Light Borders in DKMT

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary Serbia

Date of latest update: 2026-01-21

Description

Description (EN):

HU-SRB CB area has excellent cooperation, the further expansion and development of which is realistic, if the crossing difficulties caused by the Schengen border are resolved. The project partnership has participated in and catalyzed the development of several CB infrastructural developments, during which it was faced with the fact that there are few opportunities in an organized and structured form for the professional and settlement bodies of the border region to hold a joint consultation on the infrastructural developments supporting the border crossing. The partnership wishes to catalyze this professional exchange of ideas in this project, present it to decision-makers in a structured way, and also help the border crossing itself with various means. DKMT starts preliminary consultation and data collection with regional actors of the HU-SRB border region, in the framework of which it assesses which settlements, professional organizations and NGOs have CB development proposals, plans and ideas. Based on this consultation and data collection, interested organizations and professionals are invited to the 8 workshops. Secretariat is preparing a situation analysis study on the HU-SRB border crossings, in the framework of which the team of experts from various fields will jointly examine current CB circumstances at all 6 CB locations at the SRB-HU border. The data about the fluctuation of the people, vehicles, waiting hours dynamics, and seasonal variations will be analyzed. Measurements will be taken on the spot, with the aim of obtaining relevant data for the actual border points. The Secretariat organizes 4 thematic workshops, in which professional organizations, settlements and NGOs working in the field of CB infrastructure development for water, rail, road and cycling will participate from the HU and SRB sides. In the framework of these workshops, they learn about and discuss their development plans, proposals, and ideas, which aim at faster access, transition and connection in the given field of expertise. After that, DKMT prepares the study based on the workshops, which presents the CB infrastructural needs of the border region in a structured, coherent and, if possible, interconnected manner. After the completion of the first version of the study, DKMT organizes 4 thematic workshops, where it presents and discusses with the experts who participated in the previous series of workshops the results of the study, the revealed connections and the speeding up of border crossing, new infrastructural CB developments. After the finalization of the study, the document will be sent to HU and SRB decision-makers. Secretariat acquires technical devices (passport readers, desktop computers, printers) for the SRB border officials that help and speed up the border crossing process. As a result of the project, a continuous and regular communication channel will be formed between organizations interested in the development of CB infrastructure.

Expected Achievements (EN):

 Opening conference with the participation of potential stakeholders and media in order to inform the experts and the inhabitants of the region in order to encourage them to address the project partnership about their problems and ideas about CB infrastructure and border crossing issues  8 workshops (4 in HU and 4 in SRB side) with the participation of professionals responsible for CB infrastructure and border crossing, settlements from the border area, partnership, NGOs. As a result of the workshops, CB infrastructural developments under implementation/preparation in the border area will be presented, and regional actors will have the opportunity to present what kind of infrastructural ideas and proposals they would have in order to facilitate border crossing. The mentioned ideas during the workshops forms the basis of the study, which professionally summarizes and unifies the improvements that can be made to improve the border crossing in the HUSRB border area.  1 study on the current situation of the border crossing, which includes the surveys that are prepared by the experts at different points of the border within the framework of the project. All this forms the basis of the study summarizing possible developments.  1 summary study on infrastructural improvements that can be made to facilitate border crossing.  passport readers, computers, printers will be procured for the improvement of work of the SRB-HU border crossing points.  Closing conference where the results of the project would be presented to the stakeholders and to the media. The project partnership is engaged to maintain the cooperation with those professionals and NGOs with who it could cooperate during the implementation of the project therefore it is planned to maintain the series of workshops after project closure in order to have a continuous dialogue between relevant HU and SRB organizations. These workshops would provide the opportunity to update the study regularly.

Website: https://hungary-serbia.eu/

Thematic information

Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Governance, partnership Infrastructure

Type of intervention: 109 Multimodal transport (not urban)

Partners (2)

Lead Partner: DKMT Duna-Körös-Maros-Tisza Eurorégiós Fejlesztési Ügynökség Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft.

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 100153

Address: Tábor utca 7/b, 6722 Szeged, Hungary

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Enterprise, except SME

Website: http://www.dkmt.net

Total budget: EUR 117 646.20

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 99 999.27

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 17 646.93

Pokrajinski sekretarijat za regionalni razvoj, međuregionalnu saradnju i lokalnu samoupravu

Name: Pokrajinski sekretarijat za regionalni razvoj, međuregionalnu saradnju i lokalnu samoupravu

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 100231

Address: 16 Mihajla Pupina Boulevard, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website (not verified): https://region.vojvodina.gov.rs

Total budget: EUR 112 804.40

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 95 883.74

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 16 920.66

Contractors:

Name: Pyramiding doo Novi Sad
VAT registration or tax identification number: 21429619

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Provincial Secretariat for Regional Development, Interregional Cooperation and Local Self-Government

Light Borders in DKMT

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DKMT Duna-Körös-Maros-Tisza Eurorégiós Fejlesztési Ügynökség Nonprofit Közhasznú Kft.

Light Borders in DKMT

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Summary

Project name (EN): Light Borders in DKMT

Project acronym: LBDKMT

Project ID: HUSRB/23S/31/032

Project start date: 2024-04-05

Project end date: 2026-02-04

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 230 450.60

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 195 883.01

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 195 883.01. Co-financing rate, 85.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

The project is closely linked to several strategies at county level. Both the Csongrád-Csanád and Bács-Kiskun counties concerned have urban development concepts and cycling strategies, which highlight the importance of cross-border infrastructure development and the importance of properly maintained border crossings. The road developments, the development of logistics infrastructure and services the railway developments and the development of intermodal hubs in the HU-SRB border region are particularly important, these developments contribute to strengthening cross-border community, cultural and economic relations and cooperation
The relevant policies:
Regional Development Concept of Bács-Kiskun County
Bicycle Strategy of Bács-Kiskun County
Integrated Territorial Programme 2021-2027 of Csongrád-Csanád County
Bicycle Strategy of Csongrád-Csanád County
The draft Regional Spatial Plan of the AP Vojvodina from 2021 to 2035 places special emphasis on the improvement of inadequate and ineffective road border crossings on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, bearing in mind that the same problem has been recognized by the EU. It is also stated that „railway border crossings are places where trains are held for too long in order to carry out border procedures. Savings in time can be achieved through modernization, good organization, and work technology in a joint border station. Additional time reduction can be achieved by parallel work of the services of the two countries.
The infrastructure improvements close to the border help to facilitate the border crossings to bring local communities closer together and support economic and tourism development in the HU-SRB border region.
Relevant EU funded projects:
OPTI-BIKE HUSRB/1602/21/0102; OPTI-BIKE 2 – HUSRB/1903/21/0098
CBC-BIKE HUSRB/1903/21/0063 Horgos-Röszke-Szeged - The good way connects everyone
Dream Railway - HUSRB/1601/22/0002
Free crossing Backa - HUSRB/1903/21/0092
Kübekháza-Rabe - HUSRB/1601/21/0003

Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 001 - Enterprises supported (of which: micro, small, medium, large), Measurement unit:
RCO 081 - Participations in joint actions across borders, Measurement unit:
RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:

Delivered output indicator(s):

(RCO81) Participations in joint actions across borders: 78.0

Programme Common Result Indicator:

RCR 085 - Participations in joint actions across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:
RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSDR

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Financing programme

2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary Serbia

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2026-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

59 / 59 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

154 / 154 (100%)

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Light Borders in DKMT

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