Alíz is in charge of monitoring EU as well as national legislation and institutional regulations that impact the Danube Region Programme. She advises the MA/JS staff regarding significant regulatory changes and propose amendments to programme documents or procedures as needed.
She also coordinates with the European Commission on questions related to legal interpretation of regulations, supports the preparation of subsidy contracts and financing agreements, especially concerning external funding and non-Member States, and supports the supervision of public procurement regulations. Within the hosting institution Alíz collaborates with the legal and HR units and coordinates GDPR-related matters within the MA/JS.
Péter supports the development and coherence of control documents, monitors their application, and initiates amendments as necessary. He also conducts audits, ensures quality assurance for official documents and coordinates the MA/JS’ processes related to subsidy contracts and partnership agreements as well as the development of anti-fraud and risk assessment systems.
Additionally, Péter monitors compliance with deadlines, contributes to performance assessments and oversee training and knowledge management.
Gusztáv is primarily responsible for the programme’s objectives related to environment, including the climate change adaptation and environmental risk management; the water management and the biodiversity related ones. He is involved in the preparation of calls for proposals, provides advice to potential applicants regarding the application process, the evaluation of applications, preparing subsidy contracts, and providing assistance to lead partners in project implementation.
Furthermore, as Project Officer, Gusztáv is also involved in monitoring project progress, ensuring compliance with communication obligations, and updating data in the programme’s monitoring and IT system. He also plays an active role in its development by collaborating with JEMS coordinators and IT experts on the monitoring system setup and testing.
Katalin Kovács-Kasza
Project Officer
Katalin is responsible for coordinating of the programme's objectives related to innovation. She provides guidance to project applicants and participates in applications evaluation and contract preparation. She also assists in the preparation of calls for proposals, evaluation reports and supports lead partners during project implementation and reporting.
Furthermore, Katalin supports programme communication, ensures quality control of all programme documents from a visual identity standpoint and contributes to the development of various communication materials.
E-mail:
katalin.kovacs-kasza@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 8966560
Mobile phone: + 36 30 607 1502
Horst Schindler
Project Officer
Horst is responsible for the coordination of the energy and transport topics. As Project Officer, he participates in the preparation of the calls for proposals, gives advice to applicants, evaluates applications and takes part in the preparation of the evaluation report, prepares subsidy contracts and provides assistance to lead partners in project implementation.
Additionally, Horst is also involved in the development of the programme implementation manual and other implementation documents, participates in the preparation and realisation of the programmes events, as well as in the development of the programme monitoring system and IT tools.
E-mail: horst.schindler@interreg-danube.eu
Tel: +36 1 795 5338
Mobile phone: +36 30 607 1652
Stephen Jonathan Halligan
Senior Project Officer
Stephen is responsible for the coordination of the programme’s social objectives, in particular the labour market topic. In addition to his responsibilities as Project Officer, Stephen focuses on monitoring the implementation of the programme evaluation plan and coordinates the development of the evaluation reports, including assessment and feedback.
He also ensures that the monitoring system contains the necessary data for evaluation purposes, and supports the project officers coordinating the monitoring system by developing programme level reports for evaluation purposes.
E-mail: stephen.halligan@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 795 4355
Mobile phone: +36 30 628 6645
Johannes Gabriel
Senior Project Officer
Johannes coordinates the governance topics of the programme and participates in the preparation of the calls for proposals, gives advice to applicants, evaluates applications and takes part in the preparation of the evaluation report.
He plays a key role in the programme’s support to the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) governance. As Project Officer he develops the EUSDR calls for proposals, including assessment criteria and monitors the implementation of related projects. Additionally, Johannes leads the analysis and reports on the implementation of the EUSDR governance support, participates as an observer in the EUSDR networks and working groups, including priority area coordinators and national coordinators’ meetings.
E-mail: johannes.gabriel@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 795 5886
Mobile phone: +36 30 472 3039
Natália Liholot
Project Officer
Natalia is responsible for coordinating culture, tourism and heritage topics and has been, among other things, an active member in European and regional culture networks and platforms.
In her position of Project Officer, she participates in the preparation of the calls for proposals, gives advice to applicants, evaluates applications and supports lead partners in project implementation. Natalia is also co-responsible for coordinating the development of the programme’s monitoring system.
E-mail: natalia.liholot@interreg-danube.eu
Mobile phone: +36 30 094 5726
Michal Pavlik
Senior Communication Manager
Michal coordinates programme communication and actively participates in communication networks at the EU level. He works closely with the heads of MA/JS and Communication Officer to carry out communication activities as well as providing communication guidance to project partners.
His responsibilities include developing communication plans and their implementation, coordinating joint work on the development of relevant procedures and manuals to ensure programme visibility requirements, managing programme website as well as the programme’s presence on social media.
E-mail: michal.pavlik@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 795 1787
Mobile phone: +36 30 128 3465
Mirjana Vidanović
Communication Officer
Mirjana is responsible for coordinating the National Contact Points (NCPs) and handling various communication-related tasks, such as organizing and conducting training sessions for both the Project Officers and NCPs, providing advice on communication requirements to project partners or creating content for the programme’s information materials.
She also plays a vital role in supporting the Senior Communication Manager in implementing the programme’s communication strategy by contributing to the development of the annual communication plans and helping organise programme events.
E-mail: mirjana.vidanovic@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 795 5688
Mobile phone: +36 30 583 2553
Beata Marczis
Head of Financial Management and Administration Unit
Beáta coordinates and manages the financial system of the programme, and responsible for the comprehensive management of the unit. She defines expenditure eligibility rules regulating financial procedures, and ensures consistent application of these rules. She is supervising the control systems operated by the Partner States and overseeing the development of their control activities.
She is also responsible for coordinating and monitoring the programme’s technical assistance (TA) budget, collaborating with the Certifying Authority and the Audit Authority on programme-level financial matters, and managing administrative tasks of the department.
Additionally, Beáta play a key role in developing financial data and analyses to support financial decisions made by the Monitoring Committee or the Managing Authority.
E-mail: beata.marczis@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 795 5668
Mobile phone: +36 30 160 0251
Nashoan Al-Awli
Financial Officer
As Financial Officer, Nashoan reviews financial reports submitted by projects, ensuring that costs are accurately settled and comply with eligibility rules.
He also ensures the smooth functioning of the programme's IT infrastructure by overseeing hardware and software maintenance, providing technical support to online meetings, seminars, and trainings organized by the MA/JS and collaborating with the IT department of the hosting institution as needed.
Additionally, Nashoan is responsible for the eMS system and the additional development of the JEMS system by supporting the introduction of the JEMS system within the MA/JS and performing system administration tasks for both the eMS and JEMS systems.
E-mail: nashoan.alawli@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 896 1003
Mobile phone: +36 30 777 2752
Mihajlo Cicmilović
Financial Manager
Mihajlo is mainly responsible for project financial management. He is responsible for the irregularity management system at programme level, including clarification of irregularity cases with the relevant national authorities and management of recovery procedures. He also handles irregularity questions for closed projects, engages in anti-fraud and risk management tasks. He contributes to the development of risk assessment criteria at the program level.
Additionally, Mihajlo is involved in entering financial data into the Arachne system.
E-mail: mihajlo.cicmilovic@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: +36 1 795 3032
Mobile phone: +36 30 712 9609
Gábor Tabák
Financial Officer
Gábor is responsible for setting up the financial and controlling system for operational costs. His tasks include planning and monitoring cash flow, preparing financial reports, supporting IT project management, participating in the development of workflow and reporting modules, ensuring compliance with eligibility rules and conducting internal control tasks.
He is also supporting HR-related issues, preparing training plans, contributing to the development of internal regulations and procedures, and managing internal meetings, trainings, and team-building activities.
E-mail: gabor.tabak@tfm.gov.hu
Tel.: +36 1 8967249
Mobile phone: +36 70 7080197
Árpád Kovács
Financial Officer
Árpád provides guidance and advice to projects, controllers, and internal and external officers on financial matters.
In addition, Árpád is involved in the financial controlling of TA beneficiaries' reports. He contributes to the planning, monitoring, and adjusting the TA budget for the programme and is responsible for preparing requests for national TA contributions from Partner States. He also contributes to the tasks related to programme closure.
E-mail: arpad.kovacs@interreg-danube.eu
Tel.: + 36 1 795 9795
Lilla Szentgyörgyi
Office Assistant
Lilla supports the smooth operation of the MA/JS. She contributes to event organization and communication with service providers.
Lilla also provides administrative support to team members, participates in the development and monitoring of internal procedures, and assists in the overall management of the MA/JS by supporting the Head of the Managing Authority.
E-mail: lilla.szentgyorgyi@tfm.gov.hu
Tel.: +36 1 896 7793
Mobile phone: +36 (30) 1720004
