The Monitoring Committee
The Monitoring Committee (MC) of the Interreg Programme Slovenia-Hungary in the period 2021-2027 was established on 26 January 2023 and is composed of representatives of both Member States, Slovenia and Hungary. The composition of the Monitoring Committee is agreed on by mutual consent by the programme partners who represent the Member States.
The Monitoring Committee steers the programme, supervises the quality and effectiveness of its implementation and decides on the approval or rejection of the projects for funding. In addition, the Monitoring Committee took over the tasks and responsibilities for the Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Slovenia-HUngary for the period 2014-2020.
The Monitoring Committee meetings will be held alternatively in both Member States. The Monitoring Committee meets at least once a year and reviews the implementation of the Programme and progress towards achieving its objectives. It examines in detail all issues that affect the performance of the Programme and makes a decision on any amendment of the Programme proposed by the Managing Authority or on the Committee’s own proposal.
Members of the Monitoring Committee
For a list of the Monitoring Committee members, please visit the site Monitoring Committee.
Rules of procedure
Please have a look at the Rules of Procedure of the Monitoring Committee.
Rules of Procedure (V2) in force
Rules of Procedure (V1) repealed
The first, constitutional Monitoring Committee meeting of the Interreg Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2021-2027 took place on 26 January 2023 in Pohorje, Slovenia. The members of the Monitoring Committee approved the Rules of Procedure and the Open Call for Proposals for standard projects.
The second Monitoring Committee meeting of the Interreg Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2021-2027 took place in Zalakaros, Hungary on 11-12 September 2023. The members of the Monitoring Committee approved the Evaluation Plan for IP SI-HU 2021-2027, selected 11 standard projects for approval submitted in the frame of the first submission deadline, get acquainted with the adapted Annex 1 to the Rules of Procedure, and agreed that the 2nd submission deadline for standard projects would be 19 January 2024, noon.
The third Monitoring Committee meeting of the Interreg Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2021-2027 took place in Moravske Toplice, Slovenia on 23 November 2023. The members of the Monitoring Committee got acquainted with the actual status of the Interreg Programme; selected 11 small-scale projects for approval submitted in the frame of the first submission deadline, and agreed that the 2nd submission deadline for small-scale project proposals would be in October 2024. The exact date of the deadline will be decided at the next MC meeting and published on the webpage at least two months before the deadline.
The fourth Monitoring Committee meeting of the Interreg Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2021-2027 took place in Körmend, Hungary on 17-18 June 2024. The members of the Monitoring Committee got acquainted with the actual status of the Cooperation Programme SI-HU 2014-2020 and the actual status of the Interreg Programme SI-HU 2021-2027; selected 4 standard projects for approval submitted in the frame of the second submission deadline, and agreed that the 2nd submission deadline for small-scale projects is 17 September 2024 and 3rd submission deadline for standard projects is 22 January 2025. Moreover, the MC members were informed about the Communication Strategy of IP SI-HU 2021-2027 and approved the Annual Communication Plan for year 2024. The next, 5th MC meeting is foreseen to be held on the first week of February 2025 in Slovenia.
The fifth Monitoring Committee meeting of the Interreg Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2021-2027 took place in Maribor, Slovenia, on 11-12 February 2025. The members of the Monitoring Committee got acquainted with the actual status of the Cooperation Programme SI-HU 2014-2020 and discussed the first draft of the Final Implementation Report of the related programme period. They were informed of the actual status of the Interreg Programme SI-HU 2021-2027 and selected 5 new small-scale projects for approval submitted in the frame of the second submission deadline. Moreover, the MC members approved the Annual Communication Plan for the year 2025 and last but not least, they visited one of the successful projects of the 2014-2020 programming period, the project HORSE BASED TOURISM – HBT. The next 6th MC meeting is foreseen to be held in the first week of June 2025 in Hungary.