MOT
Discover the latest edition of the "MOT Guides"!
December 2022This latest guide is dedicated to cross-border mobility.
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MOT
"Small Towns of Tomorrow" goes beyond borders
December 2022The MOT provides tailored support to several territories to facilitate the emergence of projects and links with national and European partners as part of the "Small Towns of Tomorrow" programme of the Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires (the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion).
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TERRITORIES
The elected representatives of the European Metropolitan Cluster of the Lorraine Region call on Emmanuel Macron
December 2022Following French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement to "ensure that in the major French metropolises that are currently congested, people who commute can do so without a car, thus decarbonising their journeys thanks to these metropolitan RERs", the elected representatives of the European Metropolitan Cluster of the Lorraine Region have called on the President to ensure that the construction of a "European Metropolitan Express Network to connect all the territories of Lorraine, from the Vosges to the Luxembourg border" is included in the State's priorities.
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TERRITORIES
41% of healthcare workers in Haute-Savoie (France) work in Switzerland
December 2022The Greater Geneva cross-border statistical observatory has published a study highlighting the attraction of Switzerland for healthcare personnel and its consequences in terms of human resources for neighbouring French hospitals.
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TERRITORIES
Signing of the Franco-German Cross-Border Health Alliance
December 2022On November 23rd, 2022, the Saarland, the Grand Est region, the Moselle department and the Saar-Moselle Eurodistrict signed an alliance designed to join forces to facilitate access to healthcare for the populations in the border regions.
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TERRITORIES
The parc des carrières: A new green lung for the Basel Trinational Eurodistrict
December 2022The gradual conversion of a quarry in Saint-Louis, close to the French, Swiss and German borders, offers a promising opportunity for the agglomeration.
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MOT
"Living Pyrenees Education" cross-border network: a legal mission for the MOT
December 2022With a track record of more than 24 years, the "Living Pyrenees Education" network brings together more than 85 structures specializing in environmental education on the Pyrenean cross-border scale between France, Spain and Andorra.
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EUROPE
Snapshot of EGTCs with Hungarian participation
December 2022CESCI prepared an interactive study on the operation and the main results of EGTCs with Hungarian participation over the past 10 years.
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EUROPE
Who wins the 2022 EGTC award of the Committee of the Regions?
December 2022The 2022 EGTC prize "Building Europe across borders" of the European Committee of the Regions was awarded on November 24th, 2022 during the EGTC Platform in Liberec to an Italian-Slovenian EGTC: the "EGTC GO".
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EUROPE
12th EGTC Platform in Liberec
December 2022The 12th Platform of EGTCs of the European Committee of the Regions was organised on the 24th and 25th of November 2022, within the framework of the Czech Presidency of the EU, in Liberec (CZ) close to the triple border point between Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.
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EUROPE
ESPON Call for Proposals for "Targeted Analyses"
December 2022ESPON launched the first cut-off date for the submission of proposals for Targeted Analyses for the ESPON Programme 2030. The deadline for responses is 24 February 2023, but it will be extended.
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MOT
The MOT's 2022 "Territorial meetings" are underway!
November 2022At the end of 2022, the MOT team is getting closer to the ground, meeting its members and partners at ten territorial cross-border meetings.
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EUROPE
B-solutions: new call for proposals
December 2022A new element of this call is that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with immediate implementation. Deadline to apply is 28 February 2023.
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EUROPE
European Call on Cross-Border Renewable Energy programme (CB-RES)
December 2022The Cross-Border Renewable Energy programme (CB RES), part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme, opened a call to provide support for financing preparatory studies.
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EUROPE
Towards a strengthening of the Schengen zone better taking cross-border areas into account?
November 2022The European Commission's draft regulation on the revision of the Schengen area will soon be discussed by the European Parliament.
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TERRITORIES
Editorial by Pierre-Marc KNAFF, President of the Alzette Belval EGTC
November 2022Since its establishment in 2013, the Alzette Belval EGTC has been working daily basis for more than 100,000 inhabitants of four Luxembourgian and eight French municipalities.
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TERRITORIES
Esch2022, a cross-border European Capital of Culture
November 2022Since its application for the title of "European Capital of Culture", the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, on the Luxembourgian side of the border, has emphasised the cross-border dimension of its territory and has integrated French municipalities and partners.
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TERRITORIES
Towards a Franco-Luxembourg cross-border development zone?
November 2022The Terres Rouges slag heap is a strategic site for the Alzette-Belval territory.
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MOT
New resources on the health crisis in cross-border territories
November 2022Following the extensive work carried out since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, the MOT is publishing a new "Focus" entitled "The health crisis in cross-border territories" and is devoting a new section of its website to this subject.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
French National Refoundation Council: how to make the voice of cross-border territories heard?
November 2022The National Council for Refoundation (CNR), launched in France by Emmanuel Macron in September 2022, has opened an online consultation so that citizens, as well as associations, professionals, local authorities and elected representatives, can propose ideas and solutions on the major transitions to come for the country.
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TERRITORIES
Implementing the Quirinal Treaty: a meeting in Imperia
November 2022On October 24th 2022 in Imperia (Italy), a meeting entitled "The Quirinal Treaty, a signature that unites France and Italy: what opportunities for our territories?" was organised by the DITER research programme of the Université Côte d'Azur.
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EUROPE
The Critical Dictionary on Borders is finally available online!
November 2022Published in paper format in 2020, this major publication, to which the MOT contributed, is finally available online.
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MOT
Study on the analysis of the impact of new legislation on border territories
November 2022Impact analyses, provided for in the Franco-German Treaty of Aachen and carried out when new standards are drawn up, could make it possible to avoid future obstacles to cross-border cooperation and the complexities of everyday life for the inhabitants of border areas.
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MOT
Launch of a working group on cross-border observation
November 2022Launched on October 17th 2022 in the ANCT premises, this new network group is co-led by the Communauté d'agglomération de la Riviera Française (French Riviera conurbation community) and the Agence d'urbanisme Atlantique Pyrénées (Atlantic Pyrenees urban planning agency), with the support of the Pôle Analyse et diagnostics territoriaux (ANCT) and of the MOT.
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MOT
How to finance cross-border mobility?
November 2022At the request of Greater Geneva, the MOT produced a note in September taking stock of the methods of financing mobility and the financial resources allocated.
