On Friday, 9 October, the kick-off conference for the strategic project “Development of the cross-border crossing Santovo – Bački Breg”, the value of which exceeds EUR 3 million, was held at the Science and Technology Park in Novi Sad. The project aims to increase the capacity of the border crossing, facilitate faster passenger and freight flow, and improve cargo transport between Serbia and Hungary. The project is being implemented within the framework of the Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary Serbia 2021–2027 Programme, with 85% co-financing from the European Union.
The conference was hosted by Nemanja Martinović, Acting Assistant Minister of European Integration, who addressed the attendees at the beginning of the conference and explained the significance of this strategic project. He also presented the results achieved thus far under the Cross-Border Cooperation Programme with Hungary in respect of all previous financial periods. According to him, the contracting process is currently underway for 62 new projects under the Programme, which will qualify for European Union co-financing in the amount of EUR 16.87 million.
