A look back at the "Art of Cooperation" conference in Budapest

As part of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU, the MOT took part in the ‘Art of Cooperation’ conference held in Budapest from November 13th to 15th. Dedicated to the future of European territorial cooperation, it was the occasion for the official launch of the ‘European cross-border platform’, an initiative of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and its partners CESCI, AEBR and the MOT, designed to bring together all those involved in cross-border cooperation at European level.

In France, an agreement has been reached on unemployment insurance, including the question of cross-border workers

At the beginning of October, the French government relaunched negotiations on the unemployment insurance agreement, handing over the reins to the social partners and calling for ‘additional savings of 400 million euros from next year’, while suggesting that the issue of cross-border workers, who ‘receive much higher salaries in certain neighbouring countries, particularly Switzerland and Luxembourg’, should be examined.

European call for projects "Resilient Borders" - (cross-border) Planning & crisis management: discover the "inspiring examples"!

Franco-Swiss healthcare: what proposals can be made to improve the shortage of healthcare workers on the French side?

On October 18th, 2024, a Franco-Swiss symposium on human resources in the health sector was held, organised by the French Ministry of Health and Access to Care and the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). The aim was to bring together representatives of healthcare professionals and administrations, as well as members of parliament and local councillors from areas on the Franco-Swiss border.

Towards development of the cross-border functional area on the French-Luxembourg border?

The cross-border impact of national legislation: the Franco-German CCC invites the two governments to agree on an 18-month trial period

On October 21st, 2024, the Franco-German cross-border cooperation committee (CCC), responsible for analysing the impact of new legislation on border territories, adopted a resolution ‘containing recommendations on the analysis of the cross-border impact of national legislation’.