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.
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EUROPE
Commission launches the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region
July 2015Today the Commission officially launched the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP), the fourth EU macro-regional strategy. More than70 million citizens will reap the benefits of a closer cooperation between regions and countries in terms of research and innovation, SME support, mobility, tourism, environmental protection and energy resources management.
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TERRITORIES
Conference in Metz on French-German cross-border cooperation
July 2015A French-German ministerial conference, attended by French secretary of state for European affairs Harlem Désir and his German counterpart Michael Roth, both general-secretaries for French-German cooperation, took place on 6 and 7 July in Metz.
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TERRITORIES
Inauguration in Strasbourg of the cross-border KiosK Office
June 2015The KiosK Office, a unique French-German co-production, was inaugurated on 10 June 2015 in Strasbourg in the presence of Harlem Désir, French secretary of state for European affairs.
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TERRITORIES
Editorial from Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, Honorary President of the MOT
May 2015The MAPTAM (modernisation of territorial public action and affirmation of metropolitan areas) Act of 27 January 2014 has opened up new fields for the cross-border cooperation of large conurbations. Linked with the cohesion policy and the EGTC instrument in particular, it shows that the importance of metropolitan approaches in cross-border living and working areas is being taken into account.
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TERRITORIES
Strasbourg, a resolutely cross-border metropolis
May 2015Bridging the gap between France and Germany, Strasbourg is at the heart of the Upper Rhine and has formed diverse partnerships at various levels of cross-border cooperation consistent with its metropolitan policies.
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TERRITORIES
Inauguration of the Wissembourg waste-water treatment plant
May 2015The Wissembourg cross-border wastewater treatment plant was inaugurated on 18 April 2015, an event attended by a number of elected representatives of the area.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Shared concerns about the dropping of bilingual classes
May 201559 MPs, members of the French parliament’s French-German friendship group, have reacted to the planned dropping of bilingual classes announced by the Ministry of Education as part of the middle school reform.
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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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TERRITORIES
French-German tax agreement
April 2015The French-German Council of Ministers, which met on 31 March 2015 in Berlin, adopted an amendment to the tax agreement between the two countries.
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TERRITORIES
"Alsace 2030"
April 2015The Alsace Region has just published "Alsace 2030 – a project for the whole of Alsace", the fruit of work carried out during 2014 at the Region's instigation, in a process of broad consultation with all of the territory's active stakeholders.
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TERRITORIES
KiosK office: opening of the first cross-border co-working space in Europe
March 2015Starting in January 2015, business creation consultancy cooperative START HOP welcomes French-German entrepreneurs to its convivial “KiosK office” spaces at locations in Strasbourg and Offenburg, helping them to develop their market with a 360° view.
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TERRITORIES
A Moselle strategy in response to Saarland
March 2015In response to the “France Strategy” presented in January 2014 by Saarland, aiming to make the border region a multilingual space by 2043, on 12 February in Forbach Patrick Weiten, leader of the Moselle department council, referred to the department’s “Moselle strategy”, with the opening in June of an “open house of services for Germany” (Mosa).
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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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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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TERRITORIES
A European project for greater security on the Rhine
January 2015After the launch in 2008 of the first French-German rapid intervention facility on the Rhine – the "Europa 1 fire-boat" – the Fire and Rescue Service of the Bas-Rhin Department has worked for five years on the implementation of a new INTERREG project focused on the training of rescue services in the Upper Rhine in combating river-related risks.
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TERRITORIES
The REGIO PAMINA Eurodistrict: a day devoted to cross-border employment
December 2014The cross-border labour market was the leitmotif of the event held on Thursday, 27 November 2014 by the REGIO PAMINA Eurodistrict and the social enterprise Neue Arbeit in Lauterbourg. Around 60 French and German players from the political sphere, administration and economy came together to take part in two roundtables on this topic.
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MOT
Seminar on cross-border observation in Budapest
October 2014The CESCI, the MOT and INFH co-organised the 2nd European Seminar on cross-border territorial observation on 30 September 2014 at the Institut français de Budapest in Hungary.
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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
Lorraine and Saarland sign a cross-border agreement on professional training
September 2014After a year of negotiations, on 20 June 2014 at the Conseil Régional of Lorraine a framework agreement was signed with Saarland with the aim of developing cooperation initiatives in the area of initial and ongoing professional training.
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TERRITORIES
The first French-German cross-border co-working space
September 2014On Wednesday 2 July 2014, the first cross-border co-working space was inaugurated in Offenburg – the “KiosK Office” – with the opening of the German site, which will soon be followed by the opening of the French site in Strasbourg.
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TERRITORIES
A guide to cross-border services in the Upper Rhine
September 2014The aim of this guide is to present in a user-friendly manner different services that operate in the French-German context, mainly located in the Upper Rhine region.
