Setting up a transnational partnership: eligible countries

To be eligible to receive EU funding, a project must comply with criteria including setting up a transnational partnership (except in specific cases).

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Of course, the 28 EU Member States are eligible countries. What are they? Here’s the answer:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• The Netherlands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• The United Kingdom

EU grants are expressed in euro. Non-eurozone members are still eligible but a conversion between currencies must be put in place. Countries that have adopted the euro are the following:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Cyprus
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Ireland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• The Netherlands
• Portugal
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain

Depending on the EU programmes, some non-EU countries can be involved in a partnership provided that an agreement has been signed with the EU Commission. For instance, EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries can be eligible:

• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• Norway
• Switzerland

European Economic Area (EEA) countries (in addition to EU Member States):

• Iceland
• Liechtenstein
• Norway

Candidate countries and potential candidates for EU membership:

• Albania
• The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• Montenegro
• Serbia
• Turkey
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Kosovo

Countries involved in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP):

• Algeria
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Egypt
• Georgia
• Israel
• Jordan
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Moldova
• Morocco
• Palestine
• Syria
• Tunisia
• Ukraine

Source:

http://europa.eu

http://eeas.europa.eu