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The MOT holds its first webinar, on the topic of cross-border public services
November 2019
Around 30 people took part in the first webinar organised by the MOT in partnership with the ESPON programme, on 21 November 2019, on the topic: "Potentials of Cross-border Public Services for French and Neighbouring Border Regions".
In 2018, the study "Cross-border Public Services (CPS)" carried out by ESPON made it possible to characterise the different models of cross-border public services in Europe’s border regions, providing the first overview of CPS in Europe: a total of 579 were identified, including some 177 along France’s borders.
CPS can play a crucial role in their cross-border functional areas, where they help to reduce the negative effects of the border (improved connections, opening-up of the labour market, lower costs), thereby making it possible to maintain services in rural or sparsely populated border areas.
The webinar brought together, for the first time around a virtual table, members of the MOT network from borders far away from one another. The exchanges gave rise to a fruitful sharing of experiences between players who face similar issues, while coming from diverse institutional and geographical backgrounds.
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View the recording of the webinar.
