Technical Day of the InterREG Territorial Cooperation Program V-A MAC 2014-2020

It took place on October 25, 2019, in Azores (Terceira Island), the Technical Day for beneficiaries of projects approved in the second call of the INTERREG Territorial Cooperation Program V-A MAC 2014-2020, of which the Management Authority of the AZORES PO 2020 performs regional representation functions.

This session was opened by the Regional Director of Planning and Structural Funds of the Azorean Regional Government, Rui Amann, in representation of the host region, and  had the participation of the coordinator of the Joint Secretariat of this program, Irene Ruiz.

Themes related to the functioning of the Programme were on the table, namely the contracting, implementation and monitoring phase regarding the second stage of the second call of the INTERREG Territorial Cooperation Program V-A MAC 2014-2020.

On 3 June 2015, the European Commission approved the new INTERREG V-A España-Portugal MAC Cooperation Programme (Madeira-Azores-Canarias) 2014-2020 with a budget of EUR 130 million (85% financed by the European Regional Development Fund-ERDF). On 17 October 2017, the EC approved an increase in the programme’s funding for these 3 RUP’s, a total budget of almost EUR 149 million (126’5 million ERDF). This program helps to reinforce the cooperation between Madeira, Açores and Canary Islands and gives a platform to build joint projects.

For further informations please check the presentations in https://www.mac-interreg.org/.