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.
We look forward to your feedback! Strategy for the EU’s outermost regions
Deadline: 15 December 2025
2nd CALL (CAPITALISATION): PRESENTATION AND RECORDING OF THE ONLINE SEMINAR ON THE START-UP OF APPROVED PROJECTS NOW AVAILABLE
You can download the presentation of the online Seminar on the start-up of the 16 approved projects, held online on 29 October 2025, in the section Calls / 2nd Call Capitalisation / Seminar on the start-up of approved projects:
You can access the recording of the webinar on the programme's YouTube channel:
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/4RtNX9tC3JA
3rd CALL FOR PROJECTS: PRESENTATION AND RECORDING OF THE ONLINE LAUNCH EVENT FOR THE 3rd CALL NOW AVAILABLE
You can download the presentation of the 3rd Call for Interreg MAC projects, held online on 4 November 2025, in the section Calls / 3rd Call / Presentation day of the 3rd call for proposals:
You can access the recording of the conference on the programme's YouTube channel:
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/JlCAB37UfiM
TECHNICAL WORKSHOP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS APPROVED IN THE 2ND CALL FOR PROPOSALS OF THE INTERREG MAC PROGRAMME 2021-2027 (CAPITALISATION)
On 29/10/2025, a technical workshop will be held in which the Managing Authority, the Joint Secretariat and the Regional Controllers of the programme will address the basic aspects for the correct implementation and execution of the projects approved in the 2nd call (Capitalisation).
The workshop is aimed exclusively at ERDF beneficiaries from the three European regions that are part of the 16 projects approved in this call.
The estimated duration will be a maximum of 2 hours. Interpretation will be provided in Spanish and Portuguese. There is no registration process or attendance limit per entity. The workshop will be recorded and published on the programme's YouTube channel.
Topic: Interreg MAC_Workshop on projects approved in the 2nd call for proposals CAP
Time: 29 October 2025, 10:00 Lisbon
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97249842997?pwd=DQG99b77Nlds37khwn3JiYKZMzvlj5.1
Meeting ID: 972 4984 2997
Access code: 702509
We look forward to seeing you there!
16 PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE STEERING COMMITTEE UNDER THE 2nd CALL (CAPITALISATION) OF THE INTERREG MAC PROGRAMME 2021-2027
On 18 August 2025, the Steering Committee of the INTERREG Madeira-Azores-Canary Islands (MAC) Programme 2021-2027 adopted the decisions to approve the projects submitted to the CAPITALISATION Call, which were ratified by the Monitoring Committee on 3 September 2025.
The evaluation was carried out jointly by external capitalisation experts, responsibles from the regional governments of Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands, representatives of African third countries and the Joint Secretariat.
Of the 19 projects submitted to the 2nd phase of the capitalisation call, a total of 16 projects have been approved, with 2 projects remaining on the reserve list and 1 project not approved.
The list of projects is available in the section Calls/2nd Call Capitalisation/Phase 2 Resolution.
The Lead Partners of the projects will shortly receive communications regarding the decisions taken.
The Interreg MAC programme promotes cooperation on migration and governance in the Macaronesian region and West Africa
Mr Julián Zafra, representing the MAC programme's Managing Authority, took part in a round table discussion, organised as part of the Interreg GO event, with representatives from other programmes and from the European Commission.
His speech focused on the importance of the migratory phenomenon in the geographical area covered by Interreg MAC, reaffirming the Programme's commitment to improving migration management and the socio-economic inclusion of migrants in its area of cooperation.
On the other hand, it highlighted the strategic Atlante project as a key platform for promoting shared governance between European regions and African partner countries, defining common priorities, in a context where coordination with NDICI funds is emerging as a crucial challenge.
The Interreg MAC Programme advocates strengthening the specific Interreg objectives, highlighting the need to redefine the role of governance as a cross-cutting priority and to increase support for the migration dimension in the face of the humanitarian and structural challenges affecting the region.
36 PROPOSALS SELECTED IN THE 1ST PHASE OF THE CAPITALISATION CALL
On 14 March 2025, the second meeting of the Steering Committee of the INTERREG Madeira-Azores-Canary Islands (MAC) Programme 2021-2027 was held online, and decisions were taken on the proposals submitted in the 1st phase of the capitalisation call. The Monitoring Committee ratified these decisions on 21 March.
The evaluation was carried out by external capitalisation experts. In the first stage of the evaluation, of the 67 proposals submitted, 13 were excluded because they did not have a sufficient relationship with climate resilience. The remaining 54 were evaluated using assessment criteria (scores from 1 to 5).
The criteria adopted by the Committee for these proposals were:
- Select the proposals with a score of 3 or higher.
- Limit the submission of projects in the 2nd phase to a maximum of 2 per organisation.
- The same project in the 2nd phase may group together several approved capitalisable results from the same or different projects of origin 14-20.
In the section Call for Proposals/2nd Call for Proposals Capitalisation, you will find a list of the 54 proposals with their corresponding scores.
The Rules of the 2nd phase of the call for proposals for capitalisation have also been published in the same section.
On 11/04/2025, an online conference will be held for all the organisations that submitted proposals selected in the 1st phase to inform about the presentation of complete projects in phase 2. Information will be sent to those selected shortly.