About us

Észak-Alföld Regional Development Agency (Agency) operates as a prominently public-benefit organization in the field of regional development in the Észak-Alföld Region, including the area of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties. The Agency was founded by the Észak-Alföld Regional Development Council in January 2000 with the aim to coordinate the elaboration of the regional development programme of the region, and make arrangements for the implementation and control of the same.

The Agency deems it as its mission to become a professional centre of regional development in the Észak-Alföld Region and a focal point of the partnering network, while it wishes to take a central role in the development of the region. All these ends are intended to be accomplished with reliance on an extensive professional knowledge base and cooperative teamwork.

MANAGEMENT OF GRANT APPLICATIONS - From among the priorities of the Észak-Alföld Regional Operative Programme (ÉAOP) the Agency is responsible for the management of the EU funds related to economic development, development of tourism, development of transport, as well as urban and regional development, and in addition has certain tasks connected to the management of decentralized national resources that are available for local governments, businesses and non-governmental organizations of the region.

PLANNING - The Agency considers it as an important duty to attend activities in planning, analysis and project generation in connection with regional development and in line with the national, county and micro-regional development concepts.

PARTNERSHIP - The Agency also endeavours to keep international partnering contacts with its six partner regions, as well as several other regions of the European Union via its representation in Brussels.

In summary, our aim is to facilitate the efficient use of regional resources, create partnerships between the public and private sphere, as well as to establish and develop national and international relations for a developing and prospering ÉSZAK-ALFÖLD REGION!