We organise a webinar for the anniversary of the Trianon treaty

The CESCI, the Embassy of France in Budapest, Hungary, the Institut français de Budapest, the Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière, and the Initiatives France-Europe Centrale et Orientale are together organising a webinar, on the 28th October 2020, from 17.00, with the title ‘The benefits of cross-border cooperation for European construction – 100 years after Trianon’. For registration, click here.

Since the creation of the European Union, and the formation of a political and social Europe, cross-border cooperation and cross-border areas both have been mobilising public and private actors. These actors operate the laboratory for European construction and integration, and promote the reconciliation process between human beings and nations. After the Treaty of Trianon, Hungary has made several cross-border cooperation with Member States of the European Union as well as with third countries.

During this webinar, with the involvement of experts, we can get the answers for several questions, such as: What are the benefits of cross-border cooperation? Why and how we should use this tool? How do these cooperation projects contribute to the construction and reconciliation of the European Area?

Our lecturers:

• Pascale Andréani, French Ambassador designate of France to Hungary
• Péter Kiss-Parciu, Deputy State Secretary for Regional and Cross-border Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Jean Peyrony, Director-General, Transfrontier Operational Mission (Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière, MOT)
• Gyula Ocskay, Secretary-General, Central European Service for Cross-Border Initiatives (CESCI)
• Birte Wassenberg, Professor of Contemporary History, Institute of Political Studies (IEP Strasbourg)‌