Priority Axis 1 – Innovative and socially responsible Danube region

• Specific Objective 1.1 – Improve framework conditions for innovation (RESTRICTED)
• Specific Objective 1.2 – Increase competences for business and social innovation (RESTRICTED)

Priority Axis 2 – Environment and culture responsible Danube region

• Specific Objective 2.1 – Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention (RESTRICTED)
• Specific Objective 2.2 – Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources
• Specific Objective 2.3 – Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors
• Specific Objective 2.4 – Improve preparedness for environmental risk management

Priority Axis 3 – Better connected and energy responsible Danube Region

• Specific Objective 3.1 – Support environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas (RESTRICTED)
  • Type of projects:
    • Transport corridors crossing theDanube region (e.g. addressing identified missing links, proposing solutions for improvement including [cross-border] traffic management systems, developing actions plans/feasibility plans aimed at further developing the transport corridors – considering the pre-identified projects or their development status),
    • Cycling routes crossing the Danube region (e.g. identifying missing links, proposing solutions for improvement, developing actions plans/ feasibility plans aimed at further developing the routes)
    • Inter- and multi-modality, including development of ports’ connections to road and rail transport for the improvement of transport chains
• Specific Objective 3.2 – Improve energy security and energy efficiency

Priority Axis 4 – Well governed Danube region

• Specific Objective 4.1 – Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges

85% (up to 100% depending on the country and type of organisations of the beneficiary).

The Third call will follow a two-step approach.

• In the “First step”, applicants will be requested to submit electronically, through the programme monitoring system (eMS), an Expression of Interest (EoI), outlining mainly the intervention logic of the proposal and its strategic relevance for the DTP. No additional supporting documents are to be delivered at this stage.
• In the “Second step”, the pre-selected project proposals will be invited to submit an Application Package including a fully developed Application Form (AF), which will contain more in-depth information about the content and it will be the basis for the selection of the project proposals.

Given its overall budget size, the European Territorial Cooperation programmes (such as DTP) cannot target large-scale investment interventions and consequently major economic impact.