CoR launches European Cross-Border Platform

February 2024

To underline the needs of the border regions and their citizens, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) launched the European Cross-Border Platform, the successor of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) Platform. The MOT is fully involved in this process, and sits on the Steering Committee alongside AEBR and CESCI.

The newly established Platform aims to create a new place for cross-border stakeholders to meet and discuss border communities’ unique circumstances and needs, allowing them to engage with the EU institutions through the European Committee of the Regions. It is no longer restricted to EGTC and is designed for “« border and cross-border cities and regions, European Groupings of Territorial Cooperation, Euro regions, Euro cities and Euro districts, cross-border working communities, associations and research institutes working on cross-border issues, and any other entity working on cross-border cooperation.“ »

The Platform will organise several meetings throughout the year. It will be the place for cross-border stakeholders to signal the issues that arise in their regions and whose solutions could be found at the European Union level.

For more information, visit : https://cor.europa.eu/ga/our-work/Pages/cross-border-cooperation.aspx

Note : a call has been made to host the launch event of the Platform in November 2024. The deadline for applications is April 1st. Find out more here : https://09801feb6b8b4098a1909fa5964fc421.svc.dynamics.com/t/t/ZptV0zAlzMKsgHkWSQN9hw3M1YGeCwTA24RlrLmwvaIx/mxHJfQ6DBQ3vVqPyxU264Sokx7xtP5cx6EMvl4aBxCox