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NATIONAL LEVEL
Unemployment benefits for cross-border workers - Unédic report
October 2024Each year, the compensation system for cross-border workers represents an additional cost of around 800 M€ for the French unemployment insurance scheme. Following the publication of its report, the Unédic, that manages French unemployment insurance, is calling for a renegotiation of agreements with neighboring countries.
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MOT
Launch of the European call for projects "Resilient Borders" - (cross-border) Planning & crisis management
October 2024Managed by the MOT and the AEBR on behalf of the DG REGIO, the "Resilient Borders" call for projects aims to select ten pilot sites to develop crisis management plans or actions to promote concerted cross-border spatial planning, with financial support from the European Commission.
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TERRITORIES
Renewal of the Memorandum between the Basque Country Community (FR) and the Basque Autonomous Community (ES)
October 2024On Monday, October 7th, Jean-René Etchegaray, President of the Basque Country Community (CAPB), and Imanol Pradales, the new President of the Basque Autonomous Community, renewed the memorandum linking the two institutions from October 7th 2019.
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MOT
The MOT leads a workshop at the FNAU meeting in Saint-Omer
October 2024At the invitation of its partner, the French Network of Urban Planning Agencies (FNAU), the MOT led a one-day workshop as part of the 45th national meeting of urban planning agencies, which took place in Saint-Omer from the 9th to 11th of October 2024. Organised by an MOT network member, the Pays de Saint-Omer urban planning, development and heritage agency (AUD), the theme of the event was ‘public spaces’.
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EUROPE
"The sea as a connector": a look back at the maritime session at the EuRegionsWeek 2024
Ocotober 2024The MOT and the European Committee of the Regions joined forces during the European Week of Regions and Cities 2024 to offer a political session on the future of maritime cooperation. The full replay of the session is available!
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MOT position paper in favour of cross-border Metropolitan Regional Express Services (SERM)
October 2024Represented by its vice-president Brigitte Torloting, vice-president of the Grand Est region, the MOT took part in the GART-UTPF conference ‘Which public transport model to facilitate cross-border mobility?’, at the ‘Eu Mobility Expo’ held this year in Strasbourg. This was an opportunity for the MOT to present its position, taken with Objectif RER Métropolitains, on the cross-border dimension of SERM projects.
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TERRITORIES
The Cerdagne cross-border hospital celebrates its tenth anniversary!
October 2024On September 26th, the French Ministry of Health hosted the closing of the exhibition commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Cerdagne Hospital EGTC - the first cross-border hospital created in Europe.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
The role of cross-border territories in Switzerland's new spatial planning strategy
October 2024The Swiss Federal Council adopted its new spatial planning strategy on June 26th, 2024. It aims to strengthen the various functional areas of the country (conurbations, rural and mountain areas) and runs until 2031. How does this strategy take border areas into account? Could France learn from it?
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The MOT at SACT partnership meeting
October 2024On October 1st, the Collectivité européenne d'Alsace (European Territorial Authority of Alsace) held its 4th partnership meeting in Strasbourg, devoted to the Schéma alsacien de coopération transfrontalière (Alsace cross-border cooperation scheme).
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A study day on "cross-border living areas" in Metz
October 2024On September 26th, the ‘Sustainable Urban Planning and Development’ Chair at the University of Metz organised a multidisciplinary study day on ‘cross-border living areas’, attended by nearly 150 participants at the Faculty of Law in Metz and online.
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TERRITORIES
Saint-Dié International Geography Festival (FIG): cross-border alpine spaces in the spotlight
October 2024The 2024 edition of the Saint-Dié International Geography Festival (FIG), the annual meeting place for French-speaking geographers, will focus on border issues. In addition to this year's theme, ‘Lands’, an opportunity to explore the challenge of ZAN (Net Zero Artificialisation) and its implications, the guest territory for the 2024 edition was a macro-regional area familiar to the MOT network: the Alpine Arc.
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MOT
A look back on the MOT GA: in Dunkirk, stakeholders in cross-border cooperation support a Europe of cohesion beyond borders!
September 2024More than a hundred stakeholders from all over France gathered in Dunkirk and on the Franco-Belgian border on September 17th and 18th, 2024, for the MOT's general assembly, at the invitation of its members: the Dunkirk Urban Community (Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque), the Nord Department and the Flanders-Dunkirk Urban Planning Agency. The event was an opportunity to highlight the richness and uniqueness of cross-border cooperation on the Franco-Flemish coast, while reaffirming the importance of cooperation in the face of the common challenges faced by border territories!
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EUROPE
Future of ETC post-2027: first MOT proposal and launch of a working group
September 2024To prepare the future of territorial cooperation, the Commission launched a process of consultation with citizens and stakeholders at the end of 2023. These consultations, which will take place throughout 2024, will be carried out by each Interreg program.
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TERRITORIES
Improved access to healthcare for residents of the Saar-Moselle cross-border living area
September 2024The signing of the third amendment to the MOSAR agreement on September 18th, 2024 marks a new milestone in cross-border healthcare cooperation between Moselle and Saarland.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Tightening border controls: what is the impact in cross-border living areas? What obligations do States have?
SeptemberOn Monday September 16th, Germany reintroduced border controls for six months to combat illegal immigration, drawing criticism from within the European Union (EU) for failing to consult with other EU countries. After the border controls already in place with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland, Germany has now reintroduced border controls with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark.
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TERRITORIES
The first Alpine Festival celebrates cooperation between Savoy and the Aosta Valley
September 2024On September 1st, the Savoy Department and the Aosta Valley organized the first Alpine Festival at the Little St Bernard Pass.
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EUROPE
"Easy Border", a new online tool launched by DG Regio's Border Focal Point
September 2024"Easy Border" is a simple, user-friendly navigator that guides you to the right European Commission service for your cross-border needs. Whether you need help overcoming an obstacle or are looking for information, Easy Border has you covered. This intuitive tool supports individuals and both public and private organisations across the European Union, as well as Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland.
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TERRITORIES
"StatRhena" plans to create an online platform for Upper Rhine statistical data
September 2024The creation of a new online platform, called StatRhena, was announced by the Upper Rhine Interreg program following its monitoring committee meeting on July 9th, 2024.
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TERRITORIES
The first Régiolis cross-border train between France and Germany
September 2024On August 27th, 2024, Franck Leroy, President of the Grand Est Region, and Winfried Hermann, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Transport, unveiled the first France-Germany Régiolis cross-border train (TFA).
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TERRITORIES
Greater Geneva: a cross-border territorial vision for 2050
September 2024In a meeting in Nyon on July 2nd, 2024, the Assembly of the Local cross-border cooperation group (GLCT) of Greater Geneva laid the foundations for its “Cross-border territorial vision for 2050”.
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European elections: MOT calls for MEPs' commitment
June 2024Following the European elections, the MOT would like to pay special tribute to the work of MEP Anne Sander, MOT vice-president since 2015, whose mandate has unfortunately not been renewed.
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EUROPE
Cross-border territories: what does the new Schengen Code published on June 20th say?
June 2024On June 20th, 2024, the regulation "on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders" - the new "Schengen Code" - was published in the EU's Official Journal.
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The MOT at the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict Council
June 2024On June 19th, the MOT was invited to speak at the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict Council, chaired by Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg.
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EUROPE
European Commission/OECD: a new cross-border governance tool, the launch of a MOT-ARFE project
June 2024At the "Reinforcing Cross-Border Governance for Development" event held on June 19th and 20th, the European Commission and the OECD presented a new tool designed to strengthen governance in the cross-border regions of the European Union.