Professional workshop held by the National Development Agency in Székesfehérvár 3 July 2012
Approaching the end of the seven-year European Union development cycle the National Development Agency (NDA) carried out several accelerating measures in the application system, presently providing stranded beneficiaries with practical assistance. At the Székesfehérvár stage of a series of professional workshops including seven locations seminars were held for the state, municipality and non-profit spheres, and the project owners of the economic sphere of the Central Transdanubian Region on opportunities aimed at promoting developments.
A mere one and a half year is left from the European Union development cycle and over HUF 5,000 billion waits to be drawn down for Hungarian projects. That is why already in 2011 the management of NDA recommended significant changes in the application system, initiated more efficiency for the regulatory environment and focused its activity on the acceleration of payments and the management of stopped applications. „The most frequent problems hindering the drawdown of European Union support result from the late arrival of payment claims or the formal errors of applications. In the course of the professional workshop events proposals for the solution of similar problems are given in order to receive as many invoices as possible in the system", emphasised Zoltán Petykó, President of the National Development Agency.
„27,000 projects have been implemented nationwide since 2006, of which over 4,300 served the purpose of improving the competitiveness of the Central Transdanubian Region. During this period nearly HUF 515 billion worth European Union resources flowed in the region. Currently several constructions are still available within the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan: among others on the subject of developing tourism attractions and services in the approximate valuee of HUF 3.5 billion. The opening of further constructions is also expected, such as for example the establishment of TDM (Tourism Destination Management) organisations or the development of health tourism services”, said MP Tamás Vargha, Chairman of the Fejér County General Meeting.
In the past one and a half years nearly 1,400 projects received support in the region in the approximate value of HUF 85 billion via the local development agency, of which HUF 1.416 billion was used for tourism developments and nearly HUF 7 billion (HUF 6.945 billion) for transport development. During the same period HUF 5.809 billion was awarded for the enterprises of the region within the framework of the New Széchenyi Plan Enterprise Development Programme, also via the local development agency.
Large developments such as the Budapest-Kelenföld-Székesfehérvár-Boba railway line reconstruction, improvement of the flood protection of Komárom and Almásfüzitő or the development of the Csolnoky Ferenc Hospital in Veszprém County are implemented in the region by European Union resources. All the supported projects contribute to the development of the region and the improvement of the population’s quality of life.