EURegionsWeek - MOT Workshop: "Breathing without borders: challenges to improve air quality in cross-border regions"

The MOT is running a workshop "Breathing without borders: challenges to improve air quality in cross-border regions", on 13 October at 2.30 p.m, online. Don't forget to register!

The Doubs Urban Conurbation hosts the MOT’s annual event

The MOT’s general assembly is taking place this year in Morteau and La Chaux-de-Fonds on 21-22 September, at the invitation of the Doubs Urban Conurbation, a member of its network. Joël Giraud, Minister of State under the Minister for Territorial Cohesion, in charge of Rurality (France) and former Vice-President of the MOT, will speak at the end of the first day.

The Doubs Urban Conurbation: "We need to develop local cross-border cooperation"

New report by the Commission: "EU border regions: living labs of European integration"

Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR): "On a vision for Europe: the future of cross-border cooperation"

Adopted on 1 July, this resolution constitutes an official contribution from the CoR to the Conference on the Future of Europe. It sets out the concrete proposals of the CoR and the European Cross-Border Citizens’ Alliance (AEBR, MOT and CESCI) to put cross-border cooperation back at the top of the EU's policy agenda after a year disrupted by the pandemic.

Cross-border monitoring of the 3DS bill (France) by the MOT

Following its adoption at its first reading in the Senate on 21 July 2021, the 3DS bill (standing for “differentiation, decentralisation, deconcentration and various measures to simplify local public action”) will be examined under a fast-track procedure in the Assemblée Nationale, in France, from the beginning of December. Taking on a number of the proposals put forward by the MOT, the senators adopted a series of amendments relating to cross-border issues.