The city of Tornaľa hosted another seminar in a series of meetings focused on cross-border functional areas along the Slovak-Hungarian border on 6 February 2025.

The opening remarks were delivered by the Mayor of Tornaľa, Ms. Erika Györfiová, Mr. Dávid Bán from the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration of Hungary, and Mr. Peter Balún from the MIRRI SR. Participants emphasized the importance of developing tourism, building cycling infrastructure, improving the environment, particularly in the context of climate change, and supporting projects in social services, healthcare, and education. Representatives from the Slovak side highlighted a significant obstacle to development: the lack of financial independence of local governments.