Grande Région
The Grande Région (French) or Großregion (German) programme lies within the Interreg IV A programme of the European Union's European Regional Development Fund. It facilitates cooperation between project partners from the different parts of the Greater Region of Luxembourg: Luxembourg (the country), the Belgian provinces of Luxembourg and Liège, the French Lorraine region as well as the Saarland and large parts of Rhineland-Palatinate. The programme covers the period 2007-2013.[1] Projects approved within the programme receive financial aid of up to 50% of their budget.
History[]
The following programmes were forerunners of the current INTERREG IV Greater Region programme:[2]
- Wallonia-Lorraine-Luxembourg[3]
- Germany-Luxembourg-German Speaking Community of Belgium[4]
- Saar-Moselle-Lorraine-Western Palatinate
- Interreg C "E-bird"[5]
Aims[]
The programme facilitates cross-border cooperation among the different stakeholders of the Greater Region and promotes the realisation of local and regional projects.
Programme partners[]
Eleven bodies within the Greater Region are the programme partners:
- the government of Luxembourg, Ministry of the Interior and Spatial Planning
- the government of Wallonia
- the government of the French community of Belgium
- the government of the German-speaking community of Belgium
- the council of the Meuse département in France
- the council of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département
- the council of the Moselle département]
- the préfecture of Lorraine region in France
- the Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany
- the Ministry of Economy and Science of Saarland
Programme[]
The programme has three main focuses: "economy", "space" and "humans".
Economy[]
The aim is to boost competitiveness of the interregional economy, to promote innovation and improve the labour market.
- Scheme 1.1 – Promotion of innovation
- Scheme 1.2 – Promotion of common projects to strengthen the economic structure
- Scheme 1.3 – Development of cross-border economic infrastructure
- Scheme 1.4 – Encouragement of cross-border working
- Scheme 1.5 – Promotion of the tourist offer
Space[]
Improve the quality of life, enhance of the attractiveness of the different areas and protection of the environment.
- Scheme 2.1 – Promotion of spatial development policy
- Scheme 2.2 – Promotion of mobility in the Greater Region
- Scheme 2.3 – Upgrading and safeguarding of the environment
Humans[]
Promote acquisition and diffusion of knowledge, use of cultural resources and strengthening of social cohesion.
- Scheme 3.1 – Cooperation in education and continuing education
- Scheme 3.2 – Strengthening of university cooperation
- Scheme 3.3 – Encouragement of cooperation in health care management
- Scheme 3.4 – Encouragement of cooperation in social work
- Scheme 3.5 – Encouragement and upgrading of culture and cooperation in the media
Approved projects[]
As of 2010 66 projects have been approved and will get financial support from Interreg.
References[]
- ^ INTERREG IV A Grossregion[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Grossregion-Grande Région". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ http://www.interreg-wll.org/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2010-03-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "INTERREG C "E-bird"". Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
External links[]
- Regional policies of the European Union