On 12 December 2024, the second seminar of presentation of the projects approved under the 1st call of the Interreg MAC 2021 – 2027 Programme was held in Sao Tome, with the participation of partners from Sao Tome and Principe.

The conference, organised in the framework of the ATLANTE strategic project, was opened by representatives of the European Commission, the Portuguese Embassy and the Spanish Consulate in the country, as well as the Minister of Planning and Finance of the Government of Sao Tome, the focal point of the MAC Programme in the country. The Managing Authority of the Programme, the General Director of European Affairs of the Government of the Canary Islands, representatives of the Government of the Azores, headed by its Vice-President, and the Regional Director of European Affairs and External Cooperation of the Government of Madeira will also take part in the event.

The 15 projects approved, for the first time, with the participation of Sao Tome and Principe entities in the Green MAC and Smart MAC priorities were presented.

The European entities, main partners of the projects, presented the projects with the participation of local partners who presented their activities in the framework of the projects. This opens the new stage of territorial cooperation with this country, one of the new countries included in the programme’s cooperation area.

At the end of the day, a networking session was set aside to allow participants to continue establishing connections for the next calls for proposals and to strengthen the links already created between partners.