TERRITORIES
A website for the Jura Arc Cross-Border Forum
April 2014The Jura Arc Cross-Border Forum is an independent grassroots movement that was founded on 23 January 2007 in La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland.
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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
Progress for the "Espace Mont Blanc"
February 2014Implementation of a cross-border strategy for the future of the Mont Blanc mountain range took a step forward on 22 January 2014 with the signature of a statement of intent regarding the setting-up of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation by the three vice-chairmen of the Mont Blanc Cross-Border Conference.
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TERRITORIES
Switzerland calls into question the free movement of workers
February 2014By endorsing the UDC’s initiative “against mass immigration” on 8 February, the Swiss voted for the introduction of annual quotas for workers, whether from across the border or people that have been granted asylum, thus going against the recommendations of the Federal Council.
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TERRITORIES
Cross-border study on the Jura Arc
December 2013In 2013, the MOT conducted a large-scale study aimed at defining the priority areas for the development of the French-Swiss Jura Arc. This cross-border territory encompasses the Franche-Comté Region and the Swiss cantons of Bern, the Jura, Neuchâtel and Vaud.
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TERRITORIES
Two questions to the Groupement transfrontalier européen on French-Swiss cross-border work
December 2013Michel Charrat, Chairman of the Groupement transfrontalier européen (GTE, European Cross-Border Grouping), an association that defends the rights of cross-border workers along the French-Swiss border, replies to our questions.
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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
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.
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MOT
The MOT publishes a "methodological guidebook"
February 2013In a dynamic context of reform - redefinition of cross-border policy and decentralisation process in France, preparation of the 2014-2020 programmes at European level - the MOT has produced a methodological guidebook aimed at improving articulation between cohesion policy, governance structures and cross-border territorial approaches.
