Overseas

Pont sur l'Oyapock, entre la Guyane et le Brésil. Copyright : Maury / Sous-préfecture de Saint-Georges

MOT Publications

Critical Dictionary on Borders, Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration

October 2020

Peter Lang, by Birte Wassenberg (Volume editor) Bernard Reitel (Volume editor) History & Political Science, Series: Border Studies, Volume 1. The "Critical Dictionary of Borders, Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration" has just been published: a major publication that contains 209 articles written by 124 authors from different countries and academic disciplines, accompanied by 66 original maps produced by the MOT. Its aim is to answer the following questions: what is the role of borders in European integration? How does cross-border cooperation function concretely in the EU’s border regions? Does it contribute to European integration? Who are the players, and what are their motives, objectives and tools?

Methodological Guidebook : “Articulate cohesion policy, governance structures and cross-border territorial approaches”

November 2012

This methodological guidebook published by the MOT with the DATAR in the framework of the project is intended to better articulate cohesion policy, governance structures and cross-border territorial approaches. Its 156 pages include a cross-cutting diagnosis of cooperation on each French border and 25 pages of recommendations.

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Summary

Introduction

Cross-border cooperation is particularly relevant for Overseas Territories.

To integrate the Overseas Territories into their regional environment, there are a large number of obstacles. The MOT primarily provides assistance to its overseas members (French Guiana, CCI of French Guiana, CCOG, Saint Martin), particularly in resolving these obstacles to cross-border cooperation. For example, it works to facilitate crossing the border with Brazil. The idea of a free zone has emerged, as well as the need to overcome obstacles related to different types of insurance for vehicles crossing the border. Additionally, the MOT conducted a study on structuring cooperation between the Collectivity of Saint Martin and the government of Sint Maarten in the field of waste management.

On the cross-border front, it is necessary to support Overseas Territories in technical, legal, and strategic terms in their cross-border cooperation projects, by providing them with practical advice to expand and strengthen their regional partnerships, as well as to continue identifying their challenges, implementing their cross-border cooperation projects, and advancing their regional integration efforts through more developed cross-border governance.