On February the 14th 2019, the management structures of the Interreg V-A Romania-Hungary Program met in Békéscsaba, Hungary, during the first bilateral technical meeting on key topics on the future multi-annual framework for territorial cooperation.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Managing Authority, the Hungarian National Authority, the Joint Secretariat, as well as of the First Level Control Bodies of the two countries.
The event was honored by the presence of His Excellency Mr. Marius Lazurca, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to Hungary.
As a result of the meeting, important issues concerning the preparation of the programming period 2021-2027 were set, such as:

Work steps, including indicative deadlines for achieving intermediate targets.
Preliminary elements of the working methodology on identifying priorities and thematic objectives.

Basic principles for the establishment and functioning of the Joint Working Group for the programming activity, in respect of which both the size, composition and competencies of the Working Group will be adapted to the reality of the programming process.

To establish the criteria for the expertise necessary for the preparation of the future Romania-Hungary Cooperation Program.