MOT
Updating of the MOT's legal resources: a toolkit for players involved in cooperation
September 2016This summer, the MOT completely updated its online legal resources relating to cross-border cooperation law.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region "SRDEII"
September 2016In the context of drawing up its SRDEII,* the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region asked the MOT, of which it is a member, to carry out an assessment of cross-border issues in the Region (which borders on Switzerland and Italy) that could be included in a cross-border component of the regional programme.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
"The migrant crisis: the return of borders"
September 2016TV programme "C dans l'air" on France 5 - Broadcast on 10 August 2016
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NATIONAL LEVEL
A platform to facilitate the mobility of territorial civil servants
June 2016The Institut National des Études Territoriales (INET) in Strasbourg has put online a platform designed to centralise a large amount of disparate information about French territorial civil servants' possibilities for mobility in Europe and internationally.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Parental authorisation needed for minors to leave the country?
June 2016The legislation to strengthen the fight against organised crime, terrorism and the financing adopted on 26 May 2016 provides for the reintroduction in France of required authorisations for any minor leaving the country.
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EUROPE
A new project for European straits
May 2016On 12 May, a conference was held to launch a new European project entitled "PASSAGE"*, initiated by the Pas-de-Calais Department and Kent County Council within the framework of the European Straits Initiative. Funded by the Interreg Europe programme, it involves eleven partners on five maritime borders** and is aimed at encouraging cross-border low-carbon initiatives.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
2015 regional elections in France: an update on the territorial reform and cross-border cooperation
December 2015Following the regional elections and the reform which reduced the number of regions in mainland France from 22 to 13, the MOT has published a note (in French) on the new French regions and the territorial reform: what will be the impact on cross-border cooperation?.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
The French Ministry of Finance sets the conditions for the refunding of social contributions from non-residents
November 2015Taking note of the “de Ruyter” decision of the CJEU, “the [French] Government specifies in a communiqué published on 20th October the conditions for the introduction of recovery procedures relating to refunds of social contributions made on capital gains by residents and non-residents who are covered by social security schemes of other Member States of the European Union, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland.”
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The MOT is publishing two handbooks to encourage cross-border economic development
September 2015Since January 2014, the MOT has been carrying out a project supported by the national technical assistance programme Europ'Act relating to the economic development of the cross-border territories along France's borders. The results of this work will be presented at the project's final conference on 30 September in Paris.
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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
The Espace Mont-Blanc: a cooperation space to be protected and promoted
May 2015For more than twenty years, the Espace Mont Blanc (FR/IT/CH) has been striving to meet the needs for sustainable and balanced development of the Mont Blanc massif and its valleys, in order to protect and promote this emblematic cross-border territory.
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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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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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MOT
Inforailmed, a project to develop rail services in the French-Italian-Monaco border area
January 2015Every day, more than 12000 people take the train to cross the border between France, Italy and Monaco, whether for work or for leisure.
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TERRITORIES
The European Straits initiative is continuing!
November 2014On Wednesday 22 October, the NOSTRA (Network Of STRAits) project was closed in Brussels. NOSTRA is a European cooperation project led by the Pas-de-Calais Department. The 16 partners along 8 straits, from North to South, including the Danube delta, share the objective of preserving the biodiversity and natural heritage of their territories, while also highlighting their common concerns: governance, the environment, tourism, mobility and maritime safety, etc.
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TERRITORIES
The Alps-Mediterranean Euroregion relaunched
October 2014The presidents of the Liguria, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Piemonte, Rhône-Alpes and Valle d’Aosta regions decided at a meeting in Turin on 12 September 2014 to relaunch the Alps-Mediterranean Euroregion.
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MOT
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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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.
