Welcome address Ole Damsgaard, Joint Secretariat September 20th, 2017 – Galway, Ireland

What to expect from today? Part 1: Project Implementation Q & A Part 2: Communications updates Part 3: Peer review of project mesageing Part 4: Project closure NPA Annual conference dinner

Current programme status Approved by EU-Commission December 2014 Thematic concentration, focus on results, Arctic dimension, administrative simplification 4 calls have been completed -> 35 funded main projects 5th Call opens October 1st. 6th Call in 2018

Thematic concentration & focus on results 6 Programme Specific Objectives Indicators , baseline values and targets have been defined Impact evaluation 2018 where results from 1st & 2nd Call project will be included

Cooperation across programmes pivotal In specific in relation to Arctic and macro regional and sea basin strategies Clustering initiatives Communication initiatives, dissemination of project results and outputs across programme areas

Post-2020 programming is around the corner May 2018 Future Multiannual Financial Framework beyond 2020 Negotiations on formal post 2020 framework June 2019 European Parliament elections Brexit makes future conditions more uncertain than usual, extension of programme period? Need for profiling transnational programmes

Thank you for listening Ole Damsgaard ole.damsgaard@ interreg-npa.eu