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Here you can find the final version of the Interreg Programme document for Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary Serbia Programme as it was approved by the European Commission on 14 October 2022 .

Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2021 of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia provides a detailed overview of the activities implemented within the Programme by the end of 2020.

For a brief overview of the implemented activities by the end of 2020, we encourage you to check out the Citizens' Summary of the Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2021.

Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary Serbia Programme for the period 2021-2027 in three languages:

Interreg Programme document for Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary Serbia Programme for the period 2021-2027 that was submitted to the European Commission on 01 April 2022.

Please find below the minutes of the Programming Committee meetings.

"Do no significant harm" Report for the Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary-Serbia Programme prepared in parallel to the Interreg Programme document for the next 2021-2027 programme.

After the approval of the documents by the Programming Committee of the future Interreg-IPA CBC programme between Hungary and Serbia, we are hereby publishing the draft Interreg Programme (the fundamental document of the next programming period) and the environmental report of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).

A new information and monitoring system is introduced for the Interreg programmes implemented with Hungarian Managing Authority. The INTERREG+ (I+) platform will be used for reporting by the Beneficiaries of the 3^rd Call for Proposals.

The structure and the screens of the new system are similar to the previous one (IMIS 2014-2020), but its look and the operation is much improved based on the experience gained in the previous years. The main goal of the developer was to create an easy-to-understand operation with a user-friendly surface.

Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2020 of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia provides a detailed overview of the activities implemented within the Programme by the end of 2020.

For a brief overview of the implemented activities by the end of 2020, we encourage you to check out the Citizens' Summary of the Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2020.

The Project Implementation Handbook contains guidelines and information about administrative and financial management, monitoring and reporting procedures, as well as other requirements within the framework of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme.

The purpose of the data protection and data processing policy is to define data protection and data processing principles related to the operation of the Programme. The programme specific document is available in three languages.

Data protection officer designated by the hosting company (Széchenyi Programme Office Nonprofit LLC.) of the Joint Secretariat and Hungarian First Level Control:

name:                                    Ms Réka Selmeczi dr.

postal address:                    1053 Budapest, Szép utca 2. 4. em.

e-mail:                                   adatvedelmitisztviselo@szechenyiprogramiroda.hu

The document called 'Data protection and data processing policy' applicable for our programme and the document called 'Data protection information in the 2014-2020 programming period' issued by the Managing Authority (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), as data controller, have been updated. The versions updated in 2023 are available here:

http://www.interreg-ipa-husrb.com/en/downloads-menu/data-protection-information-in-the-2014-2020-programming-period/

Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme proudly presents the publication of the new Territorial Analysis of the next Hungary-Serbia INTERREG IPA CBC programme.

Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2019 of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia provides a detailed overview of the activities implemented within the Programme by the end of 2019.

For a brief overview of the implemented activities by the end of 2019, we encourage you to check out the Citizens' Summary of the Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2019.

The Managing Authority (MA), the National Authority (NA), the Joint Secretariat (JS) and the First Level Control (FLC) of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia programme have recently received a number of queries related to cancelled events, travels, undelivered equipment, etc. because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In many cases, the questions are linked to the eligibility of related expenditures.  In this regard, the MA/JS provide the guidance to all Lead Beneficiaries, Beneficiaries and control bodies of the programme.

Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2018 of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia provides a detailed overview of the activities implemented within the Programme by the end of 2018.

For a brief overview of the implemented activities by the end of 2018, we encourage you to check out the Citizens' Summary of the Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2018.

The purpose of the operational evaluation is to assess effectiveness and efficiency of the programme management and implementation. Effectiveness refers to the degree to which set objectives and targets are achieved. Efficiency refers to the use of financial/administrative resources in relation to outputs and results.

The evaluation has been made by Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives (CESCI) and was approved by the Joint Monitoring Committee on 07 October 2019. 

Last updated: 04/08/2022

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (hereinafter: ‘Controller’) manages the data of natural persons (hereinafter: ‘Data Subjects’) related to grant applications submitted for the Interreg V-A Hungary Croatia Cooperation Programme, the Interreg-IPA Hungary-Serbia Cooperation Programme, the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Cooperation Programme, the Interreg V-A Slovakia-Hungary Cooperation Programme, the Interreg V-A Austria-Hungary Cooperation Programme and the Interreg V-A Slovenia-Hungary Cooperation Programme as a data controller. The purpose of this document is to provide information on the processing of personal data and the rights related to personal data.

Info Days within the Third Call for Proposals were held in:

• Kecskemét, Hungary on 30 July
• Novi Sad, Serbia on 14 August 2019

with the goal to inform Potential Beneficiaries about the application process and the related rules, as well as about the Programme’s features.

Additional Info Days will be held on 27 August in Szeged, Hungary, and on 28 August 2019 in Subotica, Serbia.

The presentations from the seminars are enclosed. For any additional information, potential beneficiaries may contact Joint Secretariat and the JS Antenna.

Visual Identity Manual of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Manual) is a guide into the Programme’s brand standards, requirements and rules of usage of its elements.

The Manual is primarily intended for graphic design professionals, who would be creating the design of the Programme’s branded material, as well as for the Beneficiaries/projects within the Programme which would use it as a guide for creating the communication material for the projects.

The Manual consists of the two chapters:

• Chapter 1 – Programme – including the Programme’s visual identity elements – and the rules of their usage, as well as examples of their application within the Programme’s design solutions;
• Chapter 2 – Projects – information for Beneficiaries, and the rules of usage of the obligatory elements of the Programme.

The Visual Identity Manual is intended to be a living document. Therefore, it may be revised periodically to reflect new or changed requirements. It may also be changed in order to be more useful to its users.

NOTE: This version of the Manual was updated on 31 May 2019. The changes compared to the previous version include the precise dimensions of the temporary Billboard and the Permanent Explanatory Plaque, as well as the Disclaimer note (to match the Disclaimer note in the Guidelines).

New edition of PraG is available from 15 July 2019. The beneficiaries of the Programme are required to apply this version of PraG to all procedures where the contract notice is published as of 15 July 2019.

This document is still being examined for the changes made to the previous version of the PraG, and soon list of changes will be published. However, it is important to note that all thresholds remained unchanged. For the relevant procedures the beneficiaries should use the annexes available within this latest version on the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/document.do.

The single tender documentation available on the Programme’s website does not need updates as the chapters of PraG referring to in the single tender documents remained the same.

The HUSRB/1903 Guidelines for Implementation of Information and Publicity Measures for Projects is a document to be used by the projects selected/to be contracted within the framework of the Third Call for Proposals of the programme Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia. This document contains relevant information and instructions for Lead Beneficiaries/Beneficiaries to be used during the implementation of the projects.

Reporting forms Before Project Event and After Project Event are also to be used by the contracted projects within the framework of the Third Call for Proposals of the programme Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia.  Their usage is explained in detail in the document HUSRB/1903 Guidelines for Implementation of Information and Publicity Measures for Projects.

Interreg-IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Hungary-Serbia (Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia) launched the Third Call for Proposals on 1 June 2019.

Third Call for Proposals, under the reference number HUSRB/1903, and the amount of funds of 10.38 million EUR, is intended for a broad range of Applicants and actions within the Programme area.

ThirdCall for Proposals HUSRB/1903 will be open until 30 September 2019.

NOTE – Corrigendum of the Annex I of the Application Form

The Annex I of the Application Form was corrected on 17 July 2019. The change refers to section asking Applicants to acknowledge that they were not involved in more than three partnerships submitting an application in the present Call for Proposals.

Application Package

The Application Package is comprised of the following documents:

• Application Package - zip. File
• HUSRB_3rd Call for Proposals
• HUSRB_3rd CfP Annex I of GfA_Draft Subsidy Contract
• HUSRB_3rd CfP Annex II of GfA_Draft Partnership Agreement
• HUSRB_3rd CfP Guidelines_for_Applicants
• HUSRB_3rd CfP_Annex I of Application_Form_CORRIGENDUM
• HUSRB_3rd CfP_Annex II of Application_Form
• HUSRB_Eligibility Rules of Expenditures

Applications must be submitted online via IMIS 2014-2020 Application Module, which may be accessed via following link:

https://imis2014-2020.eu/imis-web/public#!foAppSrbLogin

European Commission (EC) adopted the second Addendum to Cooperation Programme (CP) on 12 February 2019. The detailed information is available in the enclosed document.

The following presentations available for viewing and download were presented at the Beneficiary Seminar, held on 28 January 2019 in Subotica, Serbia.

The seminar included the presentations (in Serbian) of the representatives of the Serbian First Level Control and the representatives of the Joint Secretariat Antenna.

The enclosed infographics are available for viewing and for download: 

Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2017 of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia provides a detailed overview of the activities implemented within the Programme by the end of 2017.

For a brief overview of the implemented activities by the end of 2017, we encourage you to check out the Citizens' Summary of the Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2017.

European Commission issued a new version of “Procurement And Grants for European Union external actions – A Practical Guide (PRAG)“  on 2 August 2018.

The version is available here: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/document.do.

Please note that the new rules need to be applied in procurement procedures launched after 2 August 2018. It is important to remark that the thresholds of the procurement procedures did not change. In case of all procedures above the threshold of single tender, the new/modified annexes need to be applied. Concerning the documentation of single tender procedures, the changes affect only the section 2 of the Tender Form template, where only the number of the referred PraG chapters needed to be modified according to the structure of the new version of PraG (the Chapter 2.3.3 changed to 2.6.10.1 and the Chapter 2.4.14 changed to 2.5.6). These documents were updated and are available on this web page.

This practical guide on contract procedures for European Union external action (PRAG) provides practical assistance in preparing and implementing procurement and grant contracts in the field of external action – contracting authorities, on one hand, and tenderers, candidates, applicants and contractors, on the other hand.

The following presentations available for viewing and download were presented at the Beneficiary Seminar, held on 24 July 2018 in Subotica, Serbia.

The seminar included the presentations of the representatives of the Serbian First Level Control (available in Serbian), and the representatives of the Joint Secretariat Antenna.

The Project Report Manual FOR IMIS 2014-2020 is intended for the Lead Beneficiaries of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme and its goal is to provide guidance on usage of the IMIS 2014–2020 Monitoring and Information System, including:

• descriptions about filling out and submitting the progress reports, and
• practical and technical information about data entry.

The following presentations available for viewing and download were presented at the Lead Beneficiary Seminar, held on 12 June 2018 in Szeged, Hungary.

The seminar included the presentations of the representatives of the Joint Secretariat and the representative of the Monitoring System Coordination Unit (IMIS). 

The enclosed document is intended for Beneficiaries of the Interreg-IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Hungary-Serbia.

The following presentation was prepared by the First Level Control (FLC) Hungary and presented at the Information Day for Beneficiaries, held on 26 April 2018 in Szeged.

Final Implementation Report (FIR) of the Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Co-operation Programme (2007-2013) provides a detailed overview of the activities implemented within the previous programme between Hungary and Serbia. 

The following presentations available for viewing and download were presented at the Lead Beneficiary Seminar, held on 21 March 2018 in Subotica, Serbia.

The seminar included the presentations of the representatives of the Monitoring System Coordination Unit (IMIS) and the representatives of the Joint Secretariat. The presentations are available in English.

The following presentations available for viewing and download were presented at the Beneficiary Seminar, held on 20 March 2018 in Subotica, Serbia.

The seminar included the presentations of the representatives of the Serbian First Level Control (available in Serbian), the representative of the Monitoring System Coordination Unit (IMIS) (available in English), and the representative of the Joint Secretariat Antenna (available in Serbian).

 Note: The enclosed presentations of the Serbian First Level Control were updated on 26 July 2018:

• Oslobađanje od PDV-a i carine
• Osnovna pravila izveštavanja
• PPO PDV obrazac IPA 2014-2020 CBC HUNGARY-SERBIA JUL 2018

The following infographics are available for viewing and for download: 

The following presentation was prepared by the First Level Control (FLC) Hungary and presented at the Information Day for Beneficiaries, held on 6 February 2018 in Szeged.

The following documents are available for download:

• the manual for the Hungarian Beneficiaries (in Hungarian), prepared by the Hungarian First Level Control in Hungarian
• the manual for the Serbian Beneficiaries (in English),  prepared by the Serbian National Authority

Both manuals contain the information relevant for the preparation of the Beneficiary Reports and the details which the First Level Control checks in the documentation. 

For further information, please contact the First Level Control.

Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2016 of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia provides a detailed overview of the activities implemented within the Programme by the end of 2016.

For a brief overview of the implemented activities by the end of 2016, we encourage you to check out the Citizens' Summary of the Annual Implementation Report (AIR) 2016.

The Project Implementation Handbook contains guidelines and information about administrative and financial management, monitoring and reporting procedures, as well as other requirements within the framework of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme.

The “Single Tender” package is now available in Hungarian and Serbian, too. In addition, the corrected version of the English documentation has been uploaded.

For any procurement procedure within the single tender threshold during the implementation period as well as the preparation phase the uploaded documentation must be use in line with chapter 4 of the “Eligibility Rules of expenditures”. Otherwise, the given expenditure will not be eligible.

Beneficiaries in Hungary are allowed to use the Hungarian and English versions and Beneficiaries in Serbia are allowed to use the Serbian and English versions. The packages contain the following documents: Request and information; Tender Form; Single Tender report; and Contract template. Out of these documents the Contract template is optional, but the other three documents are compulsory to use.

Please note, that the Beneficiary is always allowed to apply a higher ranked procedure in line with the Programme and PraG rules, which is in this case the “Competitive Negotiated” procedure.

Please note that the enclosed Single Tender Files were updated on 2 August 2018. 

*NOTE: The documentation was updated in the meantime, and the current versions are available in the Download section: “Single Tender” package is now available in English, Hungarian and Serbian.

Documentation for Single Tender Procedures now available in English. Each document (Services, Supply and Works) contains the following four files: ‘Request and information’; ‘Tender Form’ and ‘Single Tender Report’ and a template for Contract or Order Letter. The first three documents are compulsory to use in case of procurements of minimum EUR 2,500 and maximum of EUR 20,000 net amount (‘Eligibility Rules of Expenditures’ modified on 05/12/2016, chapter 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6).

The templates of Contract and the Order Letter are only guidance documents and their usage is optional. However, please note that having a contract or order letter in case of single tenders is obligatory for the validation of the expenditures.

The documentation will be available soon in Hungarian and Serbian, as well. Beneficiaries from Hungary can use either the Hungarian or the English version, and Beneficiaries from Serbia can use either Serbian or the English version.

Info Days within the Second Call for Proposals were held in Szeged, Novi Sad, Subotica and Kecskemét between November 24 and November 30, 2016, with the goal to inform Potential Beneficiaries about the Programme, the application process and other related rules.

Presentations from these seminars are enclosed. For any additional information, please contact the Joint Secretariat and the JS Antenna.

Updated Guidelines

Visual Identity Manual of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Manual) is a guide into the Programme’s brand standards, requirements and rules of usage of its elements.

The Manual is primarily intended for graphic design professionals, who would be creating the design of the Programme’s branded material, as well as for the Beneficiaries/projects within the Programme which would use it as a guide for creating the communication material for the projects.

The Manual consists of the two chapters:

• Chapter 1 – Programme – including the Programme’s visual identity elements – and the rules of their usage, as well as examples of their application within the Programme’s design solutions;
• Chapter 2 – Projects – templates for beneficiaries, and the rules of their usage as well as the usage of obligatory elements of the Programme.

The Visual Identity Manual is intended to be a living document. Therefore, it may be revised periodically to reflect new or changed requirements. It may also be changed in order to be more useful to its users.

Interreg-IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Hungary-Serbia (Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia) launched the Second Call for Proposals on October3, 2016.

Second Call for Proposals, under the reference number HUSRB/1602, and the amount of funds of 21,500,000 EUR, is intended for a broad range of Applicants and actions within the Programme area.

Second Call for Proposals HUSRB/1602 will be open until January 31, 2017.

NOTE - Corrigendum of the Eligibility Rules of Expenditures:

Apart from technical modifications the corrigendum of the Eligibility Rules of Expenditures contains two main changes. One is that in case of choosing flat rate for ‘Staff Cost’ (which was not an option in case of Strategic Call) the ‘Travel and accommodation costs’ can also be planned. The other one is that the thresholds and requirements of procurement procedures changed.

Please note, that the document and its amendments are applicable to all Applications of the Programme.

Application Package

The Application Package is comprised of the following documents:

• Application Package - zip. file
• HUSRB 2nd Call for Proposals;
• HUSRB 2nd CfP Guidelines for Applicants;
• HUSRB 2nd CfP Annex I of Application Form;
• HUSRB 2nd CfP Annex II of Application Form;
• Eligibility Rules of expenditures_05122016 - corrigendum;
• Eligibility Rules of expenditures_outdated - previous document, which is no longer valid;
• HUSRB 2nd CfP Annex I of GfA Model Subsidy Contract;
• HUSRB 2nd CfP Annex II of GfA Model Partnership Agreement
• HUSRB Users' Manual.

Applications must be submitted online via IMIS 2014-2020 Application Module according to the rules set in Chapter 8.5 of the Guidelines for Applicants.

IMIS 2014-2020 Application Module may be accessed via following link:

https://imis2014-2020.eu/imis-web/public#!foAppSrbLogin

Interreg-IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Hungary-Serbia launched the Strategic Call for Proposals HUSRB/1601 on March 29, 2016.

The Call will be open until September 30, 2016 – by 24:00 CET, as evidenced by the date on the postal stamp, or by 16:00 CET in case of personal or courier delivery to the JS.

Please note that the original deadline for submission of project proposals within the Strategic Call was August 26, 2016, 24:00 PM CET (16:00 CET in case of personal delivery of the Application). This deadline was extended by the JMC on July 11, 2016.​

This is the first call for proposals within the Programme that was approved by the European Commission Decision C(2015)9488 on December 15, 2015. 

The Strategic Call for Proposals, under the reference number HUSRB/1601, and the amount of funds of 24,800,000 EUR, is intended for projects of strategic value for the Hungary-Serbia border region.

More information is available on the page Call for Proposals. Here you may download the Application Package for the Strategic Call for Proposals, containing the following documents: 

Application Package - zipped file,

or

Individual files from the Application Package. For information purposes, the previous version of the documents Strategic Call for Proposals and Guidelines for Applicants (GfA) is also included below, within a zip folder:

• Application Form;
• Strategic Call for Proposals – CORRIGENDUM - POSTPONED DEADLINE;
• Guidelines for Applicants (GfA) – CORRIGENDUM - POSTPONED DEADLINE;
• Eligibility Rules of Expenditures;
• Annex I of the GfA – Model Subsidy Contract;
• Annex II of the GfA – Model Partnership Agreement;
• Annex I of the Application Form – Declaration by the Applicant;
• Annex II of the Application Form – Declaration by the Applicant State aid relevance,
• Strategic Call for Proposals and Guidelines for Applicants – Previous version  (a zip file).

The HUSRB/1601 Guidelines for Implementation of Information and Publicity Measures for Projects is a document to be used by the projects selected/to be contracted within the framework of the Strategic Call for Proposals of the programme Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia. This document contains relevant information and instructions for Lead  Beneficiaries/Beneficiaries to be used during the implementation of the projects.

Reporting forms Before Project Event and After Project Event are also to be used by the contracted projects within the framework of the Strategic Call for Proposals of the programme Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia.  Their usage is explained in detail in the document HUSRB/1601 Guidelines for Implementation of Information and Publicity Measures for Projects.

The European Commission (EC) adopted the new cross-border cooperation programme between Hungary and Serbia - Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme on December 15, 2015.

Hungary-Serbia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme proudly presents a new publication Examples of Good Cooperation, presenting examples of good cooperation between partnering organizations from Hungary and Serbia which implemented projects within the Programme 2007-2013. 

We proudly present to you the Project Catalogue, the programme publication summarizing the results of the cooperation between organizations from Hungary and Serbia which participated in the projects within the cross-border cooperation programme. This edition also summarizes the results of joint and well-coordinated work of the numerous institutions from Hungary and Serbia, and the Programme bodies responsible for the Programme implementation.