Ems Dollart Region

The Ems Dollart Region (EDR), established in 1977, is a cross-border organisation located in the northern Dutch-German border area.

Its aim is to establish and improve contacts and levels of interaction between people, companies and organisations within the border region.

However, the EDR places special emphasis on its efforts to develop and intensify the contacts between the populations on both sides of the German-Dutch border.

In addition, the EDR receives financial support from the Dutch provinces of Groningen, Drenthe and Friesland, as well as project associated contributions from the German federal state of Lower-Saxony.

This program provides subsidies to projects in the following areas: economy, technology and innovation, sustainable regional development, as well as integration and society.