As part of the 15th session of the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and Hungary, held on 27th February 2026 at the Palace of Serbia, four documents were signed.
One of the signed documents was the Agreement on Cooperation and the Expansion of Nuclear Cooperation. It was signed by Dr Slavko Dimović, Director of the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences; Ákos Horváth, Director General of the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research; and Attila Galambos from the Western Balkans Committee of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce. The signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) provides a framework for enhancing cooperation in the fields of energy, science, education, and environmental protection.
The cooperation includes the exchange of knowledge and experience, the development of partnerships between scientific institutions and economic organizations, as well as the organization of joint meetings and activities. Particular emphasis is placed on cooperation in the energy sector, with a focus on nuclear energy, including the exchange of experience in energy production, education and training of professionals, and the strengthening of scientific and technological capacities. The Hungarian side expressed its readiness to support stronger involvement of the Vinča Institute in European research networks and programmes, primarily Horizon Europe and the EUREKA Network.
Further opportunities for cooperation arise from the fact that the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research operates a research nuclear reactor, opening up prospects for joint research activities and the development of projects in the field of nuclear technologies. The Memorandum also envisages encouraging cooperation among scientific institutions, economic organizations and companies, as well as establishing appropriate working groups to implement joint initiatives and projects.
More information is available on the website of the Government of the Republic of Serbia: https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/952901/potpisana-cetiri-dokumenta-o-saradnji-srbije-i-madjarske.php
