According to expert economic analysis, the triangle whose apices are formed by the cities of Vienna, Bratislava and Gyor is one of Europe's most perspective areas as far as entrepreneurial activities are concerned. It seems that our Hungarian neighbours have already started to successfully implement the results of this analysis.

The territory of Gyor-Moszon-Sopron county in northwestern Hungaria with the area of 4, 012 km2 and population of approximately 425 thousand inhabitants is a region, which borders both with Austria and Slovakia. Regarding its geographic position, as well as its economic and social potential, the experts consider the region to be the most perspective for the total development of Hungaria's cross-border cooperation with its neighbours in Austria and Slovakia.

The interest in this form of regional cooperation was also confirmed by premiers of Hungary, Austria and Slovakia Viktor Orban, Viktor Klima and Mikulas Dzurinda who met in Sopron earlier this year.

The incomes of entrepreneurial subjects of Gyor-Moson-Sopron county increase every year. In 1998, they reached 1.4 billion forints. International corporations to a significant extent contribute to making the incomes volume more dynamic.

At the end of 1998, the Gyor-Moszon-Sopron county participated in establishing an Austrian-Hungarian cross-border Euro-region West/Nyugat Pannonia, along with another Hungary's western Danubian county - Vas, and Austrian federation state Burgenland. According to the predictions of experts, their possibilities of economic development will be even wider, because it is supposed that development projects at this level will attract further investors also from abroad.

Slovak Trade FORUM