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Editorial by Brice Fauvarque, vice-president of the Ardennes departmental council in charge of cross-border cooperation and Interreg programmes, president of the Ardennes cross-border strategy

The cross-border strategy of Ardennes aims to achieve national recognition of the cross-border territory of the Ardennes, to propose new projects covering this French-Belgian area in various fields: higher education and training, economic development, mobility, health, environment and biodiversity, territorial marketing and territorial observation, in connection with the Interreg VI France Wallonia Vlaanderen Program 2021-2027.

Since the beginning of the year, the MOT has been carrying out an evaluation of the Ardennes cross-border strategy with a view to proposing new ideas for cooperation actions. My missions will consist in collecting and analyzing the recommendations in order to define a common policy that will allow to guide and bring new coherent and efficient projects to life.
Today, several cooperation bodies are already making a significant contribution to the attractiveness of this cross-border area and to improving the services provided to the population. For example, the European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG) "Destination Ardennes" is developing the tourist appeal of the territory and of the Ardennes mountain range, and soon other areas such as economic cooperation will also be expanded. Our territory also hosts the EEIG "Albatros", the only cross-border structure working in the field of disability support.

Read the article: "Discover the different missions of the MOT on the whole French-Belgian border"