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EUROPE

Seventh meeting of the parliamentary working group on cross-border cooperation

On 29 November, Anne Sander MEP, hosted around a breakfast the seventh meeting of her parliamentary working group on cross-border cooperation.

MOT

Strasbourg's "Rendez-vous européens"

On 24 November, the MOT made a contribution during a workshop organised as part of Strasbourg's "Rendez-vous européens".

TERRITORIES

The "Temporelles" Congress 2017 : It's time to go beyond our borders!

On 16 November, the MOT took part in the 2017 edition of the "Temporelles" organised by Tempo Territorial and the Lille European Metropolis.

FRANCE

13th Antilles-Guiana regional cooperation conference

The 13th Antilles-Guiana regional cooperation conference took place in Pointe-à-Pitre on 15-17 November 2017.

FRANCE

10th anniversary of the Cross-Border Jura Arc Forum

The Cross-Border Jura Arc Forum celebrated the 10th anniversary of its creation on Saturday 21 October 2017 at the town hall of Le Russey in the Haut-Doubs Department.

MOT

Launch of the MOT's online forum

The MOT's Forum is up and running!

TERRITORIES

Establishment of the new Greater Geneva Conurbation Forum

A body for cross-border civil society dialogue launched in 2013 on the initiative of the Local Grouping of Cross-Border Cooperation (LGCC), the Greater Geneva Conurbation Forum has just started its second term.

MOT

A "Micro-projects" page on the MOT's website

This summer, the MOT developed a page on its website entirely devoted to small-scale cross-border projects aimed at civil society.

PUBLICATION

Seventh report on economic, social and territorial cohesion

This report assesses the current state of economic, social and territorial cohesion in the European Union. Following the economic crisis, there are signs of a recovery in Europe, but regional disparities persist between Member States between regions within the same country.

FRANCE

President Emmanuel Macron's visit to French Guiana

During his visit to French Guiana in October, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, stressed the importance of France's outermost regions.

FRANCE

38th Conference of Urban-Planning Agencies: "Building a Europe of Places and Links"

The 38th Conference of Urban-Planning Agencies was held on 8-10 November in Strasbourg, with the theme "Building a Europe of Places and Links" ("Construire l'Europe des Lieux et des Liens").

EUROPE

Workshop on the Commission's Communication on cross-border obstacles and the AEBR's annual conference

On 25 October 2017 in Merida (Spain), the MOT took part in a workshop of the European Commission's DG REGIO with the border regions of Spain, Portugal, France and Italy on the topic of obstacles to cross-border cooperation, following the Communication published in September.

FRANCE

Castle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation

On 8-10 November 2017 in Strasbourg, the MOT took part in the third edition of the "Castle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation".

FRANCE

Call for projects promoting decentralised cooperation

The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs has launched a call for projects promoting decentralised cooperation, within which cross-border cooperation has been identified as a priority area.

EUROPE

Seminar on observation of cross-border territories

On 9-10 November 2017, the MOT took part in the final conference of a project on the observation of cross-border territories along Germany's borders.

EUROPE

European Week of Regions and Cities

During the 15th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities, which was held between 9 and 12 October 2017 in Brussels on the topic of cooperation “working for a better future”, numerous workshops addressed European territorial cooperation. Notably, the MOT team participated in the workshops “Regional and intermediate policy makers, drivers for maritime cooperation” and “Enhancing capacities of regions and cities for better cross-border cooperation”.

MOT

CNFPT-MOT meeting

In 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.

MOT

Meetings of the MOT's bodies and the Technicians' Platform

In the presence of Michel Delebarre, President of the MOT, and a number of elected officials, the meeting of the MOT’s steering committee was the occasion to take stock of the organisation’s different activities, and to discuss the future triennial programme for the years 2018-2020.

PUBLICATION

Cross-border cooperation in the field of health

This 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.

EUROPE

ESPON - Territorial impact assessment tool, Cross-border public services

Developed over the course of the 2007-2013 programming period, the ESPON territorial impact assessment tool aims to support political decision-makers in identifying the potential territorial impacts of EU policies and legislative proposals in the regions.

TERRITORIES

"Promoting cohesion and development in the ORs"

In light of the elaboration of a new European strategy for the “outermost regions” (ORs), the Regional Development Commission of the European Parliament published a report in March 2017 to promote cohesion and development in the ORs by applying article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in an innovative and positive manner.

TERRITORIES

"Alzette Belval, towards a cross-border smartcity?"

EUROPE

URBACT City Festival - Greater Geneva wins a seal of approval

On the occasion of the URBACT City Festival in Tallinn, which ran from 3 to 5 October, the PACA (concerted metropolitan development areas) process implemented by Greater Geneva has been selected and labelled “Good Practice”.

FRANCE

"What cross-border cooperation in the field of healthcare in the Jura Arc?"

Following the signing on 27 September 2016 of the framework agreement on cross-border health cooperation between France and Switzerland, the first morning of reflection organised by the Trans-Jura Conference, which brought together elected officials and cross-border health cooperation stakeholders, aimed to take stock of existing cross-border cooperation in the field of health and to determine the desired areas for future cooperation.

EUROPE

PASSAGE project seminar

The MOT participated in the seminar on maritime cooperation, organised within the framework of the PASSAGE project, in Tallinn in September.