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The results of the CNIS (Conseil National Statistique) meeting are available online
February 2025
On December 5th, 2024, the meeting of the ‘Territory’ commission of the CNIS was held, in which the MOT took part. The aim was to discuss the observation of border territories and how to carry out cross-border comparisons: how can existing flows and exchanges between two border territories be monitored? How can the border phenomenon be quantified and its consequences for territories assessed?
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EU-Switzerland agreements: a decisive step forward for free movement and cross-border cooperation
February 2025
On December 20th, 2024, after more than ten years of negotiations, the European Union and Switzerland concluded a set of agreements aimed at strengthening their bilateral relations. These agreements, which have yet to be approved by the Swiss parliament, will have repercussions for Franco-Swiss cross-border cooperation and freedom of movement. Relations between the EU and Switzerland are governed by more than 120 bilateral agreements.
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The MOT supporting Sambre Avesnois Sud Hainaut
February 2025
On November 25th, 2024, in Erquelinnes, Belgium, the MOT led a workshop on cross-border mobility as part of the ‘Sambre Avesnois Sud Hainaut’ cooperation strategy. Following a presentation by the MOT of a territorial analysis of cross-border mobility, some thirty elected representatives and technicians from both sides of the border discussed the challenges of improving rail and road links to meet the daily needs of the French-Belgian population.
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The results of the study ‘360° Vision of the Jura Mountains: towards a cross-border diagnosis’ available
January 2025
Since March 2023, the Commission for the planning, development and protection of the Jura mountains (Massif du Jura) and the MOT have been working on a cross-border territorial study of the Franco-Swiss massif.
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A-MONT Mission: a new cross-border strategy for the Northern Alps
January 2025
The end of 2024 marked the start of a new mission for the MOT: supported by the Piedmont Region as lead partner, the A-MONT initiative (cross-border mountain framework agreement) which aims to strengthen the dynamics of territorial cooperation between France and Italy in the Northern Alps.
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Feedback on the webinar "Small towns, rural areas and mountain territories in border areas: what are the opportunities for cooperation and European funding for your projects?"
January 2025
On December 18th, 2024, around forty participants gathered for a webinar organised by the MOT and the ANCT, in partnership with Small towns of tomorrow (Petites villes de demain), Future Villages (Villages d’Avenir) and Mountain Futures (Avenir Montagnes) programmes.
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The OECD report ‘Building More Resilient Cross-border Regions’ is now available!
January 2025
In collaboration with the European Commission, the OECD’s new report shows that well-designed and well-resourced cross-border governance bodies can help unlock the development potential of border regions.
NATIONAL LEVEL

Reform of border worker unemployment, a resolution proposes reforming the system at European level
January 2025
In France, resigning minister Astrid Panosyan-Bouvet announced on December 3rd, 2024 that the controversial reform of border worker unemployment would be abandoned. This measure, which would have reduced benefits for border workers, was met with strong opposition, particularly in eastern France.
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Brigitte Klinkert appointed by the National Assembly for a task force on cross-border issues for French nationals living in France
January 2025
Brigitte Klinkert, MP for Haut-Rhin, has been appointed by the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee as rapporteur for a flash mission dedicated to "cross-border issues for metropolitan French citizens".
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BRIDGEforEU: The Council of the EU and Parliament reach agreement
January 2025
On December 16th, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the new BRIDGEforEU instrument aimed at removing administrative and legal obstacles in border regions, representing a major step forward for Europe's border territories!
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Several opinions of the Committee of the Regions call for greater cross-border cooperation
January 2025
At the 163rd plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, several opinions on the future of territorial cooperation, and more specifically on cross-border cooperation, were adopted. In particular, they propose doubling its funding!
NATIONAL LEVEL

An INSEE study provides a detailed analysis of the journeys made by cross-border workers on France's borders
Janvier 2025
In 2021, border workers travel an average of 34 km to get to work, compared with 14 km for non-border workers living in the same areas. The majority go by car. 18% of them have journeys of 50 km or more, and there are significantly more of these long journeys than in 2010.
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ACROSS: A New Data Hub for EU Border Regions
January 2025
The EU has launched the ACROSS Data Hub, offering harmonised geospatial data to boost public transport, healthcare, and cross-border governance in border regions.
TERRITORIES

2nd Symposium on Franco-Italian cooperation: a new local EGTC
January 2025
Saturday, November 30th, saw the 2nd edition of the ‘Franco-Italian cooperation symposium’, organised by the Communauté d'Agglomération de la Riviera française in Menton.
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The Southern Alps Cross-Border Alliance presents its roadmap
January 2025
The "Southern Alps Cross-Border Alliance", announced in February 2024 by the Metropole Nice Côte d'Azur, the Province of Imperia and the Province of Cuneo, presented its roadmap on November 29th, 2024, in Nice.
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Results of the Borders Forum 2024: a "cross-border deal' for a stronger Europe with greater solidarity across borders
December 2024
More than 300 participants met on December 2nd and 3rd at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris for the Bor-ders Forum, organised under the patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron by the Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière.
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Manifesto for cross-border living areas
December 2024
With this manifesto, which complements the ‘Cross-border deal’ of the Borders Forum, the MOT and its network call for a change in the way actors look at spaces crossed by a border as genuine ‘cross-border living areas’: territories linked by functional interdependence and a wealth of historical, cultural and interpersonal links, with an awareness of belonging to a common territory and a desire for cross-border territorial cohesion.
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Annual conference of the Alcotraité project: the French-Italian border, an obstacle or an opportunity?
December 2024
The Franco-Italian border is often associated with difficulties and problems of various kinds, often making it difficult for genuine ‘cross-border living areas’ to emerge, as envisaged by the Quirinal Treaty. This is precisely the spirit in which the Alcotraité project's annual event was held in Turin on November 26th, to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Quirinal Treaty.
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A look back at the progress of the Observ'Alp project in Turin
December 2024
The Observ'Alp partners met in Turin in December 2024 to discuss the initial results of the project and the next steps. The project, funded by the Interreg ALCOTRA programme, aims to set up the first system for observing and sharing territorial data and digital services between border areas, and more specifically between France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco.
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A look back at the "Art of Cooperation" conference in Budapest
November 2024
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.
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Interview with Gabrielle Halpern, panellist at the Borders Forum
November 2024
The Borders Forum 2024 is delighted to welcome Gabrielle Halpern, philosopher and specialist in the concept of hybridisation. Her work examines the intellectual, social and political boundaries that structure our societies. We asked her three questions that offer a glimpse at the discussions of the two round tables on the first day of the event.
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The MOT launches the 'Cross-border Zoom', its first publication on cross-border observation!
November 2024
As part of its mission to analyse and support border territories, the MOT is launching a new series of publications dedicated to cross-border monitoring. This first issue is devoted to a key topic: the dynamics of the economy and employment in cross-border contexts, and more specifically the flows of cross-border workers on the French borders. In French only.
NATIONAL LEVEL

In France, an agreement has been reached on unemployment insurance, including the question of cross-border workers
November 2024
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.
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European call for projects "Resilient Borders" - (cross-border) Planning & crisis management: discover the "inspiring examples"!
November 2024
Managed 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. The deadline is 30 November.
TERRITORIES

Franco-Swiss healthcare: what proposals can be made to improve the shortage of healthcare workers on the French side?
November 2024
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.

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