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AEBR's position on the cohesion report
November 2014The AEBR is working on a position paper regarding the sixth cohesion report published in July 2014 by the European Commission.
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EUROPE
The DG REGIO organises a chat on Twitter on 24th October on cross-border cooperation
October 20142nd EUChatREGIO: European Cross-border cooperation: Collecting information on remaining obstacles at EU internal borders
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MOT
OPEN DAYS 2014: The MOT stresses the role of national support in overcoming obstacles to cooperation
October 2014The 12th OPEN DAYS, European Week of Regions and Cities, took place from 6 to 9 October 2014 in Brussels, bringing together some 6000 persons from the whole of Europe. There were many workshops on European territorial cooperation.
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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
The Cerdagne cross-border hospital welcomes its first patients
October 2014Europe’s first cross-border hospital opened its doors on 19 September 2014 in Cerdanya, on the French-Spanish border.
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TERRITORIES
Cerdagne cross-border hospital: the editorial from Catherine Barnole
October 2014Catherine Barnole, Inspector-General DT66, Languedoc-Roussillon regional health agency
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Seminars in Strasbourg
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ESPON report "Making Europe Open and Polycentric"
October 2014The final report of the ESPON ET2050 research project "Vision and Scenarios for the European Territory towards 2050", conducted by the members of the ESPON Committee, in liaison with the European institutions and other European experts, has been published.
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MOT
Open Days: the MOT workshop is webstreamed!
October 2014The MOT-Budapest Platform on "New generation cross-border cooperation support at national level to overcome obstacles" is webstreamed on the Open Days webpages, on 8th October 2014, 9:00.
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TERRITORIES
Employment Forum in Annemasse
October 2014The French-Swiss cross-border Employment Forum took place on 18 and 19 September 2014 in Annemasse.
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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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EUROPE
2014 European Cooperation Day
October 2014Organised by the INTERACT programme under the slogan “Sharing borders, growing closer”, European Cooperation Day was celebrated on 21 September.
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TERRITORIES
The opening of Europe's first cross-border hospital
September 2014The cross-border hospital in Puigcerda (Cerdanya) opens its doors on 19th September on the French-Spanish border. It is a pioneering project in Europe since it is the first time that a hospital has been managed on a cross-border basis from the construction phase onwards.
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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
Study of housing in the France-Geneva area
September 2014The cross-border statistical observatory for the France-Geneva area has published an analysis of the housing stock and construction on both sides of the border, counting nearly 70,000 additional housing units in 11 years in this cross-border area.
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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.
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MOT
14th international conference BRIT: The border, a source of innovation
September 2014The BRIT 14th international conference will be held from 4 to 7 November 2014 on the France-Belgium border (Arras, Lille and Mons) on the topic “The border, a source of innovation”. MOT is organising 4 sessions.
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EUROPE
European Cooperation Day on 21 September 2014!
September 2014Continuing a tradition which started in 2012, European Territorial Cooperation and neighbouring programmes are celebrating European Cooperation Day on 21 September 2014. Under the motto “Sharing borders, growing closer”, hundreds of local events will be held across Europe in the week leading up to 21 September, reaching out to thousands of people.
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MOT
The MOT celebrates 10 years of cross-border news!
July 2014"In a context in which the European project lacks visibility, the role of our newsletter is to publicise the cross-border initiatives that have been implemented in these territories and that are constructing Europe on the ground close to its people." Read the editorial from Jean Peyrony, Director General of the MOT.
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Workshop of the EGTC platform
June 2014On 26 June, within the framework of the EGTC platform, the Committee of the Regions held a workshop, chaired by Herwig Van Staa, President of the Tyrolean Parliament and the platform’s coordinator, on the implementation of the new European regulation on EGTCs (1302/2013), which has been applicable since 22 June 2014.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Study day on the "cross-border prefect"
June 2014On 20 June, CHEMI (Centre for High-Level Studies of the Ministry of the Interior) hosted a day of discussions on the “cross-border prefect”.
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MOT
Meetings of the MOT’s bodies and the technicians’ platform
June 2014The MOT’s conference was followed on 19 June by the meetings of its board of directors, general assembly and the technicians’ platform, hosted by the Caisse des Dépôts.
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The MOT network’s annual conference
June 2014Nearly 130 participants gathered in Paris on 18-19 June for the MOT’s annual general meeting and the conference it organised on this occasion on the topic “Cross-border networks: mutualising public services and experimenting with Europe on each border”.
