Greater Copenhagen Committee

The Greater Copenhagen Committee (formerly the Øresund Committee and the Greater Copenhagen and Skåne Committee) is an organisation which describes itself as a platform for regional political collaboration in the cross-boundary Øresund region (also known as the Greater Copenhagen Region). The region comprises the Capital Region and Region Zealand in Denmark and Region and Halland Region in Sweden. The region has a total population of app. 4.5 million inhabitants.

Organisation

The members of the Öresund Committee were:

• In Denmark:
  • The Capital Region and Region Zealand
  • The municipalities of Bornholm, Copenhagen, and Frederiksberg
  • Greater Copenhagen Forum for Local Municipalities

• In Sweden:
  • Region Skåne
  • The municipalities of Landskrona, Lund, Helsingsborg, and Malmö

The Öresund Committee

The members themselves elected their representatives and their deputies on the Öresund Committee. There were in total 36 representatives: 18 from Sweden and 18 from Denmark and the Committee met at least twice a year.

The Executive Committee

Consists of 12 committee members; six from Sweden and six from Denmark and they meets at least four times a year.

The Öresund Committee Secretariat

The Secretariat is based in Copenhagen and is responsible for bringing political decisions to fruition. The Öresund Committee is hosting ØresundDirekt and Interreg IVA.

Past activities

In 2009 – 2010 the Öresund Committee highlighted four specific issues:

1. Dismantling cross-border obstacles that inhibit the labour market.
2. Investing in a new infrastructure for the region and analyzing the importance of tolls for the bridge across Öresund and transport costs for integration.
3. Strengthening good relations at the grassroots level and promote social and association contacts and cooperation across Öresund and thereby establish a cultural metropolis.
4. A new vision and strategy for the Öresund Region 2025

Members of the Greater Copenhagen Committee

Members of the Greater Copenhagen Committee

As of April 2024, Greater Copenhagen Committee had the following 18 members:

Executive committee

• Lars Gaardhøj (chairman), chairman of the Capital Region of Denmark
• Carl Johan Sonesson, Chair of Skåne Regional Council
• Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
• Mikaela Waltersson, Chair of Halland Regional Council
• Mikael Smed (voce chairman), chair of KKR Sjælland

Other members

• Pernille Beckmann, Mayor of Greve Municipality
• Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor of Malmö
• Christian Orsing, Mayor of Helsingborg
• Camilla Palm, Mayor of Kristianstad
• Henrik Fritzon, Zealand Tegional Council member
• Steen Christiansen, Chairman of KKR Hovedstaden
• Anders Almgren, Mayor of Lund
• Patric Åberg, Chair of Skånes kommuner
• Randi Mondorf, Capital Regional Council member
• Heino Knudsen, Region Sjælland chairman
• Jan Hendeliowitz, Zealand Regional County member
• Karsten Längerich, Mayor of Allerød Municipality

References

• The Öresund Committee, [1]

External links

• ØresundDirekt, [2]
• Øresundsbron, [3]