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. Projects approved within the programme receive financial aid of up to 50% of their budget.
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History
The following programmes were forerunners of the current INTERREG IV Greater Region programme:
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:
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.
Space
Improve the quality of life, enhance of the attractiveness of the different areas and protection of the environment.
Humans
Promote acquisition and diffusion of knowledge, use of cultural resources and strengthening of social cohesion.
Approved projects
As of 2010 66 projects have been approved and will get financial support from Interreg.