PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION REPORT 1st CALL
Projects approved in the 1st call must report on the physical, administrative and financial implementation of the project through an Annual Implementation Report to be submitted by 31/01/2026.
The task in e-MAC must be carried out by the Lead Partner of each project with the information collected from the entire partnership.
A Guide to correctly completing these Interim Implementation Reports is available in the Documentation section of the website. These reports will assess the effective fulfilment of the objectives, the means used for implementation, the results, final products and indicators achieved compared to those planned, and the destination of the financial resources.
The information collected in the project implementation reports is essential for preparing the reports that the programme must submit to the European Commission.
118 PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO THE 3rd CALL FOR PROPOSALS
A total of 118 projects have been submitted to the 3rd call for projects under the Interreg MAC programme, requesting more than 272 million euros of ERDF funding (more than 5 times more than the available funding).
A total of 426 different entities participate in the projects, 270 from the European part of the cooperation area (MAC) and 156 entities from the 7 African partner countries.
| Nº entities* | Nº projects | |
| Madeira | 45 | 100 |
| Azores | 54 | 86 |
| Canary Islands | 171 | 115 |
| Cape Verde | 41 | 101 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 35 |
| Gambia | 12 | 16 |
| Ghana | 15 | 30 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 40 |
| Senegal | 30 | 58 |
| St. Tomé and Príncipe | 13 | 28 |
| Total | 426 | 118 |
| Entities without duplicates and without associated participants | ||
The majority of the 118 projects were submitted under Priority 1 SMART MAC (49%), followed by Priority 2 GREEN MAC (47%) and finally Priority 4 MOBILITY MAC (4%).
| PRIORITY | Nº projects presented | FEDER available | FEDER requested | % requested vs available |
| P1 – Smart MAC | 58 | 25.456.916 | 136.969.376 | 538% |
| P2 – Green MAC | 55 | 24.712.535 | 128.355.930 | 519% |
| P4 – Mobility MAC | 5 | 3.089.579 | 6.819.559 | 221% |
| TOTAL | 118 | 53.259.030 | 272.144.866 | 511% |
The average budget for the projects submitted is €2.7 million, and the average number of partners per project is 11 entities.The admissibility criteria of the projects submitted are being analysed. Those that are
admissible will proceed to the evaluation phase and those that do not meet any of the
admissibility conditions will be excluded. The Lead Partners will be informed accordingly.
CHANGES TO ELIGIBILITY RULES AND FINANCIAL TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS
We hereby inform you that the Monitoring Committee has approved changes to the Eligibility Rules and Financial Technical Data Sheets 1 (Personnel expenses) and 4 (Expenses for external services and advice):
- ELIGIBILITY RULES: Section 13.2.1.
- TECHNICAL DATA SHEET 1: Section 4.2.1.
- TECHNICAL DATA SHEET 4: Section 5.
The new versions of these documents (version 4) have been published with the changes marked in blue in the sections indicated.
HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEW EU’S OUTERMOST REGIONS STRATEGY
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to gather input on the upcoming strategy designed to help the outermost regions benefit more fully from EU policies, funds and programmes.
Purpose: To align the strategy with new political priorities, boost prosperity, address the specific needs of the outermost regions, and unlock their unique potential as the EU’s gateways to the world.
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Deadline: 15 December 2025