We are excited to share that two of our projects have been selected as finalists in the prestigious REGIOSTARS 2024 competition! 🎉 Out of a record 262 applications from across Europe, Chess Start|ROHU-277 (A Social and Inclusive Europe) and RO-HU 390 TRANSBORDER (A Connected Europe) have made it to the top 25. These outstanding projects, […]

Ensuring access to medical services is crucial for a high quality of life, especially in the Romanian-Hungarian border region where nearly 4 million residents rely on over 70 urban hospitals. More than 7 years ago, as the funding strategy for the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme was shaped, addressing the poor state of hospital infrastructure and […]

Yesterday, on December 12th, 2023, the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme officially closed its implementation in Baktalórántház, Hungary, during the Annual Event. Representatives from the European Commission, Managing Authority, and National Authority, as well as ROHU beneficiaries, came together to celebrate the achievements of 7 years of Romanian-Hungarian cooperation and the joint efforts to improve the […]

The Management Authority (MA) of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme has initiated and got the approval for the Cooperation Programme's (CP) revision. The updated version of the Programme mainly reflects the reallocation of funds between Priority Axis (PA), as a result of the Monitoring Committee’s (MC) decision on the further commitment of identified available ERDF. […]

Representatives of the Government of Romania , the Government of Hungary and the European Commission have confirmed their participation in the event, which will be further boosted by the invited keynote speakers within the panel and facilitated by Mrs Livia Banu, executive director of BRECO, the institution hosting of the Joint Secretariat and First Level […]

REGIOSTARS, the annual competition organised by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policies (DG REGIO), has reached its 16th edition. Over the years, the competition has become a mark of excellence for EU-funded innovative and inclusive projects in terms of regional development. In this context, the Managing Authority encourages beneficiaries of projects implemented […]

The Monitoring Committee of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme met online, on February 3rd 2023, to discuss important implementation-related aspects. The main topics on the Agenda concerned ROHU Programme’s performance at closure. In this context, the MC was called to decide upon the future commitment of unused ERDF and the related Cooperation Programme’s modification.   

The Interreg VI-A Romania-Hungary Programme was adopted by the European Commission on December 16, 2022. Having a total allocation of 175,940,025 EUR, out of which 140,752,020 EUR ERDF, the new Programme will be jointly implemented by Romania, as Managing Authority, hosted by the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration and Hungary as National Authority, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Monitoring Committee of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme met on October 11th 2022, to discuss the programme's implementation status and to decide on the future use of the available ERDF.

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The Romanian beneficiaries of Subsidy contracts can adjust their public procurement contracts/sectoral contracts/framework agreements related to investment projects financed from non-reimbursable European funds

Between 17-18 May we had the pleasure to host the visit of our colleagues from the European Commission (EC), namely Mr. Pascal BOIJMANS, Head of Unit - Interreg, Cross-Border Cooperation, Internal Borders (DG Regio), and Ms. Anna-Monika MODZELEWSKA, our ROHU Programme’s desk officer.

We are pleased to announce that the Programming Committee approved the Interreg VI-A Romania-Hungary Programme, during the 4th PC meeting held online on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022.

You can consult the MDPWA Order no. 1931 / 20.12.2021 and its annexes here: https://mdlpa.ro/pages/programeeuropene20142020  

During October - November 2021, the Managing Authority and the Joint Secretariat performed a series of on-site visits in the eligible area. The first priority was to meet the strategic partners of the Programme, members of the Monitoring Committee for the 2014+ period and of the Programming Committee for 2020+, namely the county councils of Arad, Bihor, Csongrád-Csanád, Békés, Hajdú-Bihar, Satu Mare, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and Timiș.

❗Deadline for survey extended to September 20❗ The aim of the survey is to collect additional details from the perspective of the potential beneficiaries and former beneficiaries during projects’ preparation, motivations for future involvement as potential beneficiaries of the Programme 2021-2027 and, in particular, existing project ideas.

Between 26 – 29 July 2021, the structures of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme, particularly representatives of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration in Romania, Joint Secretariat and BRECO Oradea, organized a series of site visits to 5 strategic projects, to monitor their progress and to support them in implementing their planned activities.

The new cohesion policy legislative package for the 2021-2027 period, adopted on 24.06.2021, has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

On Monday, June 14, 2021, the Programming Committee (PC) of the Interreg Programme between Romania and Hungary, for the period 2021-2027 approved the selection of the Policy Objectives (PO) and relevant Interreg Specific Objective (ISO) to be financed in the next programming period.

Order 578/20.04.2021 of the Minister for Development Public Works and Administration, regarding the stopping and/or recovery of state aid or de minimis aid awarded through the 2 aid schemes (GBER and De minimis) approved at Programme level, has been published.

The European Commission encourages the strategic use of public procurement in Interreg programmes and projects, by ensuring the widespread adoption of green, innovative and social criteria to procurements all across Europe. This type of procurement plays a key role in the EU's attempt to reduce environmental pollution, to become a resource-efficient economy, and to create […]

The Territorial Analysis (TA) is the strategic document based on which the future Interreg Programme between Romania and Hungary, for the period 2021-2027, is elaborated.

Are you a project beneficiary of Interreg? Are you looking for a volunteer to support, promote and report the achievements of your cooperation project? Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) is the answer!

In accordance with the obligations imposed by Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, Annex XII, section 2.1.2 (f), on the responsibilities of the Member State and the Managing Authority to provide updated information on the implementation of the Programme, including its main achievements, we are pleased to inform you that the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme has exceeded the decommitment target set for the year 2020.

The 8th meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme was held on 17 December 2020. The Monitoring Committee meeting was exceptionally held online due to the restrictive conditions imposed by the current epidemiological situation Covid-19.

The European Commission approved the modification of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme, on November 16th, 2020. The Management Authority of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary has initiated and obtained the approval of the third revision of the Cooperation Programme. Thus, the fourth version of the Programme allows for increasing the ERDF co-financing rate to 100%, for expenditures declared in payment applications during the accounting year starting July 1st 2020 and ending June 30th 2021.

Between 19 - 23 October 2020, a series of 6 on-line consultation workshops have been organized, in the context of finalizing the Territorial Analysis, a strategic document elaborated under the programming process related to the future Interreg Programme between Romania and Hungary (2021-2027).

The programming experts, with the support of relevant Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme’s structures, are organizing a series of consultation workshops, to involve in the programming exercise the most important actors in the Programme’s area.

The ROHU-396 Team-Cardio-Prevent squad from the Emergency Municipal Clinical Hospital Timișoara was awarded the Romanian Healthcare Awards Diploma of Excellence and the Medical Team of the Year trophy for the project named ”Cross-border cooperation in the prevention and complex treatment of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular diseases in Békés -Timiș counties”.

The Visual Identity Manual of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme is a document addressing both the beneficiaries and the management structures, with regards to the visibility rules to comply with when designing communication materials.

In the context of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), preventive actions are recommended, concerning public health risks. In the eligible area of the Romania-Hungary Programme, regarding the border crossing points between Romania and Hungary new restrictions have been introduced from the 15th of July 2020.

Shaping the future of the cross-border cooperation between Romania and Hungary for the period 2021-2027 remains our main interest, and collecting information/opinions by public consultations is one of the methods which could ensure an efficient programming process.

In the frame of Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme, the Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration in Romania, as Managing Authority, concluded 2 new financing contracts, for projects ROHU359 and ROHU421, receiving funding under the 3rd Open Call.

The Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration in Romania (MPWDA), as Managing Authority of the Programme, announces the approval of a new amendment to the financing contract, for project ROHU-401, in the field of healthcare. The approved modification will allow the purchase of medical equipment that is so very needed in the treatment of COVID-19.

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme announces the signing, by the Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration in Romania, as Managing Authority, of 3 new financing contracts, for projects falling under state aid, receiving funding under the 3rd Open Call. Also, it was signed the financing contract for the strategic project ROHU452, being financed in the frame of the 3rd Restricted Call.

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme announces the signing, by the Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration in Romania (MPWDA), as Managing Authority, of the first amendments to the financing contracts for the projects in the field of healthcare and risk and disaster management. The approved modifications will allow the purchase of medical equipment that is so very needed in the treatment of COVID-19.

In the context of the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the pandemic was declared on 11th of March 2020 by the World Health Organization, preventive actions are recommended, with respect to the public health risks.

Structures of the Interreg V-A RO-HU Programme, particularly representatives of the Managing Authority (Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration, Romania), the National Authority (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary) and the Joint Secretariat (BRECO Oradea), gathered in Gyula (Hungary) for a brainstorming session on the technicalities for future programming process.

In the context of programming process, the Managing Authority of Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme, with the support of National Authority, the Joint Secretariat and Information Points in Hungary, organized a new series of events, aiming at providing relevant information on the 5 Policy Objectives provided for in the draft regulations.

The next Interreg Programme between Romania and Hungary, for the period 2021-2027 is under preparation and it is now the time to make sure that our future projects beneficiaries are well informed with regards to the development priorities of the cross-border region, so that there are good premises for properly documented, mature projects, adding value to the addressed areas of intervention.

In the context of preparing the new programming period 2020+, the Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration, as Managing Authority of Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme, launched on January 31st, 2020 the public procurement procedure regarding consultancy and assistance services for drafting the next Interreg Programme between Romania and Hungary, for the period 2021-2027.

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme organizes two training sessions, on both sides of the border, dedicated to the beneficiaries of projects under implementation.

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme announces the signing, by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration in Romania as Managing Authority, of 7 new financing contracts, in the frame of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Open Calls, as well as within the 2nd Restricted Call – Full Application phase.

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, the first meeting of the Programming Committee, the structure responsible for the strategic planning and programming of the Interreg Program between Romania and Hungary for the period 2021-2027, was held in Nyiregyhaza (Hungary). On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the 7th meeting of the Monitoring Committee for Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme was held also, in Nyiregyhaza.

Every year, the Interreg V-A Romania- Hungary Programme organises its Annual Event, aiming at promoting the Programme, the financed projects and in particular the achieved results to the wide public. In 2019, the Programme chose to dedicate the event to one of our guiding principles: environment protection.

The INTERREG V-A ROMANIA-HUNGARY Programme announces the organization of the Annual Event entitled “GREEN INITIATIVE” that will take place on the 11th - 12th November 2019, in Pecica, Arad County (RO) and Gyula, Bekes County (HU).

The European Commission approved the modification of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme, on October 18th, 2019. Following the launching of all available funds and projects selection within the 3rd Open Call, the Management Authority proposed a second modification of the Cooperation Programme, for reallocation of funds.

Last week, more than 35 representatives of the strategic projects approved in all three Restricted Calls (the Full Applications Phase) attended our Beneficiary Seminars, to learn together how to run a project successfully and bring the best results to the border area.

On September 17 and 18, 2019, the management structures of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme met in Makó, Hungary, in the context of the bilateral meeting, with the aim to initiate technical discussions on key topics regarding the implementation status vs n+3 target 2019.

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme announces the signing, by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration in Romania as Managing Authority, of 3 new financing contracts in the frame of the 1st and 2nd Open Call, one Concept Note financing contract and of the first 3 Full Application financing contracts.

For the past 2 weeks, 135 representatives of the projects approved in the 3rd Open Call attended our series of eMS Webinars and Beneficiary Seminars, to learn together how to run a project successfully and bring the best results to the border area.

Oradea Regional Office for Cross-Border Cooperation (BRECO), as Joint Secretariat of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme has launched a public procurement procedure for the acquisition of services in order to produce and publish the trilingual publication ROHU Magazine.

The Joint Secretariat of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme organizes a series of seminars and eMS webinars, dedicated to the beneficiaries of the projects funded under the Third Open Call. The trainings will take place as follows: eMS WEBINARS FOR BENEFICIARIES  – THIRD OPEN CALL ONLINE,  02.07.2019 For beneficiaries  from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and Hajdú-Bihar counties ONLINE, […]

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme announces the signing, by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration in Romania as Managing Authority, of 3 new financing contract, selected in the frame of the  2nd Open Call and 3 financing contracts within the 3rd Open Call.

Oradea Regional Office for Cross-Border Cooperation (BRECO), as Joint Secretariat of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme has launched a public procurement procedure for the acquisition of services in order to produce and publish the trilingual publication ROHU Magazine.

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme announces the signing, by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration in Romania as Managing Authority, of 3 new financing contracts, selected in the frame of the 3nd Open Call and one financing contract, selected in the frame of the 1st Open Call.

The Romanian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration - MRDPA, as Managing Authority of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme has launched a public procurement procedure for the acquisition of services in order to evaluate the implementation of the Programme.

The Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme announces the signing, by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration in Romania as Managing Authority, of the first 6 financing contracts, selected in the frame of the 3nd Open Call.

The Managing Authority of the Programme issued Instruction 6 / March 18, 2019, regarding project changes before the submittal of a modification request.

The European Commission approved on the 7th of March 2019 the modification of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Programme. Following the launching of all available funds and on the basis of a detailed analysis carried out with external expertise, on the 10th of August 2018, the Managing Authority initiated a modification request of the Cooperation Programme through the Commission's electronic data exchange system.