Overseas

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

News
Maps
MOT Publications

Economic transition and innovation

The Oyapock River Council, a consultative body for local cooperation between French Guiana and the Brazilian state of Amapá

April 2024

See all news

Policy and tools

Outermost regions : Interreg programmes 2021-2027

Update: 2022

Territorial cohesion

Coopération transfrontalière en Guyane française [FR]

Update: 2022

See all maps

La coopération maritime [FR]

February 2024

[In French only] De la Manche aux Caraïbes en passant par la Méditerranée, la coopération dans les bassins maritimes a été au centre des débats du colloque sur la coopération régionale dans les zones maritimes (ReCMA), organisé en septembre 2023 par l’Université de Lille, le laboratoire TVES et la MOT. Pour rendre compte de ces travaux, la MOT a publié un "Focus" sur ce thème placé au coeur des enjeux d'intégration européenne.

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?

See all publications

Summary

Introduction

Cross-border cooperation is particularly relevant for Overseas Territories.

Numerous obstacles hinder the integration of overseas territories into their regional environment. 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 border crossings 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, starting with the area of joint waste management.

At the cross-border level, it is necessary to support Overseas Territories technically, legally, and strategically in their cross-border cooperation projects, by providing them with practical advice on how to expand and strengthen their regional partnerships, as well as to continue to identify their challenges, implement their cross-border cooperation projects, and advance their regional integration efforts through more developed cross-border governance.