
… and the surrounding districts in the Göteborg region have almost a million inhabitants, have decreasing road traffic within the city, and is home to the world’s largest ferry company.
Read more about Göteborg.
… has quickly advanced up the list of the most competitive business regions in the world and companies in Västra Götaland are responsible for a fourth of all Swedish export.
Read more about Västra Götaland and its responsibilities, such as healthcare, and the County Administrative Board, the government’s regional authority.
http://www10.goteborg.se/english/
http://www.vgregion.se/en/Vastra-Gotalandsregionen/Welcome-to-Vastra-Gotaland/
http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastragotaland/English/
http://www.businessregiongoteborg.com/
http://www10.goteborg.se/internationellt/en/index_surveillance.htm
Göteborg is arranging three informal council meetings during its half-year period as Chair of the EU. A further 20 or so EU-meetings in total are being arranged in Göteborg and Västra Götaland.