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Small border towns: the MOT is involved alongside the ANCT
November 2021
As an “action partner”, the MOT is playing an active role in the “Small Towns of Tomorrow” programme being led by the ANCT (Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires – National Agency for Territorial Cohesion). On 25 October, it took part in the programme’s national conference, aimed at the 1600 participating towns. Bringing together no fewer than 600 participants, it provided an opportunity for numerous political and technical discussions between all of the stakeholders.
The ministers Jacqueline Gourault, Joël Giraud and Brigitte Bourguignon recalled the fundamental aspects of the framework of intervention, notably the “bespoke” aspect of the programme: the means used are tailored to meet the needs identified by the recipient towns and groupings of municipalities. One of the main measures currently available is technical support to local authorities, with subsidies to help recruit “Small Towns of Tomorrow project managers” in the target territories.
In parallel with the plenary sessions, a forum of the partners took place, a space that enabled representatives of the recipient towns to meet the associations and public bodies that are partners in the programme. This forum gave the MOT the opportunity to present to more than ten border towns the possibility available to them to request technical assistance from the MOT and support in drawing up their regeneration projects in order to incorporate cross-border issues and actions into them.
More info:
- ANCT website: the programme and national conference [FR]
- MOT website: material published by the MOT within the framework of the programme (issues for small border towns and inspiring project-factsheets) [FR]
