The transnational project PARTE DE MI – Strengthening Rural-Urban Partnerships examines how rural and urban areas can work more closely together in the long term and benefit from one another. In collaboration with European partner regions, new models of cooperation are to be analysed, tested and adapted to the specific situation of the Centre-West region and its neighbouring urban municipalities.
PLANNED MEASURES:
- Exchange and cooperation with European project partners
- Analysis of European best practices regarding cooperation between rural and urban areas
- An examination of the legal, administrative and financial framework for such collaborations
- Organisation of transnational meetings and study visits
- Establishment of a regional working group comprising local authorities, local stakeholders and socio-economic partners
- Involving neighbouring urban communities in the dialogue
- Carrying out supplementary studies and analyses on the specific situation in Luxembourg
- Development and testing of cooperation models tailored to the Luxembourg context
- Preparing the necessary agreements and administrative framework for long-term cooperation
- Implementation of local initiatives and communication and exchange activities
GOALS:
- Analysing and testing new models for structured cooperation between rural and urban areas
- Developing joint initiatives and services between town and country
- Building stable, long-term partnerships between public and private sector organisations
- To promote the exchange of knowledge and experience between European partner regions
- Combining the respective strengths of rural and urban areas
- To lay the foundations for a long-term and formalised partnership between the Centre-West region and neighbouring urban authorities
