Date: 16-17 February 2026
Venue: VADAŠ Thermal Resort Štúrovo, Pri Vadaši 2, 943 01 Štúrovo
Day 1
12:00 Welcome coffee and registration
13:00 Welcome and Introduction
- All partners are invited to give a short introduction of themselves and their organisations, and to outline their expectations and interests in the FERRYTALES project, highlighting how previous experience and the planned project outputs can be best utilized.
13:45 FERRYTALES in Brief: Project Overview
- Main concept, key activities, workpackage overview, foreseen outputs, expected project results
- Q&A
14:30 Coffee break
15:00 JS presentation and welcoming words by the JS
15:45 Management and working structures
16:00 Reporting issues – Monitoring plan, Jems, First Level Control
16:30 Project Communication
- Interreg CE branding rules, Design package, Website & social media setup, responsibilities per partner, First communication actions
16:50 Summary
18:00 City walk
19:00 Dinner
Day 2 – Technical & thematic focus (half day)
9:00 Technical & thematic focus
- Current challenges in partner regions
- Existing solutions & gaps
- Pilot actions (Pilot 1, Pilot 2)
10:00 Stakeholder engagement
- Involvement at regional/local level
- Timeline for engagement activities
10:30 Next steps
- Immediate actions – next 3 months
- Responsibilities and deadlines
- Dates of next meetings
11:00 Closing – summary by LP, administrative reminders
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Site visit – Cross-border ferry point between Radvaň nad Dunajom (SK) and Neszmély (HU) – Opened in 2023 after construction began in 2018, the project was implemented within the framework of the Interreg V-A Slovakia–Hungary CooperationProgramme. The cross-border ferry strengthens international cooperation and supports tourism by linking cycling routes on both sides of the Danube.