RISE Project: Achievements and outcomes

The RISE – Rising competences & skills in less developed Danube regions through food sector cross-topic innovations project, implemented with the support of the Interreg Danube Region Programme, has been successfully completed. STRIA Nonprofit Ltd. participated in the international partnership as the Hungarian project partner. The cooperation, bringing together 11 organisations from 11 countries, aimed […]
The NRGCOM project has concluded

Progress in the Expansion of Energy Communities in the Danube Region On 24–25 June 2026, Pinkafeld in Austria hosted the closing conference and final partner meeting of the NRGCOM project. During the event, the partners presented the project’s final results and shared their experiences of establishing and operating energy communities effectively. The 30-month collaboration brought […]
Call for the European Energy Communities Facility

This press release presents the second call of the European Energy Communities Facility, offering €45,000 in funding to support the development of business plans for energy communities. It provides an overview of the funding opportunity, eligible activities, target groups, and the professional support available to applicants in Hungary. Call for European Energy Communities Faciltiy
Good Practices in the field of municipal energy consumption optimization and autonomous vehicles

The South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency (STRIA) organized the online stakeholder meeting of the RESONANCE and SMARTAUTO Interreg Europe projects on April 29, 2026. While the former project supports the development of environmentally friendly and energy-efficient communities, the latter supports the increased spread of autonomous vehicles in European regions. RESONANCE – Local Stakeholder Group meeting […]
Geothermal innovation cooperation: the third GreetGEO project meeting in the Azores

The third in-person project meeting of the GreetGEO project took place on 17–19 March 2026 in Ponta Delgada, organised by the INOVA Institute. The meeting was held in the 17th month of the project, the partnership was focusing on the preparation of policy proposals, value chain analyses, business cases and future I3 funding opportunities. GreetGEO […]
Fourth Local Stakeholder Meeting in Budapest

The 4th local stakeholder meeting of the Interreg Europe GRANDIS project took place on 31 March 2026, in Budapest, organised by consortium leader STRIA and hosted by the Blue Planet Foundation. The event brought together stakeholders from female SME leaders, civil society representatives, and institutions to advance dialogue on the project development and the twin […]
Central European pilot actions, new intermodal public transport hub in Ljubljana

The 4th Technical Meeting and Steering Committee Meeting of the OPTI-UP project was organized by the Ljubljana Traffic and Transport Institute in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. At the one-day event, on 15 April 2026, the Central European partnership of the project evaluated the pilot actions implemented in six Central European cities. These actions focused […]
Hercules-CE project meeting in Milan

The HERCULES-CE project aims to support the establishment and strengthening of renewable energy communities in Central Europe. The project builds on local participation, energy efficiency, the development of business models, the mitigation of energy poverty and the use of data-driven planning tools. The consortium brings together twelve partners from twelve regions across seven countries, working […]
International exchange of experience in the Resonance Project

Where is the future of urban mobility headed? Smart poles and smart cities. These were the main topics of the Budapest event attended by the partners of the Resonance project. The participating countries were Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, and Ukraine. The international exchange of experience focused on the role of intelligent street lighting poles […]
Automated driving and rural public transport: project meeting at ZalaZONE

The Hungarian project meeting and study tour of the SMARTAUTO project took place in Zalaegerszeg (Hungary), at ZalaZONE, on 25-26 March 2026, organized by the South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency. 25 March 2026 – presentations on the future of rural public transport, including the opportunities offered by automated driving The international consortium led by the […]