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The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region adopts a "Cross-border cooperation strategy"
September 2022
This strategy, adopted by the Region on June 24th, 2022, takes place in the context of strengthened cooperation between France and Italy since the signing of the Quirinal Treaty at the end of 2021, as well as the historical links with the Principality of Monaco
Considering that 2/3 of the Franco-Italian border is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, the strategy highlights five priorities: better cross-border governance; resilience and preservation of biodiversity in the face of climate change; sustainable tourism and economic sectors; accessibility; quality of life for the inhabitants in terms of employment, training and health.
In terms of governance, it plans to play and active role in the future "cross-border cooperation committee" provided for by the Quirinal Treaty and to organise an annual cross-border cooperation day in order to disseminate a "cross-border reflex" in regional actions and policies.
Among the flagship actions envisaged : the strengthening of the infrastructures included in the Trans-European Transport Network (Marseille-Ventimiglia, Nice-Ventimiglia-Cuneo lines), the promotion of integrated management of natural risks in the face of climate change, the protection of cross-border ecological corridors, the decarbonisation of cross-border economies and mobilities, the development of the use of hydrogen, the completion of a cross-border health agreement to meet the needs of inhabitants revealed by the Covid-19 crisis, the promotion of training mobility and the cross-border labour market, support for innovation in cross-border economic sectors (more modest and sustainable tourism on the coast and in the mountains). It should be noted that the MOT is cited among the "external" actors involved in its implementation.
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