News

  • "Territoires no(s) limit(es)"

    TERRITORIES

    "Territoires no(s) limit(es)"

    October 2016

    Nearly 600 people gathered for the 37th national meeting of urban planning agencies on 5-7 October in the Basque Country.

  • TERRITORIES

    Four new Interreg projects in the territory of the Basque Eurocity

    September 2016

    "Connect Innovation Bai!", "MAREA", "H2Ogurea" and "EDERBIDEA" of the names of four of the new projects selected in the first call for projects under POCTEFA 2014-2020.

  • Third meeting of the Committee of the Regions' interregional group on cross-border cooperation

    EUROPE

    Third meeting of the Committee of the Regions' interregional group on cross-border cooperation

    June 2016

    On Thursday 16 June, the MOT attended the third meeting of the Committee of the Regions' interregional group on cross-border cooperation (and EGTCs) chaired by Pavel Branda.

  • Cross-border workers would be among "those most affected" by the Schengen Area being called into question

    EUROPE

    Cross-border workers would be among "those most affected" by the Schengen Area being called into question

    Mars 2016

    On 4 March, the European Commission unveiled its roadmap for a return to the "normal" functioning of the Schengen Area of free movement "by the end of 2016".

  • The MOT's contribution on the topic of tourism

    MOT

    The MOT's contribution on the topic of tourism

    March 2016

    The MOT made a contribution on the topic of cross-border tourism in Europe to the Commission for Natural Resources ("NAT") of the Committee of the Regions, which is currently working on an opinion on the subject entitled "Tourism as a driving force for regional cooperation across the EU".

  • 15th year of the Saar-Moselle bike festival

    TERRITORIES

    15th year of the Saar-Moselle bike festival

    September 2015

    On 6 September, this cross-border cycling festival that has been held every year in the SaarMoselle Eurodistrict celebrated 15 years of existence with the slogan "70 years of peace and friendship".

  • Inauguration des chemins de la contrebande franco-suisses

    TERRITORIES

    Inauguration des chemins de la contrebande franco-suisses

    Juin 2015

    Ambitieux projet porté par Le Pays Horloger (France) et le Parc naturel régional du Doubs (Suisse), les Chemins de la Contrebande franco-suisse proposent quatre itinéraires pédestres et VTT entre la France et la Suisse, alternative originale aux randonnées classiques, avec une quête ludique et l’utilisation des nouvelles technologies, qui pimentent les parcours entre France et Suisse et ouvrent un vaste champ de découvertes à partager.

  • A unifying and citizen-based project for the Doubs Urban Conurbation

    TERRITORIES

    A unifying and citizen-based project for the Doubs Urban Conurbation

    April 2015

    On the territory of the French-Swiss Jura Arc, the Doubs Urban Conurbation (Agglomération Urbaine du Doubs – AUD) has launched a cross-border intercultural and intergenerational project aimed at involving the populations and civil society of the French and Swiss municipalities that make it up: Morteau (F), Villers-le-Lac (F), Les Fins (F), La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH), Le Locle (CH) and Les Brenets (CH).

  • The "Espace Pourtalet": from border to symbol of cooperation

    TERRITORIES

    The "Espace Pourtalet": from border to symbol of cooperation

    November 2014

    On 27 October 2014, the two member institutions of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC), set up in 2011 by the Pyrénées Atlantiques Department and the Government of Aragon, inaugurated the Espace Pourtalet Centre, the first concrete result of the work carried out by the EGTC. Located in a converted former Spanish customs house, this new facility comprises a cross-border snow-clearing centre and a cross-border resource centre.

  • Haute-Savoie – a border department

    TERRITORIES

    Haute-Savoie – a border department

    May 2014

    With its international borders with Switzerland and Italy, the department of Haute-Savoie, which has been a member of the MOT since 2012, cooperates with the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais, as well as the Val d’Aoste autonomous region, in areas such as transport, territorial development, tourism, education, culture and sport.