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.
News
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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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EUROPE
12th EGTC Platform in Liberec
December 2022The 12th Platform of EGTCs of the European Committee of the Regions was organised on the 24th and 25th of November 2022, within the framework of the Czech Presidency of the EU, in Liberec (CZ) close to the triple border point between Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.
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EUROPE
B-solutions: new call for proposals
December 2022A new element of this call is that applications are reviewed on a rolling basis with immediate implementation. Deadline to apply is 28 February 2023.
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MOT
Study on the analysis of the impact of new legislation on border territories
November 2022Impact analyses, provided for in the Franco-German Treaty of Aachen and carried out when new standards are drawn up, could make it possible to avoid future obstacles to cross-border cooperation and the complexities of everyday life for the inhabitants of border areas.
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EUROPE
Publication of the "Omarjee" Report on Border regions: MEPs want the EU countries to improve cooperation
October 2022On 15 September 2022, the European Parliament approved the resolution "EU border regions: living labs of European integration" prepared by the chair of the regional development committee Younous Omarjee (France).
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FRANCE
Advances for cross-border sports
October 2022Following the modification of the French sports code (article L231-2-1) by the 3DS law of February 21st 2022, sportsmen and women residing abroad, and in particular in a country bordering France, no longer need to present a medical certificate when registering for a sports competition organised partly in a French border department.
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EUROPE
Progress in the area of cross-border monitoring?
June 2022Summary of the conference held on 24-25 May by CESCI, in partnership with the MOT and the French Institute in Budapest.
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MOT
Meetings of the MOT network’s working groups: the recordings are online
May 2022Between late April and early May, three important topics for cross-border territories were the subject of discussions for the network’s working groups: the impact of cross-border projects on the environment; the issue of social security with respect to cross-border employment; and the definition and recognition of “cross-border living areas”. Below is a preliminary summary of the discussions.
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EUROPE
New call for proposals for b-solutions 2.0
April 2022A new call for proposals in the framework of the "b-solutions 2.0: Solving Cross-Border Obstacles initiative" has just been launched.
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MOT
Lessons to be learned following two years of crisis management along borders: a new European assignment for the MOT
March 2022After a preliminary study carried out in 2020,* the MOT has been commissioned by DG REGIO to conduct another study on the consequences of the pandemic and the impact of the measures taken by countries to combat it in cross-border territories**.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
Meeting of the Franco-German Cross-Border Cooperation Committee
March 2022The Franco-German Cross-Border Cooperation Committee met on 12 March in Strasbourg, under the co-chairmanship of Clément Beaune (France), Minister of State for European Affairs, and Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe and Climate (Germany). The MOT officially took part in the meeting as a Committee "expert".
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TERRITORIES
Taking stock halfway through France’s presidency of the Greater Region – Clément Beaune proposes restarting discussions on the ECBM
March 2022In January 2022, the Summit of Greater Region Executives took stock at the midpoint in France’s presidency, particularly with respect to the industrial, digital and energy transitions, flood and drought risk prevention, food and promoting short supply chains, culture, youth, sport and tourism, healthcare and security.
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EUROPE
AEBR and the European Commission have released five new b-solutions’ publications
February 2022AEBR and the European Commission’s DG REGIO have released a series of publications aiming at raising awareness of cross-border cooperation. These showcase relevant information gained through the implementation of the b-solutions initiative, which AEBR has managed on behalf of DG REGIO for the past four years.
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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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EUROPE
New DG REGIO Study: Providing public transport in cross-border regions – mapping of existing services and legal obstacles
February 2022With about 30% of the EU population living in internal border regions, the new DG REGIO publication contributes to the growing recognition of the importance of cross-border public transport services (CBPT) and their role in facilitating cross-border activities central to the development of border regions.
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MOT
MOT study for the Lille Metropolis Development and Urban Planning Agency: the impacts of the pandemic on the cross-border area
January 2022Between June and September 2021, the MOT was commissioned by the Lille Metropolis Development and Urban Planning Agency (ADULM) to conduct an analysis of the consequences of the border restrictions in the territory of the Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai Eurometropolis. The aim was to identify the issues highlighted and revealed by the crisis and the brakes on/levers for the development of the cross-border territory.
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TERRITORIES
Joint declaration about the cross-border hospital in Puigcerdà
January 2022On 7 December in Brussels, the French Health Minister, Olivier Véran, and his Spanish counterpart, Carolina Darias, signed a declaration of intent concerning the cross-border hospital in Puigcerdá, which sets out the framework for cooperation with respect to healthcare professionals practising between the two countries.
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EUROPE
DG REGIO reveals the first results of its study on cross-border public transport services
December 2021Lack of accessibility by public transport remains a major obstacle to opening up isolated European border regions. It is on the basis of this observation that the European Commission launched in 2020 a comprehensive study to identify all existing services on European borders.
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NATIONAL LEVEL
The Quirinal Treaty – a historical advance for Franco-Italian cross-border cooperation
December 2021On the eve of France’s presidency of the EU, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the head of the Italian government, Mario Draghi, have signed in Rome a bilateral cooperation treaty, the “Quirinal Treaty”. Sixty years after the signature of the Franco-German Élysée Treaty, this “friendship pact” is historical and marks the desire, at the highest level of state, to advance Franco-Italian cross-border cooperation.
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EUROPE
A ESPON Policy Brief demonstrates the relevance of a "pan-European" approach to cross-border observation
November 2021The policy brief "Cross-border monitoring and observation in Europe" explores the main takeaways from research studies done at EU level, compiling the most relevant EU documents, and aims to support the upscaling of good practices for cross-border monitoring and observation to pan-European level.
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MOT
Publication of a Franco-German manifesto
October 2021At the research seminar "The model of the Franco-German border – Reconciliation, cooperation, integration", organised by the Jean Monnet FRONTEM network, a "Manifesto on the future of cross-border cooperation in Europe", addressed to France’s presidency of the EU, and to the Conference on the Future of Europe, was published.
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MOT
Conferences in Budapest and Visegrad
October 2021Jean Peyrony, the MOT’s Director-General spoke at two conferences:
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EUROPE
New report by the Commission: "EU border regions: living labs of European integration"
September 2021This European Commission report, published on 13 July, looks at the lessons of the Covid crisis and the initiatives carried out since the publication of its 2017 Communication “Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions”.
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EUROPE
Resolution of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR): "On a vision for Europe: the future of cross-border cooperation"
September 2021Adopted 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.
