Interreg Hungary-Croatia

The focus of the current programme is slightly shifted towards supporting the reinforcement and expansion of the existing co-operative networks and contributing to the establishment of a sound basis for a dynamic and lasting co-operation across the border. Besides that, the programme increases the concentration on encouraging sustainable economic co-operation in the region.

Due to its limited scope and specific cross-border nature, the programme’s guiding principle is to support selected co-operative actions in priority fields, rather than large-scale interventions. Although the programme does make use of the instrument of Operations of Strategic Importance as well, a significant portion of the funding is planned to be awarded on open calls for proposals. Between 2021 and 2027 the joint programme’s focus is set on:

• enhancing sustainable growth and competitiveness of SME-s and job creation in SMEs;
• promoting energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
• promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience;
• developing and enhancing sustainable, climate resilient, intelligent and intermodal national, regional and local mobility, including improved access to TEN-T and cross-border mobility;
• enhancing the role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation;
• improving access to inclusive and quality services in education, training and lifelong learning;
• enhancing efficient public administration by promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens, civil society actors and institutions; and
• building up mutual trust, in particular by encouraging people-to-people actions.