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On 4 March 2026, the Opening Event for the “Hospice and Palliative Care Programme”, implemented during Phase II of the Swiss Contribution, took place at Ministry of Interior.
 The aim of the programme is to develop the domestic hospice and palliative care system, to improve the standard of care and ensure equal access to care.

The hospice and palliative care programme is being implemented with 3.3 billion forints in Swiss funding and 580 million forints in national co-financing.

Details: https://svajcialap.hu/en/news/the-opening-event-for-the-hospice-and-palliative-care-programme-took-place

The ArcheoRoute project is a partnership between museum and tourism organizations that responds to new trends and needs. Using an innovative approach that spans generations, it develops the region’s shared historical and archaeological offerings and integrates them into the area’s walking and cycling tourism. The 36-month project is currently at the halfway point of its implementation, during which tourism attractions and services have been developed.

On February 27, 2026, the first ceremonial opening of the traveling exhibition, organized as part of the “Messages” project co-financed by the Slovenia-Hungary Interreg Program, took place in Szentgotthárd. The exhibition, titled “Light at the Border – In the Footsteps of Martyrs János Brenner and Dániel Halász,” was created in the spirit of cross-border cooperation and shared historical memory. The exhibition presents the martyrs Blessed János Brenner and Servant of God Dániel Halász through five thematic sections, featuring numerous interactive activities.

A significant number of People-to-People (P2P) projects implemented under the Interreg Romania–Hungary Programme have now entered their final phase, with several initiatives already successfully completed. The results achieved in recent periods clearly demonstrate the strong impact that small-scale, community-focused projects can have in border regions.

The Monitoring Committee of the Programme held its 6th meeting on 11 March 2026 and made a decision on award of funding within the Priority 3 of the Programme "Connected border region".

Two supported partnerships have been awarded almost 7 million EUR for two large scale strategic projects (so-called OSIs - Operations of Strategic Importance), that will work to achieve better physical connections within the border area, focusing on establishing new border-crossing points.

The projects were part of the programme strategy from the very beginning and their outline defined within the Programming document. The detailed applications were submitted at the very end of last year and having undergone detailed expert evaluation have been given a green light to start with implementation. Both projects will soon start the contracting procedure and plan to begin with activities in April and May 2026.

A third project within the Priority was submitted several weeks ago and is currently under evaluation.
With these latest submissions the Programme will have committed all of the available funding.

The 2nd Call for Proposals of the Interreg VI-A NEXT Hungary–Slovakia–Romania–Ukraine Programme has officially closed. A total of 314 project applications were submitted, demonstrating strong interest in cross-border cooperation across the Programme area.

Applicants requested €280.7 million in EU contribution, which significantly exceeds the available budget and highlights the continued relevance and attractiveness of the Programme’s thematic priorities.

Distribution by Priority Objective

Applications were submitted across five Priority Objectives, reflecting a varied level of interest among the priorities. This distribution demonstrates the wide scope of proposed cross-border initiatives and the continued engagement of regional and local actors within the Programme area.

Next steps

The Programme will proceed with the assessment of the submitted applications in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures. Applicants will be informed about the evaluation timeline and the next steps in due course.

The Managing Authority and the Joint Secretariat express their appreciation to all applicants for their active participation and dedication to strengthening cross-border cooperation within the Programme area.

For more information please visit the Programme website: https://next.huskroua-cbc.eu/closure-of-the-2nd-call-for-proposals-of-the-interreg-vi-a-next-hungary-slovakia-romania-ukraine-programme/

The #ergodic project contributes to reducing the risk of forest fires in the Hungarian–Slovak region by improving ground support capacities for aerial firefighting operations.

From the beginning of February 2026 the VI-A IPA Hungary-Serbia JS have a new team member, as Federica Attianese joined as an IVY Reporter for six months, contributing to share the progress and outcomes of the projects, aimed at fostering and encouraging the harmonious cross-border development of the region. 

Nature is for everyone! The BaNEx project was initiated on the basis of this fundamental idea, with the objective of providing nature tourism experiences for people with special needs.

A new development project launched by Borsodvíz Önkormányzati Közüzemi Szolgáltató Zrt. will provide safer drinking water supplies for nearly 4,000 residents in the municipalities of Hejőbába, Hejőpapi and Nemesbikk, with nearly HUF 640 million in funding from the Swiss Contribution.

A total of CHF 15.9 million in funding is available under the "Improving Water Quality in Hungary" program, with all of the funds allocated to the "Drinking Water" program going to less developed regions. Nine municipalities will receive support through six initiatives, primarily aimed at reducing iron and manganese content.

At the end of January, the Írottkő Nature Park Association, the lead partner of the  TinyGreen project, which is funded by the Interreg Austria-Hungary Programme, received an invitation to the European Week for Waste Reduction awards ceremony.

The TinyGreen project aims to actively help the population of the border region, micro-communities, tourists visiting the area, and local service providers to switch to a climate-conscious (green) lifestyle through experience-sharing, guidance, and awareness-raising events.

On 27 January 2026, the INTERREG VI-A AT-HU programme held a seminar for beneficiaries of the 5th decision round’s approved projects at the Innovation Centre in Sopron. The Joint Secretariat presented the rules and framework conditions for project contracting and start-up activities to about 50 participants.

The CBC in FlexO project, supported within the Interreg VI-A Hungary-Croatia Programme, kicked off on the final weekend in January with their opening event and a series of workshops aimed at making the orienteering sport accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of their physical or mental health challenges. The three organisations involved in the project - „Tájfutásért–Pécs” Alapítvány, Orijentacijski klub Varaždin and Zselici Tájfutó és Szabadidősport Egyesület - will spend the next year educating and training both the organisers of orienteering events as well as the potential participants in order to make the activities available to any and all interested. At their first event in January there was already an opportunity to support a person of reduced mobility in taking part in the activities by introducing the Flexible Orienteering concept into their usual events.

The From Mill to Mill project, co-financed by the Interreg Programme Slovenia-Hungary, focuses on preserving and revitalizing the technical and cultural heritage of historic mills in Slovenia and Hungary, highlighting their long-standing use of sustainable energy. Project partners developed new programming and marketing content to breathe life into abandoned mills and strengthen their role in rural Europe.

In the 2021-2027 Programming period of the INTERREG VI-A Romania-Hungary Programme, the 6.3. Interreg Specific Objective aims to strengthen cross-border cooperation by building mutual trust between communities, with a particular focus on people-to-people partnerships. Eligible activities encourage civil society initiatives that, by enhancing cross-border cooperation, lay the foundation for future, more structured and community-led interventions.
32 projects are currently being implemented under Objective 6.3 under Priority 3 (Cooperation) of the Programme, with a total ERDF contribution of EUR 5.19 million. The projects serve to strengthen social cohesion in the border region and to deepen cooperation between institutional and civil society actors.