The Greater Copenhagen Committee (formerly the Øresund Committee and the Greater Copenhagen and Skåne Committee) is an organisation which describes itself as a platform for regional political collaboration in the cross-boundary
Øresund region (also known as the Greater Copenhagen Region). The region comprises the
Capital Region and
Region Zealand in Denmark and
Region and
Halland Region in Sweden. The region has a total population of app. 4.5 million inhabitants.
Organisation
The members of the Öresund Committee were:
*In Denmark:
**The
Capital Region and
Region Zealand
**The municipalities of
Bornholm
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Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...
,
Copenhagen, and
Frederiksberg
**Greater Copenhagen Forum for Local Municipalities
*In Sweden:
**
Region Skåne
Region Scania is the regional council of Scania County in Sweden. Scania County was formed on January 1, 1999, by the amalgamation of the county councils of Malmöhus County and Kristianstad County and some of the tasks handled by Malmö Municipa ...
**The municipalities of
Landskrona,
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...
,
Helsingsborg, and
Malmö
The Öresund Committee
The members themselves elected their representatives and their deputies on the Öresund Committee. There were in total 36 representatives: 18 from Sweden and 18 from Denmark and the Committee met at least twice a year.
The Executive Committee
Consists of 12 committee members; six from Sweden and six from Denmark and they meets at least four times a year.
The Öresund Committee Secretariat
The Secretariat is based in Copenhagen and is responsible for bringing political decisions to fruition. The Öresund Committee is hosting ØresundDirekt and
Interreg IVA.
Past activities
In 2009 – 2010 the Öresund Committee highlighted four specific issues:
#Dismantling cross-border obstacles that inhibit the labour market.
#Investing in a new infrastructure for the region and analyzing the importance of tolls for the bridge across Öresund and transport costs for integration.
#Strengthening good relations at the grassroots level and promote social and association contacts and cooperation across Öresund and thereby establish a cultural metropolis.
#A new vision and strategy for the Öresund Region 2025
Members of the Greater Copenhagen Committee
Members of the Greater Copenhagen Committee
As of April 2024, Greater Copenhagen Committee had the following 18 members:
;Executive committee
*
Lars Gaardhøj
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...
(chairman), chairman of the Capital Region of Denmark
*
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* Carl, Georgia, city in USA
* Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
*Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name
* Carl², a TV series
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, Chair of
Skåne Regional Council
*
Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
*
Mikaela Waltersson, Chair of Halland Regional Council
* Mikael Smed (voce chairman), chair of KKR Sjælland
;Other members
*
Pernille Beckmann, Mayor of
Greve Municipality
*
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh (born 9 May 1974) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who has been the mayor of Malmö Municipality since 1 July 2013. She is the first woman to hold the office.
References
External links
Her blogon the World Ci ...
, Mayor of Malmö
*
Christian Orsing, Mayor of Helsingborg
*
Camilla Palm, Mayor of
Kristianstad
* Henrik Fritzon, Zealand Tegional Council member
* Steen Christiansen, Chairman of KKR Hovedstaden
*
Anders Almgren, Mayor of Lund
* Patric Åberg, Chair of Skånes kommuner
* Randi Mondorf, Capital Regional Council member
* Heino Knudsen, Region Sjælland chairman
* Jan Hendeliowitz, Zealand Regional County member
* Karsten Längerich, Mayor of
Allerød Municipality
References
*The Öresund Committee
External links
*ØresundDirekt
*Øresundsbron
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Political organizations based in Denmark
Scania
1993 establishments in Denmark
1993 establishments in Sweden
Organizations based in the Øresund Region