MOT
CNFPT-MOT meeting
October 2017In the context of its partnership with the CNFPT (French National Centre for the Territorial Civil Service), the MOT organised, with a number of partners, different training sessions.
News
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PUBLICATION
Cross-border cooperation in the field of health
October 2017This publication, to which the MOT has contributed, notably by producing the maps, aims to take stock of cross-border cooperation in the field of health and the evolution of Europe’s role in the healthcare sector in global terms, by focussing on 7 experiences in Europe and by looking closely at the French-Belgian situation.
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MOT
2017 project files
September 2017Every year, the MOT publishes a dossier highlighting exemplary cross-border projects along French borders.
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TERRITORIES
The future of transport in the Mediterranean: the GEECCTT-ILES project
May 2017The project "Gestion Européenne Conjointe des Connexions et Transports pour les îles – GEECCTT-ILES" (Joint European Management of Connections and Transport for the Islands), which is aimed at creating transport links in the Western Mediterranean, has just been approved by the Interreg programme's monitoring committee.
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TERRITORIES
Editorial by Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, President of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis
May 2017Innovation does not stop at France's borders The Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, which now features among the 10 leading smart cities in the world, has been built up around a very dense international ecosystem. This has been in its DNA for a very long time…
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TERRITORIES
The cross-border dimension as a mission
May 2017The Nice Côte D'Azur Metropolis has at least three particularities that have contributed to its growth.
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MOT
MOT Study on cross-border issues in mountain areas
April 2017At the request of the CGET,* the MOT has conducted a study on the cross-border issues in mountain areas, which cover nearly 42% of mainland France's borders.
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EUROPE
Committee of the Regions conference on natural disasters in cross-border areas
February 2017Jointly organised by the Committee of the Regions and the MOT, this conference brought together more than 60 participants, on 3 February in Brussels. Its objective was to present best practice in the area of risk prevention and crisis management in cross-border zones: forest fires (ES-PT), flooding in the Nisa Euroregion (DE-CZ-PL), seismic risks in the Alps (FR-IT-CH), risks in mountainous regions (FR-ES) and more generally, civil protection (EGTC Euregio Senza Confini IT-AT).
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Impact in border territories of the law on public security, in France
February 2017The vice-president of the MOT; Joël Giraud, member of parliament for Hautes-Alpes, is demanding special arrangements in border areas for authorisations for minors leaving the country.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Editorial from Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)
November 2016After several decades of innovative projects undertaken between neighbouring countries, cross-border territories have become shared living spaces, and places for discovering a “European citizenship” experienced in daily life.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
The White Paper "Diplomacy and Territories" of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "A genuine strategy for cross-border cooperation"
November 2016The members of the CNCD (National Commission for Decentralized Cooperation) approved on 23 November 2016 a White Paper entitled “Diplomatie et territoires" (Diplomacy and Territories) proposed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development.
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TERRITORIES
Annual conference of the Interreg ALCOTRA programme
October 2016On 6 October 2016, the annual meeting of the Interreg VA ALCOTRA programme brought together more than 400 participants in Chamonix.
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TERRITORIES
European days of cross-border cooperation in Nice
October 2016Organised by the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis,* the European days of cross-border cooperation held in Nice on 21-22 September were a great success, with nearly 400 participants.
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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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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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MOT
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.
