Rába-Duna-Vág EGTC was formed in 2011, with its
headquarters in Tatabánya, Hungary. The founding members in Hungary and
Slovakia were Győr-Moson-Sopron County, Komárom-Esztergom County, and Trnava
District. In 2015, Pest County and Pozsony County joined, followed by Nitra
County in 2019. The six members of the EGTC form a coherent area along the
Danube by the Hungarian-Slovakian border.
The EGTC's activities, achievements, number of
approved and implemented projects, and long-term vision make it a significant player
in the region. Its approved projects mainly focus on sustainability and promoting
active ageing.
The general objectives of the grouping are to promote
cross-border cooperation between its members, so as to strengthen economic,
social and territorial cohesion.
The primary activity of the grouping consists in carrying
out and implementing cooperation programmes (e.g. silver economy, herbal economy,
and circular economy projects) in the administrative territory of the founding
and later members. With the help of ten partners, the grouping is currently
working on an action plan for research and development in the food industry.
The main activity of the grouping falls under the Interreg V-A
Slovakia-Hungary Small Project Fund, which provides support for smaller local
projects up to 2022.
Rába-Duna-Vág EGTC also provides services –
project application support, project management, project coordination, analyses
and studies, organising presentations and workshops, PR activities – for cross-border
cooperation activities of municipalities, businesses and organisations.