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.
The total EU contribution to the Programme (ERDF/IPA-Instrument for Pre Accession Assistance) is 65,124,000 EUR. Taking into consideration the national counterpart (including also the own contribution of project partners), the total budget of the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme is 76,616,474 EUR.
The eligible area of the Programme includes the following NUTS III, or equivalent territorial units:
In Hungary:
- Csongrád
- Bács-Kiskun
In Serbia:
- West Bačka
- North Bačka
- South Bačka
- North Banat
- Central Banat
- South Banat
- Srem
The Programme will focus on the following four priorities:
- Improving cross-border water management and risk prevention systems;
- Reducing traffic bottlenecks in the cross-border transport network;
- Encouraging cooperation in tourism and cultural heritage preservation;
- Enhancing SMEs’ economic competitiveness through innovation-driven development.
For the updates on the date of the call for proposals within the Interreg-IPA CBC Hungary-Serbia Programme, please check our website regularly.