Building a future @ home: Interreg for the right to stay along the EU’s external borders

This stand explores how Interreg supports the right to stay along the EU’s external borders, with Ukraine as a key example. It highlights how cross-border cooperation fosters resilience and socio-economic development, tackling the root causes of displacement and enabling people to build sustainable futures at home. From AI-driven rehabilitation, to support for smart growth, training and education, the stand showcases examples from the IPA, NEXT and OMR programmes to show how Interreg delivers locally rooted solutions to migration management and border governance, strengthening regional solidarity along external borders while aligning the regions more closely with EU values and standards.