Maintaining Strasbourg’s status as a key European Union city, helping the inhabitants of the Bas-Rhin to benefit from European Union grants and funding, representing the interests of the département in the European institutions based in Brussels: these are a few examples that will help you to better understand the Conseil Général’s involvement on the European Union stage.
Chapter summary
- Maintaining Strasbourg’s status as a key EU city
The Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin contributes towards improving transport links and the development of the profile, key assets and infrastructure that have made Strasbourg into the ‘capital of Europe’.
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European funding programmes
To help build the European Union’s vision of Europe and to ensure the inhabitants of the Bas-Rhin benefit from EU grants and funding, the Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin is a participant in the 2007-2013 European policy and funding programme.
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The Bas-Rhin in Brussels
The Conseil Général du Bas-Rhin is represented in Brussels by the Bureau Alsace, and is also a member of various European networks.