Euregio Rhine-Waal

The Euregio Rhein-Waal (Dutch Euregio Rijn-Waal ) is a German-Dutch special purpose association in which 51 German and Dutch municipalities, three German municipal associations and one German Chamber of Commerce have come together. The working area of ​​the Euregio Rhine-Waal lies in the German-Dutch border region with around 4.8 million inhabitants around the rivers Rhine , IJssel , Waal and Maas .

Work area

The working area of ​​the Euregio Rhine-Waal

The working area of ​​the Euregio Rhein-Waal consists of the districts of Kleve and Wesel and the independent cities of Duisburg and Düsseldorf on German territory . On Dutch territory, the work area covers a large part of the province of Gelderland , namely the Stadsregio Arnhem-Nijmegen , Zuid-West-Gelderland, Veluwe and the Achterhoek region as well as the northeast of the province of Noord-Brabant and the extreme north of the province of Limburg .

Members

20 German and 29 Dutch municipalities are members of the Euregio Rhein-Waal, which thus only includes a part of the municipalities in their work area. However, the two German districts of Kleve and Wesel as well as the Rhineland Regional Association are independent members of the Euregio, so that at least in the German part of the working area all communities are indirectly represented in the association. Other members of the Euregio are the chambers of commerce active in the area and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Duisburg-Wesel-Kleve.

The 20 German municipalities with membership in the Euregio are:

Alps Bedburg-Hau Duisburg Dusseldorf Emmerich on the Rhine

Goch Hamminkeln Hünxe Kalkar Kevelaer

Kleve Kranenburg Moers Rees Rheinberg

Sonsbeck Uedem Weeze Wesel Xanten

The 29 Dutch municipalities with membership in the Euregio are:

Arnhem Berg en Dal Mountains Beuningen Boxmeer Cuijk Doesburg Doetinchem

Druten Duiven Ede Gennep Grave Hay Lingewaard

Mill en Sint Hubert Montferland Mook en Middelaar Nijmegen Oude IJsselstreek Overbetuwe Renkum

Rheden Sint Anthonis Wageningen West Maas en Waal Westervoort Wijchen Zevenaar

Goal and tasks

There have always been social relationships across national borders. a. the other national language is familiar to many people in the immediate border area. In order to promote mutual knowledge, the Euregio Rhein-Waal finances:

• the implementation of the EU programs INTERREG V and VI as well as EURES
• coordination between members and politicians in order to reduce differences between the two countries (e.g. for cross-border rescue services or for nature conservation)
• the promotion of connections between Germans and Dutch in the border area, called "people to people". Money is used to support school exchanges or cross-border sports and cultural events, e.g. B. for the Unterwegs - Onderweg project , a cooperation project between schools and museums. The Otto Pankok Foundation in Hünxe is in charge of this, with the Dingden Heritage Association in Hamminkeln, both with their respective museums, and the Nationaal Onderduikmuseum in Aalten .
• advising and supporting organizations and companies in German-Dutch matters
• Representing the interests of the border region and its residents at national and European institutions

Organization of the Euregio Rhine-Waal

The Euregio Rhein-Waal is a special purpose association under public law on the basis of the agreement on cross-border cooperation between local authorities and other public bodies . Its highest body is the Euregio Council, to which all member organizations send a total of 136 members. The board of the Euregio Rhein-Waal consists of seven members who are elected every four years from the Euregio Council. There are also three specialist commissions that examine submitted projects for eligibility. The office of the Euregio Rhein-Waal in Kleve coordinates the execution of all activities.

Board

1. Ulrich Francken , Chairman of the Euregio Rhein-Waal, Mayor of Weeze (DE)
2. Hubert Bruls , Vice-Chairman of the Euregio Rhein-Waal, Mayor of Nijmegen (NL)
3. Sören Link , Lord Mayor of the City of Duisburg (DE)
4. Thomas Ahls , Mayor of the municipality of Alpen (DE)
5. Stefan Dietzfelbinger , Managing Director of the Lower Rhine Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Duisburg, Wesel, Kleve (DE)
6. Karel van Soest , Mayor of Boxmeer (NL)
7. Agnes Schaap , Mayor of Renkum (NL)

See also

• German-Dutch relations
• Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences
• “ Euregio ” based in Gronau (Westphalia)

Web links

• Euregio Rhine-Waal
• INTERREG Germany-Netherlands
• Rhine-Waal border information point

Individual evidence

1. ↑ representation
2. ↑ Organizational structure of the Euregio Rhein-Waal ( Memento from February 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), here only in Dutch, other languages ​​no longer available