About West Sweden

The West Sweden EU and Representation Office is a co-operation between the regions and municipalities in Western Sweden. West Sweden has 72 members; 69 municipalities and 3 regions: the Region of Halland, the Region of Värmland and the Region of Västra Götaland. The organisation was founded in 1992 and established its Brussels Office in 1993 as one of the first Swedish regional offices.

West Sweden's objectives

West Sweden is a service organisation that stimulate and support the regional and local development in West Sweden, mainly through the possibilities offered by the membership in the European Union.
West Sweden offers its members the possibility to develop ideas at the cutting edge of European development and to promote the regional interest in the EU.

West Sweden's activities

Refine project ideas with the ambition to develop West Sweden in co-operation with European partners
Encourage and support the member's participation in EU funds and programmes
Monitor EU policy that affects West Sweden as a region
Build networks with the other actors in the European Union
West Sweden has one office in Gothenburg and one in Brussels. The board, which is the highest decisive body in the organisation, consists of 17 politically appointed representatives from the different parts of the region.

Other languages
Dansk
Suomi
Francais
Italiano
Norsk
Magyar
Espanol

West Sweden I EU

Mail
info@westsweden.se

Gothenburg
Kronhusgatan 7
411 05 Göteborg
SWEDEN

Tel: +46 31 368 55 50
Fax: +46 31 13 18 90

Brussels
Sweden House
Rue du Luxembourg 3
B-1000 Brussels
BELGIUM

Tel: +32 2 501 08 40
Fax: +32 2 501 08 42