Crete Fisheries Zone: €1.608 million call for public-interest projects
Municipalities, public bodies and eligible nonprofit organisations can submit proposals from 12 November until 26 February 2027 through the OPS ESPA system.
The application period for public investments in the Crete Fisheries Zone opened on 12 November 2026 at 08:00, with €1,608,000 in available co-financed public expenditure. The Heraklion Development Agency issued the call on 10 November under the 2021–2027 Fisheries, Aquaculture and Sea Programme. The deadline is 26 February 2027 at 16:00.
Eligible applicants include local authorities and their companies, public bodies and qualifying collective nonprofit organisations in the fisheries, environmental or social sectors that are based or active in the intervention area. Participation through programme agreements is also provided for, subject to the call’s conditions. Projects must concern the approved Crete Fisheries Zone intervention area, detailed by community in the official guide.
The indicative allocation provides €1,347,000 for public infrastructure and interventions supporting the areas’ fisheries identity and quality of life, €196,000 for environmental awareness and social cohesion, and €65,000 for fisheries-related educational activities. Each proposal requires eligibility checks and comparative assessment, which begins after the submission deadline.
Proposals must be submitted electronically through OPS ESPA, with a Technical Project Sheet and the required supporting documents, by the entity’s legal representative or an authorised user. A user account and an entity code in the system are required. Only documents that cannot technically be attached, such as maps or drawings, may be sent separately to the Heraklion Development Agency within ten working days of the closing date.
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