Radvaň nad Dunajom-Neszmély ferry to Tata for the opening of the #ESTERHAZY project. With the support of #InterregHUSK, the project for the preservation of the Esterházy family heritage was launched. The project includes the renovation of the Műrom (Artificial Ruins), the Turkish Mosque, the two stone birds at the entrance to the park, the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk and the bridge, the gates of the entrances to Hattyúliget Street and Sport Street.
The Slovak Minister for Regional Development, Richard Raši, visited the INNOCENTRE during his stay in Komárno. The main topic of the meeting was the financing of cross-border projects under the Interreg programme. The Pons Danubii EGTC presented its current projects and its plans for the future.
The final conference of the INNOCENTRE project was held on 9 May. This project has created an innovation centre in Komárno to facilitate cooperation between small and medium-sized enterprises on both sides of the Danube, providing space for conferences, professional meetings and workshops. In addition to meeting and conference rooms, a pool of equipment has been set up and made available to businesses.
The final stage of the CULTPLAY project, launched in 2018, was the inauguration of the Tata thematic playground, which took place on 16 June 2023.
The 3rd and closing international conference of the DANUrB+ Project was held in Budapest, Hungary, on 12 and 13 December 2022. The aim of the event was to disseminate all the experiences and achievements of the initiative.
At the end of 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade launched a call for proposals to support the operational and project funding activities of the European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation in 2023. The available funding was HUF 170 million, of which a maximum of HUF 17 million per applicant could be awarded.
On 29 November 2022, Tibor Navracsics, Minister for Regional Development, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the representatives of seventeen organisations, including the Ister-Granum and the Pons Danubii EGTCs.
The European Committee of the Regions presents the award of European Groupings for Territorial Cooperation called “Building Europe Across Borders” every two years. In April 2022, Pannon EGTC applied for it with their project KOMBIbike (cross-border community bicycle rental system) that was implemented within the Interreg SKHU programme. Their work has been recognized and they received an honourable mention.
Pons Danubii EGTC organised a DANUrB+ project study trip to Moravia in order to learn from excellent examples of how to find new meaningful use of old buildings. The study tour was organised in cooperation with the project partner Fakulta architektúry a dizajnu STU.
With the help of the Interreg V-A Slovakia-Hungary Cooperation Programme, the TAPE NOVUM DANUVIUM economic action plan is going to be implemented to support the technical transformation of micro, small and medium-sized businesses.