NATIONAL LEVEL
Promulgation in France of the "NOTRe Act"
September 2015The New Territorial Organisation of the Republic Act (the "NOTRe Act") was promulgated on 7 August 2015 in France.
News
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TERRITORIES
Editorial from Damien Castelain, President of the Lille European Metropolis, President of the Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai Eurometropolis
April 2015On 1 January 2015, the Communauté Urbaine de Lille (Urban Community of Lille) became the Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL – Lille European Metropolis). The MEL is one of only two cross-border metropolises to be recognised as such by law, alongside Strasbourg.
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TERRITORIES
The Lille European Metropolis's commitment to further cross-border cooperation
April 2015For the Lille European Metropolis, the proximity of the border constitutes an asset in terms of development and attractiveness.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Launch of European programmes
April 2015Along France's borders, several INTERREG VA programmes have launched their first calls for projects or are organising their launch events soon.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
INSEE study: “Live in France and work in another country: a fast-growing situation”
March 2015According to a study by the INSEE published in February 2015, the number of French people living in France but working abroad has increased by 42% since 1999. The study analyses the different causes and characteristics of the resulting flows.
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TERRITORIES
Presidency of the Greater Region: the editorial from Paul Magnette, Minister-President of Wallonia
February 2015"Wallonia is a border territory par excellence: its relations with its neighbours have always played a crucial role in its development."
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TERRITORIES
Presidency of the Greater Region: Wallonia's objectives
February 2015Depuis le 1er janvier 2015, la région wallonne a l’honneur et la responsabilité de présider la Grande Région, exercice assumé en étroite collaboration avec ses partenaires belges, la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et la Communauté germanophone.
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PUBLICATION
How international borders affect local public transport: Analyses and evaluations of cross-border agglomerations in Switzerland, France and Germany
February 2015This study focuses on various effects of international borders on local public transport: How does it impact demand, service offer as well as framework conditions?
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NATIONAL LEVEL
French-Belgian-Luxembourg cross-border healthcare: "new developments for patients"
February 2015View the question put by the MP Philip Cordery on 13 January 2015 at the Assemblée Nationale to Marisol Tourraine, French Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights, about cross-border healthcare, and her reply.
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TERRITORIES
Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai Eurometropolis: For better access to cross-border jobs
January 2015In 2006, under the impetus of civil society, three public employment services (those of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region, Wallonia and Flanders) and Unizo (the Union of Independent Flemish Entrepreneurs) set up the "Eurometropolis Jobs Forum".
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TERRITORIES
Sport without borders
January 2015On 12 December 2014 in Dunkirk, the closing event of the INTERREG project "TransSport – Sport without Borders" was an opportunity to present the achievements of this project, which since 2012 has brought together seven partners from West Flanders and the North of France.
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MOT
Conference in Paris on cross-border healthcare
January 2015On 10 December 2014, the conference entitled "What solutions for cross-border healthcare?" took place at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris. Organised by the Assemblée Nationale's "Border Regions and Workers" study group, with support from the MOT, this conference brought together cross-border healthcare experts and elected representatives from all of France's border areas.
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MOT
MOT study on French-Belgian cross-border cooperation
December 2014As 2014 draws to a close, the technical work to update the report of the French-Belgian parliamentary working group (GTPFB), initiated by the prefecture of the Nord-Pas de Calais Region, is being finalised. This initiative has benefited from the support and expertise of the MOT.
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TERRITORIES
Cross-border walk in the Greater Region
October 2014Taking place on 28 September 2014 between Berus (Überherrn, Saarland) and Berviller-en-Moselle (Lorraine) as part of the annual event of the Interreg IVA Greater Region Programme and the 10th anniversary of the Interreg PIG (Public Interest Group), the cross-border walk attracted 170 persons, partner authorities and project operators accompanied by their families, from Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and France.
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TERRITORIES
The TransParcNet meeting of European cross-border protected areas
June 2014The TransParcNet meeting of European cross-border protected areas took place this year on the French-Belgian border. An initiative of the EUROPARC Federation, this annual gathering brings together managers of protected areas from across the whole of Europe all of whom are faced with cross-border issues.
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TERRITORIES
Studies for four French-Belgian and French-Swiss rail services
May 2014Author: Markus Rieder, Ph.D. (public administration); February 2014, 418p, €65. Published in French.
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TERRITORIES
A new Benelux convention
March 2014With the launch of the Dutch presidency of the Benelux Union, a new "Benelux Convention on Cross-Border and Interterritorial Cooperation" was signed on 20 February in The Hague.
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TERRITORIES
A transport map covering the North of France and West Flanders
March 2014The West-Vlaanderen/Flandre-Dunkerque-Côte d'Opale EGTC has just published a cross-border public transport map.
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MOT
New MOT publication on the legal framework for cross-border cooperation
February 2014The MOT produced a guidebook entitled “The legal framework for cross-border cooperation. The legal instruments available to cross-border projects” which is aimed at helping cooperation practitioners to choose the legal form that is most appropriate for their needs. The document is available in six languages: French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch.
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TERRITORIES
Maubeuge - Charleroi cross-border meetings
January 2014On 16 January 2014 cross-border meetings took place in Maubeuge, organised by the Charleroi-Sud Hainaut region and the Communauté d’Agglomération Maubeuge-Val de Sambre (CAMVS) to reinforce their collaboration initiated in 2011.
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EUROPE
Health systems and cross-border cooperation
January 2014The French-Belgian health monitoring unit (EEIG OFBS) and the Wallonia-Lorraine-Luxembourg cross-border health monitoring unit (EEIG LUXLORSAN) organised a conference on health systems and cross-border cooperation, which took place on 18 December 2013 at the Committee of the Regions offices.
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MOT
Five seminars on cross-border operational arrangements
November 2013The MOT organized five information seminars in September and October 2013 on operational arrangements for cross-border projects on French borders. Each seminar covered one or two of the French borders. Consult the documentation.
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MOT
French-Belgian-UK legal seminar
October 2013The seminar on legal instruments for cross-border projects organised by the MOT on 29 October 2013 in Lille (at the Nord-Pas de Calais Conseil Régional) brought together nearly 70 French, Belgian and English players involved in cross-border cooperation.
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TERRITORIES
European recognition for the Hainaut Cross-border Nature Park
October 2013The Parc Naturel Régional Scarpe-Escaut (France) and the Parc Naturel des Plaines de l’Escaut (Belgium), which together form the Hainaut Cross-border Nature Park, received the “Transboundary Park” certificate at the closing ceremony of the annual conference of the EUROPARC Federation on 12 October 2013 in Hungary.
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MOT
A new cross-border map produced by the MOT!
February 2013The MOT produced a map summarising the main cross-border agreements, structures and programmes on French borders.
