EUROPE
The Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative celebrates its sixth anniversary!
April 2023Six years ago, the Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) started the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative.
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TERRITORIES
A new Franco-German citizen portal
April 2023On March 24th, 2023, the Franco-German citizen portal "FRED.info" was put online. Developed in the framework of a partnership between the Land of Baden-Württemberg and the Grand Est Region, the tool is managed by the Franco-German Institute (DFI).
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MOT
"Mobility without borders", find the proceedings of the MOT-IGEDD seminar!
April 2023On February 15th, 2023, the General Inspectorate for the Environment and Sustainable Development (IGEDD) organized a seminar in partnership with the MOT, "Border areas, between attractiveness and interdependence". Its objective: to answer questions about the role of mobility and how it is taken into account in public policies.
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MOT
CNFPT-MOT Training Days material available for members
April 2023On March 2nd and 3rd, 2023, the CNFPT and the MOT organized two days of training in Strasbourg: "The cross-border DG: what strategy for the development of border territories?
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TERRITORIES
Three questions for Julien Dauer, director of Frontaliers Grand Est
March 2023With more than 200,000 border workers, the Grand Est region is a laboratory for European mobility. As a member of the MOT network, "Frontaliers Grand Est" accompanies these numerous border workers on a daily basis. Julien Dauer helps us better understand the challenges they face.
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MOT
Decarbonizing cross-border mobility, a real challenge!
March 2023On Friday, March 17th, 2023 the 3rd meeting of the MOT working group "Cross-border ecological transition" was held on the theme of decarbonizing cross-border mobility. The exchanges were organized in two parts.
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FRANCE
Publication of the IGA report: a new dynamic for cross-border cooperation in France?
March 2023Following a mission of the Inspection générale de l'administration (IGA) carried out in 2022, during which many members of the MOT network were consulted, an important report entitled "Cross-border cooperation of local authorities" was published on February 16th 2023. Jean Peyrony, director general of the MOT, highlights the noteworthy recommendations.
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TERRITORIES
Cross-border aid: a Franco-Belgian agreement signed in Metz
March 2023On March 10th 2023, an agreement on assistance and rescue in border areas was signed in Metz between France and Belgium. The territory covers the provinces of Namur and Luxembourg in Belgium and the departments of Ardennes, Meuse and Meurthe et Moselle in France, which together share around 250 km of borders.
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FRANCE
A legal framework for cross-border learning
March 2023On March 8th, 2023, the French Minister of Labor, Full Employment and Integration, Olivier Dussopt, presented to the Council of Ministers the draft law establishing a legal framework for cross-border apprenticeships.
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TERRITORIES
A cooperation strategy for the cross-border Sambre-Avesnois
March 2023Around thirty Belgian and French elected representatives met in Mons (Belgium) on February 17th to share their expectations and priorities in order to establish a cooperation strategy for the cross-border Sambre-Avesnois, with the support of the MOT.
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TERRITORIES
Call for Franco-German Citizen Fund projects
March 2023"By studying the past, history allows the present to build bridges to the future", this is the motto under which the Franco-German Citizen Fund has just launched a call for projects entitled "Journey through time".
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MOT
Discover the scientific articles supported by the MOT!
March 2023In order to promote and disseminate its expertise, the MOT regularly contributes articles to scientific journals or external monographs. From territorial and European cohesion, governance, and bilateral treaties, to legal issues and the analysis of the impact of border closures, the subjects covered are numerous and diverse.
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EUROPE
Three questions for Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis following the publication of her report on regions with geographic and demographic handicaps
February 2023Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis, President of the Corsican Assembly and member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), answers our questions following the publication of her report to the CoR on regions with "geographic and demographic handicaps". What about border areas?
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TERRITORIES
A cross-border IBA for the Greater Region?
March 2023Following the model of the IBA that has been set up in Basel, a laboratory workshop has been commissioned by the Saarland to study the feasibility of an "Internationale Bau Austellung" (International Architecture and Urban Planning Exhibition) in the Greater Region.
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EUROPE
ESPON open consultation: "Living, working and travelling across borders"
February 2023Join the new public consultation for the new Thematic Action Plans launched by the ESPON Programme.
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EUROPE
Call for information open to people who live and work in border regions
February 2023In the framework of the "b-solutions initiative", AEBR is collecting cases of cross-border obstacles.
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TERRITORIES
The Scarpe-Escaut Nature Park awarded a European label
February 2023The Scarpe-Escaut European Nature Park, located on the French-Belgian border, has obtained the "Transboundary Park" label from the European Federation of Nature Parks, Europarc.
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MOT
MOT general assembly: many projects in sight!
February 2023The first MOT general assembly of 2023 was held virtually on February 7th, with more than 80 participants online, including many elected representatives from all over France. The validation of the budget and the 2023 work programme, the presentation of the new members since the last General Assembly (the Community of Municipalities of Guillestrois Queyras, and the Department of Meuse) and a debate with David Djaïz, General Rapporteur of the National Council for Refoundation, were all on the agenda.
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EUROPE
European studies on Cross-border Public Services (CPS)
February 2023At the end of 2022, the Commission published its report "Cross-border public services: CPS inventory analysis and policy recommendations".
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TERRITORIES
Ecological transition: a charter for Greater Geneva
February 2023On January 26th, 2023, the eight partners* of Greater Geneva signed a "Greater Geneva in transition" charter, agreeing on the ecological transition issues for the cross-border conurbation.
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TERRITORIES
Towards an active Franco-Italian citizenship with the "DAC" project
February 2023Supported financially by the Interreg ALCOTRA programme, the "Developing Active Citizenship" (DAC) project aims to raise citizens' awareness of the challenges of the Green Pact for Europe.
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EUROPE
Feedback on the European conference "Vibrant Cross-Border Labour Markets"
February 2023The European Commission organized a major conference on cross-border employment on January 18-19, 2023, in Brussels and online. It addressed different key topics related to cross-border employment such as the access to cross-border labour markets, education, the recognition of qualifications, social security aspects, taxation and teleworking.
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TERRITORIES
The Mont Blanc Observatory's report on climate change is now available!
February 2023Mountain areas are particularly exposed to climate change: the mutations of ecosystems and their consequences on human activities develop more quickly and have stronger impacts than in plains.
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MOT
Discover the highlights of cross-border cooperation over the past six months!
January 2023With magazine#3 of the newsletter, which has just been published, discover the highlights of cross-border cooperation over the last six months!
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TERRITORIES
A Franco-German manifesto for rail
January 2023Representatives of the Upper Rhine met on January 19th in Strasbourg. They called for their territory to become "a springboard for the development of European railways".
