On Thursday and Friday, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira will visit Hungary to discuss how Cohesion Policy funds are helping the country to deliver on key EU priorities on the ground and promote sustainable development and welfare.
- 30 April 2024
On Thursday, Commissioner Ferreira will be in the village of Tarnabod to visit several EU-funded projects related to childcare, education, and family support for the Roma community. Tarnabod is also a founding member of the Emerging Settlements (FETE) programme, referred to as the ‘catching-up settlements programme’, which has benefited from €200 million from Cohesion Policy funds. The Commissioner will then meet with local stakeholders to discuss the implementation of these projects and how to maximise their benefits.
Next stop for the Commissioner will be the Mátra Power Plant, Hungary’s last lignite-fired power plant located in the Heves county. The region of Heves is due to receive over €250 million from the EU’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) to support the diversification and modernisation of its economy in a just, fair, and inclusive way.
In the evening, the Commissioner will meet with the Minister for Public Administration and Regional Development, Tibor Navracsics, to discuss the implementation of Cohesion Policy funds in Hungary.
On Friday, Commissioner Ferreira will meet the Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs János Bóka to discuss the role of Cohesion Policy during the upcoming Hungarian Presidency of the Council, followed by a meeting with Hungarian civil society organisations working in the fields of rule of law and transparency.
Commissioner Ferreira will then meet with the Mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karácsony, to discuss the role of cities in delivering on the economic, social, and territorial goals of Cohesion Policy.