ABAÚJ IN ABAÚJ EGTC Motto Coming together BEGINNING

ABAÚJ IN ABAÚJ EGTC Motto: Coming together: BEGINNING Working together: SUCCESS Staying together: ADVANCEMENT Presenter: Mrs. Szabóné Kémeri Klára managing director

ABAÚJ IN ABAÚJ DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP was formed • 21 December 2007 • The night of opening the Schengen-border between Hungary and Slovakia. • Members: 9 Hungarian municipalities, 7 municipalities in the Felvidék (Slovakia) and VITEA Fund • We own 2 fortresses, several castles, a lot of country houses and plenty of ideas.

ABAÚJ IN ABAÚJ EGTC was formed 2008 • Headquarters: Miskolc, Hungary. • 2009: The Ministry in Pozsony (Bratislava) rejects the admission of the Settlements in Slovakia. • 2010: The Ministry in Pozsony (Bratislava) approves the admission of the Settlements in Slovakia. • 11 June 2010: the EGTC is officially registered. • It is 3 rd in Hungary and the 11 th such organization in the EU and the first public organization which involves favourable taxing conditions.

The logo of the EGTC

The projects executed in the three years of cooperation

Projects supported directly by the European Union „We reach out hands to each other and go together And become One goal and One Will: The water runs, the stone remains, The stone remains. ”

• August 2008 The first introduction of the Partnership in the course of a Citizenship Union programme in Boldogkőváralja in the ABAÚJ Region. A recordbreaking number of town-twinnings are signed. • 01 12 2008 – 11 30 2010 „The one thousand-year -old relationship” A two-year network-building programme of 15 events is launched involving 5 countries (Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia).

Town-twinning • June 10 -13 2010 Fony – Kézdiszentlélek (Transylvania) a 4 -day citizens meeting supported by the Citizenship programme of the Union.

Candid photographs of the events

The one thousand-year-old relationship Dályhegy Croatia

Slovenia - Hodos

Romania (Erdély) -Tordaszentlászló

Slovakia (Felvidék) – Debrőd

Hungary- Hejce

Fony - Kézdiszentlélek

„Borderless tourism in ABAÚJ” • 01 12 2009 – 28 02 2011 The execution of the cross border cooperation programme of € 1, 4 million between Hungary and Slovakia in the framework of ETE I, which is the most significant tourism-development programme in the region. It was unique that the programme was executed with largest supported partner including 10 and further 6 partners supported directly and indirectly respectively.

Developments executed in the Settlements „With a little attention Every dream may come true”

Constructional investments I In Hungary Arka: covered stone-stage, Fony: covered stone-stage with amphitheatre, Korlát: covered stone-stage with community area, the ceremonial erection of the bust of prince Ferenc Rákóczi II.

Photos of the covered stone-stages

Constructional investments II Boldogkőújfalu: Traditional house in the country. Regéc: EGTC tourist office. Mogyoróska: Traditional house commemorating prince Ferenc Rákóczi II. In the Felvidék: Debrőd: Tourist information centre. Reste: Reconstruction of the house of culture.

Pictures of the investments

Mogyoróska Rákóczi-house

Procurements I • Boldogkőváralja: mobile stage, 2 country-road pleasure-trains for tourists. • Common: 16 Partnership Boards erected in the settlements. • Common: 24 brown Tourist-Boards by the roads with heavy traffic to leading tourist attractions in Slovakia and Hungary (Boldogkőváralja, Regéc, Hejce, Korlát, Debrőd, Nagyida, Felsőlánc, Reste, Perény).

The pleasure-trains

Partnership and brown tourist boards

Procurements II • Common: 16 tourist ports communicating the history, landmarks, maps of then settlements and directions of communictaion between them. • Common: DVD on the settlements, • Common: webpage: www. abauj. info

Tourist-port Cover of the DVD

The homepage

Some common procurements, activities • Historic and cultural investigation. • Image-design of the Partnership. • Colourful publications of the Partnership, leaflets, posters. • Ceremonial opening festivals in 16 settlements • International conference on regional tourism to call experts’ attention to the undiscovered beauties and touristic potentials of the region.

ETE II „Key to success” „Everything is difficult for one, Nothing is impossible for many”

• 01 12 2010 – 30 11 2011 The support granted in the framework of ETE II Hungarian-Slovakian cross-border cooperation was about € 1, 8 million to help KKV-s. 85% ERFA, 10% joint financing, 5% self-financing. Achievements: - Establishment of an academic training centre in Miskolc, the county town of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. - Establishment of a technical training centre of tourism in Hejce, the construction of a parking lot and promenade.

• Perény, Slovakia (Felvidék): Massive meeting facilities for entrepreneurs and information office. • With the help of the staff of the Union for Common Objectives (SZAKC) - Slovakia (Felvidék): local entrepreneurs are to be contacted to create a databank. • ROVÁS association – Kassa, Slovakia (Felvidék): The association founded by visual artists helps the creative development of sense of beauty. The training is videoed to rely on in the further course of training.

Common activities • In the two training centres the entrepreneurs belonging to the target group take part in a 4 x 4 turn training. • DVD is made about the training. • Gathering entrepreneurs in clubs. • Collecting achievements of the training. • Leaflets. • Organization of 3 conferences.

Present and Past in Hejce

Our great concepts Of the future

Research-development • Green-stream – exploitation of natural resources. • The cost-effective reduction of the public lighting in the settlements. Tourism – farming • Development of wellness-park on the existing resources securing the necessary infrastructure.

Our high guests

The message of the Ancestors with words of Graf Széchenyi István: „Who are born to be invited for something better, Lords of a more prosperous future, Dare to be great!”

Please close in your hearts this wonderful land for which the EGTC is labouring and take the following advice: „I know no merit but duty, Which everybody is to fulfil In accordance with their locality and capacity. ”

On behalf of ABAÚJ IN ABAÚJ EGTC Thank you for your kind attention! Mrs. Szabóné Kémeri Klára managing director