EU Funding - International Co-operation

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The EU funding scheme Interreg fosters the cooperation of institutions between regions of various member states via the preparation and implementation of joint projects. Vienna participates in three cross-border cooperation Interreg programmes.

Interreg 2021-2027 cross-border cooperation

Vienna participates in the following cross-border cooperation programmes, with Municipal Department for European Affairs (MA 27) acting as the regional co-ordination for the Federal Province of Vienna:

• Interreg Slovakia-Austria 2021-2027 (cross-border)
  Programme area: Vienna, Burgenland, Lower Austria, Regions of Trnava and Bratislava
• Interreg Austria-Czechia 2021-2027 (cross-border)
  Programme area: Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Regions of South Bohemia, South Moravia and Vysocina
• Interreg Austria-Hungary 2021-2027 (cross-border)
  Programme area: Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland, Styria, Counties of Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Vas and Zala

All three cross-border EU funding programmes were opened for project submissions in the first half of 2023. A total of 25.2 million Euro in EU funding is available to Viennese project partners in funding period 2021-2027. The funding rate is up to 80 percent related to total costs.

Projects on the following topics are funded:

• research, technical development and innovation
• environmental protection and climate change adaptation measures
• promotion of sustainability in transport and traffic
• education and lifelong learning
• access to healthcare
• culture and tourism
• improvement of institutional capacities and further development of efficient public administration systems

As of April 2025, 36 projects with Viennese project partners have been approved in the three cross-border Interreg programmes.

All cross-border EU projects funded since 2007 with Viennese participation can be found on the CBC.wien website, categorised by funding period (2007-2013, 2014-2020 and 2021-2027).