The Grande Région (

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) or Großregion (

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) programme lies within the

Interreg Interreg is a series of programmes to stimulate cooperation between regions in and out of the European Union (EU), funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The first Interreg started in 1989. Interreg IV covered the period 2007–2013. I ...

IV A programme of the

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. It facilitates cooperation between project partners from the different parts of the

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(the country), the Belgian provinces of

and

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, the French

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region as well as the

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and large parts of

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. The programme covers the period 2007-2013. 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: *

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-Luxembourg-German Speaking Community of

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-Lorraine-Western Palatinate *Rhineland-Palitinat
RLP
*Interreg C "E-bird"

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 Housing 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 The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

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in France *the council of the

Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle () is a '' département'' in the Grand Est region of France, named after the rivers Meurthe and Moselle. Its prefecture and largest city is Nancy and it borders the departments of Meuse to the west, Vosges to the south, ...

département *the council of the

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". It also strengthens the cross-border collaboration in film. With the laboratory of the Collaboration Across Border's, shor
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Greater Region supported authors and directors from the partner regions to work collaboratively across borders
The initial start to this production happened in Mainz hosted by the Arc Film Festival.

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

External links

INTERREG IV A Grossregion

Uni Greater Region

Plurio.net - the official cultural portal of the Greater Region

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grande Region Regional policies of the European Union