The Satu Mare County Intercommunity Development Association is a partner in the project “Bridge2EastCE – Border Regions’ Interregional Development through enhanced Governance framework in the Eastern periphery of Central Europe”, a partnership composed of 11 members – 8 full partners and 3 associated partners. The project, implemented under the coordination of the Research Institute for National Strategy in Budapest, brings together partners from 5 countries, creating a unique network of cooperation between regional actors and knowledge institutions.
The regional partners – Tisza ETT (HU), Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Council (HU), Rzeszów Regional Development Agency (PL), Satu Mare County Intercommunity Development Association (RO), and Nagykapos and Region Association (SK) – are closely connected with the regions where development interventions are most needed. Their local experience contributes to a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities in these areas.
The knowledge partners – Research Institute for National Strategy (HU), University of Prešov (SK), and the Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences – provide methodological and professional support, contributing to the development of innovative solutions.
The project implementation is also supported by 3 associated partners: Pannon University (HU), Subcarpathian Voivodeship (PL), and the Association of Local Border Authorities of Transcarpathia (UA).
The main objective of the “Bridge2EastCE” project is to analyze the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on the European Union’s peripheral regions along the border with Ukraine, as well as to promote cooperation and coordinated development planning in these areas. To this end, the project aims to create an interregional framework involving four countries – Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania – to strengthen the “bridge” role of border areas and capitalize on the opportunities generated by this position.
The “Bridge2EastCE” project is implemented from February 2026 to January 2028. The total project budget is €772,639.00, of which €618,111.20 represents the European Union contribution through the Interreg Central Europe Program, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
