On 5 November in Funchal (Madeira) and on 7 November in Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira (Azores), the respective kick-off seminars for the projects approved under the 1st INTERREG MAC 21-27 call took place, attended by a total of 80 people (around 40 people in each of them).

The conference was opened in Madeira by Maria João Monte, President of the Regional Development Institute of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and in the Azores by Nuno Melo Alves, Regional Director of Planning and Structural Funds of the Government of the Azores, and was attended by representatives of the Managing Authority of the programme (Elsa Casas) and the Joint Secretariat (Irene Ruiz).

During these sessions, crucial issues for the beneficiaries were discussed: the fundamental aspects of the ERDF grant contract, the financial management of the projects, the details of the rules of eligibility of expenditure, communication obligations and other fundamental aspects for an efficient implementation of the projects.

You can download in the section ‘1st call for proposals’ the presentations of the seminars