Dear friends of recreative cycling! Krajinski park Goričko organizes also this year the 6th Three-land cycling marathon Goričko-Raab-Őrség, which will take place on 10th September 2011 at Castle Grad on Goričko. Since the cycling will be of recreative nature some short stops will be organized on the way, where cyclists will have chance to refresh theirselfs and opportunity to get to know natural and cultural heritage of neighbouring countries. Two routes will be prepared, shorter for recreatives and longer for more persistent cyclists. More about this event can be found on this link: http://www.park-goricko.org/sl/informacije.asp?id_informacija=4286

The RegioStars 2012 competition – the fifth annual awards – was announced on 16/3/2010 by the European Commission with a deadline of 15 July for applications. The application forms and guide are now on-line : http://ec.europa.eu/inforegio/goto.cfm?page=regiostars There are five award categories for 2012: SMART GROWTH: service innovation SUSTAINABLE GROWTH: ecosystem services and green infrastructure INCLUSIVE GROWTH: demographic change and supporting active ageing (2012 is the “European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity”) CITYSTAR CATEGORY: Integrated strategies for the development of deprived urban areas INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION CATEGORY: Informing the public on the internet about projects benefiting from EU Regional policy Interested Lead Beneficiaries should submit their application in English language until 1 July 2011 to the Managing Authority/Joint Technical Secretariat at: jts-si-hu.svlr@gov.si. In case of further questions please contact Anita Plevnik on 00386 2 2294 234.

The government office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy acting as the Managing Authority of the Operational Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2007-2013 publishes the List of conditionally approved Operations within the 2nd Call for Proposals.

List of conditionally approved operations within the 2nd Call for Proposals OP SI-HU

PRESS RELEASE: 5th MEETING OF THE JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE FOR THE CROSS BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMME SLOVENIA-HUNGARY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE OPERATIVE PROGRAMME SLOVENIA-HUNGARY 2007-2013 Moravske Toplice, 3 March 2011 – The 5th meeting of the Joint Monitoring Committee of the Operational programme for the cross border cooperation programme Slovenia-Hungary 2007-2013, managed by the Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy (GOSP), was held in Moravske Toplice. The Joint Monitoring Committee, composed of members from both countries – Slovenia and Hungary, as well a representative from the European Commission, approved conditionally 22 projects which will be co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund. On the 21st May 2010 Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy (GOSP), acting as Managing Authority of the above mentioned programme, announced the 2nd Call for Proposals. Both sides of the boarder within this call were given 14.699.991,54 EUR for co-financing activities (highest rate of co-financing is 85%). Funds were indicatively subdivided on seven measures within two priorities: – Increase the attractiveness of the cooperation area: 8.126.975,07 EUR (tender amount), 7.501.277,09 EUR (approved amount)  Development of Joint Tourist Destination  Preservation and Development of Culture  Improvement of Cross border Traffic Connections – Sustainable development: 6.573.016,47 EUR (tendered amount), 5.532.586,56 EUR (approved amount)  Regional Development Cooperation  Preventative Health Care  Environment Protection and Management  Efficient Energy Use Beneficiaries of the Call are non-profit legal persons established by public or private law for the purpose of public and general interest from the cross boarder area: – In the Republic of Slovenia: Pomurska and Podravska (adjacent region) Region; – In the republic of Hungary: Zala and Vas Counties. 66 applicatons arrived within the Call, which proves the high interest for participation in cross border cooperation projects, as well as good relationships among partners in the common cross border area. The majority of applications deal with Preservation and Development of Culture, Development of Joint Tourist Destination and Regional Development Cooperation. The representative of European Commission estimated the meeting as constructive and a good case of joint cooperation. The official signing of subsidy contracts of approved projects within the 2nd Call for Proposals is expected to be in May 2011.

On the 14 January 2011 in Touristic-destination centre Oaza zdravja in Tešanovci, the multimedia conference of the project Preservation of mental health / MENTAL HELATH, which was organized by the Lead Partner of the project Municipality Moravske Toplice took place. Link

To help project partners cooperating in the projects co-financed out of the Operational Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2007-2013 and in order to avoid unnecessarily prolonging of the ERDF reimbursement period, some useful recommendations to facilitate the pre-financing of projects have been prepared. For partners with limited financial liquidity (e.g. small businesses, associations, etc.) the pre-financing of the costs could pose a major financial burden and risk in case they were not aware of this fact at the time of the signing of the contract for co-financing. However, the potential financial burden and risks related to the reimbursement can be reduced by appropriate measures, taken both in the project planning stage and during the project implementation.

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National Development Agency, as the national authority in the frame of the OP SI-HU 2007-2013, in cooperation with VÁTI Nonprofit Kft. kindly invites to the national workshop for Hungarian potential beneficiaries preparing application within the 2nd Call for Proposals. Attendance shall be confirmed the latest on 17 September 2010 until 10.00 a.m. on the following e-mail: phalinka@vati.hu.The detailed programme is stated in the enclosure.

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Corrigendum to the Application Form of the 2nd Call for Proposals in the frame of the Operational Programme Slovenia-Hungary 2007-2013 published on 21 May 2010. In case you already filled in the Application Form, you just upgrade it with the new version. No data will be lost. Corrigendum

The Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy will in the frame of the 2nd Call for Proposals according to the Operational Programme Slovenia – Hungary 2007 – 2013 organize open days for the potential applicants and their cross-border partners. Individual appointments are intended for the instructions and suggestions during preparations of the project proposals.Individual appointments will take place in the premises of The Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy, in the Unit for Managing of Cross-border Programmes Maribor, Svetozarevska 6, Maribor under the following agenda: • Monday, 13 September 2010, from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 13.00 p.m. to 14.30 p.m.; • Tuesday, 14 September 2010, from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 13.00 a.m. to 14.30 a.m.; • Wednesday , 15 September 2010, from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 13.00 a.m. to 14.30 a.m.; • Thursday, 16 September 2010, from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 13.00 a.m. to 14.30 a.m.; • Friday, 17 September 2010, from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. and from 13.00 a.m. to 14.30 a.m. Applicants, who are interested for the individual instructions, can make an appointment on the following phone number: 02 229 42 34. The applicants and the cross-border partners have at most 90 minutes for individual instructions at their disposal. We kindly ask you to send your precise questions on the attached form in advance – at least 3 days before the appointment to the following email address: jts-si-hu.svlr@gov.si

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We would like to invite you to the informative workshop for applicants within the 2nd Call for Proposals in the frame of Operational Programme Slovenia- Hungary 2007-2013. The workshop for Slovene and Hungarian beneficiaries will be held in Slovene and Hungarian language on 10 September 2010 starting at 10.00 a.m. in the premises of trade center Maximus, Party max, the Štefan Kovač street 43, 9000 Murska Sobota in the red hall. The emphasis of this workshop will be especially on detailed presentation of the Application Form and the potential beneficiaries questions about the 2nd Call for Proposals. You can find more information about workshop in the enclosed invitation. We kindly ask you to confirm your participation for the workshop until 8 September 2010 to the following e-mail: jts-si-hu.svlr@gov.si

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