Regions ink cross-border cooperation deal

The Vojvodina assembly, and heads of a Croatian and a Hungarian county today signed a trilateral agreement on cross-border cooperation in Novi Sad.

Izvor: B92

Sunday, 26.07.2009.

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The Vojvodina assembly, and heads of a Croatian and a Hungarian county today signed a trilateral agreement on cross-border cooperation in Novi Sad. This agreement should help Serbia, Croatia and Hungary in joint projects and presentation within EU assistance programs. Regions ink cross-border cooperation deal It pertains to economy, environment and culture, and would also mean easier access for Serbia to the pre-accession funds. The agreement was signed by Vojvodina assembly President Sandor Egeresi, Croatia's Vukovarsko-Sremska county head Bozo Galic, and Gabor Banyai, who presides over the assembly of Hungary's Bacs-Kiskun county. Egeresi said that the signing has crowned good cooperation between the three regions. "We are witnesses to how much the united Europe recognizes all the advantages of disappearance and demolition of walls, canceling of borders, which have not so long ago halted and hindered not only European development and perspective, but Europe's survival," he was quoted as saying. Bozo Galic said that the three regions have many things in common, including the Danube, the fertile plane, quality forests and similar economies, and believes this is a basis for future cooperation. "Just as the economic crisis cannot go away without affecting our region, so no development can happen without joint development within the regions," said he. With this agreement, both Croatia d Serbia will be able to use Hungarian experiences in the process of joining the EU, Gabor Banyai said. International relations expert Milan Pajevic shared this opinion and told B92 that significant money funds will be available to Serbia in this way. "This is a favorable way to jointly apply and use the funds which the EU sets aside precisely for this type of project, that stem precisely from cross-border international cooperation," said he. "These funds are fairly large and are at the disposal of those who are not EU members, and it is really very desirable to use these funds."

Regions ink cross-border cooperation deal

It pertains to economy, environment and culture, and would also mean easier access for Serbia to the pre-accession funds.

The agreement was signed by Vojvodina assembly President Šandor Egereši, Croatia's Vukovarsko-Sremska county head Božo Galić, and Gabor Banyai, who presides over the assembly of Hungary's Bacs-Kiskun county.

Egereši said that the signing has crowned good cooperation between the three regions.

"We are witnesses to how much the united Europe recognizes all the advantages of disappearance and demolition of walls, canceling of borders, which have not so long ago halted and hindered not only European development and perspective, but Europe's survival," he was quoted as saying.

Božo Galić said that the three regions have many things in common, including the Danube, the fertile plane, quality forests and similar economies, and believes this is a basis for future cooperation.

"Just as the economic crisis cannot go away without affecting our region, so no development can happen without joint development within the regions," said he.

With this agreement, both Croatia d Serbia will be able to use Hungarian experiences in the process of joining the EU, Gabor Banyai said.

International relations expert Milan Pajević shared this opinion and told B92 that significant money funds will be available to Serbia in this way.

"This is a favorable way to jointly apply and use the funds which the EU sets aside precisely for this type of project, that stem precisely from cross-border international cooperation," said he. "These funds are fairly large and are at the disposal of those who are not EU members, and it is really very desirable to use these funds."

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