Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary
22-23 September 2016, Budapest
Opening speech: Mr. Levente Magyar, State Secretary for Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Plenary Session I. Connecting regions across borders
Hungarian transport development strategy from a cross-border perspective - Dr. László Mosóczi, Deputy State Secretary for Transport, Ministry of National Development (presentation)
Development of the cross-border transport connections between Burgenland and Western Hungary - Mag. Peter Zinggl, Regional Government of Land Burgenland, Head of Department, State Planning (presentation)
Transport development strategies and the concept of functional regions –Mr. Lothar Zeller, JASPERS Office Vienna
The role of EGTCs in connecting regions – Mr. Dirk Peters, Team Leader, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission (presentation)
Plenary Session II. EGTCs as vehicles of enhancing mobility, accessibility and connectivity across borders – Best practices of the EGTCs
Introduction and projects of the Central Europe Transport Corridor EGTC –Mr. Krzysztof Żarna, Director (presentation)
Introduction and projects of the Via Carpatia EGTC – Ms. Julianna Máté Orbán, Director (presentation)
Projects of the Arrabona EGTC in developing cross-border public transport connections – Mr. Péter Sárkány, Director (presentation)
Plenary Session III. Workshop of the representatives of the EGTC Approval Authorities and the EGTCs
EGTCs after the modification of regulation: legal experiences, goals and challenges, an overview of the obstacles of cross-border cooperations
Status of Implementation of the EGTC Regulations in the member states –Mr. Dirk Peters, Team Leader, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission
Experiences of Greece – Mr. Antonios Karvounis Project Management Professional; Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction; (presentation)
Experiences of Croatia - Mrs. Katarina Serdar, Head of Service; Ministry of Public Administration (presentation)
An introduction to the study of CESCI on EGTCs – Mr. Gyula Ocskay, Secretary General, Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives
Operation of the European Investment Advisory Hub and European Investment Project Portal – Support of Cross-border Projects – Ms. Edina Csányi, EIB (presentation)