Danubius International Conferences, 15th International Conference on European Integration - Realities and Perspectives

Interregional Cooperation between Romania and Hungary under the Aegis of European Territorial Cooperation Goal

Sergiu Pirju, Alisa-Mihaela Ambrozie
Last modified: 2020-08-10

Abstract

Romania and Hungary, two Eastern European Nations from the former communist bloc, are emerging nationsinvolved in historical efforts to make the crucial step from a transitional economy to the values and standards promoted bythe European Union. Even the economy and the labour market from the two countries produce a small portion from theirGDP, in the last 30 years after the fall of the Communism, there are visible signs of openness to the worldwide businessperformance orientation. The aim of this article is po present and analyse the economic background and the commonregional projects in education research and development, environment, risk prevention, management and infrastructure andthe identification of the main challenges and future potentials.