with a branch office in Lviv serving the Ukrainian side. The total programme budget exceeds 187 million EUR, with co-financing of up to 90% for projects.
The programme area in Ukraine covers Volyn, Lviv, Zakarpattia, Rivne, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk oblasts, and in Poland the Podkarpackie, Lubelskie and Podlaskie voivodeships plus part of Mazowieckie. A separate Small Projects Fund supports cross-border people-to-people social and cultural initiatives.
Focus areas
- Environment, climate change adaptation and biodiversity
- Regional health care
- Cultural heritage and sustainable tourism
- Cross-border cooperation between communities and people
- Border management
- Recovery of Ukraine's border regions
Interesting facts
The programme was adopted by the European Commission on 30 November 2022; its budget exceeds 187 million EUR.
The Health and Environment priorities have allocations of over 37 million and over 43 million EUR respectively.
The second Small Projects Fund call (2026) had a budget of about 2 million EUR.
How to apply
Local authorities, NGOs and other non-profits from the programme oblasts of Ukraine can apply, only in partnership with a Polish organisation. Calls are announced on pl-ua.eu; small projects go through the Small Projects Fund.
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