Communicating European Projects: NP CapCoe at the INFORM EU Network Meeting in Gdańsk
Three days of exchange, learning, and collaboration — from 3 to 5 December 2025, Gdańsk (Poland) hosted the 9th Plenary Meeting of the INFORM EU Network, the main European gathering dedicated to communication on
Fourth CapCoe Monitoring Committee: a European benchmark programme for administrative capacity
Today in Rome, the fourth Monitoring Committee of the National Programme “Capacity for Cohesion” (NP CapCoe) 2021–2027 took place.The meeting focused on the progress of the Operations of Strategic Importance (OIS), the initiatives launched under Priorities
The 42nd Assembly of Italian Mayors concluded yesterday, marking three days of work and dialogue with local administrators – an event in which CapCoe also played an active role.
The 2025 edition of the ANCI Assembly (National Association of Italian Municipalities) came to a close yesterday in Bologna, an event that over three days brought together mayors, administrators, institutional
Publication of the list of operations for the period 2021–2027: an OpenCoesione widget for all Programmes
Starting today, the National Programme Capacity for Cohesion 2021–2027 publishes its list of operations, automatically drawing on the information released every two months by OpenCoesione, as required by the Programme
Training completed for the winners of the RIPAM Cohesion competition
The training programme dedicated to the winners of the RIPAM Cohesion Competition has been completed. In the coming weeks, they will take up service at territorial bodies (Municipalities, Unions of Municipalities, Regional
CapCoe at glance
The 2021-2027 National Technical Assistance Programme Capacità per la Coesione (CapCoe) is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund Plus with an overall budget of EUR 1,267,433,334, including national co-financing.
In line with the objectives pursued by the administrative capacity building strategy defined in the 2021-2027 Partnership Agreement, the CapCoe will support Public Administrations (PAs) to improve Cohesion Policy implementation effectiveness.
Within the CapCoe strategic framework, major attention is paid to the territorial dimension by strengthening local PAs on topics such as human capital, organisation and processes, administrative regeneration, support for partnership processes, and knowledge sharing.
Consistently with the aim of providing Cohesion Policy-focussed support, it is also planned to establish aNational School of Cohesion Policy, dedicated to subject-specific training and ongoing refresher courses for young graduates, administrators and professionals.
Most of the resources will be allocated to Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Apulia, Sardinia, and Sicily – Italy’s seven less developed Regions in the 2021-2027 programming period – through the mechanism of Financing not linked to costs – FNLC that allows the reimbursement of expenditures according to the achievement of targets, as for the Recovery Plan.
The CapCoe was approved via European Commission’s Implementing Decision C(2023) 374 of 12 January 2023.
Financial Framework
Planned interventions include:
Tools
Centro Servizi Territoriali
Piani di Rigenerazione Amministrativa
Area Beneficiari
Regis
