Thoughts from Lake Balaton functional region (Hungary)
The Balaton Functional Area is a model of best practices for environmental protection and sustainable community development. The Development Council pays special attention to population retention and reducing the risk of social exclusion and poverty. The well-being of citizens depends on the quality of the environment and the lake that attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists annually. If other communities also understood how they can sustainably capitalize on the natural heritage as the people of Balaton do, we could talk about more resilient and prosperous communities than today.
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In 2021, the European Commission launched a pilot project to improve functional area approaches in the EU and has partnered with the World Bank to implement this initiative. As part of the project, the project team collaborated with 12 functional areas from seven EU countries, providing them with tailored technical support and assistance: Zagreb Urban Agglomeration (Croatia), Brno Metropolitan Area (Czech Republic), West Athens (Greece), Lake Balaton Area (Hungary), Kalisz-Ostrów Agglomeration, Kraków Metropolitan Area (Poland), Jiu Valley and Jiu Conurbation Functional Area, Caraș-Timiș Functional Area, Cluj Metropolitan Area, Oradea Metropolitan Area, West Ialomița Functional Area (Romania), and Trenčín Functional Area (Slovakia).
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