Green Transition

• A pre-defined project contributing to the area of support green governance with the OECD as project partner shall be developed in the Concept Note.
• A pre-defined project to strengthen information integrity in the green transition with donor project partner(s) shall be developed in the Concept Note.
• Consultation with relevant stakeholders shall be carried out in the development of the Concept Note. The programme shall support measures that are complementary to other funding sources, including relevant EU funding.
• Support for biodiversity and ecosystems can be explored, with the aim to support nature restoration in line with EU regulations.
• Support for circular economy shall implement relevant recommendations of the OECD report “Towards a National Circular Economy Strategy for Hungary” (April 2023).
• Support for climate change adaptation shall prioritise innovative nature-based solutions.
• Support for the clean energy transition in the field of geothermal energy of up to €10,000,000 shall be explored. Cooperation with donor project partner(s) shall be mandatory.
• Support for the development of renewable energy communities shall be explored.
• Support for wind power shall be limited to capacity building, studies and innovative projects.
• Support to address air, water and soil pollution can be explored.
• The Ministry of Economy and Energy, as well as the Ministry for the Living Environment, shall act as Programme Partners and be actively involved in the preparation and implementation of the programme to ensure the alignment of the programme with national policies and the implementation of the EU Green Deal. This also includes participation in Cooperation Committee meetings, alongside the Donor Programme Partner(s).
• The possibility of pre-defining a project in the area of green procurement that contributes to green governance in partnership with donor project partner(s) shall be explored in the Concept Note.
• The possibility of pre-defining a project that contributes to green governance in partnership with donor project partner(s) shall be explored in the Concept Note.
• The programme shall prioritise strengthening institutional capacity for green governance in all areas of support.
• The programme shall support the green transition with the following priorities: energy diversification, clean energy transition, circular economy and green governance.

No projects have been signed under this programme. That is a real state rather than a gap in the data: bilateral funds and newly agreed programmes both sit here.