R.E.C.I.E.S.
The Industrial, Environmental and Social Cooperation Network
Serving industrial companies in the Greater Region
R.E.C.I.E.S.
A programme to transform industry in the Greater Region
Led by C2IME, the R.E.C.I.E.S. programme (Interreg Greater Region) aims to create a cross-border industrial accelerator.
ITS MISSION
To support industrial companies in their transformation projects.
Against a backdrop of energy, digital and ecological transition, R.E.C.I.E.S. provides a collective, structured and innovative response to the need for a more sustainable and competitive industry.
THE PROGRAMME’S MISSIONS
Anticipate major industrial changes,
Create an active cross-border cooperation network
between companies, research centres, institutions, employment and training players,
Support companies in the Grande Région
in developing and structuring their innovative industrial projects,
Pooling existing resources,
promoting best practice,
facilitating access to support schemes,
Integrate human skills development
from the very first stages of each project.
The Greater Region
An exceptional cross-border area at the heart of Europe
GERMANY
Saarland
Rhineland-Palatinate
FRANCE
Grand Est (Lorraine)
LUXEMBOURG
Grand Duchy
BELGIUM
Wallonie
Wallonie-Bruxelles Federation
German-speaking Community
The Greater Region covers 4 countries
The Greater Region in figures
AREA
More than 65,400 km²
In terms of surface area, the Grande Région is three times larger than Wales
POPULATION
11,8 millions d’habitants
In comparison, the Greater Region has a higher population density than Greater London.
ENTREPRISES
Environ 400.000
entreprises
More than €400 billion in GDP
or 3% of the European Union’s GDP
EMPLOI
+ de 270.000 travailleurs
transfrontaliers
The largest cross-border employment area in Europe, illustrating an integrated, fluid and cooperative market
A cross-border alliance serving industry
LORRAINE / GRAND EST
C2IME, the industrial accelerator for the Grand Est region, steers and coordinates the R.E.C.I.E.S. programme, and runs the network in partnership with UIMM Lorraine and the Moselle Metz Métropole CCI.
WALLONIE
Partners such as, AKT-CCILB, OSTBELGIEN, WALLONIE, provide expertise and economic roots.
SAARLAND & RHINELAND-PALATINATE
Organisations such as HOCHSCHULE TRIER, RHEINLAND PFALZ, SAARLAND, SAARIS, EAST SIDE FAB., technology centres and chambers of commerce are involved in identifying and supporting companies.
LUXEMBOURG
Partners such as TECHNOPORT, LIST, professional chambers and skills platforms are actively involved in identifying high-impact projects and deploying resources.
C2IME: a catalyst for cross-border industrialisation
As lead partner, C2IME (Comité d’Intervention pour la Modernisation de l’Entreprise) is spearheading the R.E.C.I.E.S. initiative with a threefold objective:
- Structuring an operational network of industrial, institutional, scientific and social players.
- Organising Euro-acceleration committees to select, support and monitor high-potential industrial projects.
- Bringing together expertise and resources on a Greater Region scale, to serve a sustainable and coordinated industrial transformation.
An action-oriented dynamic
R.E.C.I.E.S. takes concrete action:
- By facilitating the emergence and acceleration of innovative industrial projects,
- By providing strategic, technological, financial and human support to project leaders,
- By creating lasting bridges between regions to enable truly European industrial development, based on the strengths and complementarities of each region.
More than a programme, R.E.C.I.E.S. is a cooperative platform for industrial acceleration, designed to transform common challenges into development opportunities, at the heart of an exemplary economic and human space.