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Study for a France-Brazil cross-border house

At the request of the French Guiana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, between September 2013 and March 2014, the MOT carried out a preparatory study for a France-Brazil cross-border house.

TERRITORIES

30th Congress of the European Cross-Border Grouping in Annemasse: Michel Charrat re-elected Chairman

The 30th Congress of the European Cross-Border Grouping (Groupement transfrontalier européen – GTE) was held in Annemasse on 30 April, bringing together nearly 1,000 French-Swiss cross-border workers. With 36,000 members, the GTE renewed its confidence in its Chairman Michel Charrat.

TERRITORIES

Haute-Savoie – a border department

With its international borders with Switzerland and Italy, the department of Haute-Savoie, which has been a member of the MOT since 2012, cooperates with the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais, as well as the Val d’Aoste autonomous region, in areas such as transport, territorial development, tourism, education, culture and sport.

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The "Geneva Games" - an event that brings people together

The Geneva Games were started in 1940 to enable Swiss sportsmen and -women to take part in international level competitions in spite of the war.

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The Polish-Czech border

On 27 May 2014, the MOT made a contribution in Trutnov in the Czech Republic at an international conference devoted to “the systemic obstacles to Polish-Czech cross-border cooperation”.

TERRITORIES

Studies for four French-Belgian and French-Swiss rail services

Author: Markus Rieder, Ph.D. (public administration); February 2014, 418p, €65. Published in French.

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Special Dossier on the European elections: the editorial of Philip Cordery "A crucial issue in cross-border cooperation"

"France’s border regions possess remarkable assets. By virtue of their proximity and interconnectedness with the border regions of neighbouring countries, these areas put in place innovative public policies that take integration with their neighbours into account..."

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European conference on cross-border economic development - The proceedings are online!

MOT has organised a European conference on "The integrated economic development of cross-border territories" on 15th April 2014 in Paris, that brought together more than 150 people. This event was the occasion to launch a European project, led by MOT, on this topic.

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New issue of the MOT Guides on the observation of cross-border territories

The MOT has published the 9th issue of its thematic guides on the "Observation of cross-border territories”.

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Two contributions from the MOT

Consult the MOT’s two latest contributions on the 2014-2020 Interreg Europe programme and the 2020 ESPON programme.

TERRITORIES

A website for the Jura Arc Cross-Border Forum

The Jura Arc Cross-Border Forum is an independent grassroots movement that was founded on 23 January 2007 in La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland.

EUROPE

Call for papers for EUBORDERREGIONS conference "BORDERS, REGIONS, NEIGHBORHOODS: Interactions and experiences at EU external frontiers"

The conference is organized on 27-28 November 2014, in Tartu (Estonia) in cooperation with EUBORDERREGION consortium and the Centre for EU-Russia Studies at the University of Tartu.

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Special Dossier on the European elections: "the European grouping - a tool for cross-border cooperation" by Alain Lamassoure, Vice-President of MOT

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Special Dossier on the European elections: "putting cross-border cooperation at the heart of political debate" by Michel Delebarre, President of MOT

"At a time when many citizens are displaying disaffection with Europe, it is vital in the run-up to the European elections to reaffirm our commitment to cross-border territories."

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Special Dossier on the European elections: three questions put to Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, MEP

In November 2012, Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid set up, together with fellow MEP Gilles Pargneaux, a cross-border liaison group at the European Parliament aimed at raising the awareness of MEPs about cross-border issues.

TERRITORIES

A new Benelux convention

With 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.

EUROPE

Panorama Inforegio magazine

The latest issue of the DG REGIO’s magazine Panorama, which is devoted to the reformed cohesion policy for the 2014-2020 period, has come out. It analyses in detail the implications of this policy for all of the stakeholders.

TERRITORIES

A transport map covering the North of France and West Flanders

The West-Vlaanderen/Flandre-Dunkerque-Côte d'Opale EGTC has just published a cross-border public transport map.

TERRITORIES

Proceedings of the Lorraine Corridor metropolitan conferences

The Development and Planning Agency for the Nancy Urban Area has published the proceedings of three of the Lorraine Corridor metropolitan conferences that were held in 2013.

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The MOT on France Inter!

Olivier Denert, Secretary General of the MOT, participated on 3rd of March 2014 in "Service Public" (a radio programme on France Inter, a major French public radio channel).

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New MOT publication on the legal framework for cross-border cooperation

The 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.

EUROPE

Seminar on ECGs

The first seminar on Euroregional Cooperation Groupings (ECGs)* was held under the aegis of the Council of Europe in Ljubljana on 19 February.

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The EGTC Platform - The Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion awarded

On 18 February, the Committee of the Regions held the 4th annual meeting of the EGTC Platform, which focused on the role that EGTCs can play in the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

NATIONAL LEVEL

Présentation de la DATAR sur les fonds européens 2014-2020

Session d’information du Partenariat national sur les fonds européens des 3 et 10 février 2014.

TERRITORIES

Cross-border economic development in Ireland

On 30-31 January 2014 in Cavan (Republic of Ireland), a conference was held entitled “Cross-Border Economic Development and the Border Development Zone (BDZ) Concept”, which was jointly organised by the Centre for Cross-Border Studies (CCBS) and the International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD).