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17Sep

Interreg identity

Interreg identity

Interreg is widely considered as the main driver of cooperation in the EU, bringing a solid contribution to building the European identity. Interreg was a promoter of historical reconciliations and there are claims that the EU cohesion policy would not have been as successful...
17Sep

Interreg and EU enlargement

Interreg and EU enlargement

Interreg Programmes were bringing an important contribution to the accession process of the Central and Eastern European countries throughout the past three decades. Together with other pre-accession instruments, the territorial cooperation programmes were instrumental for the capacity building in different fields...
17Sep

Legal obstacles in EU (CESCI)

Management of legal obstacles in the European Union: good practices

The session aims to present existing good practices and models of cross-border management of persisting legal and administrative obstacles. The speakers will present the Benelux and the Nordic models, the most recent achievements of Germany, and...
17Sep

Cohesion and Competitiveness: Reflecting on Hungary’s EU Presidency (MFOI)

Cohesion and Competitiveness: Reflecting on Hungary's EU Presidency (MFOI)

On July 1, 2024, Hungary assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. Among the seven key priorities, two pillars stand out as vital for discussion: strengthening cohesion and enhancing competitiveness. This workshop...
17Sep

Interreg: Thematic focus or territoriality?

Interreg: Thematic focus or territoriality?

Thematic concentration of the Interreg Programmes was a recurring principle in the previous programming periods. The Programmes were invited to select from a number of thematic policy and specific objectives defined by the ERDF Regulation, complemented by an Interreg-specific objective....
17Sep

Why Interreg? Interreg achievements

Why Interreg? Interreg achievements

Interreg projects are vehicles of innovation throughout Europe, they contribute to develop and implement innovative solutions for various socio-economic problems and deliver models of best-practice to be replicated at wider scale. But, in most of the cases, these results do not...
17Sep

Towards a new European mechanism (CESCI)

Towards a new European mechanism (CESCI)

The session aims to give an overview of the efforts made by the European Commission and the EU presidencies to eliminate the legal and administrative obstacles, including the Cross-Border Review project and the Communication “Boosting Growth and Cohesion in...
17Sep

EU Funding of the Regions (MFOI)

EU Funding of the Regions (MFOI)

This panel focuses on how international developments, particularly innovative projects funded through directly managed EU resources, contribute to the formation and evolution of local identities. Panelists will explore the impact of EU-backed investments on local communities, examining how these initiatives...
17Sep

Summary of the workshop Thematic focus or territoriality

Summary of the workshop: Thematic focus or territoriality

during the Art of Cooperation 2024 Conference Bálna Budapest, 14 November 2024
Moderator: Marko RUOKANGAS – Senior Expert, Interact Speakers:Silvester HOLOP – Deputy Head of JS, Interreg Hungary-Slovakia Programme Ivan CURZOLO – Senior Expert, NA, Presidency of the Council of Ministers Italy Simona ENE...
17Sep

Summary of the workshop Interreg identity

Summary of the workshop: Interreg identity

during the Art of Cooperation 2024 Conference Bálna Budapest, 14 November 2024
Moderator:Sebastian BONIS – Managing Director, Optimeast Europe Srl Speakers:Nikoletta HORVÁTH – Deputy Head of MA, Interreg Hungary-Slovakia, Interreg IPA Hungary-Serbia and Interreg NEXT Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programmes, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

Plenary roundtable discussion: Quo Vadis Interreg?

A discussion about the past, present and future of Interreg, with the involvement of experienced speakers, who have been active in the field for several decades. The discussion shall include considerations about the beginnings of the Interreg, including the expectations which were formulated at that time. The participants shall review the development of the Interreg Programmes over different periods, highlighting positive and negative trends which led to Interreg as we know it today. Finally, the panel discussion would reflect on the future, on what is desirable and what is realistic to happen with the Interreg on mid and long term: How do we see Interreg in 10/20/30 years?

Moderator: Martin GUILLERMO-RAMÍREZ – Secretary General, Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)

Speakers:

  • Slawomir TOKARSKI – Director, European Commission, DG REGIO
  • Péter KISS-PARCIU – Deputy State Secretary, Head of MA, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Imre CSALAGOVITS – Head of MA, Interreg Danube Region
  • Sanda ŠIMIĆ STAMBOLIĆ – Assistant Minister of European Integration, Government of the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of European Integration
  • Iulia HERTZOG – Head of MA for Interreg Black Sea, Interreg Romania-Bulgaria, Interreg NEXT Romania-Ukraine Programmes
  • Susanne SCHERRER – former Head of MA/JS, Interreg Baltic Sea Programme
  • Bernadett PETRI – Ministerial Commissioner, Managing Director, Hungarian Development Promotion Office
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Study visit to the Ister-Granum EGTC (Esztergom and Štúrovo)

The Ister-Granum EGTC was established in May 2008 as the second grouping of the European Union with more than 80 members situated around the iconic Mária Valéria Bridge rebuilt with EU support in 2001 (before the accession of Hungary and Slovakia to the Union). The study visit aims to give an overview of the activities, projects, and achievements of the grouping so far and to taste local food whose producers are grouped in a labelled cross-border local product network.

The buses collecting the participants will depart from different districts of Budapest between 8.00 and 9.00 am, and they are expected to be back in Budapest between 4.00 and 5.00 pm on 15 November. One of the buses will serve directly to the airport.

All attendants of the Art of Cooperation conference who registered to the study visit will be informed about further details in due time. Should you need assistance or clarification, please send an email to the organisers: cesci@cesci-net.eu.