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.
NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PROCEDURES MANUAL NOW AVAILABLE
A short manual on social media procedures for all projects, beneficiaries and collaborators of the programme is now available in the Documentation section of this website, under Communication.
Its aim is to establish simple and effective guidelines that will enable:
- Raise awareness of the Interreg MAC programme and each of the projects that comprise it.
- Create a solid network of digital collaboration between all stakeholders.
- Facilitate the monitoring of the main activities carried out and results obtained.
The Portuguese version of the Interreg MAC Communication Manual is also available.
New European Funds website and launch of the #EuropaSeSiente 2025 competition
The new website for European Funds managed in Spain is now available. This portal centralises for the first time all information on European funds in our country, including those from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), and represents a significant step forward in transparency and institutional communication.
The new platform offers a comprehensive overview of the use of European funds, with tools such as a map of geolocated projects, a call for proposals search engine, updated news and upcoming events. All this with a clear and accessible design to facilitate consultation by managers, beneficiary entities and citizens.
Along with the launch of the portal, the deadline for participating in the #EuropaSeSiente 2025 competition has been opened, which rewards the best projects financed with European funds. The big news in this edition is the inclusion of PRTR projects among the candidates. Applications can be submitted until 6 June.
TECHNICAL WORKSHOP TO KICK OFF THE 2ND PHASE OF THE CALL FOR CAPITALISATION
On 11/04/2025 the programme held an online workshop to which the entities whose proposals were selected in the 1st phase of the capitalisation call were invited. The session was structured in three parts:
- Presentation by the Management Authority of the capitalisation call, results of the 1st phase and conditions established in the Rules of the 2nd phase of the call.
- Presentation by the external capitalisation expert on the methodology of the projects to be presented in the 2nd phase.
- Presentation by the Joint Secretariat of the 2nd phase form in e-MAC, its structure and details of each section.
The deadline for the submission of the 2nd phase, which opened on 11/04, will end on Monday 19 May at 23:59 (Canary Islands and Madeira time, one hour less in the Azores).
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.
MAC PROGRAMME PARTICIPATES IN INTERREG GO!
The Interreg MAC programme is participating in the Interreg event taking place these days in Gorizia and Nova Gorica. High level political representatives from the Commission and the different Interreg programmes, managing authorities and other stakeholders will discuss the key points of the consultation on the post 2027 period and on the current and future priorities of European Territorial Cooperation.
The Director General for European Affairs of the Government of the Canary Islands and Managing Authority of the MAC, Celia Alberto, took part as a speaker in the panel dedicated to the future of cooperation at the external borders of the EU, together with representatives of the Interreg NEXT and IPA programmes.
During her speech, she highlighted the unique nature of the EU’s outermost borders in the Caribbean, South America, the Indian Ocean and the mid-Atlantic, and the importance of the Interreg programmes in strengthening their regional integration through closer cooperation with neighbouring third countries.
The Director highlighted the contribution of the MAC programme to the relations between the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira and their neighbours on the West African coast, creating the right environment to increase exchanges between entities on each side of the border – universities, research institutes, public administrations, port authorities and business associations, among others – always from a perspective of mutual benefit.
The geographical area covered by the MAC programme presents significant challenges, arising from the differences between the partners, not only in terms of economic development, but also in terms of governance and administrative capacity. Thanks to the effort and commitment of the project partners and their interest in making things work, these constraints have been overcome.
‘Interreg MAC is about working together in a win-win relationship”
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.
1st STATEMENT OF EXPENSES PAID (for ERDF European partners only)
The 1st statement of expenses paid must include all expenses paid up to 30th June 2025 and must be submitted between 1st and 15th July 2025.
The start date for eligibility of paid expenses will be 21 September 2022 for projects that have period 0 active in the activity schedule and 25 October 2024 (date of signing of contracts) for projects that have not activated period 0.
The Declaration of expenses paid module will be enabled in e-MAC next April; once this module is enabled, you will be able to create and save your expenses and the corresponding supporting documentation. In other words, it is not necessary or convenient to wait for the 15-day period for submitting declarations to be opened in order to create expenses.
We will soon be organising online sessions to explain to the European partners of the projects how the new module for the Declaration of Paid Expenses works. All project contact persons and active e-MAC users will receive information about these sessions shortly.