Programm: Interreg Hungary – Croatia

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Programme	Interreg Hungary – Croatia
Acronym	HU-HR
Type of Fund	Structural Fund
Description of programme "Interreg Hungary – Croatia"	The Hungary – Croatia border area is characterised by an intense and diverse co-operation, facilitated by appropriate cross-border connections, shared knowledge and active and motivated groups of the society, in the focus of which stands the sustainable and value-added exploitation of the region’s rich natural and cultural resources and the permanent enrichment of economic, institutional and individual relationships across the border. In order to achieve this long-term goal, five priority axes have been identified within which a number of investment priorities have been recognized as tools for the strategic development of the region: Priority Axis 1: Economic Development - Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs Priority Axis 2: Sustainable Use of Natural and Cultural Assets – Preserving and Protecting the Environment and Promoting Resource Efficiency Priority Axis 3: Cooperation - Enhancing Institutional Capacity and an Efficient Public Administration Priority Axis 4: Education - Investing in Education, Training, including Vocational Training for Skills and Lifelong Learning by Developing Education and Training Infrastructure Priority Axis 5: Technical Assistance These priority axes are part of a comprehensive strategy identifying the appropriate course of action, which focuses strongly on the enhancement of economic competitiveness of SMEs, in that way boosting the economic development of depressed rural areas.
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Thematic Focus	Education, Capacity Building, SME, Agriculture and Forestry, Sustainability, Tourism, Environment & biodiversity, Administration, Competitiveness, Regional development
Macro-Region	Adriatic and Ionian Region, Danube Region
Origin of Applicant of programme Interreg Hungary – Croatia	Hungary / Magyarország Dunántúl Nyugat-Dunántúl Zala Hungary / Magyarország Dunántúl Dél-Dunántúl Baranya Hungary / Magyarország Dunántúl Dél-Dunántúl Somogy Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Međimurska županija Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Varaždinska županija Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Koprivničko-križevačka županija Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Virovitičko-podravska županija Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Požeško-slavonska županija Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Osječko-baranjska županija Croatia / Hrvatska Hrvatska Kontinentalna Hrvatska Vukovarsko-srijemska županija
Project Partner	Yes
Project Partner Details	Lead Beneficiary should have a relevant experience in SME development programmes and has to be able to coordinate the scheme with many Project Partners involved from 2 countries. Knowing the specificities of the border region and having on-site experience in the counties shall be taken into account when selecting the Lead Beneficiary by the Monitoring Committee via restricted nomination procedure. Project Partners should have a representation of the border area and should have local project development experience in the programme area as well as in supporting development of SMEs. They should have local project management capacities as well. Project Partners should preferably have county-wide scope of activities focusing on counties of the programme area.
Applicant details	The indicative list of potential beneficiaries may also include: National/regional/local road authorities in both countries State Owned Forest Companies in the border area Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC) Hungarian County Police Department European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation (EGTCs) Most important principles for the selection criteria are: Value added of cross-border joint product, technology or service development of cooperating SMEs Marketability of joint SME developments Innovative character of SME developments Financial sustainability
Financial details	Total Union support 60 824 406 € Priority axis 1, Union support: 9 960 300 €, EU Funding rate: 85% Priority axis 2, Union support: 35 779 654 €, EU Funding rate: 85% Priority axis 3, Union support: 5 717 494 €, EU Funding rate: 85% Priority axis 4, Union support: 5 717 494 €, EU Funding rate: 85% Priority axis 5, Union support: 3 649 464 €, EU Funding rate: 55%
Contact Details	Postal address: Gellérthegy u. 30-32, H-1016 Budapest, Hungary Contact persons and telephones: Mr Tvrtko Čelan, Čakovec +385-40-499-408 Ms Antonija Bedeniković, Osijek +385-31-221-848 Ms Andrea Kakas, Pécs +36-72-513-455 Mr András Tálos, Budapest +36-1-224- 3149 Ms Marian Zelei, Budapest +36-1-224- 3201 E-mail: info@huhr-cbc.com Fax: +36-1-224-3291