TERRITORIES
Strasbourg - Kehl: using industrial waste heat across the border, a one-of-a-kind project in Europe
October 2023The project to recover waste heat from the Badische Stahlwerke (BSW), Kehl's steelworks, is now entering its concrete phase.
News
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TERRITORIES
The IDEA Foundation’s anthology devotes a chapter to regional planning and cross-border cooperation in Luxembourg
October 2023In this collection, 22 authors from a wide range of backgrounds were invited to answer key questions to fuel debate in the run-up to Luxembourg's parliamentary elections in October 2023, and beyond, in order to shed light on the country's major challenges. An entire chapter is devoted to cross-border issues, with a contribution from Aurélien Biscaut, Secretary General of the MOT.
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ETATS
How can simulation games help spatial planning in a border area?
September 2023In border areas, living and employment areas are closely intertwined. Differences between planning tools and the organisation of the relevant authorities can hamper integrated regional development. These issues were at the heart of "MORO," a Franco-German spatial planning pilot project. In order to report on the results of this project, the ANCT and the MOT are organising a webinar on 1 December entitled "How to move forward with spatial planning in border areas".
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EUROPE
What lessons can be learned from the "Luxembourg in Transition" experience and how can it be extended to other cross-border regions?
September 2023In June 2020, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg launched an innovative process: "Luxembourg in transition – Territorial visions for a zero-carbon and resilient future for the functional Luxembourg region". Its aim was to bring together strategic proposals for spatial planning and produce scenarios for ecological transition by 2050 for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and its border territories.
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MOT
The proceedings of the IGEDD-MOT webinar on ecological transition are available
September 2023Find the proceedings of the webinar of March 29th organised by the General Inspectorate for the Environment and Sustainable Development (IGEDD), in partnership with the MOT, on the question: "How do cross-border territories organise themselves to meet the challenges of the ecological transition?
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PUBLICATION
ARL report on cities and metropolises in France and Germany
April 2023Following the conference "Cities and Metropolises in France and Germany" on March 14th, this report of the ARL (Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association) is available in French and in English. It includes a contribution by Jean Peyrony, Franziska Sielker and Thomas Perrin, entitled "Cross-border territorial cooperation between France and Germany: evolution, convergence and perspectives".
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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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ETATS
Results of the first Franco-German spatial planning pilot project (MORO)
January 2023On December 14th, 2022, the closing conference of the first Franco-German spatial planning pilot project (MORO) was held in Strasbourg, with Jean Peyrony, director general of the MOT, and other experts sharing their knowledge at several round tables.
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TERRITORIES
The parc des carrières: A new green lung for the Basel Trinational Eurodistrict
December 2022The gradual conversion of a quarry in Saint-Louis, close to the French, Swiss and German borders, offers a promising opportunity for the agglomeration.
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TERRITORIES
Towards a Franco-Luxembourg cross-border development zone?
November 2022The Terres Rouges slag heap is a strategic site for the Alzette-Belval territory.
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TERRITORIES
Creation of an SEML for a cross-border heating network
November 2022In the Franco-German region of Strasbourg-Kehl, the municipalities are in the process of implementing a flagship cross-border cooperation project for the extension of urban heating networks. Soon, the waste heat from the local steel mill will supply thousands of households on both sides of the Rhine.
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TERRITORIES
"Bringing cross-border spaces to life: example of the French-Belgian border"
November 2022On September 30th, 2022, the closing event of the QUALICANES Interreg project took place.
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TERRITORIES
A new electrical link between France and Italy
October 2022As a further step towards the construction of the European electricity network, a new 190 km EHV line, entirely underground, is being built between Savoy and Piedmont. It will increase the electricity exchange capacity between France and Italy by 40%.
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MOT
The study on major retailers in the SaarMoselle Eurodistrict is available
September 2022This study on planning and permits regarding projects for sites intended for major retailers in the SaarMoselle Eurodistrict, on the Franco-German border was carried out by the MOT and the German consultancy Junker+Kruse, for the Saarbrücken Regionalverband.
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MOT
GeRTrUD project: midpoint webinar
June 2022The MOT is a partner in the research project GeRTrUD – Gestion et régulation transfrontalière de l’urbanisation diffuse (Cross-border management and regulation of scattered urbanisation).
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MOT
A comparative study by the MOT on major retailers in the SaarMoselle Eurodistrict
April 2022The Saarbrücken Regionalverband has just published a study on planning and permits regarding projects for sites intended for major retailers in the SaarMoselle Eurodistrict, on the Franco-German border. This assignment was carried out by the MOT and the German consultancy Junker+Kruse.
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EUROPE
A DG REGIO call for projects to support "New European Bauhaus local initiatives": EGTCs can apply!
April 2022The call selects inspiring projects focused on the transformation of infrastructures or public spaces that promote the three complementary values of the "New European Bauhaus": sustainability, aesthetics and inclusion. Towns (or groupings of municipalities) of fewer than 100,000 inhabitants can apply. EGTCs are also eligible.
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EUROPE
Registration is now open for the brand-new MOOC on European Territorial Cooperation!
February 2022More than 30 years after the creation of the INTERREG programme, the European Commission has teamed up with some of the most renowned experts* in the field of ETC to produce the very first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) entirely dedicated to European Territorial Cooperation!
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FRANCE
Adoption of the 3DS bill in France: tangible progress for cross-border territories
February 2022The 3DS bill (standing for differentiation, decentralisation, deconcentration and simplification of local public action) was adopted in its final reading at the Assemblée Nationale and the Senate in France on 8-9 February. The MOT is delighted about the inclusion for the first time of a chapter devoted to cross-border cooperation in a piece of legislation.
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TERRITORIES
Editorial by Jean Rottner, President of the Grand Est Region and President of the FNAU
January 2022With the start of the 2022 marking the launch of France’s presidency of the European Union, it is an important time to champion the construction of a Europe that is closer to its citizens, a Europe of daily life, notably embodied by the cross-border territories, which contribute to cementing the European edifice.
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MOT
Two urban planning agencies join the MOT network
January 2022After the AGUR(1), AGAPE(2) and the Saint-Omer AUD(3), the MOT has the pleasure of welcoming two new urban planning agencies into its network: the Besançon Centre Franche-Comté Urban Planning Agency (AUDAB) and the Atlantic-Pyrenees Urban Planning Agency (AUDAP).
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MOT
The MOT facilitated a workshop on public services during the FNAU national meetings
December 2021On the occasion of the 42nd national meetings of the FNAU*, the MOT jointly led a workshop with the Agence d’Urbanisme Atlantique et Pyrénées (AUDAP) on the topic of public service provision and access in cross-border contexts.
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EUROPE
Launching of the EP's pilot project" Cross-Border Crisis Response Integrated Initiative" (CBCRII)
December 2021Initiated by Anne Sander MEP, the European Parliament's pilot project "Cross-Border Crisis Response Integrated Initiative" (CBCRII) has just been approved. It can now be implemented by DG REGIO.
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FRANCE
A cross-border component for the Sambre-Avesnois-Thiérache Pact
December 2021On 19 November, the French President Emmanuel Macron came to the Avesnois and the Thiérache to sign a second-generation contract between the French state and the territory.
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MOT
Publication of the proceedings of the MOT's annual conference
November 2021The four roundtables held during the MOT’s annual event on 21-22 September gave rise to rich discussions among the 200 participants present in Morteau and La Chaux-de-Fonds.
