Between 26–28 November 2025, in Arad, Arad County, the first workshop for elaboration of the public awareness guide was held within the project “ROHU00634 – SAFE – Together for a Safer Area”, financed under the Interreg VI-A Romania – Hungary Cooperation Programme.
The overall objective of the project is to increase the level of safety and security for citizens, residents and tourists in the eligible area by addressing cross-border challenges through the improvement of institutional capacities, the modernization of training facilities and the strengthening of cooperation between law enforcement institutions from Romania and Hungary.
The purpose of the workshop is to identify the main topics of public interest to be included in this Guide, its structure, as well as to analyze the information needs of citizens regarding the regulation for crossing the Romanian–Hungarian border.
The topics addressed included: general aspects regarding the legal framework for crossing the Romanian–Hungarian border, the documents required for crossing the border, as well as discussions on the compliance of goods and measures to prevent illegal activities (fraud related to travel documents, illegal migration, etc.).
The workshop was organized by the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Border Police (IGPF) – Lead Partner, hosted by the Arad Prefect Institution – Partner IV, in partnership with the Bihor County Police Inspectorate (IPJ Bihor) – Partner II, the “Avram Iancu” Oradea Border Police Agents Training School (SPAPFAI Oradea) – Partner III, and the Police Education and Training Centre in Szeged, Hungary (ROKK) – Partner V.
The total value of the project is 4,375,000.00 euro, of which 2,884,275.58 euro represents 65.93% non‑reimbursable external funding (ERDF).
The project implementation period is 36 months, from 23.12.2024 until 22.12.2027.