Gate to Europe EGTC was established
in 2012. It has 35 members: 20 municipalities from Hungary and 15 from Romania.
The EGTC's main field of work is supporting project applications and the aspirations
of its member municipalities' civil society organisations, local authorities and
small businesses.
Because the main source of income in the area is agriculture and animal
husbandry, Gate to Europe EGTC regards cross-border
popularisation of local produce as its most important work. It also supports
farmers, the development of a local irrigation strategy, and preparations for
the effects of climate change.
Gate to Europe EGTC wants to be actively
engaged in the Hungarian-Romanian border region in the framework of Interreg
2021-2027. Projects relating to climate change,
the community, cooperation, employment and local development are its priorities.
Gate to Europe EGTC places importance on community activities that involve
the younger generation in cross-border, educational and vocational programmes,
and therefore takes a particular interest in the Erasmus+ programme. Alongside its broader objectives, the EGTC is
developing a climate strategy focusing on sustainability of the cross-border
ecosystem.
