INTERREG II Belgium/France/Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Wallonia-Lorraine- Luxembourg

Examples of projects Cross-border urban areas “To create a crossroads out of three dead ends” was the ambition that launched the European Development Pole (EDP) in 1985 and which has now become its reality. The EDP has transformed the declining steel producing basin (Longwy - Athus - Rodange) into a melting pot for the con- struction of an integrated Europe. The Interreg programme covers the 300 km2 urban border area and its 113,000 inhabitants and is coordinated on an urban, socio-econom- Eligible Areas ic and administrative plan. This ambitious programme will Belgium: the districts of Arlon, Virton, Bastogne be achieved through three main areas of activity: the con- and Neufchâteau. struction of a data base under the direction of an France: the departments of Meuse, Meurthe-et Observatory; an urban charter to determine the allocation Moselle and Moselle. of sites, which will be adopted into national law; the cre- All of Luxembourg. ation of a shared management structure based on the pro- posals of the elected representatives of the three countries. Financing Total cost: 62 million euro European Technology College EU contribution 30 million euro Created in 1991 to respond to the human resource needs Areas of intervention of the EDP, the college is still the only university body shared jointly across three countries of Europe, with a sci- Urban development 36.1% entific and teaching council that currently includes 75 Cross-border economic development 22.4% partners. Its activities include higher education, training Development and protection of border environment 21.6% placements, applied research and technological innova- Development of human resources 16.6% tion, as well as organising numerous colloquia. The pro- Technical assistance 3.3% gramme involves 120 businesses every year and benefited 2,000 people in 1997

Financial services to business: EUREFI Contact The cross-border development Fund, EUREFI, is the first Ministère de la Région wallonne, venture capital fund created jointly by the European Union, Direction générale de l'Economie et de l'Emploi, which provides around 46% its finance, and a group of pri- Direction de la Politique économique vate partners in the countries concerned who provide the Place de la Wallonie 1 rest. It not only assists small and medium-sized enterpris- B - 5100 Jambes es and industries to consolidate their financial structure by Tel: +32 81 33.31.11 boosting their own resources but also offers expertise Fax: +32 81 33.37.44 without interfering with day-to-day management. Préfecture de la Région Lorraine Secrétariat général pour les Affaires régionales Management intranet 9, place de la Préfecture In order to facilitate the exchange of information in real F- 57034 Metz time, as well as the structuring and research of data, Tel: +33.3.87 34.89.81/87.34 Internet technology has been made available to form a Fax: +33.3.87 32.71.78 'management Intranet' for the programme. Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire 18, montée de la Pétrusse L - 2946 Luxembourg Tel: +352 478.69.15 Fax: +352 40.89.70 8