Within the project ” Improvement of Banat Connectivity 2 – IBC2″, which is implemented within the Interreg IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme Romania – Serbia, on September 22nd 2020, a promotional bicycle ride from Kikinda to the border crossing Nakovo-Lunga was organized.
Although the promotional ride is planned to have a cross-border character of a bicycle gastronomic route, i.e. to start with a traditional Romanian breakfast in Jimbolia and end with traditional Serbian specialties in Kikinda, due to the impossibility of crossing the border, the participants symbolically reached the border crossing and waved to greet their neighbors.
Nearly 50 participants of different ages, drove on the newly built two-way bicycle path from Kikinda to the border crossing Nakovo-Lunga, and thus marked the European Mobility Week. In line with the theme of the IBC2 project, the event was an opportunity to present alternatives to sustainable mobility to the local population, i.e. to show the benefits of cleaner transport choices, promote a healthy lifestyle, return to nature and protect the environment, combining all this with nurturing the cultural traditions of both countries.
A similar promotional bicycle ride will be organized in the coming period in Romania, from Jimbolia to the border crossing Nakovo – Lunga, which will complete this cross-border event.