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A pilot project supported by DG REGIO and the OECD
April 2023
At the beginning of 2023, the DG REGIO of the European Commission together with the OECD have launched a pilot project for multi-level governance and the development of co-developed cross-border strategies.
This project applies to five pilot sites on European borders that have been identified following a call for interest launched in 2022.
Among these five pilot sites, three are located on the French borders:
- the Eurometropolis of Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai,
- the Alzette-Belval EGTC,
- the Pyrenees Working Community.
Experts will develop integrated governance tools and action plans based on the experiences, needs and demands of the five pilot sites, which should then serve as models for all cross-border regions in Europe. The first focus groups of exchanges with the actors of these territories will take begin in spring 2023.
The MOT will participate in various events throughout the study (which is estimated to last about a year and a half) as an expert in order to give the actors and experts involved the benefit of its knowledge and expertise of cross-border governance; the objective of the study being to support and improve the governance of European cross-border regions.
Photo: Aerial view of the Lille agglomeration.
Copyright: Shutterstock / Sergey Dzyuba
