![Map of participating States in Interreg: Italy - Albania - Montenegro Map of participating States in Interreg: Italy - Albania - Montenegro](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_1168x_350/public/2023-12/map-Italy-Albania-Montenegro.jpg?itok=QCCIk-gv)
The Interreg IPA South Adriatic 2021 2027 is a cross-border cooperation Programme co-funded by the European Union through the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA III), with a total budget of 81.258.768,19 euro (including 17,51% co-financing). It widely builds on the results of the Interreg IPA CBC Italy-Albania-Montenegro programme 2014-2020.
The programme is managed by Puglia Region, which participates together with another Italian Region, Molise; Albania and Montenegro participate with the entire territory. The objective is to promote a smarter, greener, more connected, more social and better governed South Adriatic and to intensify cooperation in the area, by implementing joint actions between national and regional institutional and non-profit actors and by fostering smart inclusive and sustainable development.
Priority Axes
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![Competitiveness of SMEs represented with the buildings icon Palaces](/sites/default/files/2018-07/COMPETITIVINESS_0.png)
![Icon representing the Tourism & Culture axis Road sign](/sites/default/files/2018-07/TOURISM.png)
![Iconic representation of the Environment & Energy axis Small plant in a hand](/sites/default/files/2018-07/ENVIRONMENT.png)
![Axis 4, Sustainable Transport, is represented by the rails icon Rails](/sites/default/files/2018-07/TRANSPORT.png)