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NATIONAL LEVEL

How can simulation games help spatial planning in a border area?

In border areas, living and employment areas are closely intertwined. Differences between planning tools and the organisation of the relevant authorities can hamper integrated regional development. These issues were at the heart of "MORO," a Franco-German spatial planning pilot project. In order to report on the results of this project, the ANCT and the MOT are organising a webinar on 1 December entitled "How to move forward with spatial planning in border areas".

TERRITORIES

A dynamic map of health technologies in the Upper Rhine

As part of the Interreg Titan-E project (Trinational Innovation and Technology Advanced Networks of Enterprises), ADEUS has produced a dynamic map of health technologies in the Upper Rhine.

NATIONAL LEVEL

France has signed the European agreement on teleworking for cross-border workers

France has signed the agreement that maintains the possibility for cross-border workers to work remotely for up to 50% of their working time, announced Olivier Dussopt, Minister for Labour, Employment and Integration, in a press release dated June 30th.

MOT

MOT study "360° Vision of the Jura Mountains: towards a cross-border diagnosis"

In 2023, the Jura Mountains Development Commission (Commissariat à l'aménagement du Massif du Jura), which is responsible for defining the objectives and actions needed for the development, planning and protection of the mountain range, undertook a cross-border study.

TERRITORIES

TRISAN, a trinational centre of expertise in the field of health, presents its results

Initiated in December 2019, the TRISAN project "Trinational action plan for cross-border healthcare in the Upper Rhine", led by the Euro-Institute, came to an end on May 31st, 2023.

MOT

Citizen participation to make a success of the cross-border ecological transition

On May 2nd, 2023, the 4th meeting of the "Cross-border ecological transition" working group of the MOT network, which brought together about thirty participants around the question: "how to better involve citizens in the ecological transition of cross-border territories?", took place.

TERRITORIES

France-Germany and the Upper Rhine: measures to combat climate change

MOT

"Experimenting with cross-border living areas", an ambitious project of the MOT network

The MOT, supported by sixteen partners of its network, initiated a "cross-border living areas experiment" at the end of 2022.

TERRITORIES

Greater Geneva invites the public to contribute to its "Cross-border territorial vision"

How to live and move in the Greater Geneva of tomorrow? To answer this question, the Canton of Geneva, the Metropolitan Pole of the French Genevois and the Nyon Region are inviting residents to question the territorial development of the cross-border conurbation during eight citizen workshops to be held from April 24th to May 11th.

TERRITORIES

Three questions for Julien Dauer, director of Frontaliers Grand Est

With more than 200,000 border workers, the Grand Est region is a laboratory for European mobility. As a member of the MOT network, "Frontaliers Grand Est" accompanies these numerous border workers on a daily basis. Julien Dauer helps us better understand the challenges they face.

MOT

Decarbonizing cross-border mobility, a real challenge!

On Friday, March 17th, 2023 the 3rd meeting of the MOT working group "Cross-border ecological transition" was held on the theme of decarbonizing cross-border mobility. The exchanges were organized in two parts.

TERRITORIES

Ecological transition: a charter for Greater Geneva

On January 26th, 2023, the eight partners* of Greater Geneva signed a "Greater Geneva in transition" charter, agreeing on the ecological transition issues for the cross-border conurbation.

TERRITORIES

The Mont Blanc Observatory's report on climate change is now available!

Mountain areas are particularly exposed to climate change: the mutations of ecosystems and their consequences on human activities develop more quickly and have stronger impacts than in plains.

TERRITORIES

Concrete projects for the Upper Rhine!

125 cross-border projects were officially approved at the plenary session of the Collectivité Européenne d'Alsace (CEA) held on December 8th. The topic of energy took center stage!

NATIONAL LEVEL

Franco-Swiss agreement on cross-border telework finally reached

After many months of negotiations, Switzerland and France have finally reached an agreement on the taxation of cross-border telework, an issue that concerns hundreds of thousands of workers.

NATIONAL LEVEL

Results of the first Franco-German spatial planning pilot project (MORO)

On December 14th, 2022, the closing conference of the first Franco-German spatial planning pilot project (MORO) was held in Strasbourg, with Jean Peyrony, director general of the MOT, and other experts sharing their knowledge at several round tables.

TERRITORIES

41% of healthcare workers in Haute-Savoie (France) work in Switzerland

The 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.

TERRITORIES

The parc des carrières: A new green lung for the Basel Trinational Eurodistrict

The gradual conversion of a quarry in Saint-Louis, close to the French, Swiss and German borders, offers a promising opportunity for the agglomeration.

EUROPE

The Critical Dictionary on Borders is finally available online!

Published in paper format in 2020, this major publication, to which the MOT contributed, is finally available online.

MOT

How to finance cross-border mobility?

At 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.

TERRITORIES

Towards a shared territorial vision for Greater Geneva

Spatial planning is one of the essential levers for achieving carbon neutrality. This is why the partners of Greater Geneva wished to commit themselves to drawing up a new "cross-border territorial vision" in line with the objectives of ecological transition and to build the territory of tomorrow with a view to being carbon neutral by 2050.

NATIONAL LEVEL

Cross-border cooperation at the National Land Tenure Conference

On October 6th and 7th, the Assises Nationales du Foncier et des Territoires were held in Nancy. Aimed at discussing land issues in all their aspects, from upstream to downstream and from strategy to implementation, they brought together nearly 600 people, elected representatives and professionals, from both public and private sectors, for conferences, workshops and round tables, in 11 thematic sessions.

TERRITORIES

Extension of the Franco-Swiss agreement on teleworking for cross-border workers

The agreement between Switzerland and France on the taxation of cross-border workers has been extended until 31 October 2022.

TERRITORIES

Launch of the France-Switzerland Interreg programme

The Interreg France-Switzerland VI 2021-2027 programme was officially launched at an event in Arc-et-Senans (Doubs) on 9 June 2022.

EUROPE

University cooperation transcends borders

Focus on two border initiatives at the heart of the European project.