Interregional cooperation in Hungary and its EU Presidency
On 1 July 2024, Hungary took over the EU Presidency from Belgium for the upcoming six months. The Hungarian Presidency 2024 set out a list of seven priorities to contribute to the peace, security and prosperity of a truly strong Europe. You can read more about the priorities at the Presidency's website.
In the Presidency's spirit of cooperation, let's have a look at how institutions from Hungary work together with others in the Interreg Europe projects and the Policy Learning Platform activities.
Hungary involved
Hungary is one of the countries which celebrated 20 years of EU enlargement this year. It joined the European Union in 2004.
With its population of almost 10 million, Hungary is one of the EU's smaller members. Yet, the involvement of Hungarian partners in the interregional cooperation projects is relatively high. After our first two calls:
- 47 project partners bring to Hungary new ideas from other corners of Europe and share with others good practices originating in Hungary
- 40 of the 150 approved Interreg Europe projects have Hungarian partner organisations
- 6 projects have a Hungarian lead partner
The cooperation interests of Hungarian partners reach across all topics covered by our programme.
You can click through the carousel below to see the most recent from the 40 projects with Hungarian partners approved in the first two calls.
The latest projects with Hungarian partners
Discover more about Hungarian participation in Interreg Europe:
- Browse through all 40 projects with Hungarian partners and learn about further examples of fruitful interregional cooperation
- Find out more country-specific information at the country page of Hungary
Browse through the latest good practices from Hungary in the carousel below. You can have a look at all 92 of them in our good practice database.
Recent good practices from Hungary
Teaching and Learning Factory at PBN
Teaching and Learning Factory offers hands-on training in Industry 4.0 technologies, enhancing digital transformation in the ecosystem.
Route planning optimization of waste collection vehicles with the help of open data
A solution to optimise the routes of waste collection vehicles using open data in the city of Szombathely, Hungary.
Compost Festival in Hungary
Compost Festival is a program with a 12-year history, aimed at promoting composting and encouraging communities to reduce waste and foster sustainable lifestyle
Cavalcade programme series for vulnerable groups in the 18th district of Budapest
A series of fundraising events for local elderly and disabled people affected by the institutional activities of the municipality.
Adapting to climate change: flood control by deceleration and water retention
Natural barriers were constructed at the side branch of the stream to slow the water and prevent flooding, while a lateral reservoir can absorb excess water.
Mapping of national ecosystems and their services
Mapping of ecosystems of Hungary to map ecosystem services and identify strategic frameworks for the conservation and development of green infrastructure.
Heating modernisation for the public institutions of Létavértes: heat energy from thermal water
Green energy use and awareness-raising: heat energy from thermal water is used in the heating modernisation system in Létavértes
Gondosóra program (Careful Watch Programme)
Gondosóra programme is a free service, accessible to people over 65, living in their own homes, for indicating their need for help with the touch of a button.
Green National Champions Project
The Green National Champions is a support for the technological development of micro, too medium-sized enterprises operating in the field of the green economy.
Hungarian Cluster Strategy in order to help the Hungarian SME sector and their innovative projects
One of the main focus of the Hungarian Cluster Strategy is to accelerate new developing projects between cluster members, and to improve SME developement.
Municipal GIS Platform & Municipal Public Building Database
A map application displaying spatial data and an application organizing municipality-owned and -managed buildings into a database (including digital 3D models)
Technology Transfer Centre
The Technology Transfer Centre provides physical infrastructure for enterprise and innovation support.
Navigation for wheelchair users and an integrated micromobility information system
A barrier-free map and route planner which provides innovative urban (public) services, supporting city planning
Urban Dialog
Urban Dialog is a community-based online urban development tool that involves citizens in decisions regarding urban development projects.