The project “Sustainable cross-border cooperation for citizens between Marghita and Berettyóújfalu municipalities” addresses the common challenges of the programme area, namely:- low collaboration between institutions and citizens in general, and cross-border in particular;- lack of strong cross-border community networks;- lack of initiatives and events promoting cultural diversity and cultural traditions.Marghita Municipality coordinates local cultural activities through the institution's own departments.Berettyóújfalu Municipality created and delegated all local cultural responsabilities to the Berettyó Cultural Center.The main objective of the project is to intensify sustainable cooperations of institutions and communities from Marghita and Berettyóújfalu. The main objective of the project will be achieved by jointly organizing in both cities by the project partners (Marghita municipality and Berettyó Cultural Center) of a multi-annual event promoting cultural diversity and traditions, with the participation of the civil society, of the artists and associations representative for the local culture.The expected change the project will bring to the current situation refers to increasing the number of people participating in cooperation initiatives from the two municipalities (which are within the program area) and also the number of cultural cross-border collaboration initiatives between Marghita and Berettyóújfalu.The project main outputs will be:- 1 new cultural cross-border collaboration initiative between Marghita and Berettyóújfalu municipalities translated in several multi-annual cultural events;- 2,000 people participating in cooperation initiatives for citizens in Marghita and Berettyóújfalu.The beneficiary of this project are the people participating in the new cross-border cooperation initiative for citizens, from both sides of the border, with free access to the cultural event.The project`s approach in addressing the common challenges of the two towns, but also of the cross-border eligible area, is to develop cooperation initiatives that bring institutions closer to communities and people, build cooperation and strengthen relationships. The novelty of this approach is that it goes beyond institutional collaboration, trying to create cross-border networks between communities.The cross-border aspect enables communities to cooperate, and work together to discover and promote the cultural traditions across the border. Without it, there would be no exchange of cultural experience and traditions across the eligible area and no promotion of cultural diversity. Because of the cross-border approach, the project’s beneficiaries from the programme area are able to get to know each other, cooperate, exchange their cultural experience and traditions and build sustainable cultural initiatives. Therefore, the cross-border approach is highly needed.