Novohrad-Nógrád EGTC

Information

  • BORDER REGION

    HU – SK

  • SEAT

    SALGÓTARJÁN

  • DATE OF REGISTRATION

    2011/12/21

  • NUMBER OF MEMBERS

    2

  • WEBPAGE

    –

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The Novohrad-Nógrád European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation with Limited Liability was registered on 21.12.2011. The EGTC brings together the municipalities of Salgótarján and Fiľakovo along the Hungarian-Slovak border in the area of the Valley of river Zagyva but through its activities it covered th territory of the eponymous cross-border geopark. The operating area of ​​the EGTC covers a total of 113,7 km2 (1619 km2 with the inclusion of the geopark) and has a population of 45 579 people. The seat of the EGTC is located in Salgótarján, Hungary.

The general objectives of the EGTC are to facilitate and support cross-border cooperation between its members in order to strengthen economic and social cohesion:

  • reducing unemployment through economic recovery programmes;
  • drawing up comprehensive plans to make access to funding more efficient;
  • raising awareness of development programs in the region;
  • promoting the sustainable development of the area.